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Updated the date above to July 17th and deleted the comments pointing that out.

Name in the tag fixed also, thanks for the reminder!

St. Peepsburg: "(Mods pls correct the spelling of his first name Fauja not Fajua)" Done!

seanmpuckett: "to be crystal clear, i am talking about violence, as applied to the apex capitalist class." This is veering into going against MeFi's Content Policy regarding advocating for violence, which states "It can be okay to talk in strongly critical terms about people's words but don't cross the line into any threats of violence or wishing violence on other people." If folks could move on from those comments and back to the article itself, that would be great. No comments have been removed.

Balna Watya: "Lemkin, please stop posting the dumbest shit possible. We get it, you're a Republican, you hate Democrats. You don't need to tell us this 30 times a day." This comment and some responses have been removed for attacking a member, but the original has been reproduced in its entirety for this mod note. Once people start start doing personal attacks, derails and fighting often occur, so please do what you can to help up avoid those situations by focusing on what a person says and not the person, thanks.

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Neologian: "Note: Help maintain a healthy, respectful discussion by focusing comments on the issues, topics, and facts at hand—not at other members of the site. But you know, also don't read the article central to a post and cite it. Because sticking to the topic but not the narrative simply cannot be tolerated. Are you SURE that it it the TERFs who are exclusionary?" This comment was removed for being transphobic, but reproduced here to leave a public record of what was said and by who. Neologian has been permanently banned for doubling down on transphobic comments. MetaFilter is not a site that tolerates the questioning of trans lives or people. Do not do that here or you will find yourself banned.

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Yikes! One comment against the Content Policy deleted. rough ashlar has now been warned and banned for a week. Also, the subsequent comments have been deleted to avoid derails. Let's be clear, MeFi is not the place to echo common anti-transgender talking points and make inflammatory generalizations about a vulnerable group. This is potentially harmful rhetoric and will not be tolerated here.

Post title corrected.

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Fixed that Projects link.

One transphobic comment and a couple of follow-ups removed.

Added 'chatgpt' and 'ai' to the list of tags as the project was created with those tools.

Another comment derailing comment removed. Artw, you were warned about doing that, so take a week off from the site, because ignoring mod requests or warnings are consistent behavior of yours.

2 comments removed for continuing a derail. As mentioned previously, folks can move on from that derail. They can take it to MeMail, email, or start a new MetaTalk thread, but definitely keep the "who said the vitriolic comment first" out of this thread. Comments that do so will be removed.

Artw, this comment of yours is derailing the thread with its attempt to decide how a person should feel about something you said and your name calling. Please remove yourself from this thread and avoid the name calling in the future. If you keep making comments we may remove or issue a ban (temporary or otherwise) Your comments have been left up for the public record of what was said. No comments have removed. Everyone please move on from the derail.

Fixed a typo in the comment from sickos haha yes dot.

Two deleted. At this point, the huge derailment needs to stop. If you have any feedback or concerns about the way this thread is going or how moderation is handled, you're welcome to email us. Please stop commenting and derailing the thread.

Just a note that MeMailing users to argue/instigate a conflict is never OK. Please stop if you are doing this. If you're on the receiving end of such MeMails, please report those users/messages and we will look into it.

Fixed spelling of ‘vintage’ in post.

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Two comments posted in the wrong thread removed. Please carry on.

Removed several comments about a mod action. Folks are free to take those comments to MetaTalk, but they need to stop being in and derailing this thread. Also removed a comment and response telling someone to fuck off. The sentient is fine, but we ask that folks not tell others to fuck off as it encourages others to the same on other issues. If folks want to talk about any of this, MetaTalk is the place to do it, not this thread. Thank you.

Robbyrobbs, take the week off for the anti-trans link. Do not do this again in any way shape or form on this site or you account will be removed. MetaFilter is pro leaving trans folk alone and letting them live their lives, so knock it off.

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Fixed that first link.

No comments deleted, but let's drop the AI derail please.

One deleted. DeepSeaHaggis, please drop the name-calling.

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One comment deleted. As per 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"

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No deletions made so far, but let's avoid comments like the halal food cart above. Ascribing stereotypical characteristics to a place or people is, indeed, a micro aggression.

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One political comment removed because this thread has nothing to do with politics.

Enturbulated: "Interestingly, one of the strongest arguments in favor of widescale adoption of eugenics. Select for empathy, curiosity, ability to learn and problem solve in creative ways. You'd remove most of those C.H.U.D.s forthwith." The original comment has been removed, 'cause arguing for eugenics has racist background and has largely been discredited. Responses to this comment have been left as a reminder that this type of advocacy is not wanted or welcomed on MetaFilter. Enturbulated, please take a break from the thread and if you return, cease the advocacy of eugenics.

Date in the original post corrected.

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intermod: "If someone here has the power, this post could use the following tags so that other people find it someday (and I've now written those words into this thread so that'll help future search hits too): - dungeon master - dungeons and dragons" Those tags have been added.

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Post edited with member's approval to remove the non-working like from following text: posted by Bluesky user: OK BaOmer

One comment and it's response deleted. Cursing on the site is fine, but cursing at someone else is not okay. Also, let's stop the derail and stop litigation elections and blaming people who didn't vote the way you wanted. Gyre,Gimble,Wabe, Esq. you've made your point, let the conversation move on.

reedbird_hill: "Hopefully, in the future, advances in asymmetric drone warfare will make concentrations of elites like this inadvisable." This comment has been removed, but responses left up. MetaFilter's Content Policy does not condone or advocate violence against anyone, please do not do this anywhere on the site.

They sucked his brains out!: "If Texas wants to salt its earth and poison its people, let them kill themselves and their children." This comment has been removed, but replies left up. MetaFilter has a firm rule about advocating or wishing for the death or harm of others. Do not do this here.

Press Butt.on to Check: "Sorry my my existence offends you or your scrollbar is broken or whatever." Several comments remove. Press Butt.on to Check, please take a break from this thread.

The derail/back and forth between users needs to stop. If you've commented several times back-to-back in the thread already, please take a break and leave room for others to participate.

Two comments deleted. Let's avoid doomsday speculation but more importantly, let's drop the 'Israel, Zionism and the Jews' comments. Conflating these, is antisemitic and goes directly against our content policy.

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One comment deleted. Let's avoid all caps comments, more over if it's to say you wish violence on other people, which goes against our content policy.

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One derailing comment removed. No one needs to know who is in a member’s killfile.

sotonohito: "So pigs hiding their faces and refusing to identify themselves has resulted in a person dressing up like a pig to murder Democratic lawmakers. I assume for the pigs that's a mission accomplished moment?" Just noting that we've received several flags about this comment and its use of "pigs" to refer to cops. Doing that doesn't violate guidelines, so we're leaving the comment up and as is. That should not construed as agreement with the use of the term pigs, just that members have a wide latitude in their choice of language.

tclark: "This, and much more like it to come, became inevitable when Biden didn't prosecute the attempted coup. And then again when everyone just ate up the propaganda that of course it was clear that Harris was too soft on Israel." This info/opinion expressed here may be considered relevant to these events, but please folks, don't relitigate the 2020 or 2024 US elections, keep the comments focused on this event, thanks. No comments have been removed.

One comment has been removed. Diskeater, following mods around the site to repaste a comment you've already posted in MetaTalk is not ok. Please stop doing that or we'll have to start issuing timeouts. To be clear, derailing any thread with comments that aren't related to the thread may result in removal of the content and repeatedly doing this can result in a timeout. This is the second time, you've done this, please stop.

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Please remember that comments wishing harm on others go against our content policy. I've removed a few comments for this reason and kept some that were borderline (continue flagging if you believe they should be deleted). I've left the derail about Israel/US good/evil, but let's focus on sharing relevant news rather than targeting individual users in arguments. Also, adrienneleigh, please consider taking a step back and allowing others to carry on with the thread.

Couple of comments removed. There's a MeTa thread for discussing the previous post and/or moderation decisions, please feel free to post in that thread and avoid derailing comments in this one, thanks.

Previously. [Content warning: banned joke] The deletion of that post is being discussed in MetaTalk. Otherwise to those flagging this post for being a single link, that's totally fine, single link posts do not break the guidelines

prismatic7: "And this will get moderated to fuck, because god forbid a foreigner use the sacred right of free speech for cursing." This comment is totally fine moderation wise, carry on!

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Link fixed, post reopened!

JHarris: "Yeah, sorry about the title, I went back and forth on it. "Alotta Individuals" is a much better title. If the mods want to change it, I'm fine with it." The title has been changed.