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One comment deleted. While we support users posting links to make certain paywalled content accessible to the community, we do not encourage bypassing restrictions in place to maintain privacy. In this case, we cannot let the comment containing archive links stand.
MetaFilter post What is this porcelain cup? deleted. Hey this is question, so it belongs in Ask MetaFilter. Feel free to post this over there: https://ask.metafilter.com/
Hey, just a friendly reminder that linked article and people in this this thread are taking the time to explain what autistic burnout feels like. So please be mindful of trying to explain or define this as something else and just listen to what people who experience this are saying.
No comments have been removed.
Brandon Blatcher: "This comment and a response to it have been removed, because MetaFilter doesn't condone or support murdering people, so please keep your support for doing such things to yourself."
A MetaTalk discussion has been created about this mod action, please shift all related discussion to that thread.
Tell Me No Lies: "Start killing off the people who work on it."
This comment and a response to it have been removed, because MetaFilter doesn't condone or support murdering people, so please keep your support for doing such things to yourself.
Strong reactions and/or statements to unfair situations or practices is totally fine, of course, but we are drawing a line at calls for murder.
chasing: "God I hate TikTokβ¦"
Comment removed, as it adds nothing to the conversation and is potentially derailing.
It's fine to not like a particular social media platform, but since it's a personal preference thing, there's no need to share that information with everyone else.
googly: "...and deserves better than this shoddy, low-effort post"
Suggestions on typo fixes and the like is great, but tossing in these sort of comments isn't, don't do this. Whatever good you may have intended, it just winds up making people feel bad.
DJZouke: "Sorry for the Mar-Keys typo. I did not intend for the post to be low effort. I was not feeling very well so..."
Thank you for taking the time to make a post about a great musician, it is appreciated!
One comment delete for posting the output from ChatGpt, which goes against the Content Policy:
Please do not query ChatGPT or other LLMs and then post the output unless the discussion itself is about those types of tools, and in those cases, please clearly label what you are posting as coming from an AI tool.
Link updated and post reinstated upon poster's request.
MetaFilter post Thinking about posting isn't posting deleted. Poster's Request
One derailing comment and response to it removed.
Adrienneleigh, the ridiculously adorable animal is helping search and rescue teams recover dead bodies, so there's zero need to derail the post by saying "But nobody should be teaching animals to be cops or to help cops."
People having issues with police is understandable, but this isn't the thread for that.
One deleted: noise.
One derailing comment removed. Please try to stay roughly on topic.
If your comment begins with β On a tangentially related note:β and the subject is serious one, please consider whether that comment really adds anything to the current discussion.
A couple of derailing comments and a response to them have been removed. Just focus on the link in the post please!
MetaFilter post I never said you had to offer me a second chance deleted. Casual transphobia, as explained in the first comment.
Hi, mod here noting a flag received about this post.
Currently the discussion seems ok in terms of pointing out the problematic aspects, but if folks do want this post removed, please just favorite this comment and we'll make it happen.
Ungated link update to https://archive.is/UkAXO, per OP request.
One comment removed. Let's avoid speculating about someone's sexual abuse history. This is inappropriate and considered against our guidelines.
*Raises glass*
Welcome back Cloudflare!
One comment removedas requested.
Also, happy Birthday, loquacious!
Changed Charlottesville, VA to Charlotte, NC.
MetaFilter post Humpback whales form defensive patterns against fishing fleets deleted. Not the best source in terms of credibility/source reliability
One deleted. Poster's Request.
***** Panorama team should be put up against a ******* wall and shot.
The entire comment that contained this phrase has been removed, because while having a strong reason to anything is fine, MetaFilter's Content Policy does draw the line at advocating for people to be killed or other threats and/or wishes of violence.
Don't do that on this site.
Added content warning and fixed up tags.
Note that the system doesn't allow spaces in tags, it'll split those words into two or more tags. Just leave the spaces out or or add underscores between words. So instead of "growing up" do "growingup" or "growing_up" to make the tags appear as one.
Removed two comments seemingly posted in the wrong thread, along with a response to them.
ShooBoo, you've been killing it with your last few posts! They've been interesting and great reads, so thank you sharing them with us!
MetaFilter post Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID deleted. Poster's Request
Think I got it!
Link fixed!
One deleted. Posterβs request.
MetaFilter post Vichy Dems Strike Bold Blow for Failure deleted. Double.
Fixed a content editing error on my part. I made an incorrect edit to the post content based off of a flagβs suggestion, another flagger brought the error to my attention. Thanks all!
MetaFilter post Reaming the cube deleted. Double.
MetaFilter post Eponysterical EpistemicCrisis TFG Event Calendar deleted. Reads more like post for personal blog (the *i* statements) that also wanders into conspiracy theory.
One comment removed for name calling ( saying another member is a "motherfucker")
Removed one derailing comment and a polite response to it. Let's keep things focused on the very cool game guidebook about a game that never existed.
Edited post to add link to Part 2
One deleted. User request.
Post title change at OP's request
Also, edited main post to change "cryoptocurrency" to "cryptocurrency". Thanks for pointing that out Strutter Cane - United Planets Stilt Patrol!
One comment removed at writer's request.
which_chick: "After snake wrestling has determined a victor, the victorious male and receptive female kinda... hang out together. Like, in close (non-sex) proximity, for like a week or so."
That's such great anecdote which_chick, we added it to the Best Of blog, thanks for sharing!
SaltySalticid: "An acquaintance of mine has made huge discoveries involving maternal and paternal care and other forms of socialization in (wait for it) millipedes."
Oooh, that sounds amazing SaltySalticid , can you share what some of those discoveries are?!
Deleted one because poster had edited it to say βdeleted by posterβ. Just know you can flag your own comment and leave a note, alternatively β thisβll put it on our radar.
This is cool to mess around with, especially if you're looking for a brief distraction from, well, the world. It's almost has a tactile feel to it!
Have fun and thanks for sharing this gwint!
1,500 ft.
That's how low the airplane is when they first encounter Hugo. None of the crew or staff was keen about that height, but they figured they'd give it a try and if didn't work, they'd go up to 5,000 ft. That definitely takes guts.
I'm only on the second page and it's already a suspenseful read. Thanks for finding and sharing this ShooBoo!
ivan ivanych samovar: "The RSS feed linked above has the wrong address for me. Replacing pcast with http: seemed to solve it for me, thusly RSS."
Fixed!
Removed duplicate comment.
One comment removed. Cursing on the site is fine, but cursing at someone else is not okay as per the Content Policy.
Hi all, we got a note about the use of the term 'transmen' and that it should be 'trans men' aka two words. With the OP's permission, we changed it in the original comment and in a response.
Edited to add links s to the original comment and the response
Duplicate comment removed.
pickles_have_souls: "Thanks Joakim Ziegler! I messaged the mods. I think this archive link will work."
Swapped out the gift link for the web.archive link.
MetaFilter post ICE spend on weapons, including chemical agents and warheads, up 700% deleted. Posterβs request
MetaFilter post A Change in Tune deleted. Double.
MetaFilter post To pull too energetically on one thread is to tug at the entire tapestry deleted. double -- cortex
MetaFilter post βWhere your anger comes from is less important than what you do with it" deleted. tallied -- cortex
MetaFilter post "There were only so many battles you could fight." deleted. Double. -- mathowie
MetaFilter post "What was wrong with Velcro Batman?" deleted. Double. -- restless_nomad
MetaFilter post "It Rarely Stops" deleted. Domestic violence is awful and this is an arresting and disturbing spot, but neither of those really seems to add up to a metafilter post. I'm sure the intent was good but I'm not sure why this is here with this presentation. -- cortex
MetaFilter post Until youβre numb. deleted. You know, maybe just try this again another day with the framing actually being clear that what sounds like a clinical description of a non-fiction thing is actually a summary of a work of fiction. -- cortex
MetaFilter post "Only the little people pay taxes" deleted. Sounds neat but it seems like this is broken for a lot of folks. -- cortex
MetaFilter post Blue Thai deleted. previously -- jessamyn
MetaFilter post You totty-headed lobcock nypper! deleted. Double. -- taz
MetaFilter post "What word do you use for gawking at someone in a lustful way?" deleted. Double. -- taz
MetaFilter post No good deed ever goes unpunished. deleted. beat to it -- cortex
MetaFilter post The Avant-Gardes deleted. Ooh, burn. -- cortex
MetaFilter post "...we aren't doing it for the sales those restaurants generate." deleted. Double. -- jessamyn
MetaFilter post "We get only one life, and we don't truly live it until we give it away. deleted. Double. -- restless_nomad
MetaFilter post "Tell her what she's won, Bob!" "It's a BRAND NEW BODY!" deleted. a few more links to a "look at these assholes" post doesn't make it much less deleteworthy. -- jessamyn
MetaFilter post "You have to wrestle with the accusations." deleted. This is a terrible thing that happened, but I'm not sure there's enough here to make it a conversation distinct from the many we've had on the subject. -- restless_nomad
MetaFilter post Public Shaming deleted. poster's request -- cortex
MetaFilter post Sickening deleted. 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
MetaFilter post "What is culture, if not a set of prejudices?" deleted. I just met you / and this is crazy / but here's last month's post / Karl Me Maybe -- cortex
MetaFilter post 15 Minutes. 750 Calories. 500 low-income children, 4 days a week. deleted. BREAD BUS 2: DONATION BOOGALOO -- cortex
MetaFilter post The world's oldest subway tunnel deleted. Double. -- mathowie
MetaFilter post "True Companion" deleted. yup -- cortex
MetaFilter post "What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of." deleted. Please add this great collection of links to the earlier thread, thanks! -- taz
MetaFilter post The Chicago Torture Archive deleted. poster's request -- cortex
MetaFilter post "Play Me, I'm Yours" deleted. maybe put some of these links into the open thread? -- jessamyn
Several commens removed and one ban issued. Please don't attack other members.
MetaFilter post Approximately $375, or about $1,500 per month deleted. href="https://www.metafilter.com/210597/Ireland-makes-Basic-Income-pilot-for-artists-Permanent">previously
MetaFilter post The future is already here, it's just not even Derrida deleted. Noting comments that Nick Land is or expresses facist, racist, and nazi views, am deleting post and removing the direct link to the article.
One comment removed at user's request.
One comment removed for derailing the thread by complaining about another comment that they think is a derail.
It's ok to just not comment or, preferably, focus on the topic of the post and comment about that.
One deleted. The back and forth between a few users needs to stop now. Please leave some room for others in the thread.
MetaFilter post What is Hamas? deleted. Badly formatted propaganda that also manages to come off as trolling.
Edited to add: Apologies for getting to this late, no one was on duty and the mechanism for alerting mods about heavily flagged posts seems to have broke, will get with frimble about that.
-- Brandon Blatcher
MetaFilter post slightly self-deprecating deleted. Double.
Linking to a letterboxd page is a cool of highlighting the past movies that an actor has been in and the general verbiage does touch on her life and career.
That said, others are welcome to share links from other publications or even their own favorites and memories from Keaton's numerous stage and film performances
One comment removed for trolling.
stodgeflompton: "Metafilter is like a cargo cult where the smart people left ten years ago, and everyone who's left is just posting what they think those people might like"
Hi, just remember that nobody forced you sign up and comment in a community you clearly do not think highly of.
Please check out the Guidelines and Content Policy and participate in good faith or we may have to remove you from the site.
MetaFilter post Very difficult is winning the Nobel Prize. Impossible is eating the sun. deleted. There's already another thread for this subject.
MetaFilter post UFO's from India? deleted. -- Brandon Blatcher
MetaFilter post Pot Head deleted. test
MetaFilter post Deletion test from front page, please ignore. Does it show in log? deleted. Just a test.
One deleted: poster's request.
Several comments addressing the Oct. 7th derail mentioned in the previous mod note removed (including the original two comments). One left for context. Let's please focus on the post at hand and avoid derailing the conversation.
MetaFilter post Strange Solutions For Population Decline deleted. Double post
No comments deleted but let's avoid a derail about the date itself.
One deleted. Letβs refrain from name calling folks.
paduasoy: "Still in tag with an E, Brandon."
Fixed!