2015-10-31

True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings

Post 154316 by four panels deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but a single-link Op/Ed of yet another one of these "kids today" / universities can't handle open debate isn't great. We've discussed this multiple times, so maybe something that offers something new or more in-depth would be better. -- taz

2015-10-30

Grantland.com (2011-2015)

Post 154301 by Etrigan deleted for the following reason: Who is buried in Grantland's Tomb? -- cortex

Willis Carto, Rot in Hell!

Post 154296 by graymouser deleted for the following reason: I think it'd be okay to put together a post about Carto and the shit he's done, but doing it in the form of a nominal obituary post + "rot in hell" is not really a good setup for that. -- cortex

2015-10-29

Like Guantanamo Bay, but without the long-term commitment

Post 154266 by rtimmel deleted for the following reason: Sorry, no open fundraisers or petitions, and the Guantanamo comparison is pretty distasteful. -- LobsterMitten

Burn this letter

Post 154273 by Potomac Avenue deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Torby papierowe

Post 154254 by Matt C deleted for the following reason: Spam, banned. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-10-28

Finally we can go back to being allowed to fix stuff we already own

Post 154252 by Yosemite Sam deleted for the following reason: This basically needs to be stripped of the opinionated language in order for it to work here. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Its time to have a talk about your bacon habit

Post 154236 by infini deleted for the following reason: probably better not to build a post about this around a sassy pull-quote -- cortex

Should my car be allowed to kill me?

Post 154232 by elgilito deleted for the following reason: This'd be fine as a comment in this ethics-of-self-driving-cars post from a couple days ago. -- cortex

"Really? You're actually up for it?"

Post 154221 by a fiendish thingy deleted for the following reason: This is pretty short / thin, with not actually a lot of results, and might be better as part of something more in-depth on the topic -- taz

na we making money

Post 154243 by numaner deleted for the following reason: This seems like a little point-and-laugh to go well, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2015-10-27

those stories and Andy Rooney

Post 154202 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: This is pretty BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP thin for a post, sorry. -- LobsterMitten

Robot - Brew Me a Beer

Post 154195 by drewbage1847 deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, no open fundraising campaigns in posts. -- LobsterMitten

GOP and White House agree to keep government open

Post 154186 by humanfont deleted for the following reason: Hey, it's looking like some details here may not be accurate? Maybe a repost that's clearer will be better. -- taz

2015-10-26

Signed, Epstein's Mother

Post 154177 by mattdidthat deleted for the following reason: This is a little thin, and seems to not be going over that well; if you want to repost, maybe drop a note to the contact form about reframing? -- LobsterMitten

Europe - No mo' GMO

Post 154173 by storybored deleted for the following reason: Eh, anti-GMO stuff is a much-covered topic that's always sorta fighty here, and we've heard from Mark Lynas before. -- LobsterMitten

Daphne, Dirk, Don and Gary are together at last

Post 154168 by artsandsci deleted for the following reason: Sorry, no open Kickstarters on the front page. -- cortex

2015-10-25

Fur for the future

Post 154137 by michswiss deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Secretive Correspondence Guidelines used by Jehovah’s Witnesses leaked

Post 154120 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: Very interesting news item, but the problem with the source using a very distracting, very possibly anti-semitic comparison for the document here is a problem. Maybe think about reposting with a different link, or contact us to edit for same. Thanks. -- taz

2015-10-23

Skydiving beavers

Post 154083 by sardonyx deleted for the following reason: THE PARACHUTING BEAVER SINGULARITY IS UPON US -- cortex

Why is the human vagina so big?

Post 154099 by wollaston deleted for the following reason: Sorry, I think the way this is presented will have people reading the context of it backwards, and will yield a big fight. -- LobsterMitten

GHOSTS n' SHIT

Post 154097 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: Not seeing why this LOLboobs is a great post for Mefi. -- LobsterMitten

Sad Congressman Celebrates Major Sorrow by Suffering in Hilarious Way

Post 154092 by internet fraud detective squad, station number 9 deleted for the following reason: I enjoy this ludicrous display but probably it should go in the other Mets thread from today. -- LobsterMitten

Should women abstain from going to the movies throughout pregnancy?

Post 154091 by Another Fine Product From The Nonsense Factory deleted for the following reason: This seems to be subscription-walled, plus the coy framing on an inevitably charged topic isn't a good way to go. -- LobsterMitten

2015-10-22

slnyt

Post 154054 by infini deleted for the following reason: Hey maybe put this in the welfare myths thread from a couple days ago? -- LobsterMitten

“The only interest that’s being protected here is industry.”

Post 154068 by Rustic Etruscan deleted for the following reason: There's a thread on this topic already open, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2015-10-21

Hoverboards

Post 154029 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: you just literally linked to a post from today in your post, go post your thing as a comment in that post -- cortex

Axis Broadcasts in Arabic

Post 154023 by zenwerewolf deleted for the following reason: It's a surprisingly shitty rhetorical gambit from Netanyahu but probably we should hold off on a post until/unless there's more to talk about than the fact that he said this thing, given how charged this whole general are of discussion is to begin with. -- cortex

The World Never Was That Simple

Post 154013 by Ipsifendus deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but we're already discussing the Playboy news; maybe post the first link there, if it hasn't been mentioned -- taz

2015-10-20

NY Times Weekender Nostalgia Post

Post 153993 by neoist deleted for the following reason: Hey sorry, looks like you meant to post this on AskMetafilter - click the link in the header and you can post it over there instead. -- LobsterMitten

The Jedi must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea.

Post 153987 by Nevin deleted for the following reason: This article is from 2009, plus there's an active Star Wars post from yesterday. -- LobsterMitten

2015-10-19

"They seek out suffering and plan their good deeds 'in cold blood.'"

Post 153961 by holmesian deleted for the following reason: Looks like we just had a post about MacFarquhar and do-goodry a few weeks ago. -- cortex

Eritrean dies after being mistaken for an accomplice in attack

Post 153960 by femmegrrr deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible thing that happened, but I feel like there's both a "police shot an innocent person" thing and a "what's going on with Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel" thing and joining 'em together in one post is kind of setting up a mess where a post just about one or the other (and the latter is probably a much better idea as far as that goes) would be a lot more workable. -- cortex

December 14th, 1961

Post 153956 by TedW deleted for the following reason: Looks like we just had a post around that Atlantic article about Vaughn's work disappearing, maybe add any details here that are missing to that thread. -- cortex

10 Scary-Good Cocktails (AKA Halloween Candy for Adults)

Post 153968 by danabanana deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, I know this took a lot of work, but copying the full text of the link into your post isn't really a workable thing for a Mefi thread. Let me know if you'd like to edit it down. -- LobsterMitten

2015-10-18

The GOP ifinally found proof of criminal wrongdoing in Hillary's emails!

Post 153940 by markkraft deleted for the following reason: If this turns out to be a new thing/story worth having a Mefi post about, we can surely get a better link on it than the Daily Mail. -- LobsterMitten

2015-10-17

"Yeah, wouldn’t I like to have your problems"

Post 153914 by Johnny Wallflower deleted for the following reason: Previously deleted, sorry! -- taz

Cue the tiniest violins!

Post 153911 by Kitteh deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this is basically a clickbaity hate-athon type article -- featuring some very offensive comparisons -- that isn't likely to yield much enlightenment -- taz

2015-10-15

Donald Feels the Bern

Post 153869 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Eh, I think probably better to cram this into the previous Trump humor thread. -- LobsterMitten

More Minimum Wage

Post 153865 by andrewpcone deleted for the following reason: Hey, better to put these in one of the open sexual harassment in restaurants threads or the tipping thread. -- LobsterMitten

Keylogging, 1970's Style

Post 153859 by Pope Guilty deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Talking Japan Manhole covers culture

Post 153853 by Rock Yuan deleted for the following reason: Spam -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-10-14

lies.scare.puddles

Post 153821 by dangerousdan deleted for the following reason: Looks like we've covered this before -- taz

2015-10-13

NYTimes's excellent collection of data on 2016 presidential candidates

Post 153813 by Sleeper deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, this is a good link but we have an open thread on NYT coverage of campaign fundraising that's only a couple days old, and in the name of not having US election coverage take over the front page, probably better to put this in there or hold off and post it later if it keeps being updated. -- LobsterMitten

Keylogger 1.0

Post 153820 by computech_apolloniajames deleted for the following reason: Super cool, but we've seen it recently -- restless_nomad

2015-10-12

Which Americans can do business in Iran

Post 153783 by hoder deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, it's not okay to link to your own work on the front page. -- LobsterMitten

Propaganda and Pick ups

Post 153770 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: Would be good to do this with somewhat less sketchy-seeming links if that's practicable. If it's not, then eh. -- cortex

2015-10-11

Ten Years of Sexual Harassment In Astronomy

Post 153742 by sciatrix deleted for the following reason: Synchronicity, and the other's a minute sooner, so go ahead and add anything here that's missing from there as a comment. -- cortex

2015-10-10

TPP Treaty: Intellectual Property Rights Chapter

Post 153708 by bukvich deleted for the following reason: Sorry, looks like we just had a TPP thread a few days ago so probably better to put these links over there and keep the discussion in one thread. -- LobsterMitten

.ᵗʰ

Post 153707 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: We've got two open threads on these shootings, we really don't need a third; this link can go in one of those threads. -- LobsterMitten

Of course it's true, I read it in the paper / Saw it on the news.

Post 153705 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: I agree we should be skeptical of how the media manipulates us, but this seems to be a propaganda piece about how Ukraine is bad and Russia is good, which is a very weird form for the concern over propaganda to take. -- LobsterMitten

The Millennial Pledge

Post 153722 by naju deleted for the following reason: This is not a winner, looking at the reaction. Sorry. -- restless_nomad

“OK, I have to admit this this is a strange collection.”

Post 153721 by nebulawindphone deleted for the following reason: Blue light special -- cortex

Don't try this at home

Post 153704 by fearfulsymmetry deleted for the following reason: Hey, it's looking like a) there were people actually injured in the resulting fire, and b) uncertain if the video subject actually intended this to be saved on YouTube... plus a lot of laughing at the guy (not here) when it seems that this was a rather terrible accident. Deleting for now, please contact us if you'd like to discuss or share more info about the video origins or whatever! -- taz

2015-10-07

The Art of Mr. Werewolf

Post 153624 by DirtyOldTown deleted for the following reason: His stuff is rad but we've seen it recently. -- cortex

China Gamifies Real Life

Post 153614 by andrewcooke deleted for the following reason: Double post deleted (credit score not affected) -- goodnewsfortheinsane

If you care about gun violence, People Magazine says call Congress

Post 153637 by bluesky43 deleted for the following reason: Probably better to add this as a comment in the current active gun violence thread. -- cortex

2015-10-06

Perhaps Joe Biden is a bit too "authentic"?!

Post 153610 by markkraft deleted for the following reason: This does not seem fully-baked enough to be worth investigating just yet. -- restless_nomad

When a mistake is deliberate.

Post 153606 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: This needs to be framed much less editorially to work here, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Why are you a buddhist?

Post 153599 by Another Fine Product From The Nonsense Factory deleted for the following reason: This is both editorially framed and pretty insulting, it seems, which doesn't seem likely to lead to a good discussion. -- LobsterMitten

Dating advice from the Federal Reserve

Post 153598 by clawsoon deleted for the following reason: Yeah, I tend to agree that this is a pretty dire kind of prediction that needs more qualification, and it's framed (by the Post) in a clickbaity way that seems kind of irresponsible. -- LobsterMitten

China is selectively breeding out dissent.

Post 153597 by pjern deleted for the following reason: Heya, it looks like this is substantially the same story as one we saw a short time ago. -- LobsterMitten

2015-10-03

the side effects of the cocaine

Post 153539 by philip-random deleted for the following reason: oops, yeah, looks like a relatively recent double -- taz

Put your phone down!

Post 153535 by Roger Dodger deleted for the following reason: Eh, we fight about cellphone etiquette too much anyway, but also this seems to be connected to a PR stunt from a few years ago, and keeps resurfacing as an ad campaign; I'm not clear on who's driving the latest round. -- LobsterMitten

2015-10-01

Again.

Post 153484 by NoxAeternum deleted for the following reason: Horrible event but we don't actually have to have a post about every horrible event. -- LobsterMitten