2016-05-31

"Are you dancing?" Are you asking? "Well I'm asking" Then I'm dancing

Post 160049 by episodic deleted for the following reason: Sad to hear, but this is far too thin of an article to be a good basis for a post. -- cortex

IMF and FT poking at neoliberalism

Post 160047 by hleehowon deleted for the following reason: Looks like the FT article is straight-up paywalled, which kinda nerfs this post form the word go. -- cortex

Freedom's Safest Place | You Haven't Met America

Post 160063 by Trinity-Gehenna deleted for the following reason: You've run afoul of the house style, I'm afraid - this is bog-standard editorializing and doesn't work here. -- restless_nomad

'The Schuyler Sisters' from Hamilton get MisCast

Post 160057 by Foci for Analysis deleted for the following reason: This is adorable but we've had a *lot* of Hamilton in a few days, and we're going to have to push back a bit against single cover videos. -- restless_nomad

2016-05-30

You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man.

Post 160011 by Sleeper deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but we're trying to keep US election-related stuff limited to a few threads, and this is sort of goofy news-of-the-weird slash point-and-laugh about this one guy, which has already been brought up in this thread. -- taz

2016-05-29

When Movements Backfire

Post 159998 by harriet vane deleted for the following reason: This is getting flagged a lot, and while the article is interesting, the problem with some hateful public statements by one of the authors is making it pretty much impossible to have a focused discussion on the topic. Please contact us to other possible ways to make the post work differently. Thanks. -- taz

2016-05-28

Pant Alone: The World's First Individual Pant

Post 159996 by not that girl deleted for the following reason: Seems a little thin, and we don't usually allow open kickstarters in FPPs. -- Eyebrows McGee

2016-05-27

This is a war over how dialogue in America will be shaped.

Post 159969 by AceRock deleted for the following reason: Heya, sorry, we're corralling Trump related stuff in the open election thread -- LobsterMitten

When you grow up hearing," Yeah, but you're one of the good ones"...

Post 159980 by taff deleted for the following reason: Hey, problem here with OP editorializing in the post; please contact us for a quick edit! -- taz

Crude Cocktail of Ignorance and Bias

Post 159977 by R.F.Simpson deleted for the following reason: I don't think this is framing that's going to lead to a constructive conversation. -- restless_nomad

2016-05-26

Get up and fight, sucker!

Post 159922 by Mitheral deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

The Dangerous Acceptance of Donald Trump

Post 159947 by Sebmojo deleted for the following reason: We have more than sufficient Trumpery in the current election thread. -- restless_nomad

2016-05-25

"There is a common belief at Oberlin that all Jews are white and rich."

Post 159893 by griphus deleted for the following reason: There's a thread from yesterday about Oberlin etc., add this there if it's not in there already. -- cortex

Trump for President!

Post 159890 by Len deleted for the following reason: Sorry, we're at too high a Trump Saturation Index for this to be worth its own post. -- cortex

2016-05-24

And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright

Post 159856 by Johnny Wallflower deleted for the following reason: There should be a "fruit of the poison tree" joke in here I feel... -- LobsterMitten

our nightmare

Post 159855 by p3on deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this seems like fightbait about subjects we've got open posts on already - election, academic climate, inequality, etc. -- LobsterMitten

But I want to know now!!

Post 159872 by mosschief deleted for the following reason: Hey, we're trying to keep a handle on the election commentary by confining it to relatively few posts - you can post this in the currently active thread -- restless_nomad

"Let the dirtybutts die."

Post 159849 by anotherpanacea deleted for the following reason: It takes a while to get there, but this is an election-related personal op-ed blog post, and the discussion the author is raising will work better in one of the election posts -- taz

2016-05-23

This Is About More Than Politics

Post 159828 by NoxAeternum deleted for the following reason: This seems like it's got kind of a truckload of inside baseball attached to it that is likely to yield up a thread a lot more about arguing competing factors than about having a decent discussion about the nominal topic of the essay. I'm not sure if there's a better way to post about this exactly but this doesn't seem like a great starting point for a thread. -- cortex

10 ways technology products are stealing your agency

Post 159841 by COD deleted for the following reason: Oops, looks like a double. -- LobsterMitten

Sapiens 2.0: Homo Deus?

Post 159818 by kliuless deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but a post on artificial intelligence that segues into a US politics post isn't going to work. Feel free to rework this as AI/technology post, and add pertinent Bernie / Hillary / Trump stuff in one of the election threads. Please contact us if you have questions! -- taz

2016-05-22

His next victim? The entire Republican Party.

Post 159808 by blue_beetle deleted for the following reason: We have an election thread going and are trying to corral everything there. -- restless_nomad

2016-05-21

I was so scared I would shit myself while the client was thrusting

Post 159774 by item deleted for the following reason: This is a totally okay thing to post but this is, in fact, kinda poor judgement for what to use as the title text and is undercutting the conversation as a result. Maybe try again tomorrow with more of a tell rather than show approach to "awful stuff inside" and let folks decide whether or not to click through. -- cortex

Gelatinous Cube for VP

Post 159778 by benzenedream deleted for the following reason: Eh, we have Donald enough already I feel like. -- cortex

2016-05-20

"WE WILL GIVE TIP WHEN YOU RETURN THE LAND"

Post 159728 by SpacemanRed deleted for the following reason: Outragefilter. I get there are some issues of social justice and privilege at play, but this is fundamentally "mean person does mean thing" and I don't know there's a great conversation to be had around that. -- Eyebrows McGee

2016-05-19

Disability and Bernie

Post 159709 by SuzySmith deleted for the following reason: Hey there, sorry, with the election overload, we've been trying to keep all the Bernie stuff in one thread at a time, and the current thread is here; better to put this link in there. -- LobsterMitten

The Bath School Massacre of 1927 Remembered

Post 159699 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is something we've seen before and in general it's a bit eeh to have a post with a thinnish article when it sort of becomes "hey here's a horrible thing you may not have heard of." -- LobsterMitten

EgyptAir Flight 804

Post 159691 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: This is all still very much in flux. Let's hold off until there's a slightly clearer picture, right now we'd just be left speculating. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2016-05-18

The empty brain

Post 159673 by sciatrix deleted for the following reason: Site does seem to be ailing at the moment; maybe give this a do-over tomorrow? -- cortex

Egyptair Flight From Paris to Cairo Vanishes From Radar

Post 159685 by Drinky Die deleted for the following reason: This is classic breaking news. Let's hold off until there's something to do besides speculate. -- restless_nomad

Holding Space

Post 159664 by jillithd deleted for the following reason: A good piece but we had a post about it late last year. -- cortex

RIP Jane Little, Queen of the Bass

Post 159663 by CarrotAdventure deleted for the following reason: bass double -- cortex

2016-05-17

Drag stars officially have a new queen to worship

Post 159630 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Please contact us about an edit -- LobsterMitten

The quiet city of Orinda has a problem.

Post 159628 by mecran01 deleted for the following reason: Sorry, it's hard to see how this can go any way but "look at these assholes," which is never a great start for a thread. -- LobsterMitten

Theme: "political correctness run amok" or "minority group gone too far"

Post 159635 by palindromic deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, just to crib taz's deletion reason from another recent posting of this: Julia Serano is great, but this is an opinion piece from Nov '15 that was addressing a lot of current articles and issues happening right around that time that we discussed here in depth (including this link), and we don't really need to repeat that wholesale. -- LobsterMitten

2016-05-16

Dumb Ways to Die... IN SPACE

Post 159591 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- taz

you complete your mission with a feather test.

Post 159610 by threeants deleted for the following reason: Oops, looks like this is a double. -- LobsterMitten

Say a prayer.

Post 159600 by Bee'sWing deleted for the following reason: Hope she's fine but a post about someone currently whereabouts unknown doesn't really make sense for a post to the front page. -- cortex

2016-05-13

Dust off your scare-quotes and assemble that straw man

Post 159552 by Gin and Broadband deleted for the following reason: Julia Serano is great, but this is an opinion piece from Nov '15 that was addressing a lot of current articles and issues happening right around that time that we discussed here in depth (including this link), and we don't really need to repeat that wholesale. This might work in another context as part of a different post, but as a one-off single link, maybe not the best. Please contact us if you have questions. -- taz

“So, what’s next for you?” “LESS.”

Post 159546 by namewithoutwords deleted for the following reason: Mods Deleting Double Posts In Western Art History -- cortex

"Hillary's America" Trailer

Post 159542 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: I'm generally disinclined to keep my politics out of moderation messages but seriously just fuck Dinesh D'Souza's tired nutball bullshit as something we need to even give the time of day to at this late date. -- cortex

Ada Palmer's 1st novel

Post 159536 by kingless deleted for the following reason: Looks like a nice book, but as just a short "I've got a book coming out" blurb on her website this comes off as too thin and sales-pitchy to really fit the front page. -- cortex

2016-05-12

'Getaway vehicle' was NOT in the job description.

Post 159494 by anthy deleted for the following reason: Oops, sorry, open Kickstarters aren't allowed. Fine to repost after the Kickstarter closes. -- LobsterMitten

"Current formal work dress codes are out-dated and sexist."

Post 159490 by Etrigan deleted for the following reason: Hey sorry, no open petitions/campaigns in FPPs. -- LobsterMitten

Impossible 'Self-filling' water bottle is.... Impossible (16min SYTL)

Post 159484 by Faintdreams deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- LobsterMitten

Another One Bites the Dust?

Post 159475 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: This seems to be inaccurate, and I'm curious what you mean by "I'll have a word with" the editor? -- LobsterMitten

Emerging Markets in 2016: The Growth Divergence Continues

Post 159473 by El Almeja deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post for Metafilter. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2016-05-11

Make Dating Great Again

Post 159455 by mattdidthat deleted for the following reason: Cute, but we've seen the Cape Breton one already and there's just about nothing on the Maple Match site to justify a further metastasis of Trumpiness on the front page. -- cortex

The charge was clear

Post 159452 by jackbishop deleted for the following reason: These have been pretty difficult threads previously and I don't feel like a shortish "here's an update" thing is a good reason to have another. -- cortex

What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do With Dick?

Post 159467 by griphus deleted for the following reason: Appreciate the joke but this is just a wee bit thin. -- restless_nomad

Powerful men and Hollywood silence

Post 159442 by rainydayfilms deleted for the following reason: We had a hell of an angry, painful, vituperative thread about this previously that devoured a whole lot of moderation time and membership good will, and I'm not seeing a very good reason to have a repeat of the exact same thing again. There are ways to talk here about the problem of powerful abusers, but this is probably not the post that will bring that more useful discussion. -- taz

2016-05-10

The editor of Bookslut, which shut down last week, talks to the Guardian

Post 159420 by deathpanels deleted for the following reason: Sorry, we had a Bookslut obit thread last week, maybe put this in there? -- LobsterMitten

Schrodinger’s Audience: How News Analytics Handed America Trump

Post 159413 by y2karl deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, this is interesting but brief and is largely about this phenomenon in relation to Trump, so should probably go in the open Trump thread. -- LobsterMitten

Up And At Them!

Post 159410 by griphus deleted for the following reason: Hello, chums! This one was first but the other one has funnier comments and the earlier source. -- LobsterMitten

Can you draw a men's bicycle?

Post 159427 by dobi deleted for the following reason: Love this but it was already posted about a month ago. -- LobsterMitten

2016-05-09

Its peer review, but not as we know it Jim

Post 159385 by Another Fine Product From The Nonsense Factory deleted for the following reason: This seems kinda eh. -- cortex

I got sick of waiting for teponaztli to post it

Post 159397 by Elementary Penguin deleted for the following reason: poster's request, good luck on your term paper teponaztli -- LobsterMitten

2016-05-08

On literal white tears

Post 159356 by Conspire deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is an interesting read, but I think it's going to be enormously difficult to have a general audience discussion about it that doesn't leave basically everybody involved unhappy with how it goes. -- cortex

OV

Post 159368 by shockingbluamp deleted for the following reason: This is waaaaay thin quickie celeb gossip for a post. -- cortex

Youngster meets dog.

Post 159367 by Schroder deleted for the following reason: Totes regifted. -- cortex

2016-05-07

A call to action: your fat friend is going it alone

Post 159349 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the late delete; this does not appear to be a conversation we can have civilly. -- Eyebrows McGee

2016-05-06

Well played, Dr. Tingle

Post 159305 by ivan ivanych samovar deleted for the following reason: Heya, I know it's a good chuckle but this has been discussed a bunch already in the recent Hugos thread in one of your previouslies and we should probably just keep it there. -- cortex

Sorry, Laurie Anderson...

Post 159294 by Ipsifendus deleted for the following reason: Yup, has been discussed some already in the current Hugo thread. -- cortex

Trans Narratives

Post 159323 by Kattullus deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure a long-form essay about the terrible legal status of trans people is a productive or kind conversation-starter -- restless_nomad

The Dish 3.0

Post 159315 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: Eh, there's still a lot of election left and some threads open; I'm not sure if Let's Hear What Andrew Sullivan Is Saying Lately is the best reason to kick off a new one. -- cortex

2016-05-05

I left my grace at the Leftatorium

Post 159270 by bswinburn deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

“Worker was caught in the unscrambler.”

Post 159257 by alby deleted for the following reason: I get the interest of these, but these lists are... a lot of real people dying, which tends to undercut the "this is a funny description" side of it. -- LobsterMitten

2016-05-04

27 Cross-Party Reasons to Leave the EU

Post 159233 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: Without context, this looks like a bit of propaganda and is racking up the flags. -- restless_nomad

Allie Brosh is publishing a new book!

Post 159205 by pharm deleted for the following reason: Awesome but I feel the mere fact that this is happening isn't really enough to base a post on. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2016-05-03

NASCAR is still weird

Post 159182 by Confess, Fletch deleted for the following reason: LobsterMitten

Hot, dry and windy

Post 159201 by clawsoon deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2016-05-02

:(

Post 159145 by Joseph Gurl deleted for the following reason: Hey, the situation they've documented here is truly awful, but not necessarily going to make a great thread for Mefi. We've had requests to cut down on posts about "here's how awful being trans is," and this is well in that territory. -- LobsterMitten

2016-05-01

"Success" & " CVs"

Post 159100 by pos deleted for the following reason: This really is a related topic to this current post and would be better discussed in that thread. Also, this framing is not how it's done here, sorry. -- restless_nomad

RIP MLP

Post 159099 by infinitewindow deleted for the following reason: This link isn't working and I'm not sure it's supposed to, but there needs to be *something* there -- restless_nomad