2014-08-31

"The child’s very first firing of a live Uzi submachine gun"

Post 142378 by porn in the woods deleted for the following reason: This is kind of just awful news about an awful thing happening. -- mathowie

2014-08-29

A few things from the bike shop

Post 142342 by mlis deleted for the following reason: Old CL post from 2009, kind of an edgy op-ed, probably make for an awful thread about bikes. -- mathowie

A Eulogy for Twitter

Post 142340 by stoneweaver deleted for the following reason: RT @Wordshore -- cortex

Girl Scouts save boys hiking Pike's Peak

Post 142321 by phunniemee deleted for the following reason: This is all a bit thin for a front page post, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2014-08-27

The First Fashion Company Empowering Women To Prevent Sexual Assault

Post 142277 by spock deleted for the following reason: This is a very cool idea, but it does look like they're running a fundraiser for it, so maybe let's wait until the funding period is over? -- LobsterMitten

Make us Go!

Post 142271 by juiceCake deleted for the following reason: "Bad state bill being considered" feels a lot of the time like just giving a spotlight to doomed legislative stunts; if there's something meatier to this maybe find a way to post about it that makes it clearer what and why? -- cortex

2014-08-26

Where to buy Astra Beer in NYC?

Post 142242 by rhythm and booze deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and post this on AskMe. -- restless_nomad

Was Elvis Jewish?

Post 142234 by GrammarMoses deleted for the following reason: At least one of these sites is problematic in a way that makes this post not great for metafilter. -- restless_nomad

2014-08-25

Caveat emptor.

Post 142207 by Sheydem-tants deleted for the following reason: This is not good framing for this post. -- restless_nomad

2014-08-24

Richard Attenborough was 90.

Post 142185 by Quaversalis deleted for the following reason: Heya, let's let someone put together something a little more substantial than a quickie obit blurb. -- cortex

Basically, Jonah Hill is a hobbit

Post 142184 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: I love you man but this seems to be a pretty transparent clickbait ad for this inserts company and kind of a clunky one to boot. (Ha, "boot".) -- cortex

GET A JOB ! GET A LIFE !! No more games !!!!! Dad

Post 142173 by dancestoblue deleted for the following reason: Seems like a fake and stunty video -- mathowie

A trip down snarky, spiteful memory lane.

Post 142172 by lackutrol deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

2014-08-23

you don't f*cking know anything about this hat, idiots

Post 142167 by grobstein deleted for the following reason: Seems to be trolling everyone -- mathowie

Uh oh

Post 142162 by josher71 deleted for the following reason: Sorry but the formatting on this post is obnoxious and an eyesore. -- mathowie

2014-08-22

The Logic of Illogic

Post 142152 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This is not an article that's going to go over well here, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Burden to pay millions in ransoms falls on ordinary U.S. families

Post 142150 by pallen123 deleted for the following reason: It really looks like you posted this just to argue about it, and a single-source link is a bad way to set that up in good faith. Contact us if you want to try again on this issue. -- restless_nomad

On Right-Wing Videogame Extremism

Post 142132 by young_son deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this looks like "awful internet stuff that happened" -- mathowie

"Inexpertly translated French"

Post 142130 by Mr. Six deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Henry Rollins: Fuck Suicide

Post 142122 by tehjoel deleted for the following reason: This seems like a shitty op-ed by Henry Rollins that is trolling everyone. -- mathowie

Accidental suicide?

Post 142114 by Zpt2718 deleted for the following reason: Speculation about the nature of someone's recent suicide is a really, really bad idea for a post. -- cortex

2014-08-21

distro kaos clash of clans

Post 142085 by indococ.com deleted for the following reason: This is spam and you are banned. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2014-08-20

It took my sister 6 months to get a diagnosis

Post 142075 by LauraJ deleted for the following reason: This isn't really a good post for MetaFilter as it is currently formatted, sorry. -- mathowie

2014-08-18

Ferguson; Where We Are Now

Post 142027 by Shouraku deleted for the following reason: Asking Phire to post the more in-depth version! -- taz

2014-08-15

A creative solution to veganism not being taken seriously

Post 141958 by zeusianfog deleted for the following reason: Ugh, this does not seem like great material for a Metafilter post. -- cortex

A lucid presentation of what it actually means to be under occupation.

Post 141941 by spacediver deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but Israel/Palestine posts *really* don't go well here (and a single link video with OP editorial framing is not great in any case), so we pretty much limit I/P stuff to major, major developments. -- taz

2014-08-13

Support Your Local Police (Or Else)

Post 141886 by katemonster deleted for the following reason: We have a couple of police brutality / murder threads going right now, so this might work better as a comment in one of those, or if there's a particular reason for posting a nearly-40-year-old article, it's better to make that clear in a more complete post. -- taz

2014-08-12

The Scarecrow Project

Post 141865 by AlonzoMosleyFBI deleted for the following reason: Hey there, this will be a much more doable post if you come back to it when the Kickstarter's done, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2014-08-11

Robin Williams (1951-2014)

Post 141851 by Shmuel510 deleted for the following reason: Really and truly, I know folks are shocked but the man did decades of work. Let's try and get a post up about more than the fact of his death. -- cortex

Good night, brave clown

Post 141850 by mightygodking deleted for the following reason: Literally anything other than a single link to TMZ would be a better post for this. -- cortex

2014-08-10

Palestine vs. Israel, Brand vs. Hannity

Post 141818 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: Russell Brand is funny, but an I/P post needs to be pretty significant to fly here. -- mathowie

2014-08-09

Leroy Neiman Rocky vs Apollo

Post 141783 by ourlin deleted for the following reason: Spammer; banned -- taz

2014-08-08

duunnn dunnn... duuuunnnn duun...

Post 141768 by garlic deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Amending Moynihan

Post 141758 by daq deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

2014-08-07

How Ira Glass Works

Post 141727 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- restless_nomad

2014-08-05

I Was Scared Half to Death!

Post 141679 by Ipsifendus deleted for the following reason: cute, but pretty thin for a post here. -- mathowie

Look out, Michael Kors

Post 141658 by Chrysostom deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2014-08-04

"Now the fat is really in the fire."

Post 141644 by chakalakasp deleted for the following reason: Heya, probably better to just add this to the recent Ebola thread. -- cortex

Eliot, Welles, Murray and ...

Post 141640 by Paul Slade deleted for the following reason: Hey there, this framing isn't going to work here, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2014-08-03

Stephen Fry on The Love of Language and the Pissantry of Pedantry

Post 141597 by aydeejones deleted for the following reason: Sorry, looks like this is a re-Fry -- taz

2014-08-02

Want to read this thread really fast?

Post 141588 by daisyace deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- mathowie

Half the fun is trying to figure out the real from fake...

Post 141583 by quin deleted for the following reason: mildly amusing, but also seems like one of those images-swiped-without-attribution with a side of making fun of english as a second language. -- mathowie

no stoppin' this hog - so let's get busy in a bog

Post 141572 by porn in the woods deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but a super short youtube link needs to be something fairly special for a post, and people really aren't loving this -- taz

2014-08-01

Linguistics in the Amazon

Post 141565 by ellieBOA deleted for the following reason: This has been covered in some detail before, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Dell 505V Printer clicking upon start (technical)

Post 141557 by ~Sushma~ deleted for the following reason: I bet you meant this for Ask MetaFilter instead? -- mathowie

"I got photobombed by an alligator"

Post 141554 by spock deleted for the following reason: This is kind of an awful way to frame a short goofy video. -- mathowie

This is literally the greatest thing that has ever happened.

Post 141538 by Room 641-A deleted for the following reason: Formatting problems, OP will repost tomorrow! -- taz