2009-01-31

Cat & Mouse & Plate Mail.

Post 78782 by empath deleted for the following reason: Looks like we've been here before. -- cortex

#googmayharm

Post 78767 by Foci for Analysis deleted for the following reason: Pending netcraft confirmation notwithstanding, looks like this may be a non-story already, so let's just leave it in the grey. -- cortex

2009-01-30

Scientific Attempt To Create Most Annoying Song Ever

Post 78748 by rageagainsttherobots deleted for the following reason: We've seen this before, but I can't recommend strongly enough that we all go listen to these singing cats. -- cortex

And it goes on and on and on and....

Post 78742 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: If there's good content here someone is welcome to take it and make a less problematic post out of it. -- cortex

Kramer lives - in Philly

Post 78729 by stupidsexyFlanders deleted for the following reason: DAMMIT LIONEL YOU GOT TO STOP SNEAKING ONTO THE FRONT PAGE -- cortex

2009-01-29

Saddlebacking

Post 78717 by homunculus deleted for the following reason: lol buttsecks -- jessamyn

Real Life Up Close

Post 78715 by msalt deleted for the following reason: previously -- cortex

DAMN IT!

Post 78706 by hal_c_on deleted for the following reason: Please do not do this sort of thing. If something is compelling enough to post, let people figure it out by reading the linked content instead of doing this sort of angry editorialization thing. -- cortex

Rock Bands To Die Out by 2026

Post 78704 by doutzen deleted for the following reason: Self-links to die out by 2009. -- cortex

Single Post, Double Crooks.

Post 78693 by weapons-grade pandemonium deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin and FARKish news-of-the-weird stuff. -- cortex

2009-01-28

Raggle taggle ruminants! Rapscallion!

Post 78648 by e-state 4.0 deleted for the following reason: We had a Tin Tin And His Sexuality post a couple weeks ago, and it wasn't quite so GYOB. Maybe add new stuff to that? -- cortex

2009-01-27

Look at this Richard. Just look at it.

Post 78642 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Why have I been given it AGAIN omg -- cortex

69 Sexiest Rap Song Titles (NSFW-Maybe?)

Post 78639 by MikeGusto deleted for the following reason: Dimes daily sure advertises a great deal on your site. -- mathowie

Her Cute Little Doggy

Post 78625 by swift deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this dog has been kind of everyone on the net for a while now and there's not much to this post other than "hey, there's that freaky looking dog again". -- cortex

Don't underestimate J6P.

Post 78623 by Marygwen deleted for the following reason: I want to say something like, "yes, clearly Joshua Micah Marshall is a mean drunk", but to be clear, a guy cursing at his webcam for six minutes vaguely re: financial news is not a good post. -- cortex

2009-01-26

Prairie Dogs of Capitol Hill

Post 78615 by paulinsanjuan deleted for the following reason: if these are your friends pictures this is totally not okay for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

I wasn't made an expert, I was born one.

Post 78607 by ClanvidHorse deleted for the following reason: if this weren't so familiar it might be more amusing, as it is I know this is supposed to be "oh man this guy is a dick" but repetition just makes it into dicks on parade w/o the funny. -- jessamyn

Participants at the IndexhibitParticipants at the Indexhibit

Post 78603 by whiterussian deleted for the following reason: What in the heckity heck is this? -- cortex

The Inauguration -- Up Close

Post 78601 by VicNebulous deleted for the following reason: Contrary to popular belief, this does not when combined with the other one yield a 3D stereogram. -- cortex

Harvard finds bullies are the big risk to kids, not the internet

Post 78594 by Argyle deleted for the following reason: Study finds doubles, not "internet cooties", leading cause of deletions. -- cortex

2009-01-24

British Go Over-Board

Post 78568 by jwakawaka deleted for the following reason: Self-link. -- cortex

test post

Post 78564 by pb deleted for the following reason: test complete -- pb

2009-01-23

What was that mouth noise?

Post 78556 by titboy deleted for the following reason: More context and a working link and this could be an interesting post. -- cortex

2009-01-22

2009 Bloggie finalists announced

Post 78538 by scaryduck deleted for the following reason: Statement of interest: Do not do this. -- vacapinta

Dibble enrage Fans and provoke Fancy Footwork

Post 78528 by Will Duck deleted for the following reason: this is sort of weak for a post and I don't quite get the relationship between link 1 and link 2..... -- jessamyn

2009-01-21

Ty Inc. Selling Sasha and Malia Dolls

Post 78509 by mmmleaf deleted for the following reason: First link doesn't work, second one leads to a general toy line of many dolls -- mathowie

"The other postings are somewhat correct."

Post 78508 by jragon deleted for the following reason: slightly amusing, but not really mefi post material -- mathowie

2009-01-20

Heckuva job, Bushie

Post 78475 by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese deleted for the following reason: by the time I woke up this post had as many flags as it had comments - maybe people are clicking the wrong thing? Can we please make an effort to make posts that are interesting/funny/thought-provoking and not GRARGRARIHATETHESEPEOPLE? Thank you. -- jessamyn

The Moment

Post 78466 by silby deleted for the following reason: Mentioned already in this thread today, and we've got a lot of inauguration-related posts on the front page already, so this is probably overdoing it a little. -- cortex

Here's a story from North America

Post 78455 by infinitewindow deleted for the following reason: previously -- cortex

Happy Inauguration Day

Post 78451 by aliceinreality deleted for the following reason: single link oddly-timed blog post about Obama. -- jessamyn

Hitler's at it again

Post 78446 by popadoodle deleted for the following reason: probably a self-link -- vacapinta :: Straight up, v-man. Woof. Bye, Andy! -- cortex

2009-01-19

Too lavish an inauguration?

Post 78443 by codswallop deleted for the following reason: The intent of this post to editorialize via deception. Either this post belongs in 2005 or you need to be more honest about what you are doing. -- vacapinta

The essential Martin Luther King in his own words

Post 78434 by Huplescat deleted for the following reason: Something seems to have gone wrong with this. -- cortex

"Hi! My name is Boxxy! And it's been a while since I made a nu video..."

Post 78430 by feelinglistless deleted for the following reason: feelingposter'sregret -- cortex

2009-01-18

Intense Hatred? For Software??

Post 78404 by Drasher deleted for the following reason: this is a weird half-post half GYOB situation and while we're not *against* first person posts, they have a tendency to not quite be the right thing for here. -- jessamyn

2009-01-17

Who would've thougt it were possible!

Post 78369 by hadjiboy deleted for the following reason: I know the inauguration is exciting and all, but let's not completely drop the ball on post construction, okay? -- cortex

Andrew Wyeth - American Artist - has died.

Post 78367 by Hickeystudio deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- vacapinta

2009-01-16

Just when you thought it was safe to Twitter

Post 78337 by limeonaire deleted for the following reason: Kinda thin for a post. Further information about this deletion can be found on the internet. -- cortex

No. Don't. Stop. Seriously.

Post 78325 by grapefruitmoon deleted for the following reason: "Have you ever done this before?" -- cortex

2009-01-15

PETA renames "fish."

Post 78314 by wallstreet1929 deleted for the following reason: Instead of calling them "doubles", these are henceforth known "web zaphods". -- cortex

Thank God everyone is OK!

Post 78306 by dov3 deleted for the following reason: Much better post here. -- cortex

One last great act of stupidity before Obama takes over?

Post 78302 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: If this is worth posting about, can you please regroup and make the effort to post about it well? -- cortex

Obama already needs help from superheroes?

Post 78297 by jwakawaka deleted for the following reason: Tune in last week for what we can't resist calling...BARACK BE A SPIDEY TONIGHT -- cortex

2009-01-14

Out of a Jobs.

Post 78277 by stepheno deleted for the following reason: I added the stevejobs tag to the original post on this to help people find it. -- jessamyn

So; What's really going on?

Post 78276 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: This seems to be turning into another yelling past each other thing. Please, next time reserve I/P threads for only something really interesting and/or new and/or not contentious -- mathowie

Act NOW as conservative justices are retiring and dying soon!

Post 78275 by Talez deleted for the following reason: this is an interesting topic but need to be presented without so much editorializing, please. -- jessamyn

You're gonna have to come down here!

Post 78271 by cjorgensen deleted for the following reason: de plane, corinthian leather, KHAAAAAN, etc. -- cortex

"From Hell's heart, I stab at thee... For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee..."

Post 78268 by furiousxgeorge deleted for the following reason: See below. -- cortex

Congressional staffers have all the fun.

Post 78264 by dmd deleted for the following reason: Tylenol and bedrest, dude. You'll beat that fever yet. -- cortex

Death by BART (followup)

Post 78255 by Mr_Zero deleted for the following reason: Previous thread is only six days old and folks are discussing it there. -- cortex

2009-01-13

Ain't so simple

Post 78244 by Flunkie deleted for the following reason: Yeah, not really news that gizmodo followed the link on kottke -- mathowie

it's pronounced "gay-gun"

Post 78219 by kliuless deleted for the following reason: it's totally unclear why this is here and the title makes it even weirder. If you think this is good stuff on the web, spend a few extra vowels to explain maybe why? -- jessamyn

2009-01-12

Tweaking the cortex.

Post 78214 by gman deleted for the following reason: Ping Pong Tripout II: Ganzfeld Boogaloo. (also plz stop tweaking me tia) -- cortex

Thailand's iPhone underground

Post 78212 by fbtucker deleted for the following reason: So long marketing asshole from streetattack helping launch your stupid new site -- mathowie

Prop. 8 donors want to stay in the closet

Post 78208 by nospecialfx deleted for the following reason: Better to just put this in the existing thread. -- cortex

Inaugural Clergy

Post 78206 by jock@law deleted for the following reason: This comes off like Inaguration Religioso II: Chatfilter Edition, and I'm not sure what a new thread is going to be good for besides rehashing/extending what was a fairly heated (and still-open) thread. -- cortex

2009-01-11

Stacey Lannert's murder sentence commuted

Post 78183 by Restless Day deleted for the following reason: thi sis not a good post for metafilter - it seems a little outragefilter and it's just copypasted text from the main link. -- jessamyn

Bad eggs

Post 78174 by tellurian deleted for the following reason: wtf? -- mathowie

The Judge Main Title

Post 78173 by bauermaster deleted for the following reason: pretty thin for a post -- mathowie

2009-01-10

Jerry Stocking wants to end unemployment

Post 78166 by Buzzkilz deleted for the following reason: Sorry, real work looks super duper spammy and it seems you are pimping your friend and his marketing system -- mathowie

The new poisson d'avril collection. Exclusively from Barneys.

Post 78161 by The Ardship of Cambry deleted for the following reason: Not really much here, is there? -- cortex

Governor Blagojevich Says Goodbye with Tennyson's 'Ulysses'

Post 78159 by Stephen Elliott deleted for the following reason: run that by me again? -- mathowie

Swear word Generator

Post 78147 by Prunedish deleted for the following reason: Seems a bit spammy and not much content... -- vacapinta -- vacapinta

2009-01-09

The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart.

Post 78133 by resurrexit deleted for the following reason: this kind of oddball news of the weird. -- mathowie

Ran when parked

Post 78123 by punkfloyd deleted for the following reason: links to one-off lulzy ebay auctions with no other wtf-disambiguation are sort of thin gruel even for a Friday. -- jessamyn

Test Post

Post 78121 by pb deleted for the following reason: Test finished -- pb

2009-01-08

Copy n Paste!

Post 78109 by kdern deleted for the following reason: I don't know, this seems kind of mean to mock an outdated site for no reason -- mathowie

Even Bibleman falls on hard times...

Post 78106 by flipyourwig deleted for the following reason: suicide + bible guy = this is not a good time for this. -- jessamyn

Doing its part to keep our toys safe

Post 78105 by mkultra deleted for the following reason: *beeeeeep* -- cortex

Depressingfilter, Israel/Palestine edition

Post 78085 by shii deleted for the following reason: Please, please do not just post "hey here's a few more I/P headlines" roundup posts. We're not wanting for open threads here. -- cortex

A good year in astronomy

Post 78075 by Vindaloo deleted for the following reason: Nice pix, and APOD rules, but the blog itself is just another cheeseball content-recycler run by some SEO blechface. -- cortex

2009-01-07

Entering the airlock without a space-helmet

Post 78050 by swift deleted for the following reason: double vision! -- jessamyn

History of the Internet in HD

Post 78040 by cmchap deleted for the following reason: you probably meant to post this as a comment in the existing thread -- mathowie

2009-01-06

The Wheel. Reinvented.

Post 78030 by allkindsoftime deleted for the following reason: sorry no squeeee, please try again. -- jessamyn

Now It's On

Post 78022 by Stephen Elliott deleted for the following reason: And? -- cortex

The Blame Game

Post 78021 by Krrrlson deleted for the following reason: Yeah, please add this to one of the open threads instead. -- cortex

Making a Banana Foster the hard way

Post 78018 by MiltonRandKalman deleted for the following reason: this thing going to expolad -- cortex

Iz me your emperor

Post 78014 by shiu mai baby deleted for the following reason: This seems like a tremendously bad idea. -- cortex

Raed Jarrar picks up $240,000

Post 78011 by Man with Lantern deleted for the following reason: This is two links to an old metafilter thread. -- cortex

Too little, too late?

Post 78009 by hadjiboy deleted for the following reason: We're getting a lot of mileage out of this thing. -- cortex

2009-01-05

Alpha Inventions

Post 77993 by Alexandra Kitty deleted for the following reason: This may be one a site that's actively making the web a worse place. In either case, people here sure hate it. -- cortex

Actions: what you can do with the city

Post 77982 by smorris deleted for the following reason: Why is an account paid for by someone at bluesponge making a post about a website designed by bluesponge? -- cortex -- jessamyn

Risky Business

Post 77979 by jckll deleted for the following reason: post this in the existing thread. -- jessamyn

Really, Guys, I Really Didn't Suck as President, See?

Post 77972 by WCityMike deleted for the following reason: Please keep the over-the-top editorializing off the front page. -- cortex

2009-01-04

P is for photograph

Post 77960 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- mathowie

A New Post On An Old Story

Post 77958 by Stephen Elliott deleted for the following reason: maybe a little too close for comfort and linking three times to the same post seems a little off. -- jessamyn

2009-01-03

Phish Playing 5 Nights at Red Rocks?

Post 77945 by jon_hansen deleted for the following reason: Sort of weirdly non-story rumorfilter stuff here for post material. -- cortex

Propaganda war: rockets or oxygen cylinders?

Post 77944 by Surfin' Bird deleted for the following reason: We've had a lot of posts about the I/P conflict. This would be better as a comment in the existing thread from earlier today. -- mathowie

How much people matter...

Post 77942 by hadjiboy deleted for the following reason: I presume you didn't meant to post this to the front page, dude. -- cortex

Cephalerotica.

Post 77932 by grapefruitmoon deleted for the following reason: can't say as I enjoyed this exactly, but it sure was interesting and yet it is now gone from the Flickrverse and Google cache. -- jessamyn

2009-01-01

bad cat

Post 77907 by plexi deleted for the following reason: There are post-worthy SLTY cat antic videos and then there's this. -- cortex

Photos of the israel--Palestinian conflict

Post 77897 by Postroad deleted for the following reason: An interesting and out of the way compendeum of links to photos and video, but it's about subject matter that is kind of toxic to the site as of late. -- mathowie

Santika.

Post 77896 by gman deleted for the following reason: Not a good way to present this. Some discussion in metatalk. -- cortex