2018-11-29

Children frequently ingest foreign objects

Post 177946 by biogeo deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2018-11-26

Braver New World..

Post 177868 by thirdring deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this kind of "personal editorial voice" plus jokey, plus "ooh, scary!" framing isn't really the best way to present a science news story. Get in touch if you'd like to edit, and we can make changes and undelete, or you can repost tomorrow. Thanks! -- taz

(dystopic) utopianism...

Post 177870 by kliuless deleted for the following reason: This is like a pile of different posts all glommed together. Better to separate out the various subjects for separate posts so people can focus on discussing one topic at a time -- taz

2018-11-25

Highway to Hell

Post 177854 by evilDoug deleted for the following reason: It's been pointed out that Young actually died last year; if you want to repost as an appreciation rather than an obit that'd be fine -- LobsterMitten

2018-11-23

An apple a day keeps a land war in Asia away

Post 177840 by blue_beetle deleted for the following reason: This is (a) a totally interesting topic that (b) could benefit from somewhat better sourcing. Maybe a do-over tomorrow? -- cortex

2018-11-19

Satisfying his documentarian jones

Post 177765 by Etrigan deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- LobsterMitten

2018-11-18

Pennsatucky’s teeth

Post 177750 by Grandysaur deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2018-11-15

Unsurprisingly, the paper's circulation has declined by nearly a twelfth

Post 177707 by krisjohn deleted for the following reason: Eh, this just kinda feels like three or four different fights trying to get started. -- cortex

images of sublime spontaneity, wit, and compositional savvy

Post 177704 by bq deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2018-11-14

Therapist Raises Bees to Use Venom to Treat Patients

Post 177685 by grobertson deleted for the following reason: This is pretty darn light on content. -- cortex

2018-11-13

Taurus the Bull

Post 177655 by PussKillian deleted for the following reason: THis sounds really cool but unfortunately it's paywalled and unreadable -- maybe more sources will be available tomorrow? -- Eyebrows McGee

The Good Men of #metoo

Post 177644 by TruthfulCalling deleted for the following reason: We've had a lot of #metoo posts and discussions, and this isn't really bringing anything particularly new or interesting to the table -- taz

2018-11-12

The Case for Letting Malibu Burn

Post 177631 by Damienmce deleted for the following reason: This is not framed well given the current fire situation, however interesting the political history. -- restless_nomad

2018-11-10

please don't contact us again

Post 177601 by poffin boffin deleted for the following reason: more like Doublin amirite? -- LobsterMitten

In France, we live in the être [to be].

Post 177600 by valetta deleted for the following reason: Heya, sorry, these kind of slim articles based on "untranslateability" between cultures are well/lightly-intended but often end up with fighting and alienation, which is, i'm very sure, not what was aimed for here -- LobsterMitten

2018-11-09

please clap

Post 177594 by Frobenius Twist deleted for the following reason: this is funny but a little thin for a post, drop it in the megathread instead -- Eyebrows McGee

2018-11-08

High priest, on a happy vibe

Post 177563 by avi111 deleted for the following reason: This is more a your-own-blog post than a metafilter post, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2018-11-06

Atkins was bad – this is 50 times worse

Post 177518 by Foci for Analysis deleted for the following reason: We've got an open Jordan Peterson thread and don't need to follow this troll's every move. -- LobsterMitten

Keep at it, little guy (SLTwitterVideo)

Post 177528 by Gorgik deleted for the following reason: Yeah, no worries but I'm just gonna default to the previous call on this. -- cortex

Letter of Recommendation: Women’s Clothing

Post 177527 by abtaylorxo deleted for the following reason: Kalle Oskari Mattila, you are a spammer. Do not sign up for this site again. -- LobsterMitten

2018-11-05

A Metaphor for Something

Post 177491 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: So, apparently there is a drone or drones harassing/endangering the bears to get this footage, which makes it not really great for goodfeels. If you find that this is definitely incorrect, please let us know! -- taz

2018-11-04

Decline of Greyhound service mirrors rural Canada's plight

Post 177483 by abtaylorxo deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Ten years ago today

Post 177480 by Wordshore deleted for the following reason: ultimately, this is an "Obama says vote" post, which, yes, good advice, but better for the ongoing politics thread rather than have an Obama was Great/Terrible fight here, or a general depression-angst-anger-fear thread -- taz

2018-11-03

Don't Get Depressed - Get Angry

Post 177466 by TruthfulCalling deleted for the following reason: Sorry this kind of advocacy framing isn't suitable for a metafilter post. -- LobsterMitten

Comics With Suprisingly Still Relevant Problems

Post 177460 by BiggerJ deleted for the following reason: We're keeping US politics-related threads relatively corralled instead of splitting/repeating discussion among dozens of posts, and this one doesn't seem like a great reason to make an exception, especially with the "sorry about the sexism" aspect, so maybe post in the politics thread or wait until the upcoming election thread. Thanks. -- taz