MetaFilter Deleted Posts

2013-05-10

Who cares about Benghazi?

Post 127957 by postel's law deleted for the following reason: This is confusingly framed and not really the best way to make a post about the subject. -- restless_nomad

Depression Part Two

Post 127948 by antiquated deleted for the following reason: Allie is awesome but we've got an existing post to talk about this. -- restless_nomad

View cramped Hong Kong apartments directly overhead

Post 127938 by rageagainsttherobots deleted for the following reason: Looks like we saw this recently with different links. -- cortex

The all-powerful hand

Post 127936 by Mr. Anthropomorphism deleted for the following reason: Very cool but we've seen it previously. -- cortex

2013-05-09

This beats NASCAR any day of the week

Post 127902 by Renoroc deleted for the following reason: Nope. -- jessamyn

Maybe everything isn't hopeless bullshit

Post 127890 by 1970s Antihero deleted for the following reason: Being discussed in the somewhat gun-jumping open thread form yesterday -- jessamyn

2013-05-07

Post 127840 by skepticallypleased deleted for the following reason: This is an interesting subject but the post has some weird personal/editorial additions in the below-the-fold portion; maybe repost without that stuff tomorrow? -- LobsterMitten

Smoking in China

Post 127835 by Bosko82 deleted for the following reason: This is some super-thin clickbait stuff, not really post material for Metafilter. -- cortex

C'mere kitty kitty

Post 127828 by special-k deleted for the following reason: I just hope you don't come away from this experience feeling cheetah'd. -- cortex

"I like guns because guns are fun," said 9-year-old Kaykay Mace.

Post 127822 by fearfulsymmetry deleted for the following reason: Apologies for what feels like a late delete, but this seems like it's basically just a short Wonkette rundown on "NRA Are Still Terrible, Guns Still Problematic Part Of American Culture" and we've had these discussions an awful lot already. -- cortex

2013-05-06

Science: All about coulda, not about shoulda.

Post 127791 by mediocre deleted for the following reason: Am I missing something or is this article not available? A single abstract isn't really much to go on for a MeFi post. -- jessamyn

Challenge of the Super(adorable) Friends

Post 127788 by Etrigan deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

This obit contains some names you might recognize

Post 127771 by stenseng deleted for the following reason: It's fine if someone wants to do a slightly more substantial post about this, but a photograph of an obit clipping from the paper is not really enough. -- cortex

2013-05-05

Life and love in a Mumbai slum

Post 127751 by puffl deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned. -- restless_nomad

2013-05-04

Israel bombs the outskirts of Damascus, targeting Iranian missiles

Post 127724 by Whitall Tatum deleted for the following reason: This appears to be the sort of breaking news item that we would rather discourage, sorry. -- restless_nomad

A Boy And His Atom

Post 127710 by deathpanels deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

I'd like to read what she's reading, please

Post 127702 by Purposeful Grimace deleted for the following reason: Covered before. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-05-03

If you can see this post, you've been approved.

Post 127693 by threeants deleted for the following reason: This would fit on MetaTalk, it's not really right for the blue. -- restless_nomad

The Day Charlie Brown Changed

Post 127671 by COD deleted for the following reason: It looks like one link is missing from the post, and one maybe not working or intermittently working. Try again tomorrow, or whenever things are stable? -- taz