Hostages taken at Clinton campaign office in New Hampshire

Deleted thread: 67036

This post was deleted for the following reason: nothing personal, but it's a rare story that merits a "BREAKING NEWS" post and there's nothing really to discuss about this one -- jessamyn

posted by GrooveJedi

Pictures from hitchiking across america

Deleted thread: 67031

This post was deleted for the following reason: Man, I already did this hike. -- cortex

posted by apathy0o0

Accordian Hero!

Deleted thread: 67024

This post was deleted for the following reason: I'm deleting this pretty much double to protest the continued delays of Banjo Hero. -- cortex

posted by Steven C. Den Beste

Giuliani's terrorist ties

Deleted thread: 67010

This post was deleted for the following reason: there is an open giulinai thread from yesterday, please put these links there, thank you. -- jessamyn

posted by AceRock

The end of development?

Deleted thread: 66977

This post was deleted for the following reason: dude, you work at the Wolfensohn Center, so I'd call this a self-link, banned. -- mathowie

posted by chanakya

eXtreme Sports?

Deleted thread: 66949

This post was deleted for the following reason: Guh, this is pretty low-rent stuff. Were you trying to start a fight? -- cortex

posted by IronLizard

Pretty Woman, Pretty Man

Deleted thread: 66925

This post was deleted for the following reason: If your only links are a blog entry that you don't really consider up to snuff and a less-than-a-day-old mefi thread, you should probably hold off and not post. This feels like it's primarly an excuse to state your opinion and start a discussion, which isn't how the front page is supposed to work. -- cortex

posted by djlynch

Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash

Deleted thread: 66913

This post was deleted for the following reason: Alas: Cannonball Done. -- cortex

posted by KokuRyu

The Bugle Podcast feat. John Oliver of TDS

Deleted thread: 66911

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

posted by srboisvert

Personalized Sharpies

Deleted thread: 66905

This post was deleted for the following reason: I think maybe people yell "Pepsi Blue" a little too quickly or easily around here sometimes, but this is really, really freakin' advertisey and I'm not sure why it needs this kind of front page attention. -- cortex

posted by k8t

We're all going to buy...

Deleted thread: 66891

This post was deleted for the following reason: There's a UK number one single thread just down the page a bit. Put this there, eh? -- cortex

posted by roofus

No Love from Russia I guess?!?

Deleted thread: 66876

This post was deleted for the following reason: Dumb little fluff news pieces aren't great front page material. -- cortex

posted by Mastercheddaar

Wank*Mart

Deleted thread: 66870

This post was deleted for the following reason: You know, there's nothing inherently wrong with sexually explicit posts on the front page, but this is seriously just a bunch of videos a guy shot of himself jerking off. I'm not sure that quite clears the bar for being worth the hooah it's causing here. -- cortex

posted by c0nsumer

How It All Ends

Deleted thread: 66860

This post was deleted for the following reason: We saw this guy a few months ago and had a huge argument already back then. -- cortex

posted by odinsdream

It's my problem-free / philosophy / vagina dentata

Deleted thread: 66859

This post was deleted for the following reason: Er, it's nothing but a movie trailer, and a coy, run-of-the-mill one at that. This seems pretty dang slim. -- cortex

posted by Weebot

charge your DAP with an onion

Deleted thread: 66871

This post was deleted for the following reason: I deleted this double using nothing but a potato, some scotch tape, and a tired MacGuyver allusion. -- cortex

posted by univac

Oh the humanity!

Deleted thread: 66858

This post was deleted for the following reason: just a plain old fundraising page for Ron Paul. Not very interesting at all. -- mathowie

posted by scalefree

BoC Videos

Deleted thread: 66853

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is a really great example of taking an admirable idea and a lot of effort and completely compromising them by a miserable, easy-to-misunderstand stuntish abuse of the guidelines. Why shoot yourself in the foot by going out of your way to make your post piss people off like this? -- cortex

posted by bigmusic

There's a stranger out to find you!

Deleted thread: 66851

This post was deleted for the following reason: Doubletales / Wooh-ooh -- cortex

posted by p3on

Digging a hole

Deleted thread: 66847

This post was deleted for the following reason: Previously, with better links. -- cortex

posted by bryanzera

Bush Admin: What You Don't Know Can't Hurt Us

Deleted thread: 66841

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is a single link bloggish op ed link to TPM Muchraker which rarely make good links on metafilter. People who want to rend garments or OMGOMGOMG over this can go to TPM Muckraker which is quite a decent blog in its own right, and yet different from MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

posted by homunculus

Very Short Introductions - book series

Deleted thread: 66832

This post was deleted for the following reason: yeah, there's nothing here to actually read, just order pages for the books -- mathowie

posted by stbalbach

British Museum Database of Prints

Deleted thread: 66826

This post was deleted for the following reason: Ha! peacay thinks that this is his first double! -- cortex

posted by peacay

Desert Bus for Hope

Deleted thread: 66802

This post was deleted for the following reason: 'Hey, look at this thing my friend is doing' is really pretty much not okay. -- cortex

posted by joelf

One-link, BBC Newsfilter post.

Deleted thread: 66770

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. if you absolutely must make a post that violates some basic site guideline why don't you spend your time crafting a good post about it, not highlighting the fact that you have made a one link bbc newsfilter post, which this is, which is not that good for metafilter. -- jessamyn

posted by malaprohibita

Former Rhodesian PM Ian Smith dies

Deleted thread: 66767

This post was deleted for the following reason: cousin, you're done here. enough with the race issue. -- mathowie

posted by cousincozen

MSM?

Deleted thread: 66761

This post was deleted for the following reason: We've already had a whopper of a thread about Conservapedia this year; a LOL GAYBOMB update doesn't really cut the mustard. -- cortex

posted by mrgrimm

Take a peek inside.

Deleted thread: 66749

This post was deleted for the following reason: Sorta did this a couple of times before, alas. -- cortex

posted by From Bklyn

Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955) - a one hour and ten minute Google video

Deleted thread: 66747

This post was deleted for the following reason: 66747

posted by y2karl

WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

Deleted thread: 66745

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is a really, really lousy way to make a front page post. Your strongly worded opinion about a piece of news = really bad setup for a thread. -- cortex

posted by CRESTA

League of Extraordinary Freelancers, activate!

Deleted thread: 66736

This post was deleted for the following reason: Building a post around a certain-to-be-deleted youtube clip of a Simpsons episode is probably not a great plan. -- cortex

posted by jbickers

Tips for Keeping Dogs Safe at Thanksgiving

Deleted thread: 66735

This post was deleted for the following reason: self-link, banned. you own sansanpups.com dude, c'mon. -- mathowie

posted by wckdgfy

Junior High Reading Level

Deleted thread: 66718

This post was deleted for the following reason: Ack! Site at main link generates payday-loan site linkspam badges. That's pretty slimy stuff. -- cortex

posted by caddis

half time

Deleted thread: 66716

This post was deleted for the following reason: nice work, "sports" tag? We really really do not need another OMG sexism thread right now. -- jessamyn

posted by four panels

Boys, 8 and 9 arrested and Charged with Rape & Kidnapping.

Deleted thread: 66706

This post was deleted for the following reason: just because there are three links to news stories doesn't essentially make this not a one-off newsfilter post. -- jessamyn

posted by ItsaMario

hear THE FUFUMAL! (MP3 online)

Deleted thread: 66695

This post was deleted for the following reason: Self-links are a bad, bad thing. Don't do this. -- cortex

posted by KateGladstone

499

Deleted thread: 66686

This post was deleted for the following reason: Uh, this is pretty thin for a post. -- cortex

posted by nihlton

how much i got on it = $5

Deleted thread: 66681

This post was deleted for the following reason: Should have used the Guess-and-Check-Yourself-Before-You-Wreck-Yourself method. -- cortex

posted by localhuman

Fiscal issues... America's forgotten child...

Deleted thread: 66679

This post was deleted for the following reason: Don't use mefi to mirror your blog. That you like Ron Paul does not make this okay. -- cortex

posted by crewshell

The Secret to Weight Loss

Deleted thread: 66668

This post was deleted for the following reason: don't be cryptic - this isn't a great time to post some context-free post about women and body issues. -- jessamyn

posted by tehloki

Ribbut? Dogg? Finbook?

Deleted thread: 66620

This post was deleted for the following reason: request. -- jessamyn

posted by salvia

Animoto

Deleted thread: 66618

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

posted by desolepas

At Last a Use for the Mobile Phone

Deleted thread: 66604

This post was deleted for the following reason: one exhibitionism post per day is enough. This is linked in the thread just below this. Please don't use MetaFilter to forward your point from metatalk. -- jessamyn

posted by jennydiski

Studio Execs have Rights Too

Deleted thread: 66597

This post was deleted for the following reason: Let's not go crazy with the WGA updatefilter. Relevant thread is still very open. -- cortex

posted by SansPoint

Save the dollar

Deleted thread: 66596

This post was deleted for the following reason: digg is two doors down, on the left. -- mathowie

posted by watercressprincess

Torches and pitchforks 2.0?

Deleted thread: 66598

This post was deleted for the following reason: post updates to the still-open thread. -- mathowie

posted by sacre_bleu

Robots with arms of light WILL eat you!!!

Deleted thread: 66593

This post was deleted for the following reason: Pretty much a straight-up double. -- cortex

posted by snsranch

All the cool kids know

Deleted thread: 66582

This post was deleted for the following reason: already on metatalk -- mathowie

posted by nímwunnan

Nice cash and prizes, buddy!

Deleted thread: 66565

This post was deleted for the following reason: lame-ish craiglist post with an image you can't even read -- mathowie

posted by miss lynnster

Doggy style

Deleted thread: 66578

This post was deleted for the following reason: Okay, enough with the News Of The Weird posts, people. -- cortex

posted by dov3

Audrey Hepburn IS Anne Frank

Deleted thread: 66569

This post was deleted for the following reason: Let the deletion trivia of notdoubleposting.com transport you to the alternate universe in which this didn't just get nuked. -- cortex

posted by Iridic

Looking to get a cheap website built abroad? – Definitely AVOID these guys - INTERNET FRAUD – Complaint / Warning against www.BitriXTeam.com and www.P

Deleted thread: 66557

This post was deleted for the following reason: Okay, so this is pretty much a completely insane use of the front page. -- cortex

posted by AngryVICTIM

Another historic Las Vegas Hotel Imploded

Deleted thread: 66552

This post was deleted for the following reason: you work for Online Nevada, this post is badly formatted AND against the rules quite seriously so on both counts. -- jessamyn

posted by NVjulie

Let's talk about nudism

Deleted thread: 66549

This post was deleted for the following reason: There's nothing wrong with posting about nudism, per se, but when your whole post is a link to a random forum thread it we're not looking at top-shelf posting material. -- cortex

posted by dasheekeejones

Berkowitz loves Bush and whining

Deleted thread: 66539

This post was deleted for the following reason: you know, I hate hatred too but this post is just SLBOE (single link blog op ed) except with a second SLBOE to keep it company. -- jessamyn

posted by shotgunbooty

If the CEO of Babies R Us had a wet dream, it would look like this.

Deleted thread: 66518

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is kind a nice bump-and-set roundup on multiple birth, but the title and the last link make for kind of a crappy spike to the whole thing. -- cortex

posted by InnocentBystander

A 2 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AGAINST A BLOGGER?

Deleted thread: 66499

This post was deleted for the following reason: Weird quoting of a blog, too much outrage and opinion. Maybe wait until it's over and post about the aftermath? -- mathowie

posted by sundaymag

It's stylish...

Deleted thread: 66497

This post was deleted for the following reason: Uh, what? -- cortex

posted by Artw

WERNER HERZOG HERO-WORSHIP

Deleted thread: 66478

This post was deleted for the following reason: Hey, check it out! You posted this from the same IP as someone else who was busted for self-linking to Vice content! Small world, I guess. -- cortex

posted by Faustino

Lois Kills Stewie

Deleted thread: 66466

This post was deleted for the following reason: one rawstory link especally one that is a LOLBUSHism is really not a good front page post to metafilter as others here have so aptly noted. -- jessamyn

posted by augustweed

creepy banjo

Deleted thread: 66462

This post was deleted for the following reason: Pretty underwhelming video, and the threads not really going great either. -- cortex

posted by vronsky

Stop smoking

Deleted thread: 66446

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is sort of a weird agendafilter post for metafilter - it's unclear what, if anything, makes these videos any different from the bazillion other stop smoking ads on the internet and as such why they are in this fpp. -- jessamyn

posted by drift85

Angry underclass might erupt in U.S.

Deleted thread: 66421

This post was deleted for the following reason: please do not write these sorts of OMG HANDS IN AIR posts here. If there is good stuff on the web you'd like to share, please do, ut starting off on a foot like this is a surefire way to make your thread go badly. -- jessamyn

posted by cousincozen

"I put myself mentally and emotionally in the head of the offender."

Deleted thread: 66414

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previous - a post about profilers generally in a few days or so would be great. -- jessamyn

posted by amyms

The Jedi Knight Shift

Deleted thread: 66409

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

posted by Marxchivist

Head pats + t-shirts ≠ atonement

Deleted thread: 66391

This post was deleted for the following reason: what? this is one photograph, we had our obligatory poke at GWB yesterday. -- jessamyn

posted by aerotive

NerdFury!

Deleted thread: 66374

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin material for a post, and propping it up with a Scavanger Hunt suggestion isn't a great idea either. -- cortex

posted by sisquoc15

The Hypotrochoid Lives and Breathes in this Oiginal Blog (Not mine!)

Deleted thread: 66371

This post was deleted for the following reason: You're four for four on Mefi posts linking to sites run by this guy, and your "I came across..." here rings pretty disingenous as a result. We have a problem. -- cortex

posted by jb_thms

"We all got it comin' kid."

Deleted thread: 66367

This post was deleted for the following reason: The animation here is the first link in this recent post. -- cortex

posted by kirkaracha

"Looking forward to firing you" and other useful business stationary

Deleted thread: 66366

This post was deleted for the following reason: Self-linker. Get lost. -- cortex

posted by emanresubmud

look who's stealing pics of flickr now: Wired. yeah, really.

Deleted thread: 66360

This post was deleted for the following reason: Yeah, self-linking isn't really so much a "no-no" as it is the fundamental thing you do not do. I realize you spend most of your time on Askme, krautland and so not gotten that, but this is a long way from cool. -- cortex

posted by krautland

Hail to the chief, he's the one we all say 'hail' to ...

Deleted thread: 66344

This post was deleted for the following reason: Ironic Bush quote as post = not doing this right. -- cortex

posted by WCityMike

Law Professor–Constitution Requires Homeschoolers To Teach Children Liberal Pieties

Deleted thread: 66315

This post was deleted for the following reason: Ye gods. Metafilter is not just yet another place for you to link the hell out of vdare. This post is a wreck. -- cortex

posted by cousincozen

ground control to major tom

Deleted thread: 66308

This post was deleted for the following reason: Post leaving from Gate 2. -- cortex

posted by vronsky

Outsmart the system

Deleted thread: 66304

This post was deleted for the following reason: Your friend morgan runs the site, so you didn't just run across it, also it's kind of lame. -- mathowie

posted by lsemel

Jesus Christ!

Deleted thread: 66302

This post was deleted for the following reason: Jeezus rises again. -- cortex

posted by C17H19NO3

I can't believe you've done this

Deleted thread: 66297

This post was deleted for the following reason: The critical reaction to this brief video clip of a man being punched and then cursing has turned out on the balance to be pretty dang negative, man. -- cortex

posted by ludwig_van

No longer a Roman pagan

Deleted thread: 66289

This post was deleted for the following reason: Why is this worth a post to the front page? Celebrity builds, plans to use building? -- cortex

posted by Jahaza

the quasi-legal underground lifestyle of prison raping

Deleted thread: 66284

This post was deleted for the following reason: It's a double, tasteless presentation aside. -- cortex

posted by nervousfritz

Funny Dog

Deleted thread: 66283

This post was deleted for the following reason: Not that I begrudge dogs from having a healthy attitude about masturbation, but this doesn't seem like such a great idea. -- cortex

posted by 31d1

The Most Danerous Roads in the World.

Deleted thread: 66273

This post was deleted for the following reason: Carnage on the interesection of Post St. and Double Ave. -- cortex

posted by Autarky

days of being wild

Deleted thread: 66263

This post was deleted for the following reason: I hope Miranda pulls through, but from the link it sounds like a random shooting that happened to involve a teacher near a school. That's kind of a low stakes non-story for single-link newsfilter. -- cortex

posted by four panels

"Mukasey rounds third base headed for home..."

Deleted thread: 66261

This post was deleted for the following reason: please post major political news after it actually happens, not just rumors -- mathowie

posted by saulgoodman

Ron Paul Raises 4.2 Million in ONE DAY

Deleted thread: 66259

This post was deleted for the following reason: There's an absolutely bustling Ron Paul post on the front page already. We don't really need another one just now, especially one that reads like a gushing candidate endorsement. -- cortex

posted by crewshell

Top 10 healthy snacks

Deleted thread: 66251

This post was deleted for the following reason: What? -- cortex

posted by Hollow_MarkeD

Gift Day

Deleted thread: 66246

This post was deleted for the following reason: I'm giving the gift of deletion a month early. self-link. -- mathowie

posted by jetgrrl

Web 0.1

Deleted thread: 66230

This post was deleted for the following reason: eh, a lame website design pile-on isn't really good for mefi -- mathowie

posted by swift

America Incarcerated

Deleted thread: 66210

This post was deleted for the following reason: Back in the slammer again -- cortex

posted by AceRock

Parking instructional video

Deleted thread: 66208

This post was deleted for the following reason: My new double post detection/deletion method is saving me seven and a half minutes a week. -- cortex

posted by caddis

Pac-Man meets Zork

Deleted thread: 66199

This post was deleted for the following reason: Crazy kids, all hopped up on their drugs and posting all kinds of 'packing man' threads. With their hip hop music, etc. Lawn. Offa. -- cortex

posted by feelinglistless

Neurons as works of art and science

Deleted thread: 66165

This post was deleted for the following reason: They're always after ye're lucky prions. -- cortex

posted by homunculus

Inferior Design

Deleted thread: 66163

This post was deleted for the following reason: The first time you linked this blog, it was kind of weird. Twice is just plain not okay. -- cortex

posted by CameraObscura

CNN Not Hot for HOT, Israel's Largest Cable Provider

Deleted thread: 66139

This post was deleted for the following reason: Yeah, still not cutting it. This is a couple link propping up unchecked editorialization. It reads like a blog entry, and, well, it is verbatim an entry on your blog. This is not the way to make a good mefi post. -- cortex

posted by richards1052

Beware

Deleted thread: 66133

This post was deleted for the following reason: a link to a website about a guy with no other information. I get that he's Mark Knopfler's brother. So? -- jessamyn

posted by St Urbain's Horseman

Russian Candid Camera

Deleted thread: 66130

This post was deleted for the following reason: Old, not actually Russian, and crap besides. -- cortex

posted by semmi

"Am I not a man and a brother?"

Deleted thread: 66124

This post was deleted for the following reason: SLOE - single link op-ed on a hot button topic with an OMG pull quote is a post that is unlikely to go well on metafilter. -- jessamyn

posted by Soup

Value Voters Summit 2007

Deleted thread: 66102

This post was deleted for the following reason: if this is not a "let's laugh at the wackiy fundies" post please include something other than a huffpo link and some LOLYUTUBES otherwise it's just the same stuff by the same people over and over again. Seriously, there is a decent way to talk about the Value Voters Summit and this is not it. -- jessamyn

posted by homunculus