Hey, mod dropping in to say maybe this part of the conversation has reached its limit, people are going back and forth and should move to something else, be it a another thread or some other point about the topic. No comments removed, just giving advice.

Changed name in post and tag to Sarah Mullally (no 'e')

Duplicate comment and request to remove it, uh, removed.

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Aintnolobos, your comments in this thread have been trollish and dismissive of others and you have a history of doing that on the site. Remove yourself from this thread and refrain from commenting any further within it.

A few comments deleted. Let's try to keep this conversation productive by avoiding Ad hominem attacks so please stop calling other members trolls or telling them to STFU. Also, let's avoid calls to have anyone locked up.

One deleted: poster’s request.

One deleted. Reminder that making insensitive jokes using a group's language are not welcome and will be deleted.

mygraycatbongo, stop derailing this thread as it violates the Content Policy and you've been asked to knock it off previously. If you continue to post comments in here, a temporary ban will be issued. One comment has been removed. Edit: Changed mind and issued a 24 hr ban, as the member hasn't listened to previous requests.

mygraycatbongo: "That take is so fucked up I can't even go down there." Hey mygracatbongo, that sounds like a good idea to avoid derailing this thread, so please move on, as sciatrix has and allow others to talk about the thread's subject. Two comments have been removed.

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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!

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adrienneleigh: "....there's at least one person stalking this thread and screencapping it to make threatening posts on Twitter." The board was made aware of that at the same time you were, adrienneleigh, and has reached out to the member for clarification. In the meantime, that comment has been removed.

nobody_truncates: "i guess our duty as commenters on metafilter.com is to remember to renounce security by obscurity, assume the couchfucker's pie-in-the-sky doxxing dragnet is actually real, and make ourselves clear:" This entire comment has been removed for the moment while I talk it over with other mods and the current board. The comment was by one member, who was drawing a line in the sand not only for themselves, but tof the entire site as what could and would be said Charlie Kirk. That's a personal choice and as I see it, pending talking with other mods and the current board, not the sort of comment we should just leave up at the moment. nobody_truncates and other members, please refrain from these types of comments until we can decide as a site if and how we wish to host them, and if so, how to handle potential demands that we remove such comments. In the meantime such comments will be removed. Thanks for everyone's patience as we figure things out.

subdee: "marker -> market, sorry I'm on my lunch break..." Fixed!

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Comment replying to the deleted comments removed as requested.

A few comments against the guidelines removed. Please do not call other users trolls. But more importantly: Speak for yourself, not others: Let's avoid downplaying the importance of race, specially in a thread about Black representation. As the guidelines say, avoid speaking on behalf of other people and discussing their experience like an academic topic; invite them to speak for themselves instead!

No comments deleted but let's avoid picking a fight with specific members. This is a personal subject where everybody has a different lived experience so, please allow others to express themselves.

Two comments made by DeepSeaHaggis have been removed and the user placed on an indefinite ban. The comments celebrated Kirk's death and also advocated for the death of Kirk's family and friends. That violates several parts of the Content Policy and possibly laws, so we're skipping warnings in this instance and going straight to a ban. It's only indefinite due to a single moderator being on duty and making the decision, I'll confer with the other moderators over the next couple of days about whether the ban should be permanent (I firmly think it should be, but it's best if there's agreement for permanent bans). If folks wish to discuss this action further, please make a post in MetaTalk or you can ask the Moderation Oversight Committee to review this mod action.

AlSweigart: "Sorry, I didn't notice the headline got cut: "AI-generated 'minister' appointed to tackle corruption" would fit." This has been done!

GeckoDundee: "The "deep fear" link is borked. Maybe intended to be this one?" Link fixed!

The Pluto Gangsta: "Why is a candidate for the board being allowed to drag this thread into a bunch of derails? Is it because they're a board candidate? Is that why they're getting the kid gloves treatment?" Hey, this is major derail, so we've removed the comment. But here's a few notes about the concerns that you've posted, emailed, and left flag notes about: To wit: Candidate statements for 2025 Board election of the MetaFilter Community Foundation (MeFiCoFo), will be posted on this Friday, Sept 12 in the a.m. (ET). You (and anyone else) are encouraged to bring up this concern with the candidate at that time. Otherwise, the flags on their comments in this thread have been reviewed and found to be ok in the context of a larger discussion about political violence. For here you're welcome to take this MetaTalk or file a request for review with the Moderation Oversight Committee . Otherwise please refrain from continuing this derail as it may cause further comment removals and/or requests that you leave this thread.

mecran01: "Kirk was sitting on a chair when he was shot. My wife and I had just left the parking lot at UVU when we saw the UVU police screaming down the road on the north side of campus. Thanks for sharing that with us mecran01 and glad that everything is ok with your family.

Removed a comment saying "The only good nazi is a dead nazi" because site's Content Policy discourages calls for violence.

cooker girl: "At least he died doing what he loved: Demonizing transgender people. posted by chasing at 5:23 PM on September 10 Fixed that for you." chasing: "> cooker girl Thanks for the correction. Didn't realize the other spelling was considered offensive and obviously wasn't intended that way. (If a mod wants to edit my other post or something, go for it.)" These two comments have been removed after cleaning up the original comment to change 'transgendered people' to 'transgender people'

One deleted. Let's keep this thread on topic please and refrain from making sweeping generalizations about populations of people doing horrific things/violence against children. Thanks.

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Yup, definitely Newsfilter.

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Geez... Several comments deleted. Left some of the responses for context. Please refresh if needed. kschang, please take a step back and stop commenting on this thread. Genocide-denial doesn't have a place here on Metafilter, so please stop.

Two comments deleted as requested.

Multiple derailing comments removed. Folks stick to the subject and avoid starting side arguments about issues not relevant to the post.

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Derailing comment and several responses to it removed.

rpfields: "Yep, the story of Jila Tolentino's "family's slave" was one of the more shocking ones I've read over the past few years." Author's name corrected to Jia and broken link fixed.

Ryvar: "If your personal commitment to truth lies well below your anger and need for easy answers... then you may not be a Nazi yet but you've placed yourself in a state of mind where you can be manipulated in a similar fashion." Ryvar, this is the type of comment, where you essentially call people stupid or easily manipulated, isn't conducive to discussion, so don't do that. You are not being forced to participate in these discussions obviously (no one is). So please consider whether your comments add anything to the discussion as name calling overrides any point you are trying to make and brings the level of discussion down. Case in point: TheWhiteSkull: "You know what, Ryvar? Having just re-read your last comment, particularly the bit about "truthiness," actually just fuck off." Calling people names just devolves the conversation till it becomes about fighting or telling people to fuck off. Which MetaFilter actively discourages, so please knock it off, it usually just starts a fight or makes it worse. To everyone, remember you're talking to people, so aim to be respectful, even in heated conversations or when disagreeing. It's ok to walk away from a discussion that's turning ugly.

Text in post adjusted as requested. Please carry on.

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Working through thread, removing derailing comments about who should be shot and reactions to that. If you can’t resist such comments, we may need to give you some time off.

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Changed "partner" to "husband" as requested.

Two comments from bombastic lowercase boatshoes are being flagged, the second has been removed as wishing violence on other people goes against our guidelines, so let's avoid proposing assassinations. That being said, there are legitimate forms of protest that involve violence against property (just not against other people) so the first comment has been left up.

Link changed at OP's request, one comment removed.

toodleydoodley: "Forex partner & I recently watched the documentary West of Memphis and their takeaway, which I agree with, is: You just can’t let people be that poor." toodleydoodley, the article is about Japan, yet you're consistently making arguments from a western perspective based on your western experiences. Please stop doing that and give the thread a break. For everyone else ready this, please leave the US, the west and other countries out of your comments. Again, the article is about Japan, so commenting as someone who doesn't live in the country or have a lot of experience with its culture in terms of religion and child abuse is speaking from a place of blind ignorance. Some comments have been removed based on the above rationale.

Another comment removed for trying to argue when it's ok to bring up the USA in threads that are not about the USA. There's a long history on MeFi about the USA being injected or brought up in threads where it's not mentioned or the subject of the thread. You'd like to comment in this thread, please make it about India and its ban of online gambling apps. Folks are welcome to agree or disagree about this new law, but please make it India related.

Another comment removed, this time for adding for bringing up the USA in a thread about India.

Typo correction to post at poster's request.

One comment and a response removed for derailing the post.

OP, i'd recommend changing the leading paragraph to the one from the article: "Labor Day for me has always symbolized the importance of elevating the fight for gender equality in the work place, and also behind the camera. Here is a list of our top 25 films that show that, and where to watch them." Just so it's clearer what the link is about.

ITravelMontana: "What? Office Space? I’m not getting a direct connection here. Or any connection." To be clear, the phrase " This is what Office Space should have been" is a direct quote from the article about entry #22

Post edited per OP's request to do the following: "The music industry shift could be big" - https://www.donga.com/en/article/all/20250722/5738818/1 "especially with AI in the picture." - https://www.cnn.com/style/kpop-virtual-bands-ai-intl-hnk

One deleted. Please remember some people want to have discussions about the thread’s subject with genuine curiosity and be mindful of what you are saying and how your comment adds to the thread.

Spam comment deleted; spammer banned.

One comment removed. Please don't show up in a thread about Scottish heritage to say Scotland is irrelevant. Be sensitive to context, as mentioned in the Guidelines.

Fixed misspelling in the title.

One comment removed as requested

straw: "I have been saying for a while that the problem with people who blindly believe that the current crop of chatbots portending AI being "right around the corner" don't have enough interactions with developmentally disabled adults. That willingness to tell you "yes", the infodumping on things they've read or otherwise imbibed from their environment that's almost plausible, but absolute bullshit? These are patterns that anyone who's spent time in a group home, or around programs for those with developmental delays, or just hanging out with DD relatives, picks up on real fast. " Hi, please be careful about you categorize and write about other people. While I don't think you met this comment to be dismissive of people that are developmentally disabled, the comment did pick up a number of flags that very understandably took it that, so heads about writing about others: be respectful and avoid using them (whoever they are) are examples to prove a point of yours. Because you may be ruining your own point be unknowingly being offensive.

mahadevan: "URGENT: I don't know how else to spread this so posting here - someone can repost this as a new post to MeFI:" Hey, just fyi MetaFilter isn't a site for "you must see this now, it's very important" aggressive type comments or posts, nor is it encouraged to ask people to post something for you. In fact, if a person is feeling that something must posted and/or as soon as possible, we advise you rethink that that line of thought before posting. The comment was also off topic, meaning the thread is about AI/Sam Altman, but the comment was about Trump and the Smithsonian. Those two things aren't related. So the comment has been deleted, for being a derail. Not a big deal, it's nothing personal! Just avoid posting offtopic comments in a thread, along with imploring others to make a post because you think it must be shared.

One comment removed for wishing death on others, which violates the Content Policy

One more comment removed, please avoid posting derails about nazi bars.

Three comments deleted. Let's try to be considerate and respectful towards other MeFites and avoid picking a fight with them; try to engage with the content of the video instead. But most importantly: "Avoid downplaying a problem just because it is not a problem for you." Telling someone to go touch grass when they are calling out transphobia is considered, at the very least, a microaggression.

One deleted. Please remember that threadsitting is discouraged.

OHenryPacey: "Good for Jessie for caring so much about the SW myth that he would make a 4 hour long video essay. " Changed 'he' to 'she'

One comment and a response removed for being dismissive about the project.

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It's ok to not like Star Wars, Andor, Disney+, or even tv, but showing up in this thread to express all of that isn't necessary. You're welcome and even encouraged to engage in a thread on a topic you do like, but let's avoid being down on something others are enjoying.

xdvesper: "Just some quick responses -" xdvesper, go ahead and remove yourself from this thread. The subject is about shifting views of the Israeli government as they continue to commit genocide in Gaza. Coming in here to essentially say "no Israel is right" is not ok. No comments deleted at this point, but there's no need for you to continue in this thread, so please move on.

One comment deleted. Let's avoid aggressive comments towards another member, Please keep the conversation focused on the subject rather than picking a fight with another user.

Lemkin, please avoid threadsitting and give others a chance to say something. There is no need reply to the various comments stating what's wrong with the information in the article. One comment has been removed.

Minor fix to post phrasing on poster's request.

One comment deleted. Name calling is not acceptable and goes against our content policy.

HTML Fixed, the placeholder for the URL was a single dot. Added the full sentence now.

One deleted, poster's request.

Please stop derailing the thread. If your comment is not about the thread's subject, or you are simply replying to other users to argue/snark, stop. Take a break from the thread.

Just a note that thread sitting is discouraged, so if you find yourself commenting more frequently than other users in the thread, please take a break and let others chime in as well.

xusifem: "Spinifex has an Indigenous land acknowledgement on their website and publishes books by Indigenous and lesbian authors on feminism, decoloniality, and anthropogenic climate change. I find that to be odd behavior for a right wing press." As others noted, Spinifex's book of the week is Terf Island: How the UK Resisted Trans Ideology, which is a textbook definition of anti-trans, so stop trying to convince people that the Collective Shout and Spinifex has no problematic elements. This is not a request, just stop and if you feel you can't, then move on to another thread. Proofs and Refutations: "Fuck off TERF" MetaFilter is unapologetically pro -trans, but also has firm rules about saying 'fuck you' or similar to other members, so let's avoid doing this in the future. If anyone wants to discuss any of this further, email or MetaTalk are your options, avoid continuing the derailing this thread. No comments have been removed.

Added a couple of periods to the post at OP's request.