2011-11-30

Catch up on your reading

Post 109945 by msalt deleted for the following reason: Cool thing, not free. May want to wait a bit to see if it becomes free-er or put it as part of a larger thing. But sort of: poster's request. -- jessamyn

2011-11-29

Cornupine

Post 109904 by mudpuppie deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

How many soldering irons can I plug in before blowing a fuse?

Post 109899 by davidvan deleted for the following reason: Heya, looks like you intended this for Ask Metafilter, not the blue. Feel free to repost over there. -- cortex

Occupy My G-spot

Post 109898 by watercressprincess deleted for the following reason: This is terrible post in the first place, but the whois stuff points to the same person as a terrible post you had deleted years ago. This smells something awful. -- cortex

2011-11-28

Like water off a dog's back

Post 109879 by ChuraChura deleted for the following reason: The main link here is a double, as is the second link; this could maybe be a re-do, with more animals or something. -- taz

You make the call

Post 109865 by Pocahontas deleted for the following reason: This isn't a a good post for Metafilter the way it's written - please hit us up at the Contact form if you have questions. -- restless_nomad

The weight of an electronic library.

Post 109853 by nevercalm deleted for the following reason: Neat phenomenon, maybe there's a post in there if there's some interesting commentary on it, but this is a super thin little pop-sci blurb. -- cortex

2011-11-27

It's time.

Post 109842 by ocherdraco deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Just like everyone else

Post 109836 by modernnomad deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

History of English in 10 minutes

Post 109831 by sweetkid deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Not your typical talent show act.

Post 109829 by empath deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Did Life Begin As A Ocean-Sized Lifeform?

Post 109827 by 2manyusernames deleted for the following reason: Neat, but looks like we had a thread about this last month. -- cortex

A lonely desk toy longs for escape

Post 109821 by nickyskye deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2011-11-26

Soon digestion will be patented

Post 109817 by troll on a pony deleted for the following reason: This needs to be a little less of an editorial and a little more of something neat you want to share with people. -- jessamyn

The pain is killing me

Post 109809 by hat_eater deleted for the following reason: poster's request, do-over with math fixed up -- cortex

help me to observe myself while asking this question

Post 109799 by slimeline deleted for the following reason: Hi, I think you are looking for Ask Metafilter. -- taz

2011-11-25

Stunning nature photos

Post 109794 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This appears to be an unsourced image aggregator with a dubious revenue model, and we'd rather not send them the traffic. -- restless_nomad

Hope

Post 109792 by Wyatt deleted for the following reason: I totally appreciate you're trying to provide some context, but you've basically buried the actual meat in a pile of wikipedia pages and mefi site searches here in a way that is pretty distracting. Maybe a do-over that's a little clearer about the lede or just add this to one of the open OWS threads. -- cortex

Wal-Mart has a Black Friday to Forget

Post 109789 by orangeseed deleted for the following reason: We've got a couple of Black Friday posts already and this would fit fine there. -- restless_nomad

Frank Miller and the rightwing politics of the Hollywood mainstream

Post 109787 by asnider deleted for the following reason: Previous Miller thread is still open and I believe this has been mentioned in there already, probably best to just leave it there. -- cortex

The hottest topic

Post 109776 by yclipse deleted for the following reason: Not a good post for Metafilter. -- taz

You goddamn know what they want.

Post 109773 by converge deleted for the following reason: Yeah, a little ranty and editorial here on a subject we've had a ton of posts about. -- taz

2011-11-24

Money Chart

Post 109766 by litnerd deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Catnap

Post 109761 by tomswift deleted for the following reason: We've had Simon's Cat on here quite a few times... in fact just last month; may be getting to be little too much of a good thing. -- taz

2011-11-23

A round tiny feathered palm-sized ball of happiness.

Post 109744 by zennish deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Interesting John Wilkes Booth - from Northwestern Historical Society

Post 109725 by mattnorthwesterncollege deleted for the following reason: Not totally sure what you are going for here, but maybe try this again tomorrow so it's clear that you are clear that you are making a post to MetaFilter and not asking a question in AskMe? -- jessamyn

"You trying to eat me, eh?"

Post 109719 by quin deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Another video hoax

Post 109715 by Flusty deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned -- mathowie

The external what did I just see?

Post 109712 by larkery deleted for the following reason: Oops! It looks like this was posted earlier, with a different url. -- taz

2011-11-22

Anne McCaffrey, author of the Dragonriders of Pern and many others, has died.

Post 109701 by New England Cultist deleted for the following reason: This is broken and it's unclear what you were going for with it. Maybe try again tomorrow if someone else hasn't done it? -- jessamyn

Verbing weirds language.

Post 109697 by loquacious deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

It's that Seventies Show

Post 109681 by three blind mice deleted for the following reason: You appear to have quoted a crazypants Forbes article and are conflating things that are only nominally connected in this editorializing dogwhistle of a post that basically says "come fight with me" -- jessamyn

2011-11-21

adidas accused of animal cruelty

Post 109667 by krautland deleted for the following reason: Sounds like a mess, but if you don't have the material to make a solid post about it, you kind of need to just not make a post about it. -- cortex

Everyone Loves a Parade

Post 109657 by jindc deleted for the following reason: This needs more context or explanation, sorry. -- mathowie

2011-11-20

Less like baseball, more like pizza

Post 109638 by codacorolla deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Innovation Startup Submission: NewMe Healthy Living Avatar Game

Post 109636 by omidius deleted for the following reason: Self-linking your own work on the front page is completely against the guidelines and a bannable offense. -- cortex

2011-11-19

front page post on metafilter

Post 109629 by infini deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- restless_nomad

Who do you serve? Who do you protect?

Post 109624 by edguardo deleted for the following reason: This will fit better in the open Occupy thread. -- restless_nomad

Have you seen me?

Post 109617 by Knigel deleted for the following reason: It looks like they totally ganked this from eeggs.com – intro and all. -- taz

2011-11-18

This will officially break your heart

Post 109606 by everydayanewday deleted for the following reason: Pugs are great but this doesn't really make sense as a Metafilter post. -- cortex

"Can we talk about Islamification cause I wrote a song"

Post 109601 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure that Victoria Jackson hosting a poorly-produced trainwreck is really something that needs any extra attention. -- cortex

John Amaechi on the Penn State scandal

Post 109591 by beukeboom deleted for the following reason: There's already a couple of threads about the Penn/Sandusky/Paterno situation from the last week or so, maybe add this in one of those as a comment. -- cortex

Press banned in occypy rallies

Post 109590 by armisme deleted for the following reason: I am sorry, I know OWS is a very big deal to the people in it, but posts about it have to not be editorializing and have to meet a decent standard, same as all newsfilter posts. If you'd like please put this into one of the Occupy threads currently in progress. -- jessamyn

All Day, All Week, Occupy...Everything

Post 109579 by cheerwine deleted for the following reason: The previous thread is still open, and we can't really track every single new development with a dedicated post. -- taz

2011-11-17

For The Record, Lolita Was Not Sexually Precocious — She Was Raped

Post 109577 by SkylitDrawl deleted for the following reason: We might be able to have a good post about the Marc Jacobs controversy, but this really isn't it. Maybe try again with more context, etc.? -- taz

Badmitten between Paine and Dilworth...

Post 109574 by DoubleLune deleted for the following reason: This seems like a bit inside baseball for a post out of context. -- cortex

Battle of the Assholes?

Post 109554 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: Kind of feel like we've done it and then some with the Tiabbi-wrote-another-piece posts; as you note, there's a lot of previously. -- cortex

When Obama snogged Chavez

Post 109550 by rudhraigh deleted for the following reason: I dunno, props to whoever did the photoshop work but this really mostly feels like "marketing stunt successfully gets rise out of famous person" in a way that doesn't make for a really great mefi post. -- cortex

Supreme Court of Assholedom: The People vs. Steve Jobs

Post 109545 by Right On Red deleted for the following reason: Try harder? -- cortex

But isn't the tomato a fruit?

Post 109541 by Wanderlust88 deleted for the following reason: This hasn't been voted on yet, so let's wait and see what happens before posting. -- taz

2011-11-16

Octogenarian pepper sprayed

Post 109533 by victory_laser deleted for the following reason: Probably best as a comment in existing Occupy threads. -- mathowie

Freaky patterns in the Chinese Desert

Post 109531 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Turns out these patterns are actually just a giant QR code that hotlinks to a previous post. -- cortex

The kissing Pope

Post 109528 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: There's not really a lot here. -- cortex

"Police had not made any arrests in the case."

Post 109520 by stratastar deleted for the following reason: Crappy situation but this isn't really a great post as is. -- cortex

PRAISE BE TO TIA, GODDESS OF SHIT REDDIT SAYS

Post 109518 by The Devil Tesla deleted for the following reason: I dunno, there's something to be said for looking at how communities self-reflect but I'm not sure just pointing a spotlight at SRS mostly out of context is a great way to proceed. -- cortex

Discovery Channel Passes On Climate Change Documentary Episode

Post 109517 by allelopath deleted for the following reason: Double Planet -- cortex

Woodchuck Cider Promotional Video

Post 109512 by Greener deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

Whispering Apples

Post 109502 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: Wow, I realize how weird it is to delete this today, but this post is full of editorializing, first-person voice, and really is a your-own-blog kind of thing. If someone wants to do a more objective post on the Tor news, that's fine. -- taz

2011-11-15

Tax the Churches

Post 109476 by homerica deleted for the following reason: This is a difficult topic that maybe needs to be fleshed out a little if you'd like to make a post on it, pointing to the moving target of the comments section in a major newspaper is maybe not the best way to do this. Please ask us if you have questions. -- jessamyn

You Cannot Evict An Idea - OCCUPY WALL STREET

Post 109471 by Skygazer deleted for the following reason: Oops! Go ahead and put this in the post just below -- taz

2011-11-14

Felons Finding It Easy to Regain Gun Rights

Post 109461 by 4midori deleted for the following reason: Maybe try a way to make a post about this without presuming that everyone is on the same side of it as you are? -- jessamyn

George Daniels, Worlds Greatest Watchmaker

Post 109442 by IndigoJones deleted for the following reason: Looks like the main link isn't accessible for most folks. If you want to try and find a way to rework this and do it again tomorrow, that'd be totally fine. -- cortex

No self-sacrifice

Post 109439 by kmz deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

Table top coffee milk steamer for cappuccino

Post 109438 by Craiggy83 deleted for the following reason: Looks like this was intended for AskMe. -- restless_nomad

Skinning, gutting, and cutting up catfish is not easy or pleasant work.

Post 109433 by Ruthless Bunny deleted for the following reason: Previously, and posts need to not read like personal opinion statements. -- cortex

Without a Net

Post 109425 by paleyellowwithorange deleted for the following reason: This would be better at Metatalk. -- taz

2011-11-13

Sex-Pozzie

Post 109421 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: We just had a super in-depth post on Pervocracy last month, and this is pretty much just an update on the latest news from the same blog. -- taz

Clutter makes you fat!

Post 109418 by greenhornet deleted for the following reason: Eh, single link Daily Mail is iffy at best, and this one's on the laughable side. -- restless_nomad

Gravity will not reverse

Post 109416 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- restless_nomad

Gurped

Post 109413 by Jibuzaemon deleted for the following reason: Welcome to Catsville, population two. -- cortex

Even when we're dead we still have hearts to hump and jump

Post 109402 by Obscure Reference deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Dee Snider Is Your Sex Clown

Post 109362 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Not sure why this was posted; if you have something specific in mind, maybe you can do something better later. -- taz

2011-11-12

The best of Wikipedia's worst writing

Post 109392 by harrgt44 deleted for the following reason: I'm a fan, but as far as I can tell you've got a close working history with Conor and the Rifftrax crew and that makes this pretty not okay for you to be promoting. -- cortex

Atlas Goofed

Post 109385 by Superfrankenstein deleted for the following reason: It's a funny publishing gaffe as far as that goes but I'm not sure that's really a reason to have a metafilter thread about it. -- cortex

2011-11-11

Why Americans won't do dirty jobs?

Post 109371 by falameufilho deleted for the following reason: This doesn't actually have a link in it. -- restless_nomad

Volume, volume, volume!

Post 109359 by rhiannonstone deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty one-note jokey thing, not a great post for MeFi. -- taz

iPhone Mind Control — Siri-ously

Post 109357 by Laminda deleted for the following reason: We're pretty hardcore about the "No Kickstarter links" thing these days, and there doesn't seem to be much else here but the demo video. -- restless_nomad

Yoğuşmalı Kombi

Post 109346 by iqternet deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned -- mathowie

2011-11-10

Poynter's Follies

Post 109342 by Jeremy deleted for the following reason: Maybe someone can try and put together a more solid post about this; as is this feels thin and kind of rushed. -- cortex

Well, it's just an everyday occurrence around here

Post 109341 by anigbrowl deleted for the following reason: We've had a whole lot of OWS threads, it's okay to keep new stuff in one that's a few days old and still active. -- cortex

lest we forget

Post 109332 by wilful deleted for the following reason: There is a memorial thread directly below this one that does not have unwarned corpse images and does not have a donate link. Maybe assemble some of these into a comment in that thread and please include NSFW if needed? -- jessamyn

2011-11-09

Oops.

Post 109302 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: Mefi doesn't have enough pixels to have a post every time Rick Perry says something stupid -- taz

Free Bleeding?

Post 109298 by tarbet deleted for the following reason: self link, banned. -- jessamyn

Confessions of a Car Salesman

Post 109292 by sf9719 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Murmuration

Post 109283 by Yellow deleted for the following reason: This bird has flown. -- cortex

Joe Pa Steps Up/Down

Post 109276 by wensink deleted for the following reason: Open thread about the whole Penn State thing right here. -- cortex

2011-11-08

At IKEA In Shanghai, Do-It-Yourself Matchmaking

Post 109248 by reenum deleted for the following reason: single double -- cortex

Democracy Inaction

Post 109229 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: Kind of amusing, but really, we still have open threads on the aliens and the marijuana petition, so this seems like fairly well-trod ground at this point, and better in one of the other threads. -- taz

2011-11-07

WyldLife: get 'em while they're young

Post 109226 by Lon Mem deleted for the following reason: With the sort of chatty personal/editorial tone of this, it reads more like a blog post than something for the front page of Mefi. Maybe rewrite and try again later if this is worth posting about as something other than just "look at this crappy organization". -- cortex

Dog Deathrow

Post 109215 by timsneezed deleted for the following reason: This is sad but very much not the way a Metafilter post works. -- restless_nomad

Ashes to Ashes

Post 109201 by Artw deleted for the following reason: I'm sorry but we really pretty much have a "no kickstarter" rule here. Feel free to either redo the post tomorrow without the kickstarter link or sign them up for a MeFi account and we can put the project on the MeFi pack of kickstarter. Thanks. -- jessamyn

Ever Wanted to Run a Game Company?

Post 109197 by jscott deleted for the following reason: It'd be really interesting to see what happens with this once it's actually something that has happened, but right now it's in "please provide us with eighteen grand" territory. Revisit it in a couple months? -- cortex

Custom Printed Socks?

Post 109191 by austinurbani deleted for the following reason: You seem completely confused about the purpose of this site. -- jessamyn

2011-11-06

Mic Check!

Post 109174 by Weebot deleted for the following reason: Mefi can't really support posting every bit of OWS news; this can either go in an open thread, or become part of a more comprehensive post. -- taz

Two Prophets in a Pod

Post 109170 by troll deleted for the following reason: Pretty thin for a notoriously hot-button issue; there might be a way to do this, but as a stand-alone – not so much. -- taz

2011-11-05

"A revolution in independent music..."

Post 109167 by dobbs deleted for the following reason: poster's request. -- jessamyn

Gretchen Whitmer Responds

Post 109164 by sarastro deleted for the following reason: There isn't anything too amazing in this video, just a congressperson saying they disagree strongly with a bill's detractors.-- mathowie

2011-11-04

What is the protest about?

Post 109143 by operator deleted for the following reason: You are in the credits for this movie. That is not at all okay and you are banned. -- jessamyn

Karma is an Angry, Angry Kitty (SLYT)

Post 109140 by moneyjane deleted for the following reason: A four-second video involving a kid getting hurt and a pet getting smacked - not so much. -- restless_nomad

Glazin for You

Post 109135 by Potomac Avenue deleted for the following reason: Hey there post this tomorrow if the video is back up someplace. -- jessamyn

Crystal Gravy

Post 109117 by griphus deleted for the following reason: everybody who sees this deletion reason has to email me a stock photo of "person accidentally making a double post" -- cortex

It's Heroin friday!

Post 109109 by Jonesisdying deleted for the following reason: This definitely needs more explanation if there's something other than a really loose theme of "heroin", plus the second link doesn't work, and the third has been posted twice before. -- taz

Officer Who

Post 109106 by Civil_Disobedient deleted for the following reason: You can add this to the open Oakland thread. -- taz

2011-11-02

"Taking peer review to the Internet"

Post 109067 by ATXile deleted for the following reason: We're pretty much not running with the "go kickstart this" post thing on the front page. -- cortex

The Kardashian Divorce Fiasco: Blame Mom

Post 109051 by reenum deleted for the following reason: Feel free to stuff this in the other Kardashian thread... -- mathowie

2011-11-01

Texas Judge beats his daughter for using the computer

Post 109042 by HermanoBluth deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible thing that happened but the video itself is just horrible outragefilter and lends itself to no actual conversation. -- jessamyn

Teachers overpaid, says conservative think tank

Post 109040 by d. z. wang deleted for the following reason: This is trolling junk from a think tank purposely done to promote their agenda and get in the news. everyone hates it and it isn't even loading for me, so it's deleted -- mathowie

Bible Belt indeed

Post 109039 by Christ, what an asshole deleted for the following reason: Jesus, let's not. -- cortex

Scotch? Roofies? Muscle relaxants? Your guess is as good as mine.

Post 109016 by OverlappingElvis deleted for the following reason: This really needs more context if it's not going to be just a point-and-laugh post. -- taz