Ancient Map Mysteries...

Post 83442 by vvurdsmyth deleted for the following reason: There is no actual working link here. -- vacapinta

Is it wrong to pay for sex?

Post 83431 by reenum deleted for the following reason: there are three broken/empty links here. can you try again tomorrow? -- jessamyn

Overthinking a Plate of Bean

Post 83425 by scrump deleted for the following reason: I both long for and fear a long-form cinematic take on this series, but a link to a google news search results page is a terrible post, man. -- cortex

Night of the Cephalopods

Post 83417 by Pope Guilty deleted for the following reason: Peering into the darkness, he saw at last a glimmer of movement. Up from the depths a shadow crept, darkness in flesh, writhing toward him with unspeakable movements. His mind, assualted thus, was rent and split, his wonder and terror doubling, trebling, diffusing into madness. -- cortex

Ex-defence secretary Portillo seeks humane execution

Post 83416 by hciadt deleted for the following reason: Unfortunately, practically speaking a youtube video that's not viewable from the US is broken for the majority of mefi's readers. Without some sort of context or alternate link, this doesn't really work. -- cortex

Frank McCourt, Requiescat in pace

Post 83406 by dawson deleted for the following reason: Posted previously -- vacapinta

How Cancy is Your Cortex?

Post 83396 by vvurdsmyth deleted for the following reason: I'm flattered, to be sure, but a short summary of a journal article is way too thin for a solid post. Please find stronger links and take the time to catch your typos next time around. -- cortex

METAFILTER IS TRYING TO STOP MY PROJECT! (TLYT)

Post 83393 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: A link to a youtube video by a guy who we banned for self-linking (to say nothing of recycling his material) is not really great post material, as entertainingly meta as the whole thing may be at a glance. -- cortex

You say you want a revolution

Post 83384 by scalefree deleted for the following reason: Eh, I'm not sure this is anything that's worth a post on mefi's front page, and freep links in general don't make very successful front page material in general. -- cortex

New Live Poll Allows Pundits To Pander To Viewers In Real Time

Post 83330 by WCityMike deleted for the following reason: the onion is still the onion. -- jessamyn

Hide your wedding video from NASA!

Post 83321 by Ruthless Bunny deleted for the following reason: This has come up already in the still-open NASA tapes thread from a couple weeks ago. -- cortex

From Prostitute to 'Patriot'

Post 83316 by PlayboyBuddy deleted for the following reason: Yeah, that whole thing about self-links being a bannable offense wasn't a joke. -- cortex

That's 20 Quadrillion with 16 zeros.

Post 83305 by Mastercheddaar deleted for the following reason: Hope you've got overpost protection. -- cortex

Helen Keller Simulator

Post 83297 by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey deleted for the following reason: I made a Helen Keller, Superhero joke earlier in IRC all riffing on Daredevil and I feel like maybe this is karma coming back for my ass or something. -- cortex

It doesn't matter, if you're black or white.

Post 83269 by hadjiboy deleted for the following reason: intersting links but your own greatest hits isn't really a good jumping off point for this. Try again tomorrow? -- jessamyn

Worshipping Saint Death (Photo Essay)

Post 83261 by TonyDanza deleted for the following reason: Looks an awful lot like you're posting about the work of someone you're related to, which is not okay. -- cortex

Am I Kafka's K_ or Lewis Carroll's Alice?

Post 83238 by kozad deleted for the following reason: Sounds like this belongs in Ask MetaFilter. -- pb

Making A Toaster From Scratch

Post 83237 by Fiasco da Gama deleted for the following reason: Double. -- pb

That's Not Art.

Post 83223 by chunking express deleted for the following reason: A blog really needs to have some content before it's a good candidate for a mefi post. -- cortex

He had a conversion experience, apparently

Post 83216 by tylerfulltilt deleted for the following reason: NO WE DON'T STOP / YOU CAN'T STOP / WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE / ONE MOYER TIME -- cortex

Those magnificent men in their flying machines

Post 83214 by bap98189 deleted for the following reason: It's very neat, but we saw it last year. -- cortex

Secure existing OpenSSH installation

Post 83213 by wgl1 deleted for the following reason: Same user posting this link on digg and redditt. Possible self-link. Weak anyways. -- vacapinta

Web 1.0 Style!

Post 83211 by mhjb deleted for the following reason: Might be some malware here. Removed for review/deletion. -- vacapinta

The Death of @anjool

Post 83209 by digaman deleted for the following reason: Not clear on why this is posted here. Seems a bit rubbernecky/schaudenfreudey. -- vacapinta

A Chill on Global Warmth?

Post 83182 by cvilleluke deleted for the following reason: This is the sort of post that would be totally okay on your own blog but doesn't work for the front page of Metafilter. Less personal editorializing, less using some guy's blog post as a jumping off point, etc. -- cortex