Greg Giraldo is dead

Deleted thread: 96184

This post was deleted for the following reason: Maybe someone can do this with more care than a TMZ blurb and zero framing? -- cortex

posted by e40

Proposed name for planet: Plan B

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This post was deleted for the following reason: GONE TO PLANET B -- jessamyn

posted by angrycat

vulnerable

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is a tragic story, but a single link to a short news story is not a great post for metafilter. -- jessamyn

posted by lakersfan1222

"Tell her what she's won, Bob!" "It's a BRAND NEW BODY!"

Deleted thread: 96140

This post was deleted for the following reason: a few more links to a "look at these assholes" post doesn't make it much less deleteworthy. -- jessamyn

posted by zarq

Baby hand gets down.

Deleted thread: 96109

This post was deleted for the following reason: Eh, I think this is one of those thin-line-between-awesome-and-meh things and this is on the wrong side of that line. -- cortex

posted by whimsicalnymph

"The sunrise never failed us yet."

Deleted thread: 96106

This post was deleted for the following reason: Sun's coming up / like a big bald head / poking up over the archives / It's Snarkey's day / It's Snarkey's day today -- cortex

posted by Fizz

Music video about a rasta getting arrested for selling veg

Deleted thread: 96064

This post was deleted for the following reason: kind of an average ho-hum ragga video. -- mathowie

posted by Not Supplied

NADAC 2010 National Championships

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This post was deleted for the following reason: if this is MeFi worthy, post a link when there is something going on. przxqgl, you seem too close to the event to maybe be the one to do this. -- jessamyn

posted by przxqgl

The motherfucking stupidest shit you'll see all day, yo

Deleted thread: 96053

This post was deleted for the following reason: This just in: this not just in! -- cortex

posted by klangklangston

Why Halo is Dead

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is sketchily spammy looking and a weak post besides. -- jessamyn/You are a self-linker and you are banned. -- jessamyn

posted by brycebertola

Causality 3!

Deleted thread: 96019

This post was deleted for the following reason: Fuck you, spammer. -- cortex

posted by biggles76

Service Unavailable - DNS failure

Deleted thread: 95997

This post was deleted for the following reason: Eh, go Facebook with the being unavailable but why is this a post? -- cortex

posted by smoothvirus

The Ukraine Knows Lights

Deleted thread: 95991

This post was deleted for the following reason: A Ukraine rack. A Ukraine rack. I don't even own a Ukraine, let alone many Ukraines that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do with a Ukraine rack? -- cortex

posted by moviehawk

No more pipetting late at night...

Deleted thread: 95987

This post was deleted for the following reason: pipetters gonna pipette -- cortex

posted by bonehead

Artisan Pencil Sharpening

Deleted thread: 95986

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

posted by battlebison

102 year old lens on a modern DSLR

Deleted thread: 95973

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

posted by spock

U.N. - 1, Israel - 0

Deleted thread: 95971

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is not an okay post for MetaFilter. These posts go badly here. People are already being jerks in this one. If you want to make a post about I/P issues it needs to not be framed like this. There are many other places on the internet you can go to talk about Israel. You can go to MetaTalk to talk about this if you want to. -- jessamyn

posted by tybeet

Was the Stuxnet virus built to attack Iran's nuclear program?

Deleted thread: 95954

This post was deleted for the following reason: suck black ice, double post! K-rad! Hack the planet! -- cortex

posted by Argyle

The Hunter Becomes The Hunted

Deleted thread: 95934

This post was deleted for the following reason: Amanda Enayatwo -- cortex

posted by reenum

Race and ethnicity maps for 40 American Cities.

Deleted thread: 95925

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

posted by crunchland

feel the speed

Deleted thread: 95914

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

posted by msconduct

Awesome dope, Rick. Where'd you get it?

Deleted thread: 95912

This post was deleted for the following reason: Eh, two minute news of the weird clip? -- cortex

posted by weapons-grade pandemonium

CNN Reporter or Adult Film Star

Deleted thread: 95908

This post was deleted for the following reason: this seems like a self-link -- mathowie

posted by MikeF7033

Sans Soliel

Deleted thread: 95883

This post was deleted for the following reason: very nice, but posted last month. -- jessamyn

posted by puny human

Only in America

Deleted thread: 95853

This post was deleted for the following reason: It's certainly a weird bit of trainwreck television news, but a couple short OMG blog entries about a bad TV show that's getting made is kind of thin for a post. -- cortex

posted by Biru

Two guys, one song.

Deleted thread: 95844

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

posted by timsteil

Espionage and fusion

Deleted thread: 95836

This post was deleted for the following reason: Honestly, it's neat that you have a personal angle on this and I'd love to see it as a blog post or something but this sort of personal narrative really isn't a good fit for the front page of Metafilter. -- cortex

posted by cgs06

4Chan launches ddos attack on mpaa

Deleted thread: 95835

This post was deleted for the following reason: Without some more substance this is pretty thin for a post. Maybe someone can take a shot at it in a few days if this turns into something bigger than just 4Chan Gets Up To Shenanigans Again? -- cortex

posted by TheBones

An animation of the history of Poland.

Deleted thread: 95829

This post was deleted for the following reason: Yup, no biggie but double. -- cortex

posted by DanielZKlein

Death of the N-Word

Deleted thread: 95824

This post was deleted for the following reason: That's pretty messed up, but not really a good post for mefi -- mathowie

posted by swift

Dogs may go to heaven, but cats go to Florida

Deleted thread: 95815

This post was deleted for the following reason: And I would post 500 cats / and I would post 500 more -- cortex

posted by routergirl

what's the deal with Metafilter anyway?

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Maybe make a post not look like a weird stunty rant if it's actually something that you want to stick around? There's artsy framing and then there's just dooming your own post from the getgo. -- cortex

posted by grateful

What the 2010 DCMA Exemptions Mean to You

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

posted by spock

A Fireball Hangs over the Desert

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Previously. -- cortex

posted by bwg

Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Baklava to the Future, Part Two -- cortex

posted by AceRock

How to get your ass kicked

Deleted thread: 95727

This post was deleted for the following reason: Pretty thin post for metafilter - even for a SLYT. -- vacapinta

posted by bwg

Google Me

Deleted thread: 95726

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is probably more a "something has actually happened now" thing than a "something will be happening at some point" thing as far as post-worthiness goes. -- cortex

posted by twoleftfeet

Wanted: dead or... dead

Deleted thread: 95722

This post was deleted for the following reason: dou/b/le -- cortex

posted by Chocolate Pickle

He could be in your room, right now, watching you read this

Deleted thread: 95715

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is kind of silly it-probably-didn't-happen stuff. I'd like to say that major media properties failing to vet stories is something worth a post, but these days... -- cortex

posted by Halloween Jack

Minister for Anti-Evolution?

Deleted thread: 95696

This post was deleted for the following reason: One link to a tiny news blurb is more of a spit-take than an actual mefi post. -- cortex

posted by Logophiliac

America is done and dusted

Deleted thread: 95690

This post was deleted for the following reason: "We really shouldn't be driving traffic to that asshat." -- jessamyn

posted by 445supermag

"Reddit - Saving thousands of dollars by expressing your feelings on the internet instead of to a Ph. D."

Deleted thread: 95687

This post was deleted for the following reason: I can't tell what you're linking to here, the first comment or the linked thread within the linked thread, and mostly it's just dudes venting about toxic people. -- mathowie

posted by Taft

Sickening

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This post was deleted for the following reason: I feel like when a lot of the discussion in the thread is people acknowledging that they can't even stomach reading the central link, it might be something that good intentions aside just isn't a great idea for a post. Awful, horrific situation but whether it makes sense for mefi is a fair question. -- cortex

posted by zarq

Mayweather Posts Bail

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This post was deleted for the following reason: banned for spamming -- mathowie

posted by Life_Settlement_Broker

KITTENFILTER

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This post was deleted for the following reason: adorable but seen it -- jessamyn

posted by JHarris

Vacation Rentals Index Tracks Industry

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is a depply spammy looking link and I'm unclear why you think metafilter would like this? -- jessamyn

posted by Las_Vegas_Bail_Bondsman

The True Protagonist of "Inception"

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Some guy's shortish blog post about the movie is kind thin for a post. -- cortex

posted by WCityMike

Men in Skirts

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Single image link is pretty much never a good post. -- cortex

posted by lauratheexplorer

Zero Tolerance For Red Eyes

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This post was deleted for the following reason: recreational outrage - did you really just link to a single fox news story? -- jessamyn

posted by furiousxgeorge

If you're walking down the street, and think you see Barack Obama, WAIT, do not go up to him, because it might just be me.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

posted by blue_beetle

I will represent everyone ...living in a VAN down by the RIVER!

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This post was deleted for the following reason: van, river, etc -- cortex

posted by jadayne

From the comments: Nature's Fleshlight

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This post was deleted for the following reason: yeah, wow. Not a great video for mefi, sorry. -- mathowie

posted by joannemerriam

Stup up stoopid Americans

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This post was deleted for the following reason: WE ARE ANNOUNCING THE END OF COLLECTED-EDITS-TO-THE-WIKIPEDIA-ARTICLE-ON-THE-IRAQ-WAR OPERATIONS -- cortex

posted by Rory Marinich

Oldest Marijuana Stash Found

Deleted thread: 95500

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

posted by NoMich

But what is it ?

Deleted thread: 95494

This post was deleted for the following reason: Multiple layers of null context seems like not a great way to go with a post. -- cortex

posted by Substrata

Never mind walking on hind legs.

Deleted thread: 95432

This post was deleted for the following reason: Every other poster may aspire to praise; the duplicographer can only hope to escape reproach. -- cortex

posted by VikingSword

The Sound and the Fury

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This post was deleted for the following reason: cf. -- cortex

posted by reenum

sheep...LED...art...thingy

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This post was deleted for the following reason: [livestock joke of some sort] -- cortex

posted by silby

The Wang and Only

Deleted thread: 95391

This post was deleted for the following reason: Cute but pretty slight and it seems like a lot of people are not digging it. -- cortex

posted by DaddyNewt

Hail to the *cough* *ack* *URK!*

Deleted thread: 95389

This post was deleted for the following reason: Timestamps will get you every time. -- cortex

posted by codacorolla

Le President du Burundi

Deleted thread: 95373

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is the sort of thing that's admittedly always going to be sort of "...but I know it when I see it" territory, but this does feel like it's treading on the far side of the posting-scads-of-someone's-work-of-dubious-provenance line. -- cortex

posted by cthuljew

Knot as easy as it looks

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This post was deleted for the following reason: it is terrific but we saw it a few years back. -- jessamyn

posted by quin

Zap! Pow! 0101001110100111! Comics digitize up!

Deleted thread: 95336

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

posted by Artw

Do we look racist?

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Good luck with this, but I don't think this is the sort of question that Ask Metafilter can help you with. -- cortex

posted by Yakuman

Palin as Wagnerian Heroine?

Deleted thread: 95333

This post was deleted for the following reason: Really, this is neither Super Important News nor something that anyone with the least bit of interest in Palinalia is going to have any trouble finding on the internet. Barring some specific really good reason for this to be a mefi thread, how about we just skip it? -- cortex

posted by geoff.

Conaw

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Woo for Conan but this is pretty slim for a post. -- cortex

posted by arveale

this is a Godwin free zone

Deleted thread: 95323

This post was deleted for the following reason: Brand new comic with barely any content yet is maybe not a great idea for a post. -- cortex

posted by Pants!

Welcome to the Social!

Deleted thread: 95322

This post was deleted for the following reason: If there's a apple announcement post worth making, someone really needs to just make that post. Dressing it up like this is just kind of weirdly stuntish. -- cortex

posted by mazola

Green Republicans

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This post was deleted for the following reason: If you care about this issue, please make a post about it that doesn't editorialize. Thanks. -- jessamyn

posted by Rykey

Gets it

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Probably best as a comment in the recent Scott Pilgrim thread if it's not already there. -- cortex

posted by mippy

Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of September 1st Event

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This post was deleted for the following reason: sorry, this isn't really a good post for metafilter. -- mathowie

posted by antgly

Makes Me Think...

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is pretty much a collection of ho-hum boring tweets. -- mathowie

posted by lauratheexplorer

Ghosts of World War Two

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

posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

The Sistine Chapel

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this post is reaching out and just touching the tip of its finger to that of this post -- cortex

posted by Joe Beese