Post 159054 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: Something laying out the details behind this might make for a good post but the infographic format's kinda eh in general as post material. -- cortex
2016-04-30
100% Human Candidate
Post 159073 by deathpanels deleted for the following reason: While this is hilarious, it's just too thin. -- Eyebrows McGee
The suicide of a nation
Post 159048 by Another Fine Product From The Nonsense Factory deleted for the following reason: We can have a good discussion about the situation in Venezuela, but we probably aren't going to get there with this post as is. Maybe try again without an immediately polarizing personal-opinion-piece main link. Please contact us if you have questions! -- taz
2016-04-29
Malt Liquor Video
Post 159045 by mikeand1 deleted for the following reason: This is certainly in the spirit of the season, yet "look at these idiots" is still not a great post, and a bit of searching reveals that there might be a little more background that could add some context. Please contact us if you'd like to discuss an edit or repost! -- taz
Sam Bee
Post 159038 by Roger Dodger deleted for the following reason: This framing is a little too much mystery meat to work, sorry. -- restless_nomad
Teammates perform worse if you harass them after a mistake...n00b.
Post 159035 by wintersweet deleted for the following reason: Have you seen how fast those guys are with a mouse and keyboard, though? More like League of Legerdemain, amirite? But also yes this is a double. -- cortex
2016-04-28
The Sunk Poultry Fallacy
Post 158999 by kmz deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin for an FPP even though I applaud him telling this story to start healing. -- LobsterMitten
The brain dictionary, a semantic atlas of the cerebral cortex
Post 158996 by nickyskye deleted for the following reason: We have an open post about this; maybe put these great links in that thread? -- LobsterMitten
Am I upset? No. I’m disappointed.
Post 158994 by Behemoth deleted for the following reason: Hey, this continues to be a shitty situation, but we had a big thread on this case when it came out only a few months ago. -- LobsterMitten
Trump in Costa Mesa, CA.
Post 159012 by pjmoy deleted for the following reason: This can go in the current election thread. -- restless_nomad
The costs of reporting a rape on campus
Post 158984 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Yeah this seems pretty much a double to me. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
Voyeur photography
Post 159010 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: This is not the sort of thing that wider publicity is a good idea for. -- restless_nomad
2016-04-27
This Award Makes Me Tingle
Post 158959 by pashdown deleted for the following reason: Redirected To The Current Hugo Awards Thread By My Own Butt -- cortex
He should count himself lucky
Post 158950 by sutt deleted for the following reason: This is a "people being terrible" story and it's not very well received, I'm afraid. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
Oklahoma: Where abortions won't come sweeping down the plains
Post 158970 by Talez deleted for the following reason: It's depressing when the "a terrible thing happened!" is done by elected lawmakers, but it leads to the same kind of two-minutes-hate thread. -- restless_nomad
2016-04-26
Visual lemonade
Post 158931 by infini deleted for the following reason: The other post on this is only a couple days old, probably better to put this link in there. -- LobsterMitten
International Workers' Day
Post 158930 by msmryh deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, a wikipedia article typically isn't enough for a post here. -- LobsterMitten
Ampoule anyone?
Post 158925 by dov3 deleted for the following reason: Sorry, if there's more to this than meets the eye, I'm not seeing it. -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-25
Free advice is worth the price
Post 158914 by wonton endangerment deleted for the following reason: Sorry, "police do a shitty thing in an already shitty situation" isn't going to make for a good thread here. -- LobsterMitten
It took 50 years, but we've determined that spanking isn't good for kids
Post 158912 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is a press release on a hot button topic we've discussed before, we maybe don't need to do this again. -- LobsterMitten
a subtle hypocrisy that suggests we think these foods are inferior
Post 158910 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: This is just fightbait, framed this way - this content could be presented in a better way -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-24
Grouch: Origins
Post 158876 by cmoj deleted for the following reason: Looks like advertising for a TV series rather than a real product. -- Eyebrows McGee
"Uh, should I kill myself, or should I keep living? That's the rub."
Post 158869 by WCityMike deleted for the following reason: Let's put it in the Shakespeare thread. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-04-23
More impressive than the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Post 158860 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: Since the articles seem too unclear to allow discussion except about how the articles are unclear, let's wait and you can repost once there's a better or more thorough article to link to. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-04-22
Selective problem solver
Post 158856 by jbickers deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is terrible news, but folks have been asking us to set the bar a little higher with obits, so maybe let's wait on this and see if more info or tributes etc come out in the coming days. -- LobsterMitten
But does the self have a gender?
Post 158836 by informavore deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post for Metafilter. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2016-04-21
" He would rather be known as a druggist."
Post 158822 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten
Prince has died
Post 158817 by waitingtoderail deleted for the following reason: This is waiting for confirmation -- it is not yet confirmed it was Prince -- and let's do better than a short Daily Mail article if it is confirmed. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-04-19
White dreads matter?
Post 158755 by sparklemotion deleted for the following reason: It's terrible that she has been threatened in this way, but I don't see any way for this to go well here. -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-18
Science is broken
Post 158740 by gbc deleted for the following reason: Sorry, it seems like this isn't being received very well. Might be better to find a different source discussing the pieces (Ioannidis?) that interested you about this one, and do a post around that. -- LobsterMitten
Amazon Video Goes Monthly
Post 158717 by Etrigan deleted for the following reason: The splitting move is interesting and I get the basic impetus here of wanting to note and talk about a big move by a major company, but there's not much there there with the current framing; maybe give this another go in a couple days once there's a little more critical discussion to build a post out of. -- cortex
First Lady Michelle Obama to speak at Jackson State
Post 158737 by spikesf deleted for the following reason: This is the second time you've posted on this subject and tried to post a petition. Petitions and awareness-raising campaigns aren't allowed here. -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-17
I can't stand it.
Post 158709 by pjmoy deleted for the following reason: This is a super shitty thing that happens more than it should, but not clear there's more to say beyond "this is super super shitty" and posts like that often end up really badly. -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-15
Representing Hate
Post 158669 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: These guys are sure terrible, not sure we need to give them more attention for their terrible views. -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-14
flowchart to illustrate the maze of sexual assault investigation & trial
Post 158618 by hurdy gurdy girl deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the late delete; this is pretty thin, the flowchart framing is leading to a reductive discussion, we've had a LOT of sexism and rape threads lately, and the discussion isn't starting very well, so I don't think there's anywhere productive for this to go. -- Eyebrows McGee
let's buy some civilization
Post 158639 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad
The Problem with Hillary Clinton
Post 158630 by McLir deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and drop the links in the current election thread. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-04-13
Ideal Career: Joy, Money, and Flow
Post 158611 by Become A Silhouette deleted for the following reason: This is a little too marketing-y to get much of a reception here, sorry. -- restless_nomad
“She was very aware, and very rational and surprisingly ruthless."
Post 158584 by Johnny Wallflower deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this does seem to be a bit on the cruel side. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
Backgrounder for the US Election
Post 158601 by storybored deleted for the following reason: We have so very many election posts and are trying to corral them all, sorry. -- restless_nomad
2016-04-12
Airplane ASMR
Post 158557 by Steakfrites deleted for the following reason: Unfortunately, looks like the video has been pulled by YouTube. If it goes back up I can undelete, or you can repost in a few days. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-04-11
2016-04-10
DEPORTATIONS TO BEGIN
Post 158504 by mwhybark deleted for the following reason: Triple. Pop it in the open thread. -- Eyebrows McGee
Film Dialogue from 2,000 screenplays, Broken Down by Gender and Age
Post 158501 by latkes deleted for the following reason: Double. Hey, I've seen this movie before! -- Eyebrows McGee
"Ambassador Kid Rock"
Post 158496 by AlonzoMosleyFBI deleted for the following reason: Since this is mostly commentary on Trump's candidacy, go ahead and add it to the current election thread. -- Eyebrows McGee
How dumb you have to be?
Post 158509 by korpe4r deleted for the following reason: Awfully thin for a MetaFilter post and doesn't seem to be much to the story beyond "point and laugh." -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-04-09
You keep using that word...
Post 158476 by idiopath deleted for the following reason: Don't link twice, it's alright *harmonica solo* -- cortex
Legal Name Fraud - The Truth
Post 158485 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: I think this is a little too "point and laugh," sorry. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-04-08
FLOTUS should not speak in Mississippi
Post 158468 by spikesf deleted for the following reason: Petitions and awareness-raising campaigns are not okay in FPPs here. -- LobsterMitten
The taste of his precious fruits...
Post 158466 by blue_beetle deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is fun but due to election overload, we're asking folks to confine US-election-related links to the open election thread. -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-06
"Room-scale VR’s time will come. In a couple of decades ..."
Post 158407 by GallonOfAlan deleted for the following reason: Probably best to just include this in yesterday's big VR post if it hasn't come up there already. -- cortex
“Call me old-fashioned...”
Post 158414 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: You know, I'm not sure we get real value out of "someone said a stupid/terrible thing about trans people" threads, and I know they do some harm. Let's skip this one. -- restless_nomad
Henry Kissinger Still Alive
Post 158411 by Cookiebastard deleted for the following reason: I appreciate this is a byproduct of a recent MetaTalk discussion and so don't fault you for experimenting a little, but I don't feel like "Kissiinger: Not Dead Yet" is really a great basis for a post. -- cortex
2016-04-05
The feminist cupcake sale that led to death and rape threats
Post 158389 by AGameOfMoans deleted for the following reason: This is a shitty thing that happened but not really an article that supports another go-round on this topic. -- restless_nomad
"No one is making decisions for me."
Post 158376 by Kitteh deleted for the following reason: This is a lengthy story about how she really doesn't want to be the subject of all this attention; maybe not a great thing to be throwing a lot of extra attention on? -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-04
The rest of the internet hates his guts.
Post 158365 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: Article doesn't really seem to have surprising insights or whatever beyond just "terrible person is terrible, here are a bunch of offensive examples", and I don't know that we need to be providing additional attention for this dude. -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-03
jailed by war crimes tribunal
Post 158349 by ovvl deleted for the following reason: This is from last week, and they've now given the verdict, so it's weird to post the older article? -- LobsterMitten
2016-04-02
I felt I was in a movie and it was going to end terribly
Post 158337 by standardasparagus deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty thin post for MetaFilter. Also, the framing with the cryptic article subheads is extremely confusing. -- Eyebrows McGee
2016-04-01
David Bowie tribute steaming live tonight
Post 158315 by Ike_Arumba deleted for the following reason: Heya, sounds like a nice thing but stuff that's explicit fundraising is generally not a good fit for the front page. -- cortex