*golf clap*

Post 152583 by a lungful of dragon deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

A peek under Ashley's hood

Post 152543 by Dashy deleted for the following reason: Analysis of the Ashley Madison dump is probably better in the still-active previous Ashley Madison thread. -- LobsterMitten

Fair and balanced trumpeters

Post 152541 by Mezentian deleted for the following reason: Yeah, these Trump posts are overrunning our site, taking our jobs; maybe we should build a wall to contain them. -- LobsterMitten

Je suis Charlie?

Post 152545 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed delete. I don't see a way for this discussion to go differently from the previous long fighty threads on this (for example here) and I don't think a month of accusing each other of being horrible racists vs terrorist sympathizers/dupes of theocrats is a positive for the site. -- LobsterMitten

The factual response

Post 152529 by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon deleted for the following reason: This can go quite well in the other Katrina thread -- restless_nomad

Sometimes progressives aren't

Post 152526 by batbat deleted for the following reason: This is a wrenching personal account, but the active petition basically disqualifies it on procedural grounds, and content-wise it's one of those "horrible thing is horrible" posts that we try to keep to a minimum, as they seldom lead to good threads. -- restless_nomad

The purrfect escape from your current life

Post 152456 by Wordshore deleted for the following reason: Alas for would-be cat roadies, this is a bit thin for a post. -- LobsterMitten

Virginia TV Reporter and Cameraman Shot On Air

Post 152447 by Rev. Syung Myung Me deleted for the following reason: This is terrible, but not clear why it's a good post for MeFi. -- LobsterMitten

A Murder on Live TV

Post 152467 by standardasparagus deleted for the following reason: The super-dramatic second-person is not a good way to frame a difficult story, sorry. -- restless_nomad

"can throw laddoos at great speed and with deadly accuracy"

Post 152436 by Ziggy500 deleted for the following reason: oops, looks like we discussed this back in January -- taz

Blowback from the nail salon industry

Post 152428 by ChuckRamone deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a kind of call-to-action (/sign our petition) site that don't usually make for great FPP material, but would be a good comment in the still-open for a short time previous thread. -- LobsterMitten

Some advice from your elders

Post 152382 by gwint deleted for the following reason: Whoops, just the other day. -- cortex

You make a grown man cry

Post 152380 by octothorpe deleted for the following reason: Cool, we'll go with JHarris' post. -- cortex

Happy birthday, Windows 95

Post 152398 by DoctorFedora deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Ororo Munroe and Lucas Cage, enjoy the sound of the Rance Allen Trio.

Post 152393 by signal deleted for the following reason: Oops, it does look like this is a double. -- LobsterMitten

Aw yee!

Post 152372 by BiggerJ deleted for the following reason: Hey, the earlier thread is still open, so you can add this there -- taz

Alternate-Universe Hugo Ballot

Post 152361 by orchidfox deleted for the following reason: Hey sorry, this is a good link but probably belongs in the existing Hugo thread from yesterday. -- LobsterMitten

Mind: Blown x 10

Post 152357 by nevercalm deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this is one of those things where the poster grabbed the info/images from elsewhere without attribution; please contact us to discuss alternative link. -- taz

T T T

Post 152351 by - deleted for the following reason: This is too much of a fundraising call-to-action for a post. -- cortex

The Apocalypse Will Not Be Digitized

Post 152284 by Devika deleted for the following reason: Hey, maybe better to put these in the open Ashley Madison thread. -- LobsterMitten

Well, the medical community has finally admitted it

Post 152282 by janey47 deleted for the following reason: Sorry, the "let me tell you my take on it" framing on this is more suitable for a personal blog post than for a MeFi post. -- LobsterMitten

Peter makes the world.

Post 152278 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Cool but it looks like we had a post on them just six months ago. -- LobsterMitten

Yes, it's only four seconds. But it's the RIGHT four seconds.

Post 152250 by the hot hot side of randy deleted for the following reason: It pains me to say this, but this is a trifle thin for a post all by itself - maybe try again but with some more? -- LobsterMitten

Being a cruise ship photographer is like being a prisoner of war

Post 152229 by fearfulsymmetry deleted for the following reason: This just seems to be making fun of people's looks, age, or physical disabilities? not really much here to discuss otherwise. -- taz

We Call This Home

Post 152195 by ellieBOA deleted for the following reason: oopsies, yeah - active Kickstarter linked there, not immediately obvious; please repost when that's over! -- taz