2017-09-29

On The Subject of Writing Comedy Post-Trump

Post 169693 by whorl deleted for the following reason: "Comedian mocks children, isn't funny" and accompanying LEFTY BOGEYMEN ON CAMPUS, SILENCED ALL MY LIFE isn't going to make for a good discussion, sorry. -- Eyebrows McGee

2017-09-28

"Are we allowed to segue to happiness?"

Post 169667 by threetwentytwo deleted for the following reason: Maybe repost tomorrow with a better link and a bit more context? -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2017-09-27

Infinite Scroll

Post 169656 by marycatherine deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, this personal "here's my take/experiences on the subject" framing isn't the Metafilter convention. Here, posts just present the links, and then personal takes go in the comments. (It's fine to just try this again tomorrow.) Also, probably better to separate the Kowloon Walled City stuff from the Shanghai stuff; they seem like separate enough subjects to warrant their own posts. -- LobsterMitten

2017-09-26

I've seen... wait, no actually I haven't seen this...

Post 169641 by From Bklyn deleted for the following reason: double -- LobsterMitten

2017-09-25

Say What?

Post 169628 by marycatherine deleted for the following reason: Heya, if this is meant to actually be about the semiotics of the German election, go ahead and add it as a comment in the thread from yesterday; if it's supposed to be about paranomasia and semiotics qua semiotics, it'll work a lot better to reframe the post to be more clearly focused on that instead of looking like an editorial comment on the German election. -- cortex

BUT WAIT BEST MF BELIEVE THERES MORE

Post 169624 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: "Let me tell you about my psycho ex" doesn't sound too promising, but I can't really tell since the site requires turning off ad blockers or joining before one can view the link -- taz

Screaming For No Reason

Post 169633 by porn in the woods deleted for the following reason: poster's request, may try again later -- LobsterMitten

2017-09-23

Bad Boys vs. Mean Girls

Post 169606 by MikeWarot deleted for the following reason: Probably better to drop this in one of the ongoing politics threads instead. -- Eyebrows McGee

2017-09-20

Make way for the skinny men with the determined faces

Post 169538 by Cobalt deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, we can't have the fundraising link as part of the post text here -- get in touch at the contact form if you're ok with an edit to just remove that. -- LobsterMitten

2017-09-19

Natural History Museum vs Science Museum

Post 169522 by travellingincognito deleted for the following reason: Atom Eyes has handily neutralized your FPP with awesome weaponized early post firing technology -- taz

2017-09-18

Three furries save lives in deadly multi-vehicle crash in England.

Post 169518 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Good on these folks for the brave action, but as a single link thing, this is a bit thin for an FPP. -- taz

Category Seven

Post 169510 by mwhybark deleted for the following reason: Appreciate the spirit of keep-Mefi-weird, but maybe not the best time for links kind of riffing on major hurricanes -- LobsterMitten

2017-09-16

Stream Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ The Vietnam War Soundtrack

Post 169464 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Seems to be inaccessible w/o an account; some good links in the comments if you want to put together something more comprehensive tomorrow! -- Eyebrows McGee

A jaunty montage of explosions

Post 169457 by Sebmojo deleted for the following reason: oopsie. Looks like this orbital rocket booster has landed before. -- taz

2017-09-15

Elderly Man Pushes Burglary Suspect Off Roof

Post 169451 by grobertson deleted for the following reason: This is a not-great example pf point-and-laugh humor, I'm afraid. -- restless_nomad

2017-09-13

What's just South of Belarus?

Post 169396 by Abehammerb Lincoln deleted for the following reason: This is too personal-bloggy a framing, sorry. -- restless_nomad

The Rubberbandits - Sonny

Post 169392 by Elmore deleted for the following reason: This is a fascinating piece of art that we would need to have a very hard mod-side talk about because it in itself is a violation of several rules and best practices. -- restless_nomad

2017-09-11

If only more men helped other men!

Post 169347 by goatdog deleted for the following reason: manwhohasitall is hella funny, but a single tweet is not really a great FPP, sorry! -- taz

Crab Mentality, Cyberbullying and “Name and Shame” Rankings

Post 169344 by Start with Dessert deleted for the following reason: Looks like the link is not working (at least for some); contact us if you can find a working or alternate link, and we'll fix 'er up and undelete! -- taz

2017-09-10

Fasting mimicking diets seem to have a lot of benefit

Post 169333 by aleph deleted for the following reason: Heya, this framed too much as a personal "here are my thoughts and questions" sort of blog post to work at all on the front page of MetaFilter. -- cortex

2017-09-09

Objects trembling at the edge of catastrophe

Post 169319 by tirutiru deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

2017-09-07

Gaydar

Post 169295 by 445supermag deleted for the following reason: There's the core of a discussible idea here, but the sort of glib, brief mainstream news article just sets up too many unwarranted assumptions for people to get any traction -- restless_nomad

2017-09-06

The White Lies of Craft Culture

Post 169257 by Kitteh deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Woman trapped in window trying to retrieve poo after Tinder date

Post 169253 by stillmoving deleted for the following reason: Beaten to the poo-nch! -- LobsterMitten

DELTA KILLIN IT

Post 169263 by rabbitrabbit deleted for the following reason: Covered in the Hurricane Irma thread -- LobsterMitten

2017-09-04

Dealing with the "invisible" world

Post 169224 by pseudonymus deleted for the following reason: No biggie, but looks like we've got a still-open thread from a few weeks ago about gross dang sponges. -- cortex

...are you talking about Amal Clooney's husband?

Post 169222 by Gorgik deleted for the following reason: Amusing, yeah, but a single tweet isn't really great for a Mefi post -- taz

2017-09-03

North Korea 's sixth nuclear test confirmed

Post 169196 by stillmoving deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty big deal that folks will want to discuss, yet perhaps we can still do a better Mefi writeup with more info rather than a bare single link post that says there's more reporting out there. -- taz

"For many people, flexibility at work can be a liberation."

Post 169214 by kaltsuro deleted for the following reason: It's against guidelines to make posts featuring companies you have a business relationship with -- taz

R.I.P. Walter Becker (Feb 20, 1950 - Sep 3, 2017)

Post 169199 by mikelieman deleted for the following reason: A much more developed post would be better -- taz

Would a giant Buddha statue in a major city lower the crime rate?

Post 169210 by mmhgloba deleted for the following reason: Very weird choice of spam, dude -- Eyebrows McGee

2017-09-02

Honestly? I needed an excuse to make my Wicker Mom joke.

Post 169185 by ActingTheGoat deleted for the following reason: These are two benign hey-look-bees stories, framed with reference to scary bee stories, inequality, ecological disaster, doom, ritual killings ... for unclear reasons? -- LobsterMitten