Post 135239 by oceanjesse deleted for the following reason: Heya, this needs a lot more context if it's worth posting about, and in general I'd say that impulsive curiosity about what mefites might say about something you think is sucky is not a good reason to make a post to the front page. -- cortex
2013-12-31
2013-12-30
The Worst of White Folks, by Kiese Laymon
Post 135217 by Rory Marinich deleted for the following reason: Big pullquote, no context and a bunch of bold tags isn't really helping this work. -- cortex
2013-12-29
Atheism is an intellectual luxury for the wealthy
Post 135200 by 2N2222 deleted for the following reason: A single-page op-ed that hits half the buttons Mefi has is really not good FPP material, sorry. -- restless_nomad
Wanting to scan to Evernote - space and convenience a premium ...
Post 135195 by lucullus deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and post this to AskMe. -- restless_nomad
2013-12-28
World Wind Map
Post 135166 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: Great, but unfortunately a double. -- LobsterMitten
2013-12-25
This Year in Bad Cops
Post 135110 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: Clearly an honest effort but to me it still reads more as outragefilter than best of the web. If this is to be reworked, maybe not lead with the inflammatory broad-brush quote? -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2013-12-23
2013-12-22
Human after all
Post 135048 by emptythought deleted for the following reason: Cortex would make a joke about this double, but I, being a robot, have no sense of humor. -- restless_nomad
Reading and Sharing
Post 135045 by reenum deleted for the following reason: This post seems like an ad for this service, not a post about something cool on the web. -- restless_nomad
So screen size doesn't really matter in Retina Display MBPs...
Post 135033 by Attozes deleted for the following reason: Did you mean to post this in AskMetafilter? Go ahead and post it over there if you are asking for recommendations. -- LobsterMitten
Where y'all from?
Post 135031 by likeatoaster deleted for the following reason: Very fun but it looks like this is just a (slightly-updated?) version of Josh Katz's map discussed previously here a few months ago. -- LobsterMitten
The Gävle Goat is gone. Again.
Post 135028 by wensink deleted for the following reason: That previous post is still open, maybe just post this update there? -- LobsterMitten
2013-12-21
Alan! Alan! Alan!
Post 135014 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: I also adore this video but alas, it is a double. -- restless_nomad
It's not about the shape. It's about our humanity.
Post 134963 by shiu mai baby deleted for the following reason: This is a touching dramatic personal story, but we've read many similar stories and the "LET'S ALL FIGHT" setup with the NYT piece sort of promises a big, long, nasty, angry thread here -- of which we've also had many. Perhaps there's a better way to present this? Something more for people to discuss than just fighting the same fights again? -- taz
2013-12-19
You Don’t Have the Right to Remain Silent
Post 134916 by MisantropicPainforest deleted for the following reason: Slate is sort of linkbaity with their headlines and posts about single link Slate articles probably shouldn't be. Feel free to make a better post about this topic, but this post won't fly. -- jessamyn
His personal views in no way reflect those of A&E; Networks
Post 134912 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Yeah, sorry, but this is sort of "this one guy says vile stuff" outragefilter. If there's something of more substance that can be offered on the subject, maybe try again? -- taz
2013-12-18
The British Library Adds One Million Public Domain Images to Flickr
Post 134894 by ColdChef deleted for the following reason: I KNOW IT'S SO GREAT THEY ARE THE BEST -- jessamyn
She was just trying to catch the bus home.
Post 134876 by Kitteh deleted for the following reason: Outragefilter. Doesn't pass the taz test for me. I'm sorry, but this sort of topic simply faces a higher bar. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2013-12-17
2013-12-16
Betty Dodson's Feminist Sex Wars
Post 134850 by latkes deleted for the following reason: If this interview is interesting enough for people to read, maybe try again with a post that's not just an instant fight-starter? -- LobsterMitten
Sisters in spite
Post 134833 by mynameisluka deleted for the following reason: Fontaine obit yesterday, feel free to add this stuff to that if it's not already there. -- cortex
It was meant to be kind of an inclusive thing
Post 134830 by bitmage deleted for the following reason: Eh, no biggie but I pretty much agree with my coworker on this and we did have a NYT-talks-about-big-pharma-and-ADHD post a couple months ago besides. -- cortex
2013-12-15
2013-12-14
The 50-year campaign to market ADHD drugs has paid off.
Post 134791 by DMelanogaster deleted for the following reason: This doesn't seem to say anything new and people are not particularly digging it. -- restless_nomad
"I have a disability. The disability doesn’t have me.’”
Post 134776 by xingcat deleted for the following reason: Cool but does seem to be a double. -- LobsterMitten
2013-12-13
Not again.
Post 134767 by caryatid deleted for the following reason: This is not the way to make a post like this, sorry. -- restless_nomad
2013-12-12
Not Miranda Kerr
Post 134727 by Alexsandra deleted for the following reason: You have confused this website with another website. -- jessamyn
Women find sexually explicit ads unappealing- unless the price is right
Post 134697 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: This is just a press release without many details at all on the study; maybe see if there is more in-depth info out there and try again? -- taz
2013-12-11
Emergency shutdown on space station
Post 134686 by roll truck roll deleted for the following reason: Can we please wait until there is some there there before we jump on this? -- jessamyn
"Come and get me too Chino"
Post 134665 by silsurf deleted for the following reason: Hiya, this should probably go in Ask Metafilter. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
Yellow fever in the online dating world
Post 134664 by gemutlichkeit deleted for the following reason: Lots to discuss here and for all the right reasons, but upon reflection this not all that different from "look at these people being assholes" posts we've had before that have pretty much never gone over well. Maybe this could work if it was fleshed out with a bit more context and not centered around the Tumblr? Sorry to have vacillated on this. Contact us if you've got questions. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2013-12-10
What's the creepiest thing your kid has said about an imaginary friend?
Post 134658 by Joakim Ziegler deleted for the following reason: Buzzfeed summary of Reddit thread is kind of a weak FPP, sorry. -- LobsterMitten
2013-12-09
No way that this can possibly work
Post 134620 by funkycolemedina deleted for the following reason: This seems to be a link to something you are associated with, and your account is banned. -- LobsterMitten
She goes by Hitila now.
Post 134615 by Rory Marinich deleted for the following reason: uh this seems like making fun of someone with a head injury. If not, maybe repost with a more fleshed out approach to this? -- jessamyn
2013-12-08
from the abacus forward
Post 134584 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: There doesn't seem to be enough here to warrant making an FPP of an ad. -- restless_nomad
2013-12-07
Racism is apparently not ok to discuss anymore.
Post 134557 by zardoz deleted for the following reason: This is fairly scanty coverage on a contentious issue. Maybe come back to this if there's more detail later. -- restless_nomad
2013-12-06
got Sleep? zzzzz
Post 134532 by Colonel Panic deleted for the following reason: This... isn't how this works. -- restless_nomad
Look what you made them do
Post 134518 by 445supermag deleted for the following reason: That is a shitty thing on top of a shitty thing, for sure, but a short, (however justifiably) angry blog entry about a shitty thing is not good post fodder. -- cortex
10 Truths Smart People usually Forget about
Post 134513 by ngsandy1618 deleted for the following reason: This is kind of a meh obvious listicle thing, not really a great post for Mefi -- taz
2013-12-05
Nelson Mandela dies.
Post 134490 by feelinglistless deleted for the following reason: Let's wait for something more substantial than a few hundred words. -- cortex
Mandela has passed.
Post 134489 by brokeaspoke deleted for the following reason: Let's let someone put together something that's more than quickie link. -- cortex
When Greenwald met Snowden
Post 134479 by Obscure Reference deleted for the following reason: Discussed here a bit already, let's keep it to that thread. -- cortex
Using food to rebuild neighborhoods
Post 134470 by kbennett289 deleted for the following reason: Sorry, linking to a thing that links to an open Kickstarter is a no go. Post again when the funding is finished? -- jessamyn
The Obesity Myth.?!?
Post 134464 by MisantropicPainforest deleted for the following reason: This is a super short article, and the other pertinent links are paywalled; maybe try to get more together on this and post again? -- taz
St. Louis Dispatch reports on wrongful arrests in St. Louis.
Post 134388 by jennaratrix deleted for the following reason: This need to be phrased differently to be a good post for mefi. Contact us if you have questions. -- jessamyn
2013-12-02
Millennials & Frustration Tolerance
Post 134376 by leotrotsky deleted for the following reason: It is not at all clear why we need another insubstantial handwringing piece about Kids These Days. -- restless_nomad