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Entries in "goodnewsfortheinsane"
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Deleted mefi post 'Bolaño's 2666'
MetaFilter post Bolaño's 2666 deleted. Hey, this isn’t a great fit for MeFi proper — I see it’s been posted to FanFare, so let’s continue there?
Deleted metatalk post 'Staffing Update, March 13'
MetaTalk post Staffing Update, March 13 deleted. Closed at board's request.
Mod note on 'Prep me against a timeshare hard-sell'
Removed a duplicate comment.
Mod note on 'Book: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter'
Fixed!
Mod note on '"the sound of falling in love with music"'
One deleted: wrong thread.
Deleted ask post 'Citibank Costco Visa'
Ask MetaFilter post Citibank Costco Visa deleted. User's request
Mod note on 'French old patterns on newspaper print?'
Fixed!
Deleted mefi post 'It's out of control!'
MetaFilter post It's out of control! deleted. Double
Deleted ask post 'Help me find a unicorn therapist in Seattle'
Ask MetaFilter post Help me find a unicorn therapist in Seattle deleted. A double, apparently. It was in the queue like this somehow, sorry y'all!
Mod note on '"Ohhh and all the rest"'
Aye sir, edit so made. Ever an honour.
Mod note on 'Movie: Sovereign'
Okay, changed!
Deleted mefi post 'Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged S. Africa’s Nuclear Program'
MetaFilter post Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged S. Africa’s Nuclear Program deleted. Double
Mod note on 'A viral Reddit post that turned out to be a deepfake'
Yeah happy to call it: new developments, not a double.
Deleted mefi post 'What is Hamas? Do all Palestinians support it?'
MetaFilter post What is Hamas? Do all Palestinians support it? deleted. We've already deleted a version of this post not long ago -- please don't try to post it again.
Deleted ask post 'When and where did Sonny meet Cher?'
Ask MetaFilter post When and where did Sonny
meet Cher? deleted. Poster's request
Mod note on 'Go for Broke'
A comment deleted at the poster's request.
Mod note on 'board members posting as board members posting as board members'
Deleted one at the user's request.
Mod note on 'Bold Politics'
One deleted: noise.
Mod note on 'Small ways to make people's lives easier'
Two deleted: noise.
Mod note on 'Do you have a vegetarian turducken ("squashducken") recipe you like?'
Deleted a couple. okayturnip, stick to answering the question please.
Mod note on 'In vino veritas?'
One deleted: OP’s story is perfectly clear. Answer accordingly, don’t introduce your own speculation please.
Mod note on 'Ranking PWHL team names and logos'
Think I got it!
Mod note on 'Senior discounts for 62 year old'
One deleted: be civil, and focus on answering the question please.
Mod note on 'Birds don’t know about Brexit'
Link fixed!
Mod note on 'I spent a year dating conservative men'
Deleted one because poster had edited it to say “deleted by poster”. Just know you can flag your own comment and leave a note, alternatively — this’ll put it on our radar.
Deleted ask post 'How to deal with guilt , shame and an addicted child'
Ask MetaFilter post How to deal with guilt , shame and an addicted child deleted. Poster's request
Deleted mefi post 'ICE spend on weapons, including chemical agents and warheads, up 700%'
MetaFilter post ICE spend on weapons, including chemical agents and warheads, up 700% deleted. Poster’s request
Deleted ask post 'Can you recommend a Seattle-area nanny agency?'
Ask MetaFilter post Can you recommend a Seattle-area nanny agency? deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'Tax preparer near Seattle'
Ask MetaFilter post Tax preparer near Seattle deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'How do you get your kid out the door in the morning?'
Ask MetaFilter post How do you get your kid out the door in the morning? deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'Mad Magazine for children?'
Ask MetaFilter post Mad Magazine for children? deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'One day in Boston, with kids. What should we do?'
Ask MetaFilter post One day in Boston, with kids. What should we do? deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'What should my son and I do while waiting for his school bus?'
Ask MetaFilter post What should my son and I do while waiting for his school bus? deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'Good DVDs for a preschooler?'
Ask MetaFilter post Good DVDs for a preschooler? deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'How to get home from the park?'
Ask MetaFilter post How to get home from the park? deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'What outdoor toys do your kids like?'
Ask MetaFilter post What outdoor toys do your kids like? deleted. Poster's request
Deleted ask post 'What's it like to have ADHD?'
Ask MetaFilter post What's it like to have ADHD? deleted. Poster's request
Mod note on 'Can you identify these vintage illustrations?'
One deleted: poster's request.
Mod note on 'Politicians are banned from using these words and phrases in parliament'
One deleted: poster's request.
Deleted fanfare post 'Only Connect: 5ks v Showstoppers'
FanFare post Only Connect: 5ks v Showstoppers deleted. Double post
Deleted mefi post 'Strange Solutions For Population Decline'
MetaFilter post Strange Solutions For Population Decline deleted. Double post
Mod note on 'I have a problem with a Panasonic PTZ UE130'
One deleted: poster’s request.
Mod note on 'Vague dance song memory'
Removed a string of answers that were based on a misinterpretation of the question.
Mod note on 'Punctual people: how do you date non-punctuals w/o strife?'
One deleted: poster’s request.
Mod note on 'Why is suicide considered bad?'
One deleted: no debate, just answers, please.
Deleted mefi post 'Time keeps on ticking ticking ticking'
MetaFilter post Time keeps on ticking ticking ticking deleted. Poster’s request
Mod note on 'Germany's Israel Obsession'
One deleted: poster’s request.
Deleted mefi post 'The Blob!'
MetaFilter post The Blob! deleted. I'm sorry, I've really tried but I simply fail to grasp what is being expressed here, and why it should be expressed here.
Mod note on 'Charlie Kirk shot at event in Utah'
One deleted at poster's request: wrong thread.
EDIT: And two more, because they too reported having posted here by mistake somehow. No problem: one was of minimal substance, the other's author I have MeMailed their text for reposting elsewhere (if they so desire). Apologies for the inconvenience either way.
The server gremlins seems happy though -- no clue why that happened to several of you. Let us know if you can't post in future somehow? Thanks!
Mod note on 'Charlie Kirk shot at event in Utah'
One deleted: poster's request.
Mod note on 'Stargate SG-1: Pretense'
Made this a Rewatch by OP’s request!
Mod note on 'Election Timeline'
Okay, added the threshold to the post text.
Mod note on 'Genocide confirmation, continuation, expansion'
One deleted: duplicate comment.
Mod note on 'How does someone feel after one glass of wine?'
Accidental duplicate answer removed.
Mod note on 'I Am An AI Hater'
One removed at poster's request.
Mod note on 'The 101 Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century'
One deleted: poster's request.
Mod note on 'Writing when you find the time'
One answer removed at the poster's request.
Mod note on 'Rice cooker recipes'
One answer deleted at poster's request.
Mod note on 'Declining Stats'
One comment removed at the commenter’s request.
Mod note on 'The study giving robots to kids to encourage STEM careers'
Spam comment deleted; spammer banned.
Mod note on 'Barbarism it is, then.'
Minor fix to post phrasing on poster's request.
Mod note on 'The rise and fall of a search pioneer'
Deleted a duplicate comment.
Mod note on 'Need a basic explainer about AI hallucination'
One answer deleted at the poster's request.
Mod note on 'NYC youth baseball coach confronts ICE'
One deleted: poster's request.
Mod note on 'Movie: Eddington'
One comment and a response deleted at commenter's request.
Mod note on 'New Left'
One comment deleted: poster's request.
Mod note on 'I’ll be a winner that day.'
One comment removed at the commenter’s request.
Mod note on '“It Happened Here”'
Comment deleted at poster's request.
Mod note on 'Prime numbers are the bomb!'
Fixed that Projects link.
Mod note on 'TERF Island'
One transphobic comment and a couple of follow-ups removed.
Mod note on 'The man from Del Monte, he say "bankruptcy"!'
Fixed that first link.
Mod note on 'Is it 1860 all over again?'
One deleted. DeepSeaHaggis, please drop the name-calling.
Mod note on 'It was really unacceptable to delete this post.'
Brief shouting match deleted. Please let's do this without the name-calling.
Mod note on 'Movie: Tron'
Corrected Bridges' birth year.
Mod note on 'Stargate SG-1: The Fifth Race'
Made this a Rewatch at poster's request.
Mod note on 'Stargate SG-1: One False Step'
Made this a Rewatch at poster's request.
Deleted mefi post 'Before there was Indiana Jones, there was...'
MetaFilter post Before there was Indiana Jones, there was... deleted. Okay, poster's request.
Mod note on 'Project Rattlecam, for your venomous reptile viewing needs'
Fixed!
Mod note on 'Special Event: Rifftrax: ROAD HOUSE, 3 Riffers Edition'
Fixed!
Mod note on 'Cross + exclamation mark symbol'
One deleted: please answer the question.
Mod note on 'news from rainy fascist terf island'
And another deleted: your trite sloganeering will not stand here.
Mod note on 'US Citizen held as “unauthorized alien” in Florida jail.'
One comment deleted, at the poster's request.
Mod note on 'news from rainy fascist terf island'
One transphobic comment and two followups deleted. Absolutely do not with your gloating in here.
Mod note on 'Goblin Camp Returns'
Fixed that link!
Mod note on 'Questions for The Dating Game'
Two removed: please stick to answering the question.