2015-02-28

You might be a terrorist if...

Post 147424 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This is kind of email-forward-from-estranged-Uncle material, if this needs to be here (haven't we seen this before, too?) maybe find a better source and a less gotcha-ish framing -- LobsterMitten

2015-02-27

Leonard Nimoy has died

Post 147407 by The Vice Admiral of the Narrow Seas deleted for the following reason: double -- cortex

2015-02-26

UK man behind Isis beheadings named

Post 147375 by Nevin deleted for the following reason: This seems a tiny bit on the thin or "newsfiltery" side to be honest, being a single news article. There's a couple open Isis threads, this would work fine as a comment in any of those. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

That White Gold

Post 147372 by fshgrl deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2015-02-25

How To Improve Attention

Post 147371 by naight deleted for the following reason: This is not substantial enough for a post, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Against Urbanism

Post 147370 by Stecklow deleted for the following reason: This is absolutely not acceptable, with or without disclaimer. -- restless_nomad

Mighty Morphin' Legal Action

Post 147360 by AlonzoMosleyFBI deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

"There is a Hell. This is worse."

Post 147343 by rabbitroom deleted for the following reason: Hey, yeah, as a big fan of practical horror effects I'm interested to see where this goes, but it needs to wait until after the crowdfunding campaign is over and done with before it can be a post on the front page. -- cortex

Practising Islam in Short Shorts

Post 147338 by Ziggy500 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2015-02-24

Meanwhile in Canda...

Post 147324 by bartonlong deleted for the following reason: This is cute but really insubstantial, sorry. -- restless_nomad

Republicans have questions about female anatomy

Post 147321 by sciatrix deleted for the following reason: State leg saying something depressingly stupid is depressing but not really a great material for a Metafilter post generally speaking. -- cortex

We are Imperfect Humans who Constantly Generate Imperfections

Post 147311 by quin deleted for the following reason: I heart Jay Smooth but this is relevant to and has come up in yesterday's thread. -- cortex

If you're voting in Chicago today, read this first

Post 147310 by Cash4Lead deleted for the following reason: Yep, looks like this'd be great to add to the other recent thread. -- cortex

2015-02-23

Trigger Warning: This post may make your head explode.

Post 147294 by bobdow deleted for the following reason: I don't think a really stupid state rep story makes for a good post -- mathowie

Ask them (almost) Anything

Post 147288 by feckless fecal fear mongering deleted for the following reason: Sorry, active AMAs aren't usually post material here; maybe after the fact if something especially great/noteworthy comes out of it? -- LobsterMitten

Feng Shui - Bathroom

Post 147283 by florinn15 deleted for the following reason: Nope -- LobsterMitten

the oligarchy of Wikipedia

Post 147272 by minhrootloop deleted for the following reason: This article very strongly focuses on the "comprised / composed" guy, and as such I'm afraid will just become more of a repeat of this already open thread on that topic. If you'd like to try again with a more developed post about Wikipedia power distribution that doesn't focus so much on this one editor, that would be fine. -- taz

2015-02-22

"I want my REVIVAL!" "You HAVE your revival, sir."

Post 147267 by BiggerJ deleted for the following reason: Good news for Zim fans, but as is there's really not much of a post here. -- cortex

Your Internet Reputation

Post 147266 by Death and Gravity deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is in similar territory to this recent post; maybe add it as a comment there if it hasn't already shown up? -- cortex

"What a fucking opening!"

Post 147257 by Short Attention Sp deleted for the following reason: Show me the double! SHOW ME THE DOUBLE! -- cortex

Ponder the perpetrators at The Smoking Gun.

Post 147256 by GrammarMoses deleted for the following reason: Sorry but this is just pretty much an ugly point-and-laugh thing about people in unfortunate circumstances -- taz

2015-02-21

Dog bites Man, not news. Cop bites Donut, not news. Cop bites Donut Man,

Post 147249 by charlie don't surf deleted for the following reason: The irony is *delicious* but this is a pretty thin news of the weird story. -- LobsterMitten

2015-02-20

Kazuo Ohno, founder of Butoh, has died.

Post 147226 by idiopath deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- LobsterMitten

Boy, if life was only like this -- sometimes it is.

Post 147214 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: I kinda feel like a post about someone calling out an "SJWs suck!" screed, featuring that screed, on the basis that it's a bad screed, is sort of giving the thing attention in a way that we don't need to. -- cortex

2015-02-19

Climate Change: Boston Edition

Post 147178 by jazzbaby deleted for the following reason: Double. Probably better added to the open thread on Boston's blizzards. -- mathowie