Post 147424 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This is kind of email-forward-from-estranged-Uncle material, if this needs to be here (haven't we seen this before, too?) maybe find a better source and a less gotcha-ish framing -- LobsterMitten
2015-02-28
2015-02-27
Leonard Nimoy has died
Post 147407 by The Vice Admiral of the Narrow Seas deleted for the following reason: double -- cortex
2015-02-26
UK man behind Isis beheadings named
Post 147375 by Nevin deleted for the following reason: This seems a tiny bit on the thin or "newsfiltery" side to be honest, being a single news article. There's a couple open Isis threads, this would work fine as a comment in any of those. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2015-02-25
How To Improve Attention
Post 147371 by naight deleted for the following reason: This is not substantial enough for a post, sorry. -- restless_nomad
Against Urbanism
Post 147370 by Stecklow deleted for the following reason: This is absolutely not acceptable, with or without disclaimer. -- restless_nomad
"There is a Hell. This is worse."
Post 147343 by rabbitroom deleted for the following reason: Hey, yeah, as a big fan of practical horror effects I'm interested to see where this goes, but it needs to wait until after the crowdfunding campaign is over and done with before it can be a post on the front page. -- cortex
2015-02-24
Meanwhile in Canda...
Post 147324 by bartonlong deleted for the following reason: This is cute but really insubstantial, sorry. -- restless_nomad
We are Imperfect Humans who Constantly Generate Imperfections
Post 147311 by quin deleted for the following reason: I heart Jay Smooth but this is relevant to and has come up in yesterday's thread. -- cortex
If you're voting in Chicago today, read this first
Post 147310 by Cash4Lead deleted for the following reason: Yep, looks like this'd be great to add to the other recent thread. -- cortex
Ask them (almost) Anything
Post 147288 by feckless fecal fear mongering deleted for the following reason: Sorry, active AMAs aren't usually post material here; maybe after the fact if something especially great/noteworthy comes out of it? -- LobsterMitten
the oligarchy of Wikipedia
Post 147272 by minhrootloop deleted for the following reason: This article very strongly focuses on the "comprised / composed" guy, and as such I'm afraid will just become more of a repeat of this already open thread on that topic. If you'd like to try again with a more developed post about Wikipedia power distribution that doesn't focus so much on this one editor, that would be fine. -- taz
Your Internet Reputation
Post 147266 by Death and Gravity deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is in similar territory to this recent post; maybe add it as a comment there if it hasn't already shown up? -- cortex
"What a fucking opening!"
Post 147257 by Short Attention Sp deleted for the following reason: Show me the double! SHOW ME THE DOUBLE! -- cortex
Ponder the perpetrators at The Smoking Gun.
Post 147256 by GrammarMoses deleted for the following reason: Sorry but this is just pretty much an ugly point-and-laugh thing about people in unfortunate circumstances -- taz
2015-02-21
Dog bites Man, not news. Cop bites Donut, not news. Cop bites Donut Man,
Post 147249 by charlie don't surf deleted for the following reason: The irony is *delicious* but this is a pretty thin news of the weird story. -- LobsterMitten
2015-02-20
Boy, if life was only like this -- sometimes it is.
Post 147214 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: I kinda feel like a post about someone calling out an "SJWs suck!" screed, featuring that screed, on the basis that it's a bad screed, is sort of giving the thing attention in a way that we don't need to. -- cortex
2015-02-19
2015-02-18
Unintended consequences
Post 147159 by Gronk deleted for the following reason: The previous post on this is still open - please just add this there. Thanks! -- restless_nomad
You'll get a charge out of this
Post 147155 by DrAstroZoom deleted for the following reason: Eh, this seems kinda like just some minor internet drama; if there's a cool post to be made about Volta, let's do it without the check-out-this-newspaper-comment-section angle. -- cortex
The rest of your life could be 68 days, assuming you get there.
Post 147147 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: And then the camera shifted laterally to the prior post on the subject, a masterful example of the cinematographic technique commonly known as the "Marsy Pan". -- cortex
He only wanted to commit his designs to the "most beautiful words"
Post 147144 by frimble deleted for the following reason: *lights clove cigarette, adjusts ironic vintage coat* "i only read first editions" -- cortex
2015-02-16
"Our antiquaries abandon time for distance;"
Post 147099 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: Double. main link was posted last month, sorry the double link catcher didn't find it (new URL looks like) -- mathowie
Pulp Covers
Post 147098 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Even taken ironically, "them's the good old days" is a bad way to frame this -- mathowie
2015-02-15
Kate Brown to become first openly bisexual US state governor
Post 147051 by CBrachyrhynchos deleted for the following reason: There's a Kitzhaber/Brown thread from yesterday. -- cortex
Ready for Love?
Post 147046 by Yellow deleted for the following reason: We had a post about the essay behind this last month, but in any case the link here appears to not work at all on non-phones. -- cortex
2015-02-14
2015-02-13
Teacher who can't show kids how to use a condom, shows how to use a sock
Post 147011 by speedangel deleted for the following reason: Heya, Metafilter posts really need to more just "here's a link to something interesting" without the "here's my thoughts/editorial stance on the subject". -- cortex
2015-02-12
2015-02-11
How to Become a Rock Star for $290
Post 146952 by pizzosteez deleted for the following reason: This may or may not be a paid promotional post, but regardless, it is not a good post for Metafilter. -- restless_nomad
2015-02-10
2015-02-09
2015-02-08
2015-02-07
Vanishing Act
Post 146829 by feckless fecal fear mongering deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad
2015-02-06
He come to saaaaave the Princess Zeld-ah!
Post 146813 by crazy with stars deleted for the following reason: yeah, pretty cool news, but this is barely a few paragraphs long, maybe wait until there's more info? -- mathowie
2015-02-05
UPDATE: The twists and turns of the Vivian Maier photography collection
Post 146772 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: Double. The copyright issue was covered in a post last week -- mathowie
Vax Coast
Post 146761 by four panels deleted for the following reason: Probably best as a comment in the existing open threads on vaccinations, not really worth a whole post about it on a topic that has been covered often recently here. -- mathowie
Spin barefoot, using a treadle, in public, while wearing earbuds.
Post 146751 by MoTLD deleted for the following reason: This does not appear to be all that well received. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2015-02-04
2015-02-03
NC Republican Senator Tom Tillis Tackles Germ Theory
Post 146711 by Short Attention Sp deleted for the following reason: "Politician says dumb thing" would be the only post anyone ever made if we covered all of them. -- restless_nomad
It's like the Dude lulling you to sleep, man.
Post 146695 by Gwynarra deleted for the following reason: You call me "the Double". Or "his Doubleness", or "Dubs", or "Publicado Dos Veces" if you're not into that whole brevity thing. -- cortex
How (not) to Communicate About Vaccinations
Post 146692 by amtho deleted for the following reason: Heya, there's a very busy post about vaccinations from yesterday, add this in there? -- cortex