2012-07-31

Gore Vidal dies at 86

Post 118464 by muddylemon deleted for the following reason: We're actually hoping for something with a bit more substance than a single link post on this. This is a good start, but maybe someone will put together a more in-depth post. -- taz

I would not have missed this century for the world

Post 118462 by mightygodking deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty anemic single link, maybe hold off for something with a little more substance? -- cortex

Paleo Smaleo

Post 118454 by MidSouthern Mouth deleted for the following reason: This seems like a little bit of a mess, not sure what the last link is for since it seems like just a "buy this book" page and kicking off a post with a sort of rhetorical question about whether or not it'll go well here seems like a bad idea. -- cortex

"You've probably noticed how we've been wrecking the Olympics for you"

Post 118452 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: There's an a thread from all of two days ago about NBC's handling of the Olympics; a short satirical column on the subject does not need it's own thread, add it there if it's not there already. -- cortex

Don't eat it and don't tweet it

Post 118445 by elwoodwiles deleted for the following reason: An image gallery of badly lit food photos is pretty thin for a post. -- mathowie

Gentle Owl Time

Post 118441 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: That owl is adorable, but we've had a couple "petting owls" posts before and there's already a dog chasing a laser pointer post today, so maybe just toss this in there and let's let that be a cute animal free-for-all. -- cortex

NAFTA and it's implications - when do you think there would be worldwide free trae?

Post 118440 by mike_a deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter -- jessamyn

MAHTERFERLTER MAH FRAVRIT WERBSERT

Post 118436 by Potomac Avenue deleted for the following reason: Mean spirited meme isn't really a great post for Metafilter. -- taz

2012-07-30

Occupy Fencing

Post 118415 by mudpuppie deleted for the following reason: "An oddish thing just happened" posts are probably a bit under the bar considering we've got a lot of days of Olympics to go; maybe make a post about this a week from now if it shapes up to be something that'll really work as a post on it's own? -- cortex

The Entitled Generation

Post 118403 by shivohum deleted for the following reason: Op-Eds are sort of classically tricky at best as post material. If this is really worth posting as something other than Starting Point From Which To Argue With Each Other (Or The Author In Proxy), maybe try again with some substantial context/analysis that makes it clear why? -- cortex

Cats & Lasers

Post 118398 by xelor deleted for the following reason: It looks like you know the guy responsible for making this video; that sort of friend-linking is not okay for Metafilter posts. -- cortex

2012-07-29

"What was wrong with Velcro Batman?"

Post 118393 by zarq deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2012-07-28

How to understand an American professor

Post 118368 by escabeche deleted for the following reason: Looks like Healy doesn't allow hotlinking directly to images. Possibly wait until this is in a post or someplace where we don't just have a raw imgur address for it? -- jessamyn

Human Ancestors Were Nearly All Vegetarians

Post 118352 by feets deleted for the following reason: Amazon and Wikipedia main links are way too thin for a post. It looks like maybe you want to feature the Scientific American post, so maybe rewrite this and post again tomorrow. Contact us if you have any questions. -- taz

2012-07-27

it's so cruel what Mitt Romney did to that dog

Post 118350 by gerryblog deleted for the following reason: We've got a pretty active and contentious drone post going and we'd like to corral political stuff into fewer threads if possible. Feel free to post this there. -- restless_nomad

People on Heroin in Baltimore

Post 118336 by josher71 deleted for the following reason: Yeesh, this seems like a super bad idea for a post. -- cortex

Because introverts need jobs too...

Post 118326 by schmod deleted for the following reason: Link seems boned? -- cortex

2012-07-26

we'll be having chicken & dumplings when she comes

Post 118318 by luriete deleted for the following reason: Would love to see this re-posted without the self link. Sorry we couldn't work it out. -- taz

Movies as Ottoman-style miniatures

Post 118304 by PussKillian deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Free Parking

Post 118284 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: This is really sort of super thin even for a silly video post. -- cortex

Astronaut Sally Ride dies of pancreatic cancer - uses obit to make big statement

Post 118275 by Chaussette and the Pussy Cats deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2012-07-25

The US government didn't foster the creation of the Internet? Really?

Post 118273 by kjs3 deleted for the following reason: This is a good collection of links but I think it would be a good idea to do it over tomorrow with less editorializing? Thank you. -- jessamyn

Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop has been arrested

Post 118265 by scalefree deleted for the following reason: Am I missing something? This is single link news of the weird from january. -- jessamyn

The Senator and I Know It

Post 118261 by KokuRyu deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

BBC Radio fans Olympic fortnight of silence

Post 118248 by Devonian deleted for the following reason: Looks like maybe this is overstating the case enough to be better off nixed. -- cortex

2012-07-24

Yellow Jacket iPhone stun gun case

Post 118224 by cybertaur1 deleted for the following reason: Sorry, we don't do in-progress Kickstarter or IndieGoGo posts -- mathowie

Smile You're on Candid Camera

Post 118204 by vozworth deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this is really not a good post for Metafilter. -- taz

"I know, it's weird..."

Post 118203 by quin deleted for the following reason: Sorry! -- taz

2012-07-23

From the Third Eagle Of The Apocalypse and Co-Prophet Of The End Times, apparently.

Post 118185 by unSane deleted for the following reason: We've already heard from/seen this guy before and I feel it's a bit "laugh at the crazy person" with bonus "mitt, crazy by association" and as much as it's a curiosity, the LOLCRAYZEE thing seems to not be going over well here. -- jessamyn

"There you go, lock me up."

Post 118184 by BobbyVan deleted for the following reason: first link is paywalled, and as much as I enjoy Slate articles we're getting to the point where single link slate or Volkoh isn't enough to have a sexual assault post go okay on MetaFilter. Maybe rebuild and try again tomorrow keeping in mind the touchy topic? Thanks. -- jessamyn

Easy! Ya just don't lead 'em so much!

Post 118178 by smoothvirus deleted for the following reason: This is sort of a "awful news of the day" outragefilter topic... Perhaps this could be part of a post that offers a more in-depth look at the issue. -- taz

2012-07-22

Let my mother go

Post 118155 by latkes deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

“The Dark Knight Rises”: Hero Worship

Post 118146 by Cloud King deleted for the following reason: There's pretty much an open thread on both the shooting and critical receptions of the movie. Would probably be a good idea to stick this into the one about the movie itself. -- jessamyn

2012-07-21

America's Manliest Cities

Post 118136 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This is not a great post for Metafilter. -- restless_nomad

Another one bites the dust.

Post 118128 by Wordwoman deleted for the following reason: This is sort of a gossipy non-source - maybe wait until it's a little better reported if it needs to be covered. -- restless_nomad

2012-07-20

"People don't understand sometimes the humor..."

Post 118098 by Challahtronix deleted for the following reason: This topic was really well-covered on Metafilter when it was current, and it's not clear what you're trying to do with this material now. -- restless_nomad

"That's what I get for being real police."

Post 118089 by anotherpanacea deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Massacre at the midnight premiere of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado

Post 118086 by Jacqueline deleted for the following reason: Earlier thread by one minute; please add these links there! -- taz

2012-07-19

I Don't Like Mondays

Post 118059 by Fritz Langwedge deleted for the following reason: A few problems with this: "bad news of the day"/outragefilter, OP editorializing, two linked articles are nearly identical. Maybe try again if it seems like an important story. -- taz

I left my heart...

Post 118055 by crunchland deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Think of it as an interview condensed into one question.

Post 118054 by davidjmcgee deleted for the following reason: oopsie, burned there before! -- taz

2012-07-18

Scarlett Wins

Post 118037 by floatboth deleted for the following reason: Maybe try this again with a "hey this is something I'd like to show people and discuss with them" and less "you are sexist" Please? -- jessamyn

Nights with Strangers

Post 118018 by taz deleted for the following reason: Misleading intro is not so clever, maybe? -- taz

People in the UK are flooded with water. Lawn gardeners need some information.

Post 118008 by UKgroundcare deleted for the following reason: Spammer; banned -- taz

2012-07-17

Saving the best for last

Post 117991 by Aizkolari deleted for the following reason: I dig you on the well-meaning squee but, yeah, if the post is mostly about how it's been mostly posted before maybe better to give it a pass. -- cortex

CoochWatch

Post 117989 by legweak deleted for the following reason: If there's not more to this specifically than "this guy sucks, here's a site that keeps track of his suckage" this is maybe not post material, sucky dude or no. -- cortex

Summer Days at the McCarren Pool in Brooklyn

Post 117985 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: Wee NYPost piece plus personal commentary is more of a "post this on your blog" thing than a good metafilter post. -- cortex

I HAD TO LOOK UP THE WORD "BALEFUL"

Post 117980 by Sticherbeast deleted for the following reason: Not that I don't share an interest in the weird kookiness at the core of this but a guy getting his nutso conspiracy theory published seems like it's sort of hard to separate from point-and-laugh territory and I'm not sure it's such a great idea for a post. -- cortex

2012-07-16

Oh my god! There's an axe in my head!

Post 117962 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

I was the guy

Post 117960 by Kerasia deleted for the following reason: can you make this without the fundraising link tomorrow please? -- jessamyn

Power = Strength / Time

Post 117947 by downing street memo deleted for the following reason: beaten by a hair -- cortex

Judith and Holofernes

Post 117943 by hermitosis deleted for the following reason: Yeah, still no. -- cortex

The name Def Leppard — this is not about a large cat with a hearing disability?

Post 117939 by desjardins deleted for the following reason: There's some sort of terrible "more posts than arms" joke here but I'm too refined and tasteful to make it. -- cortex

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson wants to give Romney $100 million. Sarah Silverman has an alternate proposal.

Post 117936 by JPowers deleted for the following reason: This is one of those things that is simultaneously amusing to me and really not a great idea for a metafilter post. -- cortex

Top Three Passwords

Post 117934 by Wordshore deleted for the following reason: Neat but this is very thin for a post by itself; maybe add this to the discussion in this recent security-related thread? -- cortex

A place of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy

Post 117933 by Heminator deleted for the following reason: Neat idea, but it feels like this is jumping the gun a bit when there's almost no content yet. -- cortex

Always on

Post 117929 by flabdablet deleted for the following reason: This is basically only more than a single link blog op ed because it concerns facebook. I am sorry for the yoga teacher but this is not a great post for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

Beer Bong Bros!

Post 117926 by craig222 deleted for the following reason: Beer Bong BANHAMMERED. -- taz

The Olympics version of Kamp Krusty

Post 117925 by axon deleted for the following reason: There's a currently open and active Olympics thread that was posted just a few hours ago; you can go ahead and add these links to that thread. -- taz

2012-07-15

Hollywood, Ottoman Style

Post 117894 by madamjujujive deleted for the following reason: If you haven't seen this before, you really oughta, man. -- cortex

Livin' Large and Alone

Post 117875 by dogbusonline deleted for the following reason: Half the links here are missing, maybe regroup and give this another shot tomorrow? -- cortex

A jolly rancher is not a sprinkle sir. Maybe in Shangri-La they are, but not here!

Post 117864 by dazedandconfused deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Happy?

Post 117861 by ewan deleted for the following reason: Heya, a link to a widely-blocked youtube of an album is not really a workable basis for a post. -- cortex

The United States is my alcoholic brother.

Post 117860 by Phire deleted for the following reason: This isn't that profound an article and isn't going over particularly well. -- restless_nomad

The Quiet Storm After the Seapunk Powerviolence of the Apocalyptic Folk

Post 117849 by byanyothername deleted for the following reason: OP's request. -- restless_nomad

It's 2012. Do you know where your politics are?

Post 117834 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: Open Romney thread from two days ago where this has already come up, maybe point this there. It's gonna be a long few months, keeping the sheer volume of posts down would be helpful. -- cortex

Get In The Van, America

Post 117833 by bardic deleted for the following reason: We have a Rollins thread from a couple of days ago on education/bootstrapping/Surviving America etc... not sure we need to get the Henry Rollins official opinion on every single current events issue... plus the "deployed" AIDs bomb lob kinda makes this not great. -- taz

THIS IS MY ABORTION

Post 117821 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: This is a hot button issue and it's just four medical photos and a very thin story. -- mathowie

tenori-on-y?

Post 117820 by the_very_hungry_caterpillar deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Ouya is a box what puts the games on the teevee

Post 117794 by goodnewsfortheinsane deleted for the following reason: unlike kotaku, you can't link to kickstarter or kickstarter-by-proxy threads here. Neat idea, wait til funding closes. -- jessamyn

21st Century Schizoid Man

Post 117790 by Sebmojo deleted for the following reason: With no further details and just this one article to go on, it's a little thin for a MeFo post that isn't just "look at this guy with possible mental problems" -- jessamyn

"Sasha and Malia are huge fans. But boys, don't get any ideas. I have two words for you -- Predator drones. You will never see it coming."

Post 117786 by El Sabor Asiatico deleted for the following reason: This is not a better version of the already-deleted post. If people want to talk about this article it might be helpful of they didn't start the post out pre-GRAR-ed. Seriously. -- jessamyn

The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama

Post 117781 by AElfwine Evenstar deleted for the following reason: AElfwine, I appreciate you've been making an effort as far as not Being That Guy about this stuff but this feels like that's slipping a bit. -- cortex

Bill Murray Party Crashing Tour

Post 117772 by mcstayinskool deleted for the following reason: Seems like this is not a thing that it thought it was. -- cortex

San Francisco to stop buying Apple Macs

Post 117767 by lith deleted for the following reason: There is already an open thread on the Apple EPEAT thing, so you can go ahead and add this there if it hasn't been linked already. -- taz

World Population Day: Why is it significant?

Post 117763 by makshi99 deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin for a Metafilter post. Maybe someone can do something a little more in-depth. -- taz

8 of the Most Unusual Tunnels in the World

Post 117752 by Bosko82 deleted for the following reason: This seems spammy and a little fishy. -- jessamyn

The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama

Post 117736 by I love to count deleted for the following reason: This is a single-link opinion piece on a contentious topic we've covered many times before, including two open threads, so maybe add this to one of those. -- taz

Healthcare in Florida

Post 117730 by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 deleted for the following reason: Terrible story. Outragefilter. Make a different post about this same issue tomorrow, possibly? -- jessamyn

What the WELL's Rise and Fall Tell Us About Online Community

Post 117721 by stoneweaver deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

2012-07-14

Artist Robert Loughlin Underground Memorial Film Sold antiques to Warhol

Post 117699 by funkydollarbill deleted for the following reason: copypasting stuff from the NYT is not necessary when you can link and reads really weird if you don't edit the extraneous text out of it. maybe try again? -- jessamyn

Amante del Infierno: Worst Boyfriend Ever!

Post 117691 by jake1 deleted for the following reason: It seems like there's a story here but this is not a collection of articles and framing that is going to lead to a decent thread. -- restless_nomad

Neil DeGrasse Tyson with Stephen Colbert

Post 117681 by AElfwine Evenstar deleted for the following reason: Colbertyson II: Podcast Boogaloo -- cortex

AP reporter's death "accidental"?

Post 117640 by Isadorady deleted for the following reason: Montano being a family friend automatically disqualifies you from making a post about it here. -- restless_nomad

Six-month lock-out ends in agreement in Quebec

Post 117639 by point1 deleted for the following reason: A single press release does not make for a good metafilter post, and the framing is problematic too. Feel free to drop us a line at the contact form if you have any questions. -- restless_nomad

I assure you, the snakes are very real.

Post 117638 by zeptoweasel deleted for the following reason: I am the wrongest mod to make grad student jokes, so... double -- restless_nomad

The Mad Men Career Comparison – Then and Now

Post 117614 by krazykorean deleted for the following reason: Spammer; banned. -- taz

"Push it old man."

Post 117602 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: Eh, no biggie but this feels like its falling a little far to the wrong side of the "watch our hamfisted corporate viral video stunt" line to work as a decent mefi post. -- cortex

LIBOR fixing scandal developing in UK

Post 117581 by eurypteris deleted for the following reason: There is already an open thread on this. -- vacapinta

Reading on the subway

Post 117564 by anirvan deleted for the following reason: Heya, no biggie but there's a still-open recent thread about subway reading photos here so it'd make more sense to just toss these in there as a comment. -- cortex

One should know that this is a well-known medical condition which could be cured only by semen

Post 117536 by elgilito deleted for the following reason: "Crazy person says crazy stuff" isn't interesting enough for a post here. -- mathowie

How to look your best the morning after.

Post 117508 by divabat deleted for the following reason: This is the sort of thing that really, really doesn't go well as a "mystery-meat" sort of post. Feel free to add some context and repost tomorrow, or contact us. -- taz

You are what you eat

Post 117489 by fearfulsymmetry deleted for the following reason: Flagged as double? Double as flags! -- cortex

Synth Britannia

Post 117487 by Blazecock Pileon deleted for the following reason: Previously. -- cortex

I Guess He Didn't Like The Rates Then

Post 117484 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Eh, random candid footage of someone acting odd on youtube is kind of thin for a post in general. -- cortex

Tiny Bubbles

Post 117480 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Ba Ba Ba Baaaaaa.

Post 117478 by Phire deleted for the following reason: Fun but previously. -- cortex

From the Office of War Information

Post 117476 by Mooseli deleted for the following reason: Looks like we saw these recently at another site. -- cortex

Facing the Auditors

Post 117475 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Much love to cstross but "here's a Reddit thread that he's commenting right now" is kind of a weird setup for a Metafilter post. -- cortex

In God We Trust

Post 117470 by Renoroc deleted for the following reason: Single link Op-ed that seems like it was engineered to troll the internet into linking to it. -- mathowie

"Dr. Manhattan, our crazy-coloured balls meet at last."

Post 117442 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: ick. -- jessamyn

Word of the day

Post 117422 by EJXD2 deleted for the following reason: I think you meant to put this in MetaTalk? -- restless_nomad

Republican Party of Texas 2012 Platform: No Critical Thinking Allowed

Post 117403 by jkolko deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this is still seeming like not really a great post idea. -- cortex