2015-07-31

Reading for pleasure

Post 151712 by bobloblaw deleted for the following reason: Not surprised to see this come around again. -- cortex

Double Standards- Not Very Impressive

Post 151693 by The Wanderer deleted for the following reason: This is a bit too heavily framed around your own thoughts and opinions. It's often better to avoid that and let the links speak for themselves. Some relevant FAQ entries here. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Yes, We have the White Album.

Post 151714 by marxchivist deleted for the following reason: Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Double -- cortex

2015-07-30

What, say, is the identifiable meaning of Yvette Cooper?

Post 151679 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: Probably better in the thread about Corbyn from a couple days ago -- LobsterMitten

2015-07-29

The great dinosaur fossil hoax

Post 151641 by brundlefly deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- taz

Greenpeace Protestors Hanging off Portland Bridge to Stop Shell Ship

Post 151671 by eggkeeper deleted for the following reason: Sorry, petitions are not allowed. -- restless_nomad

Here is something fun to do in London on August 8-9!

Post 151651 by indianbadger1 deleted for the following reason: Heya, I love musical theater based on corpse-loving mallards as much as the next guy, but as just a show announcement this is too thin for a post. Would be totally fine to make a post once there's video footage of the Wagnerian stuffed stiff duck ditties. -- cortex

I want to have a complete story so I can say, "Here is your best spin."

Post 151649 by aka burlap deleted for the following reason: Ugh, I get the sorta man-bites-dog nature of the profile but as a starting point for a discussion of a really difficult topic this is in practice likely to function less as a discussion of the profile itself than as yet another argument about the underlying and much more complicated question of sexual assault adjudication and educational opportunities with the profile itself as a rocky touchstone. -- cortex

2015-07-28

Planned Parenthood confirms hack attempt

Post 151619 by emjaybee deleted for the following reason: This is a bad thing that happened, but dudez trolling Planned Parenthood, or Planned Parenthood supporters, seems like not a great start for a conversation that's anything but grar. -- LobsterMitten

Chris Akrigg - The Water Cycle

Post 151605 by schmod deleted for the following reason: Looks like its gone, sorry! -- restless_nomad

Have pen, will travel

Post 151630 by Pecinpah deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Most Sexually Diseased Cities, Ranked

Post 151626 by Existential Dread deleted for the following reason: Seems like this is maybe not the best presentation and framing of the data; same info with a different presentation could be good post? -- LobsterMitten

2015-07-27

The world's largest hackathon for young people returns

Post 151586 by adept256 deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- cortex

Trump bumps rump- Moguls, (alleged) marital rape, menace to reporters

Post 151600 by LeRoienJaune deleted for the following reason: If we are going to discuss this, it definitely needs not to be a jokey gleeful "gotcha" post about rape -- taz

Up In The Air. Indefinitely.

Post 151599 by workingdankoch deleted for the following reason: This guy sure gets around. -- LobsterMitten

2015-07-26

Native American Activist Found Dead in Jail Cell After Traffic Arrest

Post 151568 by yueliang deleted for the following reason: This is horrible, but a single link to one short news piece and another link to a general search of a newspaper for a different person who also died in police custody isn't a great post. Maybe try this again when there's more info? Let us know if you have questions. -- taz

Guess which country is emerging as Earth's new company store

Post 151543 by despues deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this needs to be more neutrally framed as a link or links to something interesting on the web, and not so much "here are my personal thoughts." Please contact us if you have questions. -- taz

2015-07-25

Riding light

Post 151529 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Skynet, call your lawyer

Post 151532 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Not sure if this was intended for AskMe; regardless, it's not a Metafilter post. -- restless_nomad

Skynet, call your lawyer

Post 151532 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Not sure if this was intended for AskMe; regardless, it's not a Metafilter post. -- restless_nomad

2015-07-24

How I Quit Spin

Post 151507 by anotherpanacea deleted for the following reason: I'm afraid Mr Clover doesn't work here anymore. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-07-23

How One Tweet Can Ruin Your Life

Post 151471 by numberstation deleted for the following reason: It's not quite the same link but we had this thread not too long ago that seems to cover much of the same ground, and I feel like in some ways this would be a redo of that discussion. Sorry to be a spoilsport; this could maybe work as part of a slightly broader round-up? -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-07-22

At least we’ll have a couple months of peace and quiet around here.

Post 151432 by markkraft deleted for the following reason: Jokey Onion framing is not great way to introduce this, which is about an offer to "begin immediate talks"; perhaps better to hold off until talks are actually underway/affirmed, or discuss in the open Iran thread in the meantime -- taz

A Horrifying, Unholy Affair

Post 151437 by GuyZero deleted for the following reason: Always two there are, Egg Master and Eggprentice. -- cortex

Hey Bud. No!

Post 151460 by phoque deleted for the following reason: Active petitions don't work here, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Illegal Fishing Threatens Non-Contact Policy with Isolated Tribe

Post 151452 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: Seems like the bit that's new since the previous comprehensive post you link is pretty short, so, yeah, feels kind of doublish in practice. -- cortex

2015-07-21

Free Pride

Post 151424 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: This framing is going to lead to a critique of Dan Savage and not a discussion of the topic, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2015-07-20

Life is short! Have an affair!

Post 151374 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Search for, like, the word "Ashley" and it would be clear that this post is two-timing -- cortex

#BossWitch

Post 151393 by immlass deleted for the following reason: Oops, looks like a double. -- LobsterMitten

The End of the Gawker Gotcha

Post 151388 by Spiced Out Calvin Coolidge deleted for the following reason: Seems like it would be better to do this without naming the guy? -- LobsterMitten

2015-07-19

I must go down to the seas again.

Post 151359 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: Cargo ship, more like carwent ship -- cortex

2015-07-17

White Squad [SLYT]

Post 151318 by Beware of the leopard deleted for the following reason: Framing here is a little more chatty than generally makes sense for a post. -- cortex

2015-07-16

Angela Merkel makes Palestinian refugee girl cry

Post 151285 by zeikka deleted for the following reason: This is cringeworthy to me and totally emblematic for the undercurrent of NIMBY-ism in Euro politics right now -- but it's also a bit on the Newsfilter side of things, and I'm inclined to give this one a pass, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-07-15

the hanging dildos luckily do not pose any fire hazards

Post 151277 by NoraReed deleted for the following reason: Normally we go with the first posted in a case like this, but Wordshore's is substantially more comprehensive so we'll go with it. Sorry! -- restless_nomad

"We underestimated their power"

Post 151254 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: Yeah, probably better not to split up the discussion already underway in the active "Oxi" post, so please go ahead and post this there -- taz

My Little Wrestler

Post 151253 by Stark deleted for the following reason: This kind of amusing, but pretty thin and really more of an inside Reddit thing -- taz

2015-07-14

The Internet of Garbage

Post 151230 by SansPoint deleted for the following reason: Hey, it looks like this is actually just a couple of paragraphs describing what will be in the book? Maybe I'm missing it - let me know if so. -- LobsterMitten

AYYYYYY LMAO

Post 151247 by young_son deleted for the following reason: We already have a current active thread on Ellen Pao and developments at Reddit, so please go ahead and add any new links there -- taz

They often had to serve in silence....

Post 151227 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Better to put these links in the post on this from yesterday. -- LobsterMitten

This is Pluto

Post 151217 by amy27 deleted for the following reason: We can maybe have another Pluto post today, but this one is linking to the same resource as your recent, still-open post, so this is basically a double -- taz

Ghost Roads of Vermont

Post 151237 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: Gonna hafta decommission this, as it's a double. -- LobsterMitten

I want to purchase high quality photo prints of ancient trees

Post 151235 by msali deleted for the following reason: Sorry, looks like you meant to post this to AskMe. -- LobsterMitten

2015-07-13

The Donald

Post 151212 by joseph conrad is fully awesome deleted for the following reason: Probably better to put this in the open Trump thread. -- LobsterMitten

One man's fantasy is another man's nightmare

Post 151207 by Joseph Gurl deleted for the following reason: Sorry, better to put this in the Google deep dream post from a few days ago. -- LobsterMitten

2015-07-12

No one cares about "the children."

Post 151171 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: This is a really short op-ed with not enough context to be anything other than a fight-starter, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has died.

Post 151179 by DoctorFedora deleted for the following reason: There's no need to rush to get an obit out - take the time to make a post about the person, don't just throw up an announcement. -- restless_nomad

2015-07-11

Google Can Hear You

Post 151154 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: This is from several weeks ago, not yesterday, and is about Chromium, not Chrome, and in any case if it's worth a post it needs to be a somewhat clearer one that establishes the timing and context a little better. -- cortex

Who Is Alphonse Fletcher?

Post 151162 by sudo intellectual deleted for the following reason: Heya, as written this is too much of a sort of bloggy, personal-voice editorial narrative of to really work on the front page. A more neutral "here are the pertinent issues and links" presentation would probably be okay. -- cortex

2015-07-10

You have got to be freakin' kidding me

Post 151146 by chrchr deleted for the following reason: We just had a thread about mom-memes recently, that's a better place to discuss this. -- LobsterMitten

Arne Duncan Gets an F

Post 151135 by goatdog deleted for the following reason: A post about Education policy would be fine, but building it around a short op-ed isn't really a great way to go. Maybe try pulling together a more substantial collection of writing on the subject? -- cortex

Cranston owns Comic-Con.

Post 151145 by Four-Eyed Girl deleted for the following reason: Cranston is great but YOUR MOM SAYS this is a bit slight to work as a post. -- LobsterMitten

Let the record show that the witness has soiled herself...

Post 151127 by pjern deleted for the following reason: This is curious and strangely amusing but also a tiny bit "news of the weird" to be honest, and unless there's somehow a wider context etc. here that might make this especially interesting for Metafilter I'd be inclined to just give this one a pass. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-07-09

“Who knew there was a fad for white chickens?”

Post 151111 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Seems Like A Lifetime Ago

Post 151102 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

"Why I Miss Rachel Dolezal" - The Root

Post 151086 by Beware of the leopard deleted for the following reason: In the long, touchy MetaTalk thread you linked, mods and others have expressed strong concern that any thread on this may be difficult to have go well at all, and frankly I'm not aware that the parameters have changed enough at this time to give it a go anyway, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-07-08

A Couple Of Little Pieces

Post 151070 by Johnny Wallflower deleted for the following reason: This seems like it's in sort of a weird liminal state as post material; either it's fiction in which case it's clickbaity fiction presented otherwise, or it's not and something weird is playing out with the positioning of it after the fact. Maybe let it settle down and then revisit whether the stable state of things is interesting enough for a post at that point. -- cortex

Pictures of lava

Post 151057 by frimble deleted for the following reason: The Year of Lavaing Dangerously -- cortex

TERRORIST CAT TERRORIZES TOWN

Post 151048 by angrycat deleted for the following reason: Sorry but this is pretty thin -- taz

2015-07-07

[...]

Post 151033 by naju deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Seriously, don't steal from Rihanna

Post 151016 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but single link to a music video with a lot of disturbing violence with no real context for discussion except to fight between those who hate it and those who like it isn't really a great post for the site. -- taz

But Where is the Sexism Really Coming From?

Post 151037 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: This was pretty well covered din this previous post, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2015-07-06

Extremely Pointy Shoes, Medieval and Modern

Post 151004 by jedicus deleted for the following reason: Still pointy after all these years -- cortex

2015-07-05

I'm sorry, I don't mean to hedge, but can you just read this link? Soon?

Post 150985 by joseph conrad is fully awesome deleted for the following reason: Looks like the other post beat this one by just that much. -- LobsterMitten

2015-07-04

I will not tell girls not to walk alone.

Post 150961 by Fence deleted for the following reason: This is a powerful piece, but this framing is not the best way to present it. Drop us a line if you want to talk about picking a new pull-quote or placing it differently. -- restless_nomad

2015-07-01

The SCOTUS Marriage Decision, in Haiku

Post 150864 by ubiquity deleted for the following reason: Cute, but also very wee and has come up in the main SCOTUS/marriage quality thread. -- cortex