2019-02-28

I Want to Go to There

Post 179666 by bbrown deleted for the following reason: This is maybe a tad on the promotional side, sorry. Feel free to repost tomorrow minus the "compelling case for a visit" language. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2019-02-26

Hunting a Mastermind

Post 179610 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

2019-02-24

Slow Life Town Destruction Game

Post 179573 by CrunchyFrog deleted for the following reason: Open Kickstarters aren’t allowed, sorry -- restless_nomad

2019-02-20

7 young Syrian refugee siblings die in Halifax, Nova Scotia house fire

Post 179503 by boost ventilator deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is absolutely awful, but "horrible thing happens" doesn't necessarily make for a good Mefi post, plus we ask folks to avoid posting open fundraisers in FPPs. -- LobsterMitten

2019-02-19

We're gonna need to go ahead

Post 179479 by k5.user deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

2019-02-18

Do attend

Post 179473 by Diskeater deleted for the following reason: Yeah, I'm on the fence here - I'm all for keeping things weird, but if this is a disturbed person it's gonna be pretty crummy, so maybe better to hold off for a bit? -- LobsterMitten

2019-02-17

Let's Not Get Too Emotional

Post 179441 by Xurando deleted for the following reason: This isn't really enough to stand on its own, given the subject - feel free to drop it in the megathread. -- restless_nomad

2019-02-16

Pope Defrocks Theodore McCarrick

Post 179434 by lometogo deleted for the following reason: This is a fine topic to make a post about, but this framing won't work for mefi -- Eyebrows McGee

Footnotes and Endnotes ain't got nothing on the InterColumn Reference

Post 179429 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: The quantity of racial slurs in this makes it a really bad fit for metafilter, sorry. -- Eyebrows McGee

2019-02-15

Tangible Dangers of Emotional Labour

Post 179412 by TruthfulCalling deleted for the following reason: We've had a couple of posts specifically touch on Hartley's work on the subject (along with several others more generally on emotional labor), and this feels a little thin as a starting point for another. -- cortex

New AI fake text generator may be too dangerous to release, say creators

Post 179403 by thirdring deleted for the following reason: Discussing Open AI in this thread posted a bit earlier -- taz

2019-02-12

How sex censorship killed the internet we love

Post 179353 by stoneweaver deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

2019-02-10

Photographer Laura Dodsworth's new project, Womanhood

Post 179317 by bunderful deleted for the following reason: Interesting project and worth discussion, but the seeming/possible stealth TERF-aligned assumptions set this up for failure, and there's probably a better way to frame that is more inclusive; please contact us to discuss! -- taz

2019-02-08

"50 shades of Maple Glen"

Post 179274 by RhysPenbras deleted for the following reason: It looks like the interesting stuff has been removed from the listing, sorry. -- restless_nomad

"It's not a screen, it's a gateway to wherever your heart desires."

Post 179289 by Johnny Wallflower deleted for the following reason: Unfortunately a double but I hadn't seen it before and had a good cry! -- Eyebrows McGee

2019-02-07

Vault-tec guy really is a cock block.

Post 179255 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: This looks like it's unfortunately really spoiled by the underlying politics, etc, of the subject. Sorry! -- restless_nomad

2019-02-06

Adaptation

Post 179241 by duffell deleted for the following reason: Yeah, no worries but I feel like this is landing just on the shy side of the delightfulness-vs-thinness fulcrum. -- cortex

2019-02-05

Life Without The Tech Giants

Post 179223 by ellieBOA deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2019-02-03

Did they check the post-its attached to the monitor?

Post 179176 by Rev. Syung Myung Me deleted for the following reason: I have examined the transaction records on the MeFiCoin Postchain and this appears to be a duplicate entry. -- cortex

2019-02-01

Where's the line between bullying and just being "a jerk"?

Post 179146 by dancing leaves deleted for the following reason: Sorry, doesn't seem like this is landing well -- Eyebrows McGee