2018-12-30
2018-12-29
2018-12-24
A holiday message from Frank Underwood
Post 178404 by incomple deleted for the following reason: This does not seem like worth giving airtime to, sorry -- restless_nomad
2018-12-23
2018-12-22
Krakatau at night
Post 178381 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: It would be better to have a post more specific to the current tragic event -- taz
2018-12-21
Royal Statistical Society Christmas Quiz.
Post 178347 by Paul Slade deleted for the following reason: at the original poster's request, in deference to the wishes of the quiz organizers. For people seeking other quiz fun, this year's King William's College General Knowledge quiz thread is live. -- LobsterMitten
2018-12-18
Cheer Up, Mate.
Post 178294 by storybored deleted for the following reason: This just shows a Facebook login screen? -- LobsterMitten
2018-12-17
...simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.
Post 178281 by Christ, what an asshole deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but obviously some problems here; please contact us to fix -- taz
Why you should always RTFA
Post 178268 by Jacqueline deleted for the following reason: Looks like this was covered here. -- restless_nomad
2018-12-15
Macron is screwed, the youth are in the street
Post 178243 by k8t deleted for the following reason: We've had a few folks point out the LA Times is inaccessible in Europe, and that seems especially not-great for ongoing news happening in Europe; maybe worth a do-over with different main link? -- LobsterMitten
2018-12-14
international vibes for Christmas!
Post 178215 by sophieJu deleted for the following reason: Hey sorry, but Metafilter isn't for personal blog style posts. Please contact us if you'd like more explanation. -- taz
2018-12-13
Mongolian folk rock...
Post 178203 by agatha_magatha deleted for the following reason: poster's request, given the sketchy stuff folks noted in-thread -- cortex
Andy Serkis Chimes In
Post 178196 by TruthfulCalling deleted for the following reason: Nothing Has Changed -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2018-12-10
2018-12-09
2018-12-08
Hoe did Ricky Jay perform this "Sword of Vengeance" trick?
Post 178117 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: Looks like this was meant for Ask! -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-12-06
Martyr or American dickhead?
Post 178075 by bendy deleted for the following reason: There's a recent, still-open thread on this. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2018-12-02
The most Soviet (looking) Microphone
Post 178013 by aspersioncast deleted for the following reason: There's not a ton to grab on to here - this looks like an ad more than anything. -- restless_nomad
They told me I was nothing but a dog
Post 178009 by anthy deleted for the following reason: Putting the (extensive) content warnings below the fold defeats the purpose, and it's not really clear that there's enough merit here beyond the content warnings to make a decent post. -- restless_nomad
the right to global citizenship
Post 178002 by kliuless deleted for the following reason: Linking to a mefi comment within a quoted piece that does not contain that link in order to rebut a specific mefite is a weird and grudgy way to structure a post and is not cool. -- restless_nomad
White Liberals Dumb Down Speech to Black People
Post 178016 by MovableBookLady deleted for the following reason: Heya, the "a white", "a black" language here is pretty not great. Unintentional I'm sure but drop me a line about reworking a little to a better phrasing. -- cortex
2018-12-01
The Mysterious Death Of Dr. Sebi
Post 177991 by Guide Your Health deleted for the following reason: This is spam and your account is now banned. -- LobsterMitten
HE'S A WITCH BURN HIM!
Post 177999 by Saxon Kane deleted for the following reason: He magically doubled this post! -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-11-29
2018-11-26
Braver New World..
Post 177868 by thirdring deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this kind of "personal editorial voice" plus jokey, plus "ooh, scary!" framing isn't really the best way to present a science news story. Get in touch if you'd like to edit, and we can make changes and undelete, or you can repost tomorrow. Thanks! -- taz
2018-11-25
Highway to Hell
Post 177854 by evilDoug deleted for the following reason: It's been pointed out that Young actually died last year; if you want to repost as an appreciation rather than an obit that'd be fine -- LobsterMitten
2018-11-23
An apple a day keeps a land war in Asia away
Post 177840 by blue_beetle deleted for the following reason: This is (a) a totally interesting topic that (b) could benefit from somewhat better sourcing. Maybe a do-over tomorrow? -- cortex
2018-11-19
2018-11-18
2018-11-15
2018-11-14
Therapist Raises Bees to Use Venom to Treat Patients
Post 177685 by grobertson deleted for the following reason: This is pretty darn light on content. -- cortex
2018-11-13
Taurus the Bull
Post 177655 by PussKillian deleted for the following reason: THis sounds really cool but unfortunately it's paywalled and unreadable -- maybe more sources will be available tomorrow? -- Eyebrows McGee
The Good Men of #metoo
Post 177644 by TruthfulCalling deleted for the following reason: We've had a lot of #metoo posts and discussions, and this isn't really bringing anything particularly new or interesting to the table -- taz
2018-11-12
The Case for Letting Malibu Burn
Post 177631 by Damienmce deleted for the following reason: This is not framed well given the current fire situation, however interesting the political history. -- restless_nomad
2018-11-10
please don't contact us again
Post 177601 by poffin boffin deleted for the following reason: more like Doublin amirite? -- LobsterMitten
In France, we live in the être [to be].
Post 177600 by valetta deleted for the following reason: Heya, sorry, these kind of slim articles based on "untranslateability" between cultures are well/lightly-intended but often end up with fighting and alienation, which is, i'm very sure, not what was aimed for here -- LobsterMitten
2018-11-09
please clap
Post 177594 by Frobenius Twist deleted for the following reason: this is funny but a little thin for a post, drop it in the megathread instead -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-11-08
High priest, on a happy vibe
Post 177563 by avi111 deleted for the following reason: This is more a your-own-blog post than a metafilter post, sorry. -- restless_nomad
2018-11-06
Atkins was bad – this is 50 times worse
Post 177518 by Foci for Analysis deleted for the following reason: We've got an open Jordan Peterson thread and don't need to follow this troll's every move. -- LobsterMitten
Letter of Recommendation: Women’s Clothing
Post 177527 by abtaylorxo deleted for the following reason: Kalle Oskari Mattila, you are a spammer. Do not sign up for this site again. -- LobsterMitten
2018-11-05
A Metaphor for Something
Post 177491 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: So, apparently there is a drone or drones harassing/endangering the bears to get this footage, which makes it not really great for goodfeels. If you find that this is definitely incorrect, please let us know! -- taz
2018-11-04
Ten years ago today
Post 177480 by Wordshore deleted for the following reason: ultimately, this is an "Obama says vote" post, which, yes, good advice, but better for the ongoing politics thread rather than have an Obama was Great/Terrible fight here, or a general depression-angst-anger-fear thread -- taz
2018-11-03
Don't Get Depressed - Get Angry
Post 177466 by TruthfulCalling deleted for the following reason: Sorry this kind of advocacy framing isn't suitable for a metafilter post. -- LobsterMitten
Comics With Suprisingly Still Relevant Problems
Post 177460 by BiggerJ deleted for the following reason: We're keeping US politics-related threads relatively corralled instead of splitting/repeating discussion among dozens of posts, and this one doesn't seem like a great reason to make an exception, especially with the "sorry about the sexism" aspect, so maybe post in the politics thread or wait until the upcoming election thread. Thanks. -- taz
2018-10-31
A little-discussed but important commonality
Post 177398 by dancing leaves deleted for the following reason: Hey there, sorry, the framing of this post (with discussion prompts etc) isn't really suitable for a post on Metafilter proper. Mefi posts should be framed around a cool thing on the web. If you want to discuss the book, you can post on Fanfare and see if anyone's reading it over there. -- LobsterMitten
2018-10-29
Because this will totally take care of the Nazi thing
Post 177351 by not_the_water deleted for the following reason: This looks like a conversation that will go way better and more interestingly once it's an actual announced feature change and not just "mulling" over something "soon" -- restless_nomad
2018-10-28
Civil society and the fourth industrial revolution
Post 177341 by abtaylorxo deleted for the following reason: This feels kinda...press release-y for Nesta, which is at best not a good framing for a MetaFilter post. -- cortex
2018-10-27
iMapping software
Post 177328 by Ahmed_Nabil deleted for the following reason: This is way too much like an ad to be a post. -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-10-23
iPhones are hard to use
Post 177238 by exogenous deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed delete here -- it'd be fine to have a thread on apple or smartphone accessibility and UI stuff -- but there are some bits of this essay ("autists") and the author's other views that mean this will end up just being a referendum on him and that's not going anywhere good. -- LobsterMitten
The “Queen of Shitty Robots” won’t be stopped.
Post 177250 by homunculus deleted for the following reason: Simone is rad and I am so happy she recovered well from surgery and is back in action. As is this kinda runs right into our existing prohibition on Kickstarters, which I'm hoping to formally revisit before the end of the year but until then let's give this another go that either sidesteps that bit or waits until the fundraiser is over. -- cortex
2018-10-20
Most devastating yet superb article about Opiod-Heroin
Post 177198 by misondre deleted for the following reason: Contact us about reworking the framing of this -- Eyebrows McGee
The Sears Catalog, Jim Crow, and Muddy Waters
Post 177193 by dfm500 deleted for the following reason: Let's put this in the active Sears + Jim Crow thread! -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-10-18
Changing Elizabeth Warren's story to one about Native America
Post 177147 by a_curious_koala deleted for the following reason: We've already got an active Warren thread, let's consolidate stuff there. -- cortex
2018-10-17
.
Post 177125 by standardasparagus deleted for the following reason: Heya, we've already got a dedicated thread about Khashoggi. -- cortex
"If you can’t drink milk,...you have to go back."
Post 177114 by beisny deleted for the following reason: Yeah, I dunno, no ill intent assumed but I'm kinda in "fuck giving white supremacists attention" mode at this point if there's not a real good reason for it to be on the front page of MetaFilter, and this doesn't feel like one of those real good reasons. -- cortex
2018-10-15
People drank the kool-aid mostly because it was green and made of paper
Post 177069 by acb deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed deleted - we just had a thread about Google+, and maybe these tweets would get a reception there that's about something other than this guy personally? -- LobsterMitten
2018-10-14
It's totally a reasonable modern analogue
Post 177059 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: This is apparently a neo-reactionary / neo(?)-fascist leaning site which is probably not a great link for us or the discussion itself; maybe a repost on the topic with other sources? -- taz
2018-10-12
Articles of Interest--Fashion, Part 2
Post 177029 by MovableBookLady deleted for the following reason: Since the former post is still open, let's add these there -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-10-08
Getting better at networking
Post 176950 by sarahaboulhosn deleted for the following reason: This sure looks spammy, and spammin' means bannin'-- LobsterMitten
2018-10-07
2018-10-06
Fill a Skull with Pepper Seeds or Lead Shot?
Post 176916 by MovableBookLady deleted for the following reason: It seems like a single article, or perhaps this one in particular, is not doing a very good job of making the actual meaning of the finding clearer; if this worth discussing, it might be better if we start with a post that has more sources and/or makes a more explicit statement. -- taz
2018-10-03
Grievance Studies & the Corruption of Scholarship
Post 176869 by MovableBookLady deleted for the following reason: I know this is sorta a thing right at the moment in academic chatter, but, yeah, if there's gonna be a post about it it's probably better for it to be one about the situation from a remove rather than presenting the hoaxsters as the primary voice on it. -- cortex
2018-09-27
A unicorn for the middle class
Post 176772 by scratch deleted for the following reason: This is not the kind of framing that we shoot for here, sorry. -- restless_nomad
2018-09-25
"The two women killed outside Zelevet received no trial at all."
Post 176726 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: Maybe we can do this without the above the fold description of a war crime -- LobsterMitten
Apparently Reporting Immediately Doesn't Work, Either
Post 176736 by 2soxy4mypuppet deleted for the following reason: Okay, it looks like there is in fact some sorta scummy advertblarg stuff going on with this link unfortunately. -- cortex
Linux Devs threaten Kill switch on Linux
Post 176734 by aleph deleted for the following reason: Let's bring it over to the open thread on the Code of Conduct -- LobsterMitten
2018-09-24
Self-Care for Survivors of Sexual Assault
Post 176718 by Bella Donna deleted for the following reason: Heya, I appreciate the good intentions here but in practice the combo of the very explicit "sexual abuse" intro and then the cute funny videos, it makes for a strange mix that I think isn't going to be helpful for people in the way you intend? I think it might go better to put these resources into the venting thread -- LobsterMitten
2018-09-21
CHILEAN. POLICE. PUPPERS.
Post 176661 by Cool Papa Bell deleted for the following reason: I don't think that this is going to do what is intended and I don't really want to moderate what it's gonna end up as. -- restless_nomad
2018-09-19
2018-09-18
Candy Cap Magic
Post 176580 by mandolin conspiracy deleted for the following reason: This just seems... not very good or interesting? I might be missing a deliberate artistic choice here, in service of some larger goal that remains opaque to me now - in which case hit up the contact form and clue us in. -- LobsterMitten
2018-09-17
Lost His Treble Long Ago
Post 176558 by holist deleted for the following reason: Hey, you're welcome to use the contact form to get help making a post - just posting is not the best way to do it. -- restless_nomad
2018-09-11
How to Have Better Sex with Prostate Massage
Post 176460 by thou_shall_prosper deleted for the following reason: Well this sure seems spammy -- LobsterMitten
2018-09-10
"I Ate Like a Fashion Editor for a Day and..."
Post 176445 by Unicorn on the cob deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, this article and its companion article are edging on ... trying on disordered eating seemingly for no purpose and without much insight to show for it; on balance it seems better to skip this? -- LobsterMitten
2018-09-06
“The Enablers: How Western Professionals Import Corruption..."
Post 176370 by RuvaBlue deleted for the following reason: Hey, that kind of editorial comment in the post is something we specifically Do Not Do here. -- restless_nomad
2018-09-05
The call is coming from inside the (White) house!
Post 176349 by Mr.Know-it-some deleted for the following reason: Being discussed here -- LobsterMitten
2018-08-25
2018-08-23
Buy the Book.
Post 176112 by R.F.Simpson deleted for the following reason: This doesn't seem to be getting a very warm reception, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2018-08-22
Fast Cool Journalist in a Blue Dress (SLTwitter post)
Post 176091 by randomkeystrike deleted for the following reason: This is too thin for a post -- why don't you drop it in the current megathread for a little light relief? -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-08-21
2018-08-20
2018-08-17
Out of the blue, you hear from someone who has wonderful news.
Post 175998 by skookumsaurus rex deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is an interesting post but a bunch of the links don't work and others are duplicates. Hit the contact form and we'll see what we can do. -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-08-16
2018-08-15
How a Transplanted Face Transformed a Young Woman’s Life
Post 175956 by stillmoving deleted for the following reason: this is a pretty graphic post; contact us about reframing -- LobsterMitten
2018-08-14
#RecastBatwoman
Post 175940 by Halloween Jack deleted for the following reason: There have been an awful lot of these "people are angry on the internet" posts and they seem to be self-perpetuating. Let's try to move away from the meta-discussion and instead talk about new media on its own merits, eh? -- restless_nomad
2018-08-11
Four dead in Fredericton Canada
Post 175883 by Mogur deleted for the following reason: Heya, I get that this is literally close to home so I feel you on the instinct to post it. But personal editorial or blog-style writeups really aren't how posts on the front page of MetaFilter work, especially so for fraught stuff like awful news. Beyond that, this is an awful incident but it's not immediately clear that there's more to talk about here than "some asshole shot people for some reason"; there's not really any clearer reason for this being a post than the deleted one from yesterday. -- cortex
2018-08-10
Four dead in shooting in Canada (SLnewsfilter)
Post 175862 by Mogur deleted for the following reason: We're much better off waiting for the more news than speculating for a couple hours first. -- restless_nomad
2018-08-07
2018-07-31
A Rough Rehearsal, a Suicide and a Broadway Show in Turmoil
Post 175671 by I_Love_Bananas deleted for the following reason: Heya, sorry, this violates some of the best practices around reporting on suicide, and we're trying to be more careful about that. -- LobsterMitten
2018-07-28
I can trust you with all my data...
Post 175617 by Nanukthedog deleted for the following reason: Very interesting, but also being discussed in the currently open biometrics thread, so probably best to post these links there; thank you! -- taz
2018-07-26
Fuck You, Death
Post 175579 by 1970s Antihero deleted for the following reason: Probably should go in the post about this book from a few days ago -- jessamyn
2018-07-25
2018-07-22
544 Days of Trump: Glowing Orb Report
Post 175507 by killdevil deleted for the following reason: Eh, I don't feel like this has enough meat on it to need to be anything other than a comment in the current US Politics catch-all. -- cortex
2018-07-21
And not the cute variety
Post 175490 by knackerthrasher deleted for the following reason: A plain wikipedia article is way too thin for MetaFilter. -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-07-20
34 years ago, a KGB defector chillingly predicted modern America
Post 175444 by jbenben deleted for the following reason: This is not being received very well, I'm afraid. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2018-07-19
2018-07-17
2018-07-16
How Finland Rebranded Itself as a Literary Country
Post 175370 by oprahgayle deleted for the following reason: This is a self-link, and your account is banned. This is not the first time. Do not sign up for this site again. -- LobsterMitten
2018-07-14
2018-07-13
Anti-censorship Group Scolds Durham, NC City Council
Post 175327 by FiftyShadesOfBae deleted for the following reason: We've had a lot of Jordan Peterson threads lately, and while I applaud my old city and its always-entertaining city council for calling him out, I don't think there's anything to discuss here we haven't gone over several times. -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-07-12
No words
Post 175307 by pH Indicating Socks deleted for the following reason: That's awful but this kinda feels like "look at this awful thing" and I feel like, as much awful as there is in the world on an ongoing basis, we could probably be a little choosier about how often that's the thing that lands on the front page. -- cortex
2018-07-09
The shortest economics textbook ever
Post 175234 by oprahgayle deleted for the following reason: This is pretty slight and obvious. -- LobsterMitten
2018-07-08
Will Trump Be Meeting With His Counterpart — Or His Handler?
Post 175214 by chasing deleted for the following reason: This has already been posted in the new catch-all and can stay there. -- restless_nomad
intitle:"index of"
Post 175206 by pompomtom deleted for the following reason: We've had a couple reports of malware downloading through this; get in touch if you'd be okay with an edit to the post that would warn people about that and maybe de-link the actual site, leaving the Medium link? -- LobsterMitten
In Austria, a revolutionary ruling
Post 175212 by oprahgayle deleted for the following reason: There is nothing to do with this fairly slight article but bellow at each other. -- restless_nomad
2018-07-07
The name's Dance, Lord of the Dance
Post 175182 by fearfulsymmetry deleted for the following reason: I get that this is a "look at this asshole" kind of thing, which is usually not a great discussion anyway, but without even a release date or a trailer or much to talk about, maybe this can at least wait until there's more content to go on -- taz
2018-07-06
2018-07-03
Twitter is pretty awesome sometimes
Post 175108 by JamesBay deleted for the following reason: This is one of those things that doesn't have much to talk about except the emotional reaction it causes, and that's only fun when the bulk of that reaction isn't "nuke twitter from orbit" -- restless_nomad
2018-07-01
2018-06-30
Court Rules Photographs “Factual Depictions”; Copying Them Is Fair Use
Post 175052 by Bighappyfunhouse deleted for the following reason: If this is a decision that will have any impact, and won't immediately be revered on appeal, I think its going to need more framing to be a good post for MetaFilter. -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-06-29
Web of Stories
Post 175030 by KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat deleted for the following reason: framing's not going to work, contact us if you want to rework it -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-06-28
The Mexican One Percent is freaking the hell out
Post 175003 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Looks like this is a subset of this still-open thread, let's keep it there for now. -- cortex
2018-06-27
Justice Kennedy is retiring on July 31
Post 174982 by saizai deleted for the following reason: Heya - we're already neck-deep in a discussion of this announcement over in the US politics megathread; maybe let's keep that first-reaction discussion over there just for now, and wait for a separate post until more is known beyond just the announcement. -- LobsterMitten
2018-06-25
A short account of Brexit
Post 174930 by rongorongo deleted for the following reason: Good post idea, but let's go with the other one! -- taz
2018-06-24
"Seeing something that brings joy is just rare"
Post 174919 by standardasparagus deleted for the following reason: This is not a good article and is not going to go well, I'm afraid. -- restless_nomad
If I Can’t Have Me, No One Can
Post 174917 by dmit deleted for the following reason: The way this is framed on Medium violates basically all the best practices for writing/talking about suicide in ways that don't encourage copycats. -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-06-22
Doors
Post 174868 by WalkerWestridge deleted for the following reason: This is a cool video/story but it's basically a link to "vote for me/donate for me" Maybe would work better as a collection of these than as a SLYT? -- jessamyn
2018-06-21
No Rest for the Wicked
Post 174844 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: Between the new ICE etc thread and much of this being a recent active topic of discussion in the current US politics catchall this is probably better as a comment in one or the other. -- cortex
2018-06-20
Dehumanizing Always Starts With Language
Post 174814 by bologna on wry deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but a "both sides do it," "people calling murderers and rapists names are just as bad as people who dehumanize others in order to murder and rape them" mini essay thing isn't really a great post for Mefi. -- taz
2018-06-19
'Not as ironic as I imagined'
Post 174802 by mosessis deleted for the following reason: We have had a couple of pretty heated incel threads lately and this is not going to add anything to the discussion. -- restless_nomad
Fundraiser goes viral, raises more than $5.5 million dollars
Post 174801 by Rock 'em Sock 'em deleted for the following reason: Sorry, no active fundraisers in posts, but this is great news and absolutely worth linking this in the megathread and the WTF thread. -- LobsterMitten
2018-06-18
When a Child Says She's Trans
Post 174775 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: The internet is kinda brimming with critical feelings about this piece and I don't particularly think MeFi is gonna be better for having to go through that same process from scratch here. Let's skip it. -- cortex
2018-06-13
“Cowardly Dem Viciously Assaulted Terrified Girl"
Post 174678 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: If there's something here beyond "look at this asshole", it really needs to be framed in a less inflammatory way. -- restless_nomad
Jessamyn West wins surprise judgement against Equifax
Post 174677 by zanni deleted for the following reason: Let's just leave this in the MeTa for efficiency! -- restless_nomad
2018-06-11
Inside Palmer Luckey's Bid to Build a Border Wall
Post 174632 by ostranenie deleted for the following reason: Posting this and then getting into "yeah but illegal immigrants! Gang members!" arguments in the comments is a pretty good argument that you should not have been posting this in the first place. -- cortex
Two Assholes Meet on the Beach
Post 174640 by destrius deleted for the following reason: It's fine to make an FPP for the summit but this isn't great framing for it -- fine to try again or hit up the contact form. It needs to be something that can lead to a conversation other than "these assholes are definitely assholes", or else we may as well just keep it in the megathread. -- LobsterMitten
2018-06-06
Rock and roll songs about men behaving like decent people
Post 174557 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: This is too far over the editorializing line, sorry. -- restless_nomad
There could be a lesson here
Post 174555 by Napoleonic Terrier deleted for the following reason: Eh, I don’t see this being a conversation that ends well. -- restless_nomad
I see poop jokes coming
Post 174544 by Yellow deleted for the following reason: Heya, posts need to be framed without the "here's my personal opinion/experience with this" stuff; that can go in the comments but not in the post itself. Let us know if you'd like to edit. -- LobsterMitten
2018-06-04
2018-06-03
2018-06-01
The HIStory of Brocialism
Post 174462 by low_horrible_immoral deleted for the following reason: Eh, looking over it further I think there's enough problems here in terms of framing and context that whatever useful conversation there is to have about progressive vs. sexist dynamics isn't really gonna blossom well. -- cortex
2018-05-28
Shocking study: Choice of cooktop increase your child’s risk of asthma
Post 174391 by OliviaC deleted for the following reason: This is spam for your SEO client, which is prohibited on Metafilter. Your account is banned.-- LobsterMitten
Kiss me, I'm dying: Twenty years of Ray Of Light
Post 174388 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Previously which you posted; "this is a double of my own post, delete if you must" puts us in a kind of weird position. -- LobsterMitten
2018-05-27
Imagined Cities: Architecture in Film & Literature
Post 174373 by MovableBookLady deleted for the following reason: Heya, if there's some good web-accessible content related to this, it's not immediately clear how to get at it; a do-over tomorrow that's structured to take folks to that stuff via clear links would be fine. If it's really just an off-line thing, this doesn't work as a MeFi post. -- cortex
2018-05-26
Ireland votes by landslide to legalise abortion
Post 174367 by coffee_monster deleted for the following reason: Best to keep the discussion all together over here -- taz
I Am Calling The Police
Post 174366 by Going To Maine deleted for the following reason: Ack! Sorry, but someone has pulled rank on you! :( -- taz
2018-05-25
So long as men aren’t stepping up, women’s empathy needs limits
Post 174351 by stoneweaver deleted for the following reason: We have an open incels thread currently, and an open Jordan Peterson thread, and have had very, very, very many threads about bad men and very very many about emotional labor, and ... I'm not really seeing that this is likely to bring new discussion to the table. -- taz
I was Jordan Peterson’s strongest supporter. Now I think he’s dangerous
Post 174334 by barnoley deleted for the following reason: Heya, there's an active Jordan Peterson thread, let's keep this in there. -- cortex
2018-05-22
The White House Sinkhole
Post 174274 by whitelotus deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but we're keeping Trump/White House stuff corralled to one thread at a time, unless it's something pretty yuge, so please add this to the catch-all thread if it hasn't been mentioned yet. Thanks. -- taz
Voyage of the damned
Post 174250 by low_horrible_immoral deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but combo of Twitter thread (which needs to be pretty great to really work as a post) ... plus humor is subjective, and this is getting quite a lot of subjectively not-amused flags right away -- taz
The Onion finally reads Michael Cohen's 2013 email.
Post 174267 by WaspEnterprises deleted for the following reason: This is funny, but better to put it in the current catch-all thread for Trump related content. -- LobsterMitten
2018-05-21
People you have known since kindergarten...
Post 174246 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Better to put this in the existing Santa Fe shooting thread -- LobsterMitten
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Post 174230 by spaceburglar deleted for the following reason: Spacing fever! There is a thread still open from earlier this month in which many people incorrectly feel that two spaces after a period, which are in fact quite good, are bad, so we should just add this in there if it's not already in the comments already. -- cortex
2018-05-20
More on bullshit jobs
Post 174215 by clawsoon deleted for the following reason: Heya, idea of the post is fine but with the AFR.com link throwing up a paywall it probably makes more sense to give this another go tomorrow restructuring the post to have the more accessible links foregrounded so folks aren't likely to hit "old post, book purchase pages, locked article" as their first three clicks. -- cortex
2018-05-18
Bad Sex in fiction: the winners of the literary world's booby prize
Post 174190 by instantidealism deleted for the following reason: y'all appear to be self-linking, which is a clearly-signposted bannable offense -- cortex
2018-05-17
Did Junot Diaz face harrasment or get the benefit of the doubt?
Post 174163 by layceepee deleted for the following reason: We have an open thread about Junot Diaz; please add any extra links there. Thanks. -- taz
2018-05-16
The Gig Economy's Body Count
Post 174148 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this article is a no-win combo, of "let's argue about Uber vs NYC taxis" with triggery coverage of this man's suicide. -- LobsterMitten
Puns are the Best of the Web
Post 174153 by rtimmel deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is pretty slight; better to share it as a comment in a chat-friendly Metatalk. -- LobsterMitten
2018-05-15
Driven to Despair
Post 174125 by Barack Spinoza deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this piece creates a no-win situation for a thread here, combining a topic people love to argue about (NY taxis v Uber), with a triggery presentation about this man's suicide. -- LobsterMitten
2018-05-13
2018-05-12
Ways to Begin at Fortnite with Twitch Prime Free
Post 174085 by jjoncik deleted for the following reason: Nope. This is spam, spam is prohibited here, you're banned. -- LobsterMitten
How capitalism allows incels to flourish
Post 174080 by stillmoving deleted for the following reason: Let's keep this in the thread about incels/the Toronto attack from a couple days ago. -- LobsterMitten
2018-05-10
Belated Happy Birthday, Karl Marx.
Post 174057 by spaceburglar deleted for the following reason: Someone got there on the day! -- restless_nomad
“I’m really only interested in building this intellectual movement”
Post 174048 by wjfitzy deleted for the following reason: Eh, I don't think we really need to do a whole new thread about these folks just because the NYT decided to publish another article about the silenced underdogs who keep getting column inches in and air time on various national news outlets. -- cortex
2018-05-09
A Whale"s Story - YouTube animation : Radiolab's Animal Minds 1st story
Post 174035 by y2karl deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this would need to not have the editorial framing, and you can't just repost literally the same thing you've posted before. -- LobsterMitten
2018-05-08
Flat Earth Forum
Post 174011 by mariofs deleted for the following reason: This is spammy as hell; spam is prohibited here and your account is now banned. -- LobsterMitten
Michelle and Oprah said, "Be Better." Melania says "Be Best."
Post 174003 by yes I said yes I will Yes deleted for the following reason: This has been pointed out in the main (ongoing) POTUS thread, and since there isn't much to say about this except noting that it's re-using Obama era work, it's probably best we just stick with the discussion there. -- taz
Only 4 in 10 citizens trust the government
Post 174020 by oprahgayle deleted for the following reason: Please contact us to discuss this. -- restless_nomad
2018-05-07
The Art of Effective Planning: Avoid Wasted Time and Stress
Post 173983 by Masiekoe deleted for the following reason: This looks really spammy. If you are trying to participate in good faith, please take some time and become more familiar with the site and the the sorts of links that are discussed here. You can contact us if you have questions about the suitability of a post. -- taz
2018-05-02
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2018-04-29
Recent Anti-Semitism in the US
Post 173848 by Nancy Lebovitz deleted for the following reason: This is not a well-presented post on several levels. -- restless_nomad
2018-04-28
Liberty, equality, fraternity
Post 173840 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: Double. -- Eyebrows McGee
Think Different
Post 173827 by Lanark deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed delete, but it looks like there isn't much here to do but have the same old Anti-Apple / Pro-Apple fight we've had a million times before. If there's something new worth thoughtful discussion on this topic maybe a different sort of post might draw that out? -- taz
2018-04-27
Best stoners vines
Post 173826 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but these sorts of "funny moments" compilation vids are pretty clickbaity and not that great for a post -- taz
Dig it!
Post 173825 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: this editorial framing won't work. -- Eyebrows McGee
Despair is a sin. (Potus 45 Catch-all thread April 27, 2018)
Post 173801 by mikelieman deleted for the following reason: Alright, the people have spoken: they want a post with one or more external links as per usual. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2018-04-26
When Women Owe Men Sex
Post 173795 by kinoeye deleted for the following reason: This is a “horrible thing is horrible” post that doesn’t make for healthy discussions. -- restless_nomad
Hey Zuck, Hold My Beer
Post 173775 by Literaryhero deleted for the following reason: This is a weird and crappy-sounding situation, but given the combination of sticky legal process/argument stuff at the heart of it we'd probably be better off with a more thorough article or set of links to lay out the territory than this kinda short blurby approach. -- cortex
2018-04-25
EAR/ONS
Post 173754 by spaceburglar deleted for the following reason: Looks like maybe a link was left off? Please get in touch, and we can fix. -- taz
2018-04-24
Giving the gift of life
Post 173736 by pjern deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, it's fine to do a post the topic of organ donation, but we don't do PSAs per se, or personal messages (OP editorial voice) sorts of announcements in the same way we don't do fundraisers. Please contact us to talk about how to edit and we can undelete. Thanks. -- taz
2018-04-23
EAR/ONS
Post 173729 by spaceburglar deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed delete here; the framing with the bits of editorial voice isn't the way FPPs are meant to go, and the enthusiastic tone here is a pretty jarring combo with the horrible subject matter. -- LobsterMitten
2018-04-21
Don’t watch if you have pet rodents
Post 173686 by nicebookrack deleted for the following reason: Appreciate the explicit warnings here, but maybe not the best venue for gory content. -- LobsterMitten
Fluffy or food? Depends on the beholder.
Post 173682 by Armed Only With Hubris deleted for the following reason: Sympathetic to the main point here, but the framing of this outragefilter piece as an accusation of hypocrisy toward people elsewhere who were getting upset about something a year ago, is a setup for just a really, really weird fight. -- LobsterMitten
Organizers Cancel Universal FanCon After Raising $56,000 on Kickstarter
Post 173681 by WCityMike deleted for the following reason: Instantly reposting a deleted post isn't a great way to go. (It creates a clear pathway for people to get self-link/signal-boost content posted to Mefi, just post it, get deleted, and someone will repost it verbatim for you.) I assume your intentions are good here but this creates a needlessly awkward situation. -- LobsterMitten
This time, no one gets an extra hour in the ball pit.
Post 173680 by nonasuch deleted for the following reason: Heya, I'm sorry this is happening, but it's also a bit of a weird situation if you're one of the artists and part of organizing an alternative event -- no question that your intentions are good here, but this ends up being a little too close to a self-link. -- LobsterMitten
2018-04-19
Pissing on the Ritz
Post 173651 by spaceburglar deleted for the following reason: This can go in the catchall. -- restless_nomad
2018-04-18
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2018-04-14
2018-04-13
Claim of memory assist hardware wired to human brain.
Post 173549 by aleph deleted for the following reason: You might have meant this for AskMe. -- Eyebrows McGee
2018-04-12
Codswallop?
Post 173516 by fearfulsymmetry deleted for the following reason: Posted previously -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2018-04-10
"Facemash Creator Survives the Ad Board"
Post 173489 by athirstforsalt deleted for the following reason: While a good new in-depth Facebook post updating the current situation and giving background would be fine, this is more of a personal comment and a couple of older links, which would be better posted in one of the currently open threads here or here. Thanks. -- taz
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