2015-01-29

Moot is done

Post 146579 by valkane deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Adventures in tastelessness at The Onion

Post 146574 by josher71 deleted for the following reason: This is going over like a lead balloon, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2015-01-28

Bye, Andy!

Post 146538 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This is a single link to a short CNN blurb about a thing. If this really merits a post it needs to be more than this. -- cortex

2015-01-26

110 000 Updated LinkedIn Profiles

Post 146468 by PenDevil deleted for the following reason: This seems like an interesting story, but a single-link super short opinion piece is a little light for a post; maybe repost with a little more info tomorrow, or contact us (soonish) to edit this one? -- taz

De Herinacio

Post 146465 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: oopsie -- taz

2015-01-25

This is not said to make white people feel guilty about their privilege

Post 146458 by quin deleted for the following reason: We've had this conversation a bunch of times and this doesn't seem groundbreaking enough for a rehash. -- restless_nomad

2015-01-23

The shirt said only: TRUTH. A marshal demanded he cover the word.

Post 146403 by blankdawn deleted for the following reason: Hey there, MeFi is really not a place for posting-as-political-protest. That's more for one's own blog. -- LobsterMitten

Wikipedia against feminism

Post 146395 by urbanwhaleshark deleted for the following reason: Probably a better idea to make a post about this that provides a little more context/background on the whole weird deal. -- cortex

Let me tell you that I have made a bad mistake this evening.

Post 146381 by Drinky Die deleted for the following reason: This appears not to be very well received. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-01-22

Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock 2 minutes closer to midnight

Post 146370 by standardasparagus deleted for the following reason: Double. set your clocks back to this earlier thread -- mathowie

The infinite variations of Will Riker

Post 146362 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Kind of a one-off joke in a few GIFs that's a bit thin for a post. -- mathowie

Controversy

Post 146359 by josher71 deleted for the following reason: Double. Probably best in the existing thread on this. -- mathowie

2015-01-21

X-celsior

Post 146347 by Mike Mongo deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

The 7 Most Fun Shapes You Probably Didn't Know

Post 146344 by turbid dahlia deleted for the following reason: This doesn't appears to be a functional link. -- restless_nomad

Ноw Rehab Centers Help Addiction Recovery

Post 146315 by rehabcell deleted for the following reason: Yep, spammer; banned -- taz

2015-01-20

[Trigger warning: animal cruelty]

Post 146309 by Violet Hour deleted for the following reason: This needs to be framed differently to work here, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s Guantánamo Diary

Post 146279 by billiebee deleted for the following reason: Discussing over here -- taz

Does anyone have a polo shirt I can borrow?

Post 146278 by bq deleted for the following reason: Amusing, but kind of thin for a post, and not really very much to discuss aside from fighting about whether the stereotyping stuff is funny or not -- taz

Linguistics in an Age of Extinction

Post 146277 by - deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2015-01-19

Nursery school nunchuck nipper

Post 146269 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: Double. From just a couple days ago -- mathowie

2015-01-18

Pythagoris Switch

Post 146242 by idiopath deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Lights Out

Post 146230 by Librarypt deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

2015-01-17

the weirdest shit i have ever experienced as a swede

Post 146201 by Gin and Broadband deleted for the following reason: Hey, weird fashion stuff is fine, but a single link with four photos just saying "i don’t understand" is pretty thin for a post -- taz

2015-01-16

U.S. Supreme Court Will Rule On Gay Marriage This Term

Post 146187 by I am the Walrus deleted for the following reason: Heya, if we're gonna have a post about this now and not just wait till April, let's have something with more meat about the actual cases and not just a "and this is a thing that happened/will happened" sort of announcement. -- cortex

We now pronounce you ...

Post 146184 by DrAstroZoom deleted for the following reason: Probably better to make a post about this concurrent to when actual arguments are happening, or barring that put something together with more meaty content/context for the cases than a short news summary. -- cortex

2015-01-15

Why No #JeSuisDieudonné?

Post 146149 by blankdawn deleted for the following reason: As a single link bit of news, probably best to post as a comment in the existing thread about the Charlie Hebdo tragedy and its aftermath. -- mathowie

2015-01-14

Dear Broadway, Honestly, Why the Fuck Am I Even Here?

Post 146101 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Heya, I feel like a short editorial rant (no matter how righteous) isn't really great meat for a post. -- cortex

2015-01-13

Made so the chicken can't possibly hold any more fat

Post 146082 by surazal deleted for the following reason: Heya, there sort of a lack of (forgive me) meat to the links in this post; if there's not something more substantial to work with than wikipedia links and comments in old mefi threads it's probably not post material. -- cortex

RIP Taylor Negron

Post 146075 by larrybob deleted for the following reason: A few days ago. -- cortex

The Golden Quarter

Post 146062 by infini deleted for the following reason: oops, looks like we covered this article, but at a different url. -- taz

Liberté, égalité.

Post 146060 by Joe in Australia deleted for the following reason: Getting flagged like crazy, sorry what I said earlier over email, probably should go in the Charlie Hebdo thread as a comment instead. -- mathowie

2015-01-12

"Free speech has long been under attack, and not by deranged gunmen."

Post 146037 by blankdawn deleted for the following reason: We have an extant Charlie Hebdo thread, please stick this in there. Thanks. -- restless_nomad

2015-01-11

Lambeth Child Abuse and the Death of Bulic Forsythe

Post 146015 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: Looks like there are a few problems here. Maybe try a re-do, avoiding links to sensationalist tabloid sources. Thanks. -- taz

2015-01-10

Where Wi-Fi is illegal in the US

Post 146013 by valkane deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Consumer and Industry PC Diagnostic Software

Post 146005 by bleucube deleted for the following reason: Looks like you meant to ask this as a question on Ask MeFi -- mathowie

Paper Gold

Post 145998 by jason's_planet deleted for the following reason: Kind of just a silly product page -- mathowie

Let's be better

Post 145992 by and they trembled before her fury deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is a topic we've been talked about a whole lot, but if there's something more / different to discuss, it might work better as a larger / more developed post so we don't fall into the trap of just picking at the details of this one particular essay or presentation and fighting endlessly over them. -- taz

Trans* People Banned From Driving In Russia

Post 145990 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this totally sucks, but a single-link blurby bare news outragefilter thing is not really great for a post. -- taz

2015-01-09

Rock stars of the 70s, and their parents

Post 145982 by bobdow deleted for the following reason: Kinda thin for a post, not a really great description, etc. -- mathowie

"Actually, it's rather out of order, this, isn't it?"

Post 145975 by doctornemo deleted for the following reason: Yeah, probably best to just add this to the Cunk post. -- cortex

2015-01-08

I hereby charge Timothy Loehmann and the Cleveland PD...

Post 145941 by prefpara deleted for the following reason: I think this is better as a comment in the existing thread about it. -- mathowie

2015-01-07

70's Rock Stars; Their Parent's Houses

Post 145933 by jlittlew deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

I am at a loss or words--tragic, sad, deeply disturbing and frightening

Post 145910 by rmhsinc deleted for the following reason: Let's hold off just a bit until there's more info rather than do a bare liveblog type thing with rumors and speculation -- taz

Gun attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo

Post 145909 by Pendragon deleted for the following reason: Let's hold off just a bit until there's more info rather than do a bare liveblog type thing with rumors and speculation -- taz

2015-01-06

Read before flagging; it's not a live Kickstarter

Post 145906 by Shmuel510 deleted for the following reason: This looks like internet outrage without much in the way of sourcing; I feel bad for the woman but there isn't that much to say here except to cast a vote on her behavior, and that doesn't usually make for good conversation. -- restless_nomad

Ten Secret Things That Will Happen When You Turn 30

Post 145902 by Nevin deleted for the following reason: eh -- cortex

2015-01-05

Draplin makes logos

Post 145859 by mathowie deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

but Josh dude how are you arguing with a calendar?

Post 145854 by phunniemee deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but this is getting flagged like whoah, and it looks like a sort of not terribly uncommon dumb internet slapfest from over 6 years ago with some offensive macros, etc., so maybe not really that great for a Mefi post. -- taz

2015-01-04

I bet someone gave you a wedgie on your way here

Post 145833 by Mchelly deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Linguists, lexicographers, and word nerds who like vulgarities

Post 145830 by Confess, Fletch deleted for the following reason: Oh, shit! -- taz

2015-01-03

Candy Carnage

Post 145818 by Renoroc deleted for the following reason: Pretty short video, kind of thin for a post and a little gross. Might work better as a series of liquid nitrogen videos. -- mathowie

People are not “plug and play"

Post 145808 by bq deleted for the following reason: Yup, previously. -- cortex

2015-01-02

When Rioting is Rational

Post 145800 by standardasparagus deleted for the following reason: An op-ed on a charged topic we've discussed at length here is going to bring a lot of heat and little light. Very similar to Jay Smooth's video, mentioned here previously. -- mathowie

Single, Childless, Aging... and Terrified.

Post 145786 by rancher deleted for the following reason: Hey, this needs a bit of fixing: a bare url is not good, and maybe a bit less of a "IMO" kind of presentation. Please contact us to discuss changes. -- taz

2015-01-01

We're in the future

Post 145784 by loukasven deleted for the following reason: pretty thin for a post, maybe wait until that October date to post it? -- mathowie