2019-05-31

"the biggest show of my life"

Post 181200 by Little Dawn deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2019-05-30

Scam artist, Jho Low, in another scandal

Post 181191 by ddra90n deleted for the following reason: This is not being received very well, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2019-05-29

US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as 'molecules of freedom'

Post 181171 by hugbucket deleted for the following reason: That's definitely dumb as hell but also probably not really something we need a whole post just to talk about it being dumb as hell. -- cortex

2019-05-25

Bribing doctors with ice cream

Post 181098 by Rich Smorgasbord deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is picking up a lot of flags and really not landing well. -- Eyebrows McGee

2019-05-24

"I Lied. I Made The Whole Thing Up. Now I’m In Huge Trouble."

Post 181074 by arkhangel deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and add this to the other post. -- restless_nomad

2019-05-23

To learn about fine arts is to learn about exclusion

Post 181060 by jj's.mama deleted for the following reason: This is classic outragefilter, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2019-05-20

In the wake of the Eurovision

Post 180997 by avi111 deleted for the following reason: This would probably work better in the Fanfare Eurovision thread -- taz

2019-05-19

2019-05-18

Then the hangover began.

Post 180974 by Homo neanderthalensis deleted for the following reason: Eh, seems like this may go better in the open Uber IPO thread -- LobsterMitten

2019-05-17

I went back and checked my date book from that year.

Post 180959 by dancestoblue deleted for the following reason: Sorry, surprise suicide content isn't going to work, and in general we want suicide-related posts to follow best practices in reporting on the subject -- LobsterMitten

Morfeus - Computer center

Post 180948 by adamk127 deleted for the following reason: This is spam and you are banned. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2019-05-16

A "normal" day in grandma's life

Post 180942 by Foci for Analysis deleted for the following reason: Seems like this might need more context to land better; nixing with poster's buy-in. -- cortex

2019-05-14

Tim Conway RIP

Post 180898 by DJZouke deleted for the following reason: Yep, someone posted an obit thread earlier today. -- cortex

2019-05-13

Music video riddle

Post 180863 by adept256 deleted for the following reason: Hey, looks like this was meant for Ask Metafilter; go ahead and post over there! -- taz

Doris Day has died

Post 180873 by lungtaworld deleted for the following reason: An obit should really have better content than a link to a Wikipedia subheading. -- restless_nomad

2019-05-11

Does recycling work?

Post 180842 by TDGoddard deleted for the following reason: This is against the rules. -- restless_nomad

2019-05-10

Is It OK To Eat This? [Hell No! Edition]

Post 180836 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure that this is framed in a way that's going to lead to a productive conversation. -- restless_nomad

doun drissit

Post 180835 by sacrifix deleted for the following reason: This is not going to go over well -- restless_nomad

2019-05-08

The Climate Change Paper So Depressing It's Sending People to Therapy

Post 180788 by Pyrogenesis deleted for the following reason: This doesn't seem like a good idea -- LobsterMitten

2019-05-06

Arms and the Journalist

Post 180747 by backseatpilot deleted for the following reason: This looks like clickbait / ragebait "let's all fight" filter, and doesn't seem to have much to offer in terms of value for pain ... if there's actually something worthwhile here, let us know and maybe we can help you work up a (hopefully!) better way to present it. Thanks. -- taz

Typography 2020: A special listicle for America

Post 180746 by Wolfdog deleted for the following reason: Sorry, it looks like the author does not want for sites like us to link to them, and has an interstitial page blocking direct access -- taz

2019-05-05

Through the Looking Glass and beyond.

Post 180740 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: Feeling the need to preemptively shout at the mods in your own post about how you should be allowed to make said post is a pretty good sign that you should skip making that post. -- cortex

2019-05-01

Ding Dong - Help Wanted: Doorbell News Managing Editor

Post 180682 by j810c deleted for the following reason: Heya, this may be worth a post but it needs to not be framed in such a personal "here's my thoughts and questions" editorial voice to work on the front page. -- cortex