2015-09-30

Time Travel to Ancient Rome

Post 153446 by Phormio deleted for the following reason: Posting about a podcast the host of whom you've had on your own podcast before is wandering way too far into linking-to-stuff-you've-got-a-connection-to territory to be okay for a post on the front page of MetaFilter. If you have questions about this, please reach us at the contact form. -- cortex

2015-09-29

"They told me it never happened."

Post 153409 by Elementary Penguin deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, this was deleted earlier: "that's a horrible situation for sure, but there's been a few discussions on the front page of rape and rape culture in the last couple weeks, and having another post specifically about 'this is horrible story about rape' feels like not the greatest idea. Maybe add this in one of the previous recent posts?" -- taz

Squee!!! Adorable Porcupine Chortles Over Delicious Fall Pumpkin

Post 153424 by carmicha deleted for the following reason: Sentences I never thought I'd write: sorry, we've already seen Teddy Bear the talking porcupine eating pumpkins. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-28

The Most Depressing Thing You'll Read All Week

Post 153394 by zeusianfog deleted for the following reason: Heya, that's a horrible situation for sure, but there's been a few discussions on the front page of rape and rape culture in the last couple weeks, and having another post specifically about "this is horrible story about rape" feels like not the greatest idea. Maybe add this in one of the previous recent posts? -- cortex

Pics of Men Mimicking Women's Instagram Photos

Post 153383 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

I am laid low by the Matriarchy

Post 153402 by irisclara deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a double, though I'm not finding the previous post just at the moment. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-26

A !tangled web, indeed

Post 153356 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: Hey there, this is looking like it's a rehosted short story on a possibly-iffy Russian site, and then if there are offensive elements beyond that, it's probably better to give it a pass. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-25

They've had enough, and they're taking their balls and going home.

Post 153328 by griphus deleted for the following reason: These guys seem to be reasoning themselves into some pretty gross rhetoric and bad life decisions, but I'm not sure we're really gonna get anything good out of a post about them. -- cortex

corn-related pun

Post 153319 by item deleted for the following reason: I giggled briefly and also this is not very good. -- cortex

Kierkegaard and Coltrane Reference Will Flow

Post 153339 by kewb deleted for the following reason: more like Ta-Nehisi Cape-and-tights am i righ—sorry, my producer is telling me that Black Panther does not wear a cape, we regret the error -- cortex

2015-09-24

How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps

Post 153296 by Elementary Penguin deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Touch your monitor. It is warm, like flesh. But it is not flesh. Not yet

Post 153281 by BiggerJ deleted for the following reason: Seems like a (partial) double, yeah; possibly also ripped off content. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Caveat Emptor: Beware when buying medical services

Post 153314 by appleyar deleted for the following reason: This reads a bit too much like a personal blog post, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-09-23

I have a huge underground following on the web

Post 153268 by BekahVee deleted for the following reason: I feel like we're starting to wander into the weeds of the early election stuff, and a quickie writeup about yet another unlikely isn't substantial enough to really make sense as a new post. -- cortex

Has the champion been dethroned?

Post 153264 by tommasz deleted for the following reason: Christ, What A LinkedIn -- cortex

stop! hammock time

Post 153263 by poffin boffin deleted for the following reason: URSA MAJOR PARTY FOUL -- cortex

In advance, to honor Banned Book Week.

Post 153275 by con_text deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but posts here can't include petitions or campaigns. -- LobsterMitten

Music For Evenings

Post 153257 by maupuia deleted for the following reason: Sorry, maybe you can add this to the open post, or post a bit later, preferably without the metacommentary and personal remarks that make this more of a "post this on your own blog" sort of thing. Please contact us if you have questions. -- taz

2015-09-22

Something awesome this way comes

Post 153238 by shakespeherian deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-21

Les Femmes d'Avenir

Post 153184 by nebulawindphone deleted for the following reason: Now today is tomorrow, and tomorrow today, and yesterday is weaving in and out -- cortex

Fair trade organic coffee store owners by day but by night....

Post 153208 by youdontmakefriendswithsalad deleted for the following reason: These dudes' writings are repulsive and awful, but I don't know what more there is to this beyond putting more eyes on this horrible offensive highly-personal stuff about particular women they've been with. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-20

similar to a phonebook*noltalgic*trigger*warning

Post 153178 by ArticTusk deleted for the following reason: looks like this is maybe something for Metatalk. Please contact us to discuss -- taz

2015-09-19

Rock And Roll!

Post 153144 by nangsta deleted for the following reason: Eh, I love a shaving cream balalaika as much as the next guy but I'm not sure this is the literally-just-a-single-short-gif post the front page has been crying out for. -- cortex

A progressive defense of respectability politics

Post 153148 by y2karl deleted for the following reason: Looks like we saw this a few days ago, but also for reference this is way way too much text above the fold. -- cortex

2015-09-18

Lies, damned lies, and the G.O.P.

Post 153135 by spinda deleted for the following reason: Hey, we have an open debate thread that this can go it - it's gonna be a long election season and we're trying to stay concise. Thanks. -- restless_nomad

If You Have Savings In Your 20s, You’re Doing Something Wrong

Post 153130 by swift deleted for the following reason: This super-thin glib clickbait, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Raw, Uncensored

Post 153101 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Sorry guys, looks like it is a double. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

To pull too energetically on one thread is to tug at the entire tapestry

Post 153127 by zarq deleted for the following reason: double -- cortex

2015-09-17

How to fight with cough and cold with Home Remedies

Post 153099 by shilimukh deleted for the following reason: Spam, banned -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Is the web on it's deathbed?

Post 153073 by rollinson deleted for the following reason: Hey sorry, better to put this in the open post about web adblocking from a couple days ago. -- LobsterMitten

Islam and the Future of Tolerance

Post 153090 by Rufus T. Firefly deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure how a thread about this is going to go well here - this would be a difficult topic in the best case but this also seems to be a pretty outragey and counter-outragey setup. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-16

You know who else

Post 153040 by deadwax deleted for the following reason: Hey, I know this is a different essay than the recent open Snyder Hitler post, but there are very many sites with Snyder essays re Hitler on them right now since his new book just came out, and maybe we can keep them in the open post. Please contact us if you have questions. -- taz

They are “really good friends, but it’s platonic.”

Post 153052 by mippy deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

2015-09-14

From Cholera with Kirsten to Spa Day with Saige

Post 152997 by ocherdraco deleted for the following reason: Oops, looks like this is actually from 2013 and is discussing the very same article as the previously -- LobsterMitten

he felt he had made his point well and wanted the world to hear it

Post 152993 by kneecapped deleted for the following reason: This is a totally stupid thing for Damon to say, but I don't know that it merits a post by itself? -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-11

Your job duties: Click "Print"

Post 152917 by mcstayinskool deleted for the following reason: Hey, this seems like mainly a Kim Davis thing, probably better to put it in the still-active Kim Davis thread. -- LobsterMitten

And the first to exit the GOP clown car..... Rick Perry

Post 152927 by LeRoienJaune deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, if it's just the bare fact of the announcement, this is sort of thin newsfilter, and the WSJ link seems to require a login. -- LobsterMitten

The yellowface poet

Post 152925 by naju deleted for the following reason: Probably better to put this in the active thread on this case. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-10

2015-09-09

When White Poets Pretend to Be Asian

Post 152858 by infini deleted for the following reason: Looks like we just had a post about this whole thing a couple days ago, go ahead and add this there. -- cortex

All Speeches Great and Small

Post 152872 by awfurby deleted for the following reason: This was deleted yesterday; that rationale still holds I'm afraid. Perhaps when the site has a bit more content some sort of roundup like this might work better? Frankly right now I'm down with the concept but it's just not immediately clear to me what makes this collection *uniquely* interesting so to speak, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Victorian Sexual Politics Presumably Not Included

Post 152851 by jacquilynne deleted for the following reason: I guess this post is technically Edwardian, then. -- cortex

2015-09-08

Trump, White nationalism, and the cracks in the Conservative movement

Post 152824 by gwint deleted for the following reason: Hey, we've got recent open threads on Trump and another about the cuckservative movement, so this might go better in one of those. -- LobsterMitten

All Speeches Great and Small

Post 152838 by awfurby deleted for the following reason: This is not a good way to present this. If it's a new site, come back to it when it already has content to be worth looking at. -- restless_nomad

The future is here and it's not pretty.

Post 152832 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2015-09-07

One family that could not just stand by and watch.

Post 152803 by storybored deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is great, but making an appeal for donations in a post is against guidelines; please contact us to edit quickly, or repost without the "they need your help" bit. Thanks. -- taz

Latest in GMOs: glow in the dark chickens

Post 152796 by Mesaverdian deleted for the following reason: Heya, this the glow-in-the-dark genetics stuff is neat and interesting but this is maybe a little too thin pop science reporting to be great for a post. -- cortex

Lessig, Harvard professor & constitutional lawyer, Runs for US President

Post 152795 by pos deleted for the following reason: No need to Lessig more. -- cortex

2015-09-05

The first of the 21st century climate war displacements in CARTOON form

Post 152762 by cytherea deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Jessamyn Day 2015

Post 152744 by Wordshore deleted for the following reason: Metatalk would be the better place to celebrate this lovely event -- please go ahead and repost there! -- taz

2015-09-03

Ugly campii

Post 152697 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This is just a list of very ordinary looking buildings of a kind that every campus has, with a ton of giant ads. -- LobsterMitten

In Space, No One Else Gets To The Music First.

Post 152711 by SinisterPurpose deleted for the following reason: Sorry, open Kickstarters are a no-go here. -- restless_nomad

RIP Conrad. You were loved.

Post 152686 by NoMich deleted for the following reason: Double post. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Farewell – Etaoin Shrdlu

Post 152702 by Klaxon Aoooogah deleted for the following reason: This is a wonderful film, but we already had a post on it last month. -- LobsterMitten

Bad Customer

Post 152701 by eviemath deleted for the following reason: This seems to go from "this one woman was an asshole" to... let's all fight about how everybody's an asshole these days? I don't see a thread on this going well. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-02

“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”

Post 152644 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: This seems like weaksauce trolling on Jones' part; fun beloved light novels aren't the same as heavier also-beloved novels for the ages.... so? -- LobsterMitten

The subterranean water temples of India.

Post 152637 by Gordion Knott deleted for the following reason: These are way cool but there's another post on them from a few days ago. -- LobsterMitten

Why Millennials Are Unhappy

Post 152662 by jl87 deleted for the following reason: This is your own site and you are banned. -- restless_nomad

"I weave for outcasts, the poor, people in need"

Post 152661 by terretu deleted for the following reason: She is indeed super cool, but there's already a recent post about her. -- LobsterMitten

Her green plastic watering can for her fake Chinese rubber plant...

Post 152657 by joseph conrad is fully awesome deleted for the following reason: Oops, looks like this was posted back in March. -- LobsterMitten

"I forgot about my vagina."

Post 152656 by alby deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is just a bit too thin, although the line you quote for the title is funny. -- LobsterMitten

2015-09-01

"the false picture of Hunt as a misogynist"

Post 152613 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: We already had a long fighty thread about this with defenses of Hunt and counterargument mixed in; we don't need another unless there's some truly extraordinary thing happening. -- LobsterMitten

Breaking the Depleted Uranium Ceiling

Post 152605 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a classic single-link blog op-ed. -- LobsterMitten