2016-01-31
2016 Hugo Awards: Last Day to Register to Nominate
Post 156741 by Greg Hullender deleted for the following reason: This doesn't actually have any content; it's just a note to go buy a membership and vote, which isn't a good metafilter post. -- Eyebrows McGee
It wasn't always this way
Post 156749 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: We have an active Zika virus thread from just this morning; you can drop the links in there. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-01-30
Trans woman murdered in Austin Texas
Post 156718 by Annika Cicada deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is a shitty thing that happened, but we've gotten a lot of feedback that posting a ton of shitty things that happen to trans people is really wearing to a lot of trans folks and they'd prefer we didn't, and I don't see this thread being productive of anything but a lot of deletions. -- restless_nomad
2016-01-28
Amy Schumer, joke thief?
Post 156674 by Clustercuss deleted for the following reason: Eh, it seems like this has blown over, and just generally we don't need to have a thread on every social-media-fanned flap. -- LobsterMitten
To blame someone else is to rob me of my free will
Post 156672 by corb deleted for the following reason: In the name of containing the Trump political stuff, probably better to put this in the conservatives against Trump thread. -- LobsterMitten
Physical blindness is a social construct
Post 156664 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Without even realizing it, we've seen it before... -- LobsterMitten
2016-01-26
How is Donald Trump doing it?
Post 156620 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: I dunno that we are in dire need of another venue in which to discuss Trump right now, sorry. -- restless_nomad
Tactical, practical and pretty
Post 156617 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: "women need sexy novelty versions of regular things" + pro-gun angle here seems like just fightbait -- LobsterMitten
2016-01-25
The peculiar rule of the Talmud receives support from Bayesian analysis
Post 156561 by nebulawindphone deleted for the following reason: This is why I prefer the solitary power-mad despot approach to government, because I am 100% sure we had a post about this recently and this way I'm allowed to delete the post accordingly. -- cortex
2016-01-24
Where are these brass rubbings from?
Post 156537 by abbyladybug deleted for the following reason: This was probably meant for ask. -- Eyebrows McGee
I've come to believe my grandmother literally poisoned those around her.
Post 156529 by Faint of Butt deleted for the following reason: I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-01-23
Nagasaki
Post 156509 by Mblue deleted for the following reason: Given what this is footage of, brief and sort of jokey framing isn't a great way to present it. -- LobsterMitten
2016-01-22
Twitter harassment verdict.
Post 156480 by kiwano deleted for the following reason: If there's interesting additional materials coming down the pipe, better to wait for them and provide a little more context for the post instead of rushing it; the framing here is a little too "and here's my opinion" for a post in any case. -- cortex
Hold still...
Post 156494 by So You're Saying These Are Pants? deleted for the following reason: This is sort of delightful but in a we-have-been-delighted-by-it-previously way. -- cortex
2016-01-20
Planet Number Nine
Post 156410 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: more like tenth planet amirite -- cortex
Move Over Timecube, We Have A New Challenger!
Post 156420 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is pretty classic "laugh at the crazy person", which isn't a great fit here. -- restless_nomad
2016-01-19
"I encourage you to rethink all the things you were taught not to do..."
Post 156376 by magstheaxe deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this seems like a collection with some good points (on a subject we've had quite a few posts on and even a current open thread) and then quite a bit of sorta noise-ish stuff, offered in a way that's inevitably just going to draw an unnecessary fight over the noise-ish stuff. -- LobsterMitten
Rhetoric and Law
Post 156388 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- restless_nomad
Canadian Senator Brazeau hospitalized under mysterious circumstances
Post 156387 by ricochet biscuit deleted for the following reason: Maybe let's wait until we know what happened? Even weird jerks deserve not to be gawked at over mysterious injuries - and further to the link below, more so if it's self-harm. -- LobsterMitten
2016-01-18
Rock Lobster
Post 156349 by T.D. Strange deleted for the following reason: bugs keep poopin' / bugs always / work it out -- cortex
"The first and only time I had sex it did not go well..."
Post 156347 by salvia deleted for the following reason: Hey there, this is fine to post but having the super disturbing High Shock Value text above the fold with no warning is a problem. Please contact us for a quick edit and we'll fix it up; thanks! -- taz
2016-01-17
15 Images That Show Why Letter-Spacing Is Important
Post 156328 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the late delete; seems a little too thin to be a good metafilter post. -- Eyebrows McGee
Ways to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s vision tomorrow
Post 156337 by Baeria deleted for the following reason: Hey, this seems like a reasonable topic but explicit links to fundraising are against the rules, so it's going to be a little tricky, sorry. -- restless_nomad
I don't flirt. I just say what I want.
Post 156333 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Single advertising link with no date, plot info, etc., is pretty thin for a post. -- Eyebrows McGee
Meet Olivia Farnsworth: The Bionic Girl of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Post 156321 by dancestoblue deleted for the following reason: Hey, yeah, sorry, but a single link article from the not-so-trustworthy Daily Mail, plus kind of spotlighting this one little girl, plus the strong personal voice format here isn't really going to work; contact us if you'd like to discuss or edit -- taz
2016-01-16
Snoop Dogg Narrates Planet Earth Video
Post 156319 by bunderful deleted for the following reason: oops, sorry, looks like this has been posted before! -- taz
2016-01-15
Another Oregon Story
Post 156298 by Oyéah deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is a crappy thing that happened, but not clear why this is a great post for Mefi, and the framing of the post doesn't really explain. -- LobsterMitten
Every Screen Has Become a Graphical User Interface
Post 156273 by laterreason deleted for the following reason: The main link here is a self-link. That's explicitly not okay; you are banned. -- cortex
2016-01-13
The tricky part is filling out 292,201,338 tickets
Post 156244 by DirtyOldTown deleted for the following reason: Cute analysis but probably fine to just toss this into the existing Powerball discussion. -- cortex
2016-01-12
Attack in Istanbul
Post 156213 by aaanastasia deleted for the following reason: Let's hold off a bit until we have more facts and info on this, and can have a reasonable conversation instead of a lot of guessing and speculation -- taz
2016-01-11
The “Other Side” Is Not Dumb
Post 156205 by mecran01 deleted for the following reason: I'm kinda eh on whether this is great post material to begin with, but I think framing it with a pullquote about an illustrative device in the piece is gonna mean a lot of arguing about that device and the merits of it even if that's not what the piece is mostly about, which just seems like a recipe for not-great weirdness. -- cortex
Infinite Variations
Post 156200 by sampathcse16 deleted for the following reason: To spamfinity...and bebanned! -- cortex
2016-01-10
Farewell to the Thin White Duke
Post 156193 by LeRoienJaune deleted for the following reason: Please add this to the slightly earlier post -- taz
2016-01-09
The Gun Owner You Hate
Post 156163 by yhbc deleted for the following reason: This is super thin and not going to create any positive discussion, I'm afraid. -- restless_nomad
2016-01-08
Can't cut the throat of every cocksucker whose demeanor it would improve
Post 156150 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Eh, I'm excited for Deadwood too but this sort of feels like having-an-excuse-to-say-cocksucker-on-the-front-page as title choices go. -- cortex
2016-01-07
...but she liked school.
Post 156129 by a fiendish thingy deleted for the following reason: Yeah, I get why this is interesting but it's seeming just a bit eeeenh, staring at an unhappy family's painful situation, without any further context.... possibly would be more workable if more context emerges? -- LobsterMitten
Greek wisdom: live with your friends
Post 156123 by BradyDale deleted for the following reason: Hey there, this is a good link but the framing of your post (with the "my personal take" angle) isn't really consistent with how things are framed here... drop us a line at the contact form in the next little while if you'd like to edit, or you can repost tomorrow without that bit. -- LobsterMitten
Bees are on their way to extintion, so is Humanity
Post 156122 by jeanfrancois248 deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned. -- Eyebrows McGee
You Can't Trust What You Read About Nutrition
Post 156132 by mecran01 deleted for the following reason: Hey if you want some help reframing, let us know, but the metacommentary about your own framing makes this a bit weird from the jump. -- LobsterMitten
2016-01-06
Does it make a sound?
Post 156094 by gauche deleted for the following reason: Is it like a beat without a melody? Double. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-01-05
Sexual assaults in Germany
Post 156071 by mgrrl deleted for the following reason: This seems like an awful thing, but also like the police are only just figuring out what happened, and given the obvious racial/immigration angle, it's probably better to wait to post until more is known and there's more established info and analysis of this -- posting this now just leaves us with "shit that's horrible" and then a lot of loose anger and guesswork which will likely lead to unnecessary fights. -- LobsterMitten
I've been body shamed, have you?
Post 156068 by ourt deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a survey with kind of obvious results framed in a way that can only lead to fighting; plus it's positioned sort of weirdly as a promo for Yahoo Health? -- LobsterMitten
2016-01-04
2016-01-02
people really, really like to laugh at other people.
Post 156002 by joseph conrad is fully awesome deleted for the following reason: Better to pop this in the open thread about the Manchester pic. -- LobsterMitten
Golden ratio drunks
Post 156007 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: Classical proportion + drunken revels = seeing double -- LobsterMitten
2016-01-01
2 Pieces Of Medical Software That Will Change Your Life
Post 155971 by gildenventures deleted for the following reason: Spam, banned. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
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