2015-03-31

Animal Magnetism

Post 148468 by Miko deleted for the following reason: Oddly enough we just had a post on Mesmer; maybe put this over there? -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-30

"The opinion won’t back up in his brain and kill him."

Post 148461 by NoraReed deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a bit hodge-podge, with the first post very briefly explaining ironic misandry (this might be a good basis for a longer post), and the second sort of making a quick cheap joke about mansplaining = ejaculate, and we've had quite a few "mansplaining" conversation already. Think about another way to go with this? Contact us if you have questions. -- taz

2015-03-29

Dog.

Post 148429 by showbiz_liz deleted for the following reason: I am actively sad to delete this as a double because it is just what I need right now. -- restless_nomad

2015-03-27

I even have a beard.

Post 148365 by joseph conrad is fully awesome deleted for the following reason: Hey, yeah, this looks like it might be a better fit as an addition to your philosophy post from yesterday than as a second post today, maybe add it as a comment? -- cortex

2015-03-26

The latest skirmish in the culture wars: Reed College vs. the MRA Troll

Post 148347 by LeRoienJaune deleted for the following reason: We deleted a previous post about this guy and I think the logic still holds. -- restless_nomad

Pommes Frites Building on 2nd Ave in the East Village Collapsed

Post 148342 by wendyfairy deleted for the following reason: This is horrible but breaking news, let's wait a bit until there's more solid info. -- LobsterMitten

Yes, you ARE freaking out...man.

Post 148339 by Cookiebastard deleted for the following reason: Sorry, looks like the fundraiser is still open, and that's a no-go for us. Maybe post again once it's done? -- LobsterMitten

#BrosSwipingBros

Post 148325 by cendawanita deleted for the following reason: This strikes me as a questionable hack or prank and either way it's a bit on the thin side for a post. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

"Are you sure that's a real god?"

Post 148319 by harold_dumbacher deleted for the following reason: This seems to have some serious framing problems, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2015-03-25

With a mnifty mneumonic. Or mnot so mnifty, as the case may be.

Post 148302 by joseph conrad is fully awesome deleted for the following reason: I do dig the rant for rants' sake, but as a short personal rant about a gross mnemonic they remember from school this is pretty thin for a post. -- cortex

No ropeclimbing?

Post 148294 by auntie maim deleted for the following reason: Heya, the archival footage is interesting but it looks like this is ultimately just a promotional video for a currently-in-progress fundraising campaign, which isn't kosher for the front page. -- cortex

2015-03-24

Like Omegle meets Rosetta Stone

Post 148282 by oceanjesse deleted for the following reason: Links that are just to apps make for less-great Metafilter posts, since people would have to download and try the app to talk much about it. -- restless_nomad

Oh you pretty thing

Post 148272 by joseph conrad is fully awesome deleted for the following reason: This chart is very fun but has made the rounds before. -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-23

Man-tears are too high in sodium and are just empty calories

Post 148250 by Lemurrhea deleted for the following reason: This seems like ground we've trodden pretty thoroughly recently. We've had a MRA post this month, Elam a month ago, etc, plus do we want to be linking to these hate sites? -- LobsterMitten

A Dalek Relaxation Tape

Post 148247 by purplesludge deleted for the following reason: PEACEFUL THOUGHTS -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-22

In College and Hiding From Scary Ideas

Post 148204 by crazy with stars deleted for the following reason: We've had this argument several times recently, and this op-ed doesn't seem like a major advance on the previouslies. -- LobsterMitten

Ska Or Improv?

Post 148198 by a manly man person who is male and masculine deleted for the following reason: This is maybe a little thin/not ready for prime time? -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-21

Document Freedom Day is March 24th

Post 148187 by ShanShen deleted for the following reason: This isn't so much a cool thing on the web as a call to action, which doesn't work as a post, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2015-03-20

Gender Bias in the workplace

Post 148150 by bbqturtle deleted for the following reason: Scott Adams blogging about his personal analysis of gender equality is singularly unlikely to make for a good Metafilter thread. -- cortex

At the Flick of a Switch

Post 148149 by Cool Papa Bell deleted for the following reason: at first I was like ヽ(•‿•)ノ but then I was all (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ -- cortex

Nothing about us, without us

Post 148133 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: Ah, yes looks like that makes it a double, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Male Standards of Beauty around the Globe

Post 148132 by manderin deleted for the following reason: Sorry to be a spoilsport here but this is maybe a tiny bit on the thin side, given the complexity and sensitivity topic. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-03-19

Banned in PDX?

Post 148129 by Joseph Gurl deleted for the following reason: The guy's a jerk. Frankly that's a poor basis for a post generally, perhaps more so after all the talk we've had about where to set the bar for posts on sexual violence. Also, I'd say maybe let's just not give him any more attention. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

So That's What Voting Against The I Love Puppies Act Looks Like

Post 148118 by NoxAeternum deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is absurd, but "jackass politician is jackass in front of children" isn't much to hang a post on. -- LobsterMitten

Is this article problematic?

Post 148114 by young_son deleted for the following reason: This is a lazy fight-picking op-ed and we've been around this 'lol hipster liberal arts sjws' tree plenty of times. -- LobsterMitten

Cat Scam

Post 148108 by Gilbert deleted for the following reason: Fluffy though this cat's tummy is, I think this is a bit thin for a post - but would go well in the other recent pranky photocopies of web memes at university thread. -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-18

I watched the Randy Quaid porno so you don’t have to

Post 148099 by Joakim Ziegler deleted for the following reason: It's really not clear why anyone could conceivably want to even read a recap of that. The things I do for you people... -- restless_nomad

Nikola Tesla

Post 148094 by cwest deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but just 'watch this 90 minute tv show' isn't a great fit as a post here. -- LobsterMitten

Open-carry activism is a thing that happens in America

Post 148086 by averysmallcat deleted for the following reason: This is an op-ed about an inflammatory topic featuring some angry dudes, and as such it's not a promising basis for a good discussion here. -- LobsterMitten

Gunmen Kill Tourists in Tunis Museum Attack

Post 148085 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: This is terrible, but it's breaking news and doesn't need to be a Mefi post right now - we can wait until there's analysis/more known. -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-17

"a fractured parliament and no clear winner"

Post 148058 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: There is no need to jump the gun and post about elections that don't even have official results out - a lot of these links are really thin and speculative, and we can get a much better post in a few days. -- restless_nomad

Hummingbird lost, hummingbird found

Post 148056 by gingerbeer deleted for the following reason: Links aren't working - drop us a line with the working ones and we can reinstate. -- restless_nomad

We're schocked, Schocked.

Post 148042 by tivalasvegas deleted for the following reason: A bit thin as just political newsfilter; maybe wait to post until there more analysis of this? -- LobsterMitten

A termite walks into the bar and asks, "Is the bar tender here?"

Post 148041 by blahblahblah deleted for the following reason: I'm loath to deny anyone jokes, because jokes are the best, but we've had reddit joke threads in the recent enough past that I don't think it's time for another one. -- LobsterMitten

Suffering Common Core

Post 148031 by sp160n deleted for the following reason: Sorry, looks like this is subscription-only, so not workable as a link here. -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-16

What's the deal with Stonehenge?

Post 148020 by GuyZero deleted for the following reason: His sign language stylings have already mesmerized us over here. -- LobsterMitten

A rumor + a leaf = a year suspension for an 11-year old

Post 148011 by Mr.Know-it-some deleted for the following reason: That's a super dumb situation, for sure, but I'm not sure it needs a Metafilter post and when you're literally framing something as "your outrage of the day" this isn't really a good approach to making a front page post in any case. -- cortex

Veteran Vision Project

Post 148004 by Ben Trismegistus deleted for the following reason: Heya, this seems cool, but Kickstarter-type stuff needs to wait until the funding campaign is over before it can go on the front page. Would be totally find to do this over next month. -- cortex

Bone broth for babies

Post 147995 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Any problems with the paleo movement notwithstanding, this is a pretty slight editorial to build a post around. -- cortex

Friend for real? IN PERSON?

Post 147993 by Yellow deleted for the following reason: These fish have already been fucked. -- cortex

Award-winning short film inspired by the too-closeness of men's urinals

Post 147992 by misterdub deleted for the following reason: This is your own work. That's against the rules you had to acknowledge in the process of making this post. You are banned. -- cortex

"From TV straight to jail"

Post 147984 by key_of_z deleted for the following reason: Already being discussed here (also on FanFare); please add your links to the earlier post, thanks! -- taz

2015-03-14

Help me convert this recipe please. Complication pi.

Post 147942 by slipthought deleted for the following reason: Oops, looks like you meant to post this to AskMetafilter - go ahead and put it over there instead. -- LobsterMitten

The Shockingly Simple . . . Cost-Effective Way to End Homelessness

Post 147928 by mecran01 deleted for the following reason: Oops -- covered earlier -- taz

2015-03-13

Heart: A Programming Language

Post 147926 by curious nu deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

I read it on the internet.

Post 147918 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: See previous reason. -- cortex

"What is culture, if not a set of prejudices?"

Post 147912 by zarq deleted for the following reason: I just met you / and this is crazy / but here's last month's post / Karl Me Maybe -- cortex

I'm sorry, Lord. I've done so many bad things.

Post 147902 by urbanwhaleshark deleted for the following reason: It's sort of gross and frustrating, for sure, but interested-parties-will-try-to-edit-wikipedia isn't a new or new-to-Metafilter phenomenon and this doesn't seem like a particularly substantial new take on it such that we really need another police-misbehavior post right now. -- cortex

Varoufakis at home

Post 147896 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: This is interesting to me in a "what news media report when there's no actual news" sort of way, but it is all kind of superficial IMO and there's just not much there beyond the media pablum and human interest angles. Fine if this were part of a slightly broader Greece/euro/etc. post I'd think, but a bit thin to stand on its own, and it doesn't seem to be received very well, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-03-12

poop dot bike

Post 147889 by NoraReed deleted for the following reason: This is funny (I guess?) but thin and covered pretty well in spirit by the previous post. -- restless_nomad

Let's talk about We Are the World

Post 147870 by josher71 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

He aten't not dead.

Post 147862 by curuinor deleted for the following reason: Sorry, going with the slightly earlier one, but please post your good stuff in there. -- LobsterMitten

R.I.P. Sir Terry Pratchett

Post 147860 by artsandsci deleted for the following reason: Waiting for a meatier post -- LobsterMitten

R.I.P. Sir Terry Pratchett

Post 147859 by brilliantmistake deleted for the following reason: Waiting for a meatier post -- LobsterMitten

Terry Pratchett has passed.

Post 147858 by Evilspork deleted for the following reason: Waiting for a meatier post. -- LobsterMitten

Terry Pratchett has died

Post 147857 by brainwane deleted for the following reason: Waiting for a meatier post. -- LobsterMitten

Sir Terry Pratchett has died

Post 147856 by bitter-girl.com deleted for the following reason: Sites are hammered, plus let's wait for a post with more to say about him than just the bare fact. -- LobsterMitten

Women's faces in Disney/Pixar movies

Post 147855 by clawsoon deleted for the following reason: I know we've had another post illustrating this exact phenomenon, although I'm not finding the link right now. -- LobsterMitten

THE END.

Post 147854 by mightygodking deleted for the following reason: We can do better. -- LobsterMitten

Jony hands Tim the laptop and he forgot to mill out the extra USB ports

Post 147852 by alms deleted for the following reason: Eh, it's sort of a one-note joke and it depends on the bait-and-switch presentation. It doesn't seem to be received very well, I think it's just a bit on the thin side to stand on its own as a post, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-03-11

Feel the Steaktosterone!

Post 147821 by snortasprocket deleted for the following reason: kind of amusing, but pretty darn thin with just a few image posts -- taz

A Toast Story

Post 147817 by Gymnopedist deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2015-03-10

Doubts from Death Row

Post 147795 by holborne deleted for the following reason: Sorry, we've seen the Webb info recently and the case itself a couple times before. -- LobsterMitten

Current Reddit CEO Takes the Stand in SV Discrimination Case

Post 147785 by Occam's Aftershave deleted for the following reason: This kind of Silicon Valley bad behavior has been on the radar a lot lately and it sounds like this is an account of just one day of testimony in the case; maybe wait until there's a wrap-up of the whole thing, or a judgment? -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-09

Florida officials ban the use of the term, "climate change."

Post 147772 by agatha_magatha deleted for the following reason: This is indeed totally boneheaded, but it's already linked in the active discussion in climate change post from a couple days ago, maybe better to take this discussion over there too. -- LobsterMitten

2015-03-08

"Islam is Privilege"

Post 147732 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: This is not an op-Ed that's going to lead to worthwhile discussion. -- restless_nomad

The Man in the Van

Post 147730 by standardasparagus deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2015-03-07

This is your brain. This is your brain on Windows 93.

Post 147706 by Room 641-A deleted for the following reason: Neat that they kept working on it, but if it's only been a few months since the previous post this is pretty doublish. -- cortex

2015-03-06

Ferguson’s government was run like a racket

Post 147677 by standardasparagus deleted for the following reason: Double. I love T-NC's work, but I think this would work better as comments in the existing thread from two days ago. -- mathowie

Matt Haughey's Community Slack?

Post 147670 by honest knave deleted for the following reason: It's big news and Slack is pretty cool, but there needs to be a lot more meat to the not-just-what's-on-Metatalk bit for this to make sense as a post over here. -- cortex

2015-03-05

Shuttle MiniPress Alternatives

Post 147621 by probablysteve deleted for the following reason: Ooops, you meant this for ask mefi, right? -- mathowie

Who better to host a nature show about animals than a Dogg?

Post 147618 by Room 641-A deleted for the following reason: all the links are dead -- mathowie

I sure hope you like bugs.

Post 147600 by egypturnash deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2015-03-04

"Also, alas, that interpretation would render Purim a big snooze."

Post 147588 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: We already have a Purim post and this is a weirdly politicized angle on an extremely personal and sensitive subject. -- restless_nomad

Only The Very Best

Post 147580 by bq deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this is basically a double as posted, but if you want to rework it a bit tomorrow with the not-double bits as the core of the thing that'd be totally fine. -- cortex

Supremacy Clause, what's that?

Post 147571 by leotrotsky deleted for the following reason: Heya, we've got an open recent-developments-in-state-level-SSM post from a couple days ago where this has come up, let's just keep it there for now. -- cortex

2015-03-03

A glimpse into the world of hacking in Russia

Post 147550 by averysmallcat deleted for the following reason: Metafilter posts need to be framed in impersonal terms as a matter of house style, sorry. Feel free to take another swing at this tomorrow. -- restless_nomad

"What does it mean to be inclusive?"

Post 147541 by davidstandaford deleted for the following reason: Looks like the previous link covers very similar ground and I'm not sure warring op-eds are going to add a lot to the conversation here. -- restless_nomad

Iseb: The Worm Maiden

Post 147539 by sidereal deleted for the following reason: Yeah, looks like the site is down; maybe we can try again in a few days or whenever they come back online? -- LobsterMitten

"I deeply regret that some perceive my being here as political."

Post 147538 by Sleeper deleted for the following reason: Hey, that previous thread is still very much active, so go ahead and put this in there. -- LobsterMitten

Vive ला फर्क

Post 147533 by Johnny Wallflower deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Enter the Vaginome: Meet the Microbes that Live in Vaginas

Post 147526 by sarahnaomi deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned. -- LobsterMitten

Let no one cleave asunder

Post 147524 by sparklemotion deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is basically a press release just announcing the bare fact of the split, but it sounds like a speech later will have more details - probably better to wait until that happens and post then once there's more to discuss? -- LobsterMitten

Volcano eruption in Chile

Post 147514 by clorox deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the late delete, but this is getting flagged like whoah, so I'll ask that you go ahead and select the best links for a repost later if someone else doesn't post something on this. -- taz

2015-03-02

We all shine on

Post 147512 by four panels deleted for the following reason: This looks like a substantial interview about Mayer's business achievements etc -- but this pullquote makes it sound like it's focused on an inflammatory claim about gender and tech that's waaaay at the end; maybe try this again with better framing? -- LobsterMitten

Africa

Post 147490 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: This is a sad, crappy thing that has happened for sure but it doesn't seem like it's clear yet that there's something beyond "this sad, crappy thing happened" here to make this a great idea for a post. -- cortex

SSM IN NE

Post 147489 by Dreidl deleted for the following reason: Heya, sounds like promising news but a short newswire writeup is pretty thin for a post; it'd be better to hold off for a more substantial post about the specifics of the case and context, etc. -- cortex

That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works.

Post 147483 by Sophie1 deleted for the following reason: Heya, we need to not have ongoing fundraising projects on the front page; totally fine to revisit this a month down the line once that indiegogo campaign is over, though. -- cortex

The Media Doesn’t Care What Happens Here

Post 147476 by ellieBOA deleted for the following reason: Oops! -- taz