Sunday, September 30, 2007

In Rainbows

Deleted thread: 65174

This post was deleted for the following reason: I swear there is a way to make a decent radiohead post, but as it is we have an open post from a few days ago, about the hoax yes but wth some radiohead discussion, and a recently deleted post about this same album. If you're going to post about the same topic that is already still in an open thread, make the post about something more than just "hey this is new today" maybe? -- jessamyn

posted by setanor

New Radiohead Album Announced

Deleted thread: 65173

This post was deleted for the following reason: when previously is only three days ago you should post this in the existing thread -- jessamyn

posted by tnai

Sell your Linden!

Deleted thread: 65169

This post was deleted for the following reason: his is like maybefilter on an already lolish topic - post again when there's somethign to look at? -- jessamyn

posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Fashion & Style

Deleted thread: 65144

This post was deleted for the following reason: Credit for this story should really go to the NYT Metatalk section. -- cortex

posted by nickyskye

A Fascist Theocracy

Deleted thread: 65137

This post was deleted for the following reason: Don't eat the yellow snowble. -- cortex

posted by rougy

Friday, September 28, 2007

Blackwater on your back

Deleted thread: 65123

This post was deleted for the following reason: A little "What's The Deal With 'Blackwater'" blog post and a link to a half-broken t-shirt shop? This really isn't great post material. -- cortex

posted by subpixel

Thursday, September 27, 2007

A comic book style explanation of the demise of the dinosaurs (According to the Gospels)

Deleted thread: 65104

This post was deleted for the following reason: There have been a number of Jack Chick/chick.com posts previously. Loved that 1602 post the other day, though. -- cortex

posted by jstruan

Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over

Deleted thread: 65101

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. it is axe-grindy, it has weak links, it's not really about something neat on the web. -- jessamyn

posted by Skeptic

World's Most Efficient Diesel

Deleted thread: 65090

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

posted by Kadin2048

Heads up, please!

Deleted thread: 65070

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not what metafilter is for - please don't link to hate sites just to show how terrible hate sites are. Also, adding NSFW in the tags isn't sufficient for NSFW notification, for future reference. -- jessamyn

posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Pretty Antioxidants

Deleted thread: 65055

This post was deleted for the following reason: Why didn't someone tell me it was National Ballsy Self-Link Week? -- cortex

posted by sjk

Will you old people get off my internet?

Deleted thread: 65044

This post was deleted for the following reason: I—this—what? -- cortex

posted by psmealey

18XEEM AN INSPIRATIONAL MAGAZINE ABOUT ART & CULTURE

Deleted thread: 65040

This post was deleted for the following reason: Every time someone pulls blatant self-link bullshit like this, I die a little inside. You have made me die a little inside. -- cortex

posted by nkaujnom

Time's up

Deleted thread: 65039

This post was deleted for the following reason: about seventeen varyingly distasteful puns on "double" elided -- cortex

posted by four panels

Ontario Adoption Information Law Struck Down

Deleted thread: 65037

This post was deleted for the following reason: shepd, I can understand that this is something that matters a great deal to you, but this is basically an informational blog entry for Ontario adoptees. -- cortex

posted by shepd

How we conquered the world.

Deleted thread: 65023

This post was deleted for the following reason: double -- cortex

posted by dash_slot

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Theatre Nerds Create On-Hold Soaps

Deleted thread: 65010

This post was deleted for the following reason: dumb site, probably a self-link -- mathowie

posted by NewIQ

Monday, September 24, 2007

Ahmadinejad in Columbia

Deleted thread: 64972

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is pretty on-topic to a thread from twelve hours earlier. Let's not do the new-thread-for-every-data-point thing. -- cortex

posted by falameufilho

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Flip Flops On Gay Marriage

Deleted thread: 64968

This post was deleted for the following reason: just did this a couple days back. *sobs* -- mathowie

posted by five fresh fish

Sunday, September 23, 2007

John Ashbery

Deleted thread: 64967

This post was deleted for the following reason: Gigantic + strange links + no context = try again. -- cortex

posted by vronsky

o_.___,

Deleted thread: 64964

This post was deleted for the following reason: http://www.metafilter.com/64952/A-moment-of-eternal-silence

posted by Kickstart70

Hard to tell if anything is going to sell

Deleted thread: 64951

This post was deleted for the following reason: the post don't work cause the double broke then handle -- cortex

posted by Abiezer

Saturday, September 22, 2007

That's no lady, that's my mummy!

Deleted thread: 64947

This post was deleted for the following reason: Return of Return of the Mummy -- cortex

posted by klangklangston

My First 3D Movie

Deleted thread: 64942

This post was deleted for the following reason: I sort of think that this may not be something you should have postd to metafilter which is a more polite way of saying "wtf guy, this looks really self-linky" -- jessamyn

posted by monaco

Slaves to Superstition...

Deleted thread: 64938

This post was deleted for the following reason: The Double Delusion -- cortex

posted by Rufus T. Firefly

Thou art the homo sapiens now, canine ...

Deleted thread: 64933

This post was deleted for the following reason: I'm pretty sure we already did the ubiquitous YTMND post here which posted every single YTMND to date making every other YTMND post a double. Sorry about that. -- jessamyn

posted by WCityMike

Friday, September 21, 2007

That's some rule, that Rule-22

Deleted thread: 64922

This post was deleted for the following reason: Do. Not. Do. This. Here. It. Is. Un. Cool. -- jessamyn

posted by Huplescat

The Most Hated Family in America

Deleted thread: 64917

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is your first double post on MetaFilter! -- cortex

posted by dougzilla

Internal sabotage, or 'WTF' goes corporate?

Deleted thread: 64914

This post was deleted for the following reason: A doubled-up link to the front page of a stock photo site with instructions to search on a keyword: not really front page stuff, ImJustRick. -- cortex

posted by ImJustRick

More mashups than you can shake a stick at.

Deleted thread: 64913

This post was deleted for the following reason: *mashes up double* -- cortex

posted by OverlappingElvis

Finish the Fight

Deleted thread: 64906

This post was deleted for the following reason: This kind of reads like an unironic monument to successful marketing campaign. Also, some recent Halo 3 talk. -- cortex

posted by misha

Thursday, September 20, 2007

'Mon The Arse

Deleted thread: 64895

This post was deleted for the following reason: please don'e use metafilter to make a point about something you are grouchy about on metafilter. If you want to complain to someone in specific, feel free to email me. -- jessamyn

posted by brautigan

Illegal x 2 = Refugee?

Deleted thread: 64892

This post was deleted for the following reason: hobbyborse elsewhere? look, if something really interesting is going on, super, but this just seems to take a topic in the US and say "look, the Canadians aren't being total fucks about it" which is not that surprising, given Canada's outlook generally, so I guess I'm saying, what's your point? -- jessamyn

posted by CameraObscura

Meeeeoooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww

Deleted thread: 64877

This post was deleted for the following reason: This doesn't need it's own post. Drop a comment in the mice thread you mentioned instead. -- cortex

posted by geos

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Brit's fans follow suit?

Deleted thread: 64842

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is tawdy, weird, cinfusing and not at all the sort of stuff that makes a good post for metafilter. -- jessamyn

posted by fatcatslimslim

Business accidentally promises 10 free ATVs

Deleted thread: 64843

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is kind of a non-story. Local-news-of-the-weird articles aren't generally great post material. -- cortex

posted by marklyon

cognitive dissonance

Deleted thread: 64836

This post was deleted for the following reason: This seems like a lot of axe-grinding but not so much new interesting stuff on the web. -- cortex

posted by gman

Book Autopsies

Deleted thread: 64831

This post was deleted for the following reason: *throws book at JBennett* -- cortex

posted by JBennett

This Post Could Save You 15% or More

Deleted thread: 64827

This post was deleted for the following reason: poster's request/train wreck/"you wanted to show us ads?" -- jessamyn

posted by Poolio

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

A bit shocking, wouldn't you say?

Deleted thread: 64808

This post was deleted for the following reason: SUCK FREEDOM TASER, DOCTOR DOUBLE -- cortex

posted by SeizeTheDay

As ten thousand nerds cry out in joy

Deleted thread: 64792

This post was deleted for the following reason: I stoked too, man, but...this isn't really much of a post. -- cortex

posted by Mr.Encyclopedia

Carving a Book

Deleted thread: 64786

This post was deleted for the following reason: I'll stun you! -- cortex

posted by milestogo

Monday, September 17, 2007

Everyone said she made it with the ladies, but Charlie didn’t care...

Deleted thread: 64785

This post was deleted for the following reason: You begin saving the world by saving one double post at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. -- cortex

posted by es_de_bah

He's a HUMAN! He hasnt killed anyone in years

Deleted thread: 64781

This post was deleted for the following reason: Okay, enough. The meme has memed its last. -- cortex

posted by Quiplash

My photo just moved

Deleted thread: 64775

This post was deleted for the following reason: As Astro Zombie 3 would say, chew chew SNERK comp DOUBLE HRRRGGG harRRAANGGHHgrunt. -- cortex

posted by Astro Zombie

A plea from the White House

Deleted thread: 64756

This post was deleted for the following reason: done before -- mathowie

posted by pcameron

Sunday, September 16, 2007

There's porn and then there's evil evil shit...

Deleted thread: 64734

This post was deleted for the following reason: 1. something that is so NSFW that most peopel can't look at it is a bad post for metafilter 2. calling people jerks when they don't like your post is a bad way to keep a thread alive 3. this is a pretty heavy handed way to introduce both those links assuring a less than balanced discussion. -- jessamyn

posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Pink at school

Deleted thread: 64724

This post was deleted for the following reason: it's a grat story but it's a double -- jessamyn

posted by honeyx

T-T-T-Tony Snow

Deleted thread: 64709

This post was deleted for the following reason: While it is kinda hilarious that Tony Snow looks kinda like Max Headroom in that little side-by-side gif on that random blog that doesn't have any other interesting content whatsoever, it is sort of a What The Fuck situation we are finding ourselves in, here, crash. Like, man, why even got to do a thing? -- cortex

posted by mr_crash_davis

Friday, September 14, 2007

Bank of America

Deleted thread: 64699

This post was deleted for the following reason: A rant about a bank leading with what is either a broken link or an unresponsive site is not a good metafilter post. -- cortex

posted by yoyo_nyc

Thursday, September 13, 2007

The Mistery Plane

Deleted thread: 64679

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is a single link conjectureful newsfilter post - plus you did not spell mystery correctly. -- jessamyn

posted by dov3

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

The Last Combat

Deleted thread: 64651

This post was deleted for the following reason: Self-linker vs. Mod. -- cortex

posted by Rudy_Wurlitzer

Charged with assault on way to anger management class.

Deleted thread: 64636

This post was deleted for the following reason: A news-of-the-weird blip is not a very good post, even without the registration-only link issue. -- cortex

posted by Rain Man

It put's the lotion on its script

Deleted thread: 64634

This post was deleted for the following reason: The links here are pretty mediocre, even if some of the things you mention would be awesome if we had links to those. -- cortex

posted by St Urbain's Horseman

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Hawt country girl sings for the troops.

Deleted thread: 64631

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- mathowie

posted by tarantula

Bible belter

Deleted thread: 64618

This post was deleted for the following reason: clearly my filter for these isn't working properly. But wait, Hitchens AND Dawkins you say...? * taps pager * Damn this thing is broken. -- jessamyn

posted by veedubya

Is Asian Flush Evolutionarily Adaptive?

Deleted thread: 64610

This post was deleted for the following reason: self-link, banned -- mathowie

posted by 2shay

.

Deleted thread: 64608

This post was deleted for the following reason: Sorry, self-referential links to mefi as the sole subject of a post is kind of a no-no, even for this subject. -- mathowie

posted by wheelieman

Monday, September 10, 2007

saltwater as fuel?

Deleted thread: 64587

This post was deleted for the following reason: We've managed to double the salt-water energy post output! -- cortex

posted by specialk420

Rules for Writing (1. Eschew all plans for writing)

Deleted thread: 64576

This post was deleted for the following reason: Why the heck wouldn't you just put this in said thread as a comment? -- cortex

posted by kittens for breakfast

Sunday, September 09, 2007

A Ripoff at ANY Price - especially when you get the bill!

Deleted thread: 64547

This post was deleted for the following reason: Dude, you just had an iPhoneFilter post deleted. What the hell? -- cortex

posted by wfc123

Prohibition will end sexual abuse, no question.

Deleted thread: 64546

This post was deleted for the following reason: We had a similar post not long ago. -- cortex

posted by sneakin

Saturday, September 08, 2007

My God, it's full of . . . books.

Deleted thread: 64525

This post was deleted for the following reason: We pretty much did this recently, alas. -- cortex

posted by chinston

Looks like Mr. Hawthorne took a BiG GuLP of that Apple kool-aid.

Deleted thread: 64516

This post was deleted for the following reason: See previously discounted post. -- cortex

posted by wfc123

Friday, September 07, 2007

Let's Sexy Comment Fibonnaci!

Deleted thread: 64508

This post was deleted for the following reason: I love arithmetic sequences as much as the next guy, but there really isn't any post here. -- cortex

posted by BlackLeotardFront

The Disney Juggernaut Plans Its Next Move as Irony Lashes Back

Deleted thread: 64495

This post was deleted for the following reason: This post lacks the clarity and structure of your Lohan work, sir. Please make posts at all readable in the future. -- cortex

posted by Stynxno

No worries, mate!

Deleted thread: 64494

This post was deleted for the following reason: ah hell it's that dang ol' Osama feller comin' round agin -- cortex

posted by flapjax at midnite

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Head in the Clouds

Deleted thread: 64479

This post was deleted for the following reason: We've done Jack Chick many times in the past. One new tract (that's barely loading, to boot) probably doesn't make for a good post. -- cortex

posted by flarbuse

now THAT's customer service

Deleted thread: 64472

This post was deleted for the following reason: There's an iphone thread open. This isn't a great post, regardless.

posted by randomstriker

Luciano Pavarotti passes away at 71

Deleted thread: 64464

This post was deleted for the following reason: died last night, in an earlier post -- mathowie

posted by londontube

A new generation of Astroturf

Deleted thread: 64460

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is a weird ad-like post that makes no sense in the context of metafilter and seems like a weird self-link but maybe it's just a weird meh link. -- jessamyn

posted by Hollow_MarkeD

Luciano Pavarotti R.I.P.

Deleted thread: 64457

This post was deleted for the following reason: Four minutes behind the leader. Take these in there, I figure. -- cortex

posted by homodigitalis

Lies vs. Truth, pt. 2

Deleted thread: 64452

This post was deleted for the following reason: post this in the truth-based thread already on the front page, thanks. -- jessamyn

posted by Marky

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Cadbury Ape Drummer Viral Video

Deleted thread: 64426

This post was deleted for the following reason: I can feel it / doubling in the air / tonight / oh looooord -- cortex

posted by willnot

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

....in a chicken basket

Deleted thread: 64423

This post was deleted for the following reason: I'm not even going to check because I know this was on mefi eons ago -- mathowie

posted by lazaruslong

Philiosphy

Deleted thread: 64422

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is a link to a zip file. And it's hosted on your own website. -- cortex

posted by St Urbain's Horseman

Belgium v. Scientology

Deleted thread: 64401

This post was deleted for the following reason: Seems like this isn't really news so much as a sign that maybe there will be news some time in the future if the trial ever happens. There's not really much post here right now.

posted by pj_rivera

Some Unwitting Cads Kidded

Deleted thread: 64396

This post was deleted for the following reason: As post material this is pretty meh.

posted by chlorus

Monday, September 03, 2007

Go Lakes, Innit

Deleted thread: 64390

This post was deleted for the following reason: we've seen it, but thanks!!

posted by armoured-ant

Addis Burning Man Barbeque

Deleted thread: 64385

This post was deleted for the following reason: Just had a Burning Man thread a couple days ago, and Addis' Tyler Durden impression isn't really good enough to justify a whole new post.

posted by paramnesia

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Facebook Slow to Shut Down Group: Fuck Islam

Deleted thread: 64367

This post was deleted for the following reason: Yeah, we don't really need to use the front page to try and shame Facebook, and it doesn't seem like this post is good for anything else.

posted by commonmedia

Exactly like Eurotrip, only it's not gonna suck.

Deleted thread: 64349

This post was deleted for the following reason: Flight I Can't Believe You Thought an Unspired Trailer for a Harold And Kumar Sequel Was Worth Posting to Round File now deleting.

posted by figment of my conation

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Save The Rich

Deleted thread: 64339

This post was deleted for the following reason: grind grind grind, put another way, this appears to be a personal pet topc of yours which you have found some timely links to support. Your presentation of those links is already predisposing people to a certain way to discuss them. It's not really a good way to make a post to metafilter.

posted by jsares