2014-04-30

Rob Ford will be taking a 30 day leave to deal with issues

Post 138742 by maudlin deleted for the following reason: If there's a Rob Ford news post to be made, please make it, but this is just editorializing and point at the fucked up guy. -- jessamyn

MEDIA COVERUP OF THE DECADE

Post 138724 by DoctorFedora deleted for the following reason: I know I'm being a spoilsport here but we've got a Mallory Ortberg post just a couple doors down; maybe someone could do a roundup of sorts at some point? -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2014-04-29

The Humble Image Comics Bundle

Post 138714 by maqsarian deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry; Humble Bundles are good stuff but this post is framed a little too close to an ad/sales thing to be a good fit here. Maybe try again another day with a little more emphasis on why this is interesting or what there is for non-buyers to see here? -- LobsterMitten

Dolly Parton: yet *more* awesome

Post 138711 by jammy deleted for the following reason: Ah, poop, looks like we did see this a while back. -- cortex

2014-04-28

Incredible Pencil Drawing by 16-Year-Old Artist

Post 138679 by adambrady deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned. -- cortex

2014-04-27

Animal Activist Calls Scientist "Hitler With a C*nt"

Post 138657 by This vs That deleted for the following reason: this is a self link and you are banned -- jessamyn

South Korean Cosmetic Surgery

Post 138652 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: If this is a real thing maybe find some actual links so it doesn't read like a a weird "Let's be judgey about people from a non-Western culture" post? -- jessamyn

Ξυλινα δαπεδα

Post 138647 by kostanti deleted for the following reason: Spammer; banned -- taz

Donald Sterling: Clippers owner, racist shitbag.

Post 138645 by Ghidorah deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this is a disgusting story, but if we are going to have a post about it, it needs not to be presented this way. -- taz

2014-04-26

And we are a hell of a lot more diverse than you might think.

Post 138635 by Kitteh deleted for the following reason: Deleting with poster's approval, to be posted later once it's a little more filled-in. -- LobsterMitten

it has to be said

Post 138628 by philip-random deleted for the following reason: Not seeing anything more to this than troll-y flamebait; let us know if we're missing something? -- taz

2014-04-25

Roadtrip from Hammond, Louisianna to Vancouver, BC

Post 138615 by Staples deleted for the following reason: Heya, looks like you meant to post this on Ask Metafilter. Go ahead and repost this over there instead! -- cortex

Metal men and their loyal pussy (cats)

Post 138614 by St. Peepsburg deleted for the following reason: 2 metal 2 live -- cortex

Clever Bird

Post 138608 by vapidave deleted for the following reason: Heron once, shame on—shame on me. Heron me...won't get heroned again. -- cortex

Getting To Know Him

Post 138601 by artof.mulata deleted for the following reason: Brief listicle is pretty thin, seems maybe fodder for a quick hate-on, plus we have discussion of Clarence Thomas in a couple of current posts, and the tags "Black culture," and "Where did the law come from" don't seem to be supported here. If there is a larger point, maybe repost with more info and context? -- taz

2014-04-24

Red Armor Rolling

Post 138596 by rosswald deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this is pretty context-free and thin to sustain an FPP. Striking visual, though. -- restless_nomad

My Son. My Hero.

Post 138583 by 4ster deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

2014-04-23

What do you need to survive?

Post 138564 by paleyellowwithorange deleted for the following reason: Nice, but it looks like we featured this project a couple of years ago -- taz

2014-04-22

Josh Lueke is a rapist

Post 138529 by klangklangston deleted for the following reason: "Hey let's get the word out about something horrible" is not a good basis for a post, plus the naming and shaming which is not something we like to do here even if the person is a criminal shithead, plus ...he was already convicted and people already talk about it all every time he's up? If you want to have an actual discussion that works at MetaFilter it needs to start from a basis that makes discussion possible rather than instant anger. -- LobsterMitten

Good remedies for tinea versicolor

Post 138505 by sophiahennry deleted for the following reason: This is spam and you are banned. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2014-04-21

Lord knows, there aren’t enough compressed .gif files in the world

Post 138502 by divabat deleted for the following reason: The site is cute but kind of slight on its own; maybe better to put it in the open Silicon Valley thread. -- LobsterMitten

A poor man’s Asian American version of the Howard Stern Show

Post 138501 by spamandkimchi deleted for the following reason: I agree this dude sounds awful and gross, but "asshole does asshole/criminal thing, laughs assholishly" doesn't seem like the basis of a great post for MetaFilter. -- LobsterMitten

True, false, or useful?

Post 138488 by EnterTheStory deleted for the following reason: Heya, quote-hunting is an interesting topic but the framing here, espcially leading with just a wiki talk page above the fold, is not really great for a mefi post. -- cortex

British Pathé uploads to Youtube

Post 138482 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2014-04-20

OpenSSL Valhalla Rampage

Post 138465 by jedicus deleted for the following reason: Yeah, maybe best to keep the discussion in the open Heartbleed thread. -- LobsterMitten

In Which Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart Play The Newlywed Game

Post 138462 by John Kennedy Toole Box deleted for the following reason: It's been less than 24 hours since the latest Ian McKellen / Patrick Stewart post, maybe post this there? -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Do we need to be touching?

Post 138461 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: I know it's been expanded since, but this has been posted before, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Your city. Judged.

Post 138460 by neroli deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2014-04-19

Can I get your number? For, you know, a date?

Post 138446 by desjardins deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this kind of candid-camera/awkward imposition on strangers without any context video is not often a great fit for MeFi; if there's some non-obvious reason why this is great or illuminating, maybe try again tomorrow with more context? -- LobsterMitten

2014-04-18

Can we make instructive sidewalk stencils out of animated GIFs?

Post 138439 by exogenous deleted for the following reason: So good but a double. -- LobsterMitten

Choose your weapon wisely

Post 138436 by sidra deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a little bit too thin and miscellaneous/"news of the weird" for Mefi. -- LobsterMitten

A different missing plane

Post 138435 by mediocre deleted for the following reason: Sorry, I find the search interesting too, but we've had a post on this within the last year and a lot of other posts over the years, so the bare "they didn't find anything" doesn't seem to merit a new one. -- LobsterMitten

Is Time Stopper software a scam?

Post 138434 by BillyAnne deleted for the following reason: Did you mean to post this to AskMetafilter? Please do not include the link if you post it over there. -- LobsterMitten

Spreading Oligarchy

Post 138428 by nikoniko deleted for the following reason: As long as we're not a doublopolis... -- cortex

The Constitution Is Suspended 100 Miles Into The US

Post 138412 by blankdawn deleted for the following reason: Hey, please get in touch to clear up the Latin US Congressperson is "regularly detained." bit, which is maybe a mistake and/or unclear, and we can edit and undelete. Thanks. -- taz

2014-04-16

I'm walking! I'm walking! I'm walking! I'm - FLOP

Post 138370 by capricorn deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

It has, It hasn't, It does, It doesn't, It will, It won't

Post 138350 by rmhsinc deleted for the following reason: Only a press release is a bit on the thin side given the topic I'm afraid, also please steer clear of including your own opinion in the post, thanks. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

"The Only Municipal Service Is Demolition"

Post 138349 by blankdawn deleted for the following reason: Nothing against the article on its merits but I do feel this is more outrage than interesting to be honest and that's not really a good fit here. Also I'll admit it's just a very difficult topic to present here in a way that allows for civil discussion. We've talked about this a lot, see MetaTalk for background. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

It's time to cut USians some slack.

Post 138348 by rhombus deleted for the following reason: I would love, love to talk at length about whether this is pitch-perfect Swiftian satire or lazy, stereotype-perpetuating clickbait, or both. But this doesn't seem to be well received and I can sort of see it may not work that well here, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Forever Young

Post 138347 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: Yeah I'm with Anitanola on this one, this seems pretty well covered here. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Mug Shots

Post 138330 by Lezzles deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

The Ballad of Geeshie and Elvie

Post 138318 by Anitanola deleted for the following reason: Double. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2014-04-14

Standoff at the Kochtopus Ranch

Post 138312 by sio42 deleted for the following reason: For a post about a controversy, this is a pretty slanted presentation; maybe recast, starting with something more introductory/illuminating before going to the Dailykos secret backstage explanation? -- LobsterMitten

Junior Achiever, Somewhat Older Now

Post 138286 by kliuless deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2014-04-13

Climate Nuremburg

Post 138279 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Posters request -- restless_nomad

0 to 14 in Four Minutes

Post 138275 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

The Hell that is Pure OCD

Post 138258 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2014-04-12

Nespa?

Post 138256 by divabat deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2014-04-11

It's a goat and a dog.

Post 138236 by mudpuppie deleted for the following reason: I regret to say this is just a little too thin for a post, even though that goat does have a funny tongue. -- LobsterMitten

Mi.Mu Glove for Music

Post 138232 by New England Cultist deleted for the following reason: Looks neat, but active Kickstarters are a no go for front page posts. -- cortex

2014-04-10

Racking Hard Cider, Part 2

Post 138208 by brenton deleted for the following reason: Post in AskMe, please! -- restless_nomad

Why join proffesional societies or associations as a student?

Post 138194 by Che boludo! deleted for the following reason: This needs to go in Ask MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

2014-04-09

Oxford University Press Celebrates National Library Week

Post 138158 by jedicus deleted for the following reason: This is pretty neat, but might make more sense to post on the 13th or so instead of several days before anybody can make use of it? -- cortex

Give me a R, Give me an A, Give me an I, Give me a S, Give me an E

Post 138150 by cherrybounce deleted for the following reason: Come on sports fans, give them trouble, let's all do the mefi double, GO TEAM -- cortex

wave wave

Post 138149 by mysticreferee deleted for the following reason: Looks like a fun little game, but iTunes store link for a paid app plus a few short reviews is pretty thin for a post to the front page. -- cortex

Bird Playing With Dog

Post 138143 by Vibrissae deleted for the following reason: Double. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2014-04-08

A real war game for a change

Post 138128 by Joh deleted for the following reason: War. War never changes. -- cortex

Do you have a woman who works here? They might know a bit more

Post 138108 by asok deleted for the following reason: Nothing but praise for Green's work to raise awareness, for my part, and I know she addresses some of the criticisms in the article; but looking at it from this site's perspective there's at least a couple of (potentially totally cool) people who are apparently unaware they're being recorded for the public at large to view, and that's something we really don't do here. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2014-04-07

rage...level...rising...

Post 138087 by feckless fecal fear mongering deleted for the following reason: Eh, sprawling no-attribution text-as-jpeg listicle sort of deal is kinda thin for a post. -- cortex

Chinese Animal Cosmetic Testing Law Loophole?

Post 138078 by travellingincognito deleted for the following reason: Looks like a question for Ask Metafilter; please go ahead and post there. -- taz

2014-04-06

World Body Painting Festival

Post 138063 by TrainStorm deleted for the following reason: This doesn't actually appear to be something on the internet that people can discuss. -- restless_nomad

2014-04-05

Happy tromboning of Happy

Post 138043 by urbanwhaleshark deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this would work better as a comment in the existing Happy thread from earlier today. -- mathowie

50 seconds

Post 138032 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2014-04-04

Ilo Ilo: Singapore film done good, now playing Stateside

Post 138016 by popagandhi deleted for the following reason: Heya, cool news and I'm glad you're excited, but posts to the front page of Metafilter need to not be written in a personal blog sort of tone; more "here's something interesting" and less "here's what I think about this". -- cortex

Come for the oysters, stay for the...class?

Post 138013 by Ruthless Bunny deleted for the following reason: Getting laid off sucks and without warning doubly so, but this seems like sort of a "normal crappy thing happened but also there's a celebrity angle" deal, not something that seems like it's got a lot of value as a mefi post. -- cortex

I was shooting heroin and reading "The Fountainhead"

Post 138008 by pwally deleted for the following reason: There is no actual link in this link. Drop us a line at the contact form? -- cortex

Inconceivable!

Post 138007 by blue_beetle deleted for the following reason: Eh, this is some pretty cookie-cutter listicle stuff, yeah? -- cortex

Bredan Eich resigns

Post 137997 by deathpanels deleted for the following reason: Hey, there's been an active, ongoing thread about this situation over here, and it's probably best not to split the discussion at this point -- taz

2014-04-03

I get older, they stay the same age.

Post 137984 by GrapeApiary deleted for the following reason: "People doing horrible things" doesn't make a good badis for a post. -- restless_nomad

Talking to yourself is a sign of impending mental collapse

Post 137976 by liquidindian deleted for the following reason: poster's request. accident. -- jessamyn

2014-04-01

#Sealfie

Post 137928 by ageispolis deleted for the following reason: double -- cortex

Easy to Use! Includes Plutonium Starter Pack. (Good for 50 years.)

Post 137923 by professor plum with a rope deleted for the following reason: Eh, there's a lot of April Fools stuff going around and this is sort of a thin and obvious riff. -- cortex

You gravitate toward certain diversions

Post 137921 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: Much love to Pynchon but the non-paid portion of this is really tiny and not really enough for a post. -- cortex