2016-07-31

Picture of huge Dimensions

Post 161336 by storybored deleted for the following reason: PhDouble -- cortex

Trump & Putin? Yes, it's Really a Thing.

Post 161333 by BentFranklin deleted for the following reason: Let's keep this to one of the several open election-related threads. -- cortex

2016-07-30

Where is Satan?

Post 161312 by Timmoy Daen deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Refugees to compete at Olympics

Post 161309 by maurreen deleted for the following reason: Lovely story but it looks like this is a double post. -- LobsterMitten

What would Trump do? What could Trump do?

Post 161318 by Mr.Know-it-some deleted for the following reason: Heya, sorry, we're corralling election and Trump content, so better to bring these links to the open election thread -- LobsterMitten

Which is safer living in East London? Shadwell, Stratford, NewCross/Lewisham?

Post 161316 by sam3cat deleted for the following reason: Hey sorry, looks like you meant to put this on AskMetafilter - go ahead and repost it there. -- LobsterMitten

2016-07-28

This News Brought To You By The Letters "F" and "U"

Post 161254 by EmpressCallipygos deleted for the following reason: With the AV Club article this ends up being pretty fightbaity "with us or against us" stuff, and I'm gonna say we don't need a fight about Sesame Street today. -- LobsterMitten

Donald Trump and the Dementia Question

Post 161268 by haleassociations deleted for the following reason: This is awfully dubious on a subject we're corralling. -- restless_nomad

Broadway stars perform 'What the World Needs Now Is Love' at DNC

Post 161249 by I_Love_Bananas deleted for the following reason: Hey there, sorry, we're trying to corral all the convention stuff into daily threads, and yesterday's performances are in here. -- LobsterMitten

2016-07-26

Joy is not a drowning substance. Let it soak you.

Post 161209 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Heya, we maybe don't need another looky-loo article about trans people and how cis people have rude questions about sex and feelings about pants-contents and whatnot. -- LobsterMitten

The musical of the Obama era

Post 161220 by The Devil Tesla deleted for the following reason: Sorry, we're corralling election stuff, and this article has already been discussed in the election thread over the weekend. -- LobsterMitten

2016-07-25

From Russia, with Trump

Post 161195 by el io deleted for the following reason: Current general election chatter thread is here, let's keep it to there. -- cortex

Chase The Clouds Away

Post 161192 by cooker girl deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but we're waiting on this until closer to show time, to avoid 1000 comments before anything is actually happening with the event -- taz

"I want to be treated as a person, not as a woman or a man.”

Post 161190 by Kitteh deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but this seems like yet another sort of looky-loo Trans! clickbait article that doesn't really offer much depth on the topic. Maybe as a part of something that takes a wider look at gender diversity it might work better. Or if the main topic is supposed to be Jack Munroe, again something more fleshed out could work. -- taz

Self-imposed destruction

Post 161189 by Shikantaza deleted for the following reason: Please add this to either one of the open US election threads, and/or one of the Brexit threads. Thanks. -- taz

2016-07-24

Bernie endorses DWS to leave the DNC

Post 161184 by Monkey0nCrack deleted for the following reason: Heya, we're corralling election stuff in here for now. -- LobsterMitten

Transit Maps: Apple vs. Google vs. Us

Post 161167 by romados deleted for the following reason: You are connected to this project, which means you are banned. -- taz

The other side is not dumb

Post 161180 by d. z. wang deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this has already been posted and gone badly, so let's not take a second round. -- LobsterMitten

2016-07-22

the insider traders of the attention economy

Post 161136 by BigHeartedGuy deleted for the following reason: Let's keep additional RNC reaction stuff to yesterday's thread for now. -- cortex

Shots fired at Munich shopping centre

Post 161134 by Pendragon deleted for the following reason: Generally a better idea to not jump on this stuff as soon as possible; a shooting's terrible but "a shooting happened" isn't in itself a very good MetaFilter post, even if they have happened sometimes. -- cortex

The most terribly responsible job any man ever had.

Post 161129 by everybody had matching towels deleted for the following reason: Oof, timing. I appreciate you put some work into assembling this, ehmt, but we've had pretty breakneck US election posting the last several days, and if there's a Clinton VP announcement today I'm okay with a post at that point and focused on that, but I'd really rather we not kick a speculative discussion off early just for the sake of getting going sooner. -- cortex

festival of entitlement and the high-pitched umbrage of white privilege

Post 161125 by infini deleted for the following reason: Let's just add this to the thread from yesterday. -- cortex

10 dead in Munich shooting

Post 161145 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: I'm still in the same place as I was earlier: terrible thing but not necessarily something that makes sense to have a post about. However, for folks in our connected to the Munich area, there is a check-in thread on MetaTalk. -- cortex

In the eye of a hurricane / There is quiet / For just a moment

Post 161119 by double block and bleed deleted for the following reason: Sorry, we're not doing general chatty US election post-a-day stuff aside from trying it out with the actual conventions this year. (cortex mentions it here) -- taz

Shooting in Munich Shopping Center leaves 6 dead

Post 161142 by Glow Bucket deleted for the following reason: Heya, see previous; I feel like it might be better to think about a post about this later when and if it's clear there something more to post about than just the (definitely awful) fact that someone has killed a bunch of people. -- cortex

2016-07-20

Re-Issue the CBC Graphic Standards Manual

Post 161082 by krunk deleted for the following reason: All defensible nostalgia about the logo/manual etc. aside, this is in a kinda weird pending-kickstarter territory that's not really a great fit for the front page. May -- cortex

2016-07-19

Inside the World's Chicest Cult

Post 161078 by divabat deleted for the following reason: Winner, Winner, Chic-en Dinner -- cortex

White Culture

Post 161075 by aniola deleted for the following reason: Heya, it seems like there's some pretty interesting stuff behind this but I feel like with the really stripped-down pamphlet lead-in and not much context in the post this is gonna make for at best a kind of a rocky, disjointed thread on a somewhat challenging set of topics. Maybe reframe it around a more substantial above-the-fold look at the subject and give it another go? -- cortex

Test Post

Post 161059 by frimble deleted for the following reason: That ought to have gone to the test server. Hiccough on my end. Sorry about that, folks. -- frimble

2016-07-18

Martha Nussbaum, The Philosopher of Feelings

Post 161057 by cgc373 deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is fine to post, but the pull quote is not at all representative of the overall focus of the article (which is, briefly, much more about aging, and intertwining concepts) -- and for those who won't read this very long piece, will lead to this one sort of dramatically phrased single idea being argued. Please contact us if you'd like to do a quick edit! -- taz

The Fat and the Furious: 2 Fat 2 Furious

Post 161039 by narancia deleted for the following reason: That jackwagon is a total jackwagon for sure, but I'm not sure that there's a great reason to have a post about this. -- cortex

The best revenge on the haters is to run for President

Post 161053 by JHarris deleted for the following reason: We are saturated with Trump right now over in the RNC thread - let's either hold this or deal with it there. Thanks! -- restless_nomad

Most awaiting lenovo k6 note when its going to hit market any idea?

Post 161048 by smithamit deleted for the following reason: yeah, no -- cortex

2016-07-17

Music sounds like music because it sounds like music.

Post 161011 by naju deleted for the following reason: oops, looks like we already have a discussion on this! -- taz

the brain is directly connected to the immune system

Post 161018 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2016-07-16

Snarking on stock photos and parenting products

Post 161004 by filthy light thief deleted for the following reason: D'oh, sorry, looks like we've seen this pristine white couch before. -- LobsterMitten

Yes I Can

Post 161000 by Megami deleted for the following reason: oops, looks like this was posted earlier! -- taz

2016-07-14

I am interested in complicating your definition of maleness and boyhood

Post 160982 by one teak forest deleted for the following reason: No harm done and I get the motivation that it's an interesting piece of writing, but we've deleted this a couple times already, see the original; there's a MetaTalk in the queue that I'll run with in the morning where we can talk about it for those who want more detail on the reasoning. -- cortex

Love Thy Neighbor?

Post 160980 by blue_beetle deleted for the following reason: Smoochy smoochy! Probably better to drop this in the open election thread. -- LobsterMitten

I don't correct them. I never correct anyone.

Post 160975 by Anyamatopoeia deleted for the following reason: Sorry, we've deleted this a few times. Basically, the essay has a number of elements that will make it too hard to have a workable discussion about it here. -- LobsterMitten

2016-07-13

Bad Woman! No Power for You!

Post 160942 by bearwife deleted for the following reason: Current active US election thread is here, go ahead and add this as a comment if someone hasn't already. -- cortex

2016-07-12

Are These My People?

Post 160934 by Charity Garfein deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this is still not a post that's going to go well here, sorry. -- restless_nomad

That Time I Traded a Blowjob for Dope.

Post 160913 by Faith Connors deleted for the following reason: This is a publication you're affiliated with, so now your account is banned. -- LobsterMitten

Gotta Link Bait 'Em All

Post 160908 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: GO ahead and add this to the Pokemon thread already in progress -- taz

Because I am not a boy, but I am a woman who had a boyhood

Post 160907 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this was deleted earlier. "Gently, I think this piece has a combination of elements that will make it really hard to have a good discussion about it, without turning into a protracted terrible fight." -- taz

2016-07-11

Data are my thing.

Post 160887 by MisantropicPainforest deleted for the following reason: Eye-grabbing pop-sci characterizations of narrow results in a study are kinda not great even when it's about relatively toothless issues, but in the context of an incredibly difficult week surrounding the question of police shootings of black men it seems like an especially bad idea for a post. -- cortex

Life, according to a six year old mind

Post 160881 by caddis deleted for the following reason: Eh, I love a good mashup but on the other hand there's not much here and one thing we don't need is yet another thread to talk about Trump in; the strips have come up in a recent election thread and I figure we should just leave 'em there. -- cortex

No more Mr. Nice Kitty

Post 160903 by freakazoid deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a fight we've had a bunch and I don't see anything good coming from having it again. -- LobsterMitten

I am a transwoman. I am in the closet. I am not coming out.

Post 160900 by forza deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed delete. Gently, I think this piece has a combination of elements that will make it really hard to have a good discussion about it, without turning into a protracted terrible fight. -- LobsterMitten

Better than a thousand words

Post 160874 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this photo already being discussed in this Black Lives Matter thread -- taz

2016-07-10

The Pastoral Symphony, edited

Post 160863 by joseph conrad is fully awesome deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is not the right moment for a post whose link requires a trigger warning for racist imagery, offensive caricatures, and hate speech. People are overloaded and overwhelmed by inescapable current events. -- Eyebrows McGee

2016-07-09

Dancing to the dulcet tones

Post 160846 by jeather deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the late delete; seems like the silliness angle here is sort of quashed. -- LobsterMitten

2016-07-08

Don't be the asshole America. Don't be the Asshole.

Post 160842 by bitdamaged deleted for the following reason: sorry but we're trying to keep election / Trump discussion together in a couple of threads rather than taking over the site. Please include add this to the currently active threads here or here -- taz

2016-07-06

"Someone else just yelled HANG HILLARY"

Post 160791 by Maaik deleted for the following reason: We've been trying to keep US electoral politics stuff to more or less one thread at at time; the current catch-all post is here, so go ahead and add this stuff as a comment if you like. -- cortex

"They are throwing beers and cherry bombs at us."

Post 160786 by Chrysostom deleted for the following reason: Looks like we had a pretty solid post about this a few years back. -- cortex

Illusion, Michael. The best illusions of 2016, in fact.

Post 160783 by Room 641-A deleted for the following reason: Rad stuff but we're already chatting about it over yonder. -- cortex

Coercion With a Smile

Post 160801 by neworder7 deleted for the following reason: Hey, if you want to talk about the whole site, better to frame it like that, but one ranty article is a bit thin and won't get much decent conversation. -- restless_nomad

Get the olive oil out (again)

Post 160781 by rmhsinc deleted for the following reason: This is not being received all that well. For health topics it's often worth fleshing a post out a bit more. At any rate it's best to leave out the editorializing / personal opinions. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2016-07-05

James Comey: "No charges are appropriate."

Post 160764 by ZenMasterThis deleted for the following reason: Already being discussed in the open US election thread. -- LobsterMitten

We have met the enemy, and he is..?

Post 160763 by anguspodgorny deleted for the following reason: Heya- we've got an open Trump thread, probably better to put this in there. -- LobsterMitten

The war on women in Papua New Guinea

Post 160775 by Michele in California deleted for the following reason: This is firmly in your-own-blog territory, framing-wise. -- restless_nomad

“Our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.”

Post 160774 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: This is already being discussed in the existing election thread -- restless_nomad

Bulldog toxic

Post 160773 by raider deleted for the following reason: "This is a terrible person: go" is not framing that's going to lead to a constructive discussion, and I'm not sure there's anything else here other than a person being terrible. -- restless_nomad

Dummies on the Other Side look like dummies over here.

Post 160771 by storybored deleted for the following reason: On sober reflection, this seems like a great way to piss people off and not achieve anything positive. Sorry for the late delete. -- restless_nomad

2016-07-04

Zepto ransomware virus

Post 160751 by ThePeel deleted for the following reason: Heya, the zepto situation is interesting but it'd be better to frame a post about this around some more well-known sources and a little more context than just a post on a random security blog. -- cortex

2016-07-03

Broadway for Orlando

Post 160736 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Let's add these links to the Orlando celebrity tribute thread that's just a couple days old. -- Eyebrows McGee

2016-07-02

Skillz

Post 160730 by infini deleted for the following reason: I am the operator / of my double moderator -- cortex

Could the UK Brexit vote spell an entirely different future history?

Post 160727 by kairab deleted for the following reason: This is not at all how a post to the front page of MetaFilter works. -- cortex

2016-07-01

Work-life balance isn't real

Post 160721 by evcourtexaminer deleted for the following reason: This is your own work, and you are banned. -- LobsterMitten

"It was our old Blood-bath - the Somme."

Post 160701 by doctornemo deleted for the following reason: Double, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane