2015-04-28

Handmade vs. Quantity Produced Cowbells - jcr percussion jcrpercussion

Post 279395 by Quonab deleted for the following reason: This isn't a great question as framed. Feel free to drop us a line at the contact form and we can discuss rewording it. -- restless_nomad

Question about demographic research project - demographics statistics

Post 279389 by Mr. Justice deleted for the following reason: This needs to either be a general question or go in jobs - crossing the streams doesn't work here, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2015-04-27

What is college good for? - highereducation highered learning

Post 279317 by markbao deleted for the following reason: This is way too broad and "let's have a discussion" to make sense as an Ask Metafilter question. If you have a much more focused question at the core of this that you can whittle this framing down to, you could give this another shot, but it needs to be much clearer what problem you're trying to solve vs just looking for general thoughts on a subject. -- cortex

Help my mom get her iPhone back - from Ho Chi Minh City - vietnam ho-chi-minh-city

Post 279290 by oxidizer deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry but Ask Metafilter isn't for asking favors like this. If you'd like to edit the post to request advice on the best thing to do generally, please contact us in the next hour or so. -- taz

2015-04-24

Stopping Spam on Forums - internet nanowrimo

Post 279194 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: The way this is framed it seems like you're just sort of asking people to contact a third party about something, which isn't really something you can use Ask for. -- cortex

2015-04-20

No options left. - Depression

Post 278990 by Aranquis deleted for the following reason: Hey there, I'm so sorry things are feeling so hard right now, but this isn't really a question and it sounds like you really could use some serious in-person help. If you want to talk to a hotline, there are resources at the There is help wiki page, and/or give your therapist a call. -- LobsterMitten

Is racism worse in Northern Europe or Northern US? - travel

Post 278962 by larry_darrell deleted for the following reason: This needs some more specific context and details to be workable. -- cortex

2015-04-19

Should I Use This Leather Cleaner? - boots

Post 278937 by BubbelGALAXY deleted for the following reason: Self-link; banned (link deleted from post) -- taz

2015-04-18

Shyster. - rent roommates sucker

Post 278892 by alex_skazat deleted for the following reason: Heya, this sounds like a frustrating system but as framed this is more of a complaint/speculation than it is a concrete question that really fits on Ask. -- cortex

2015-04-17

Could you screenshot these characters in Helvetica Neue & Freight Sans? - fonts helveticaneue freightsans

Post 278852 by Quarter Pincher deleted for the following reason: Heya, Ask isn't really meant to be used for "perform this task for me" requests. -- cortex

Why doesn't Mozilla FIREFOX play YouTube videos any more? - technology antitrust

Post 278848 by shipbreaker deleted for the following reason: Heya, this needs to be more of a question and not so much angry, repetitive hollering to work. -- cortex

2015-04-15

Selling big box DIY hardware stores and TONS of market data needed - retail sales marketing

Post 278759 by Che boludo! deleted for the following reason: Heya, if you are concerned enough about secrecy that you're going to intentionally and conspicuously mangle words in your post, posting to Ask Metafilter is not actually gonna be secure enough by any practical measure. -- cortex

WTF is MOVIECLIPS? - youtube movies

Post 278739 by InsertNiftyNameHere deleted for the following reason: Hey, if your question is "what is Movieclips?" this is literally a first-result-of-google-search answer. If your question is something else, that needs to be a lot clearer. -- taz

2015-04-14

Headache and bloodshot eye - virus

Post 278679 by ellieBOA deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- taz

2015-04-11

How much power does a progressive president actually have? - deepstate

Post 278555 by beccyjoe deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this is chatfilter -- taz

2015-04-10

Feminism, my foot! - Romantic aspirations

Post 278549 by Kwadeng deleted for the following reason: This feels way too scattered and like it's primarily venting to really work as an Ask Metafilter question. -- cortex

Tell me your second chance relationship stories. - relationships secondchances

Post 278537 by nerdylady84 deleted for the following reason: Chatfilter. -- cortex

2015-04-09

Firefox is not loading full pages - pageload performace

Post 278499 by jazon deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry to be difficult but this belongs on MetaTalk - it'll get more useful attention there. -- restless_nomad

Looking for a car buying book previously recommended here on Ask MeFi - carshopping shopping dealer

Post 278460 by tckma deleted for the following reason: Hey there, no biggie but questions looking for old AskMes belong in MetaTalk, so go ahead and post this over there. (Although maybe you've already got the answer here?) -- LobsterMitten

2015-04-08

Can monogamy affect your libido? - sex longtermrelationships

Post 278411 by stumblingthroughitall deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this is chatfilter -- taz

2015-04-06

I don't want to be poor any longer... - Career Underemployment money

Post 278347 by Soap D. Spencer deleted for the following reason: Hey there, I'm sorry things are continuing like this, but you can't keep asking the same very wide-scope question over and over. If you can narrow down to an answerable specific question that you haven't asked before, hit us up at the contact form in the next hour or so to talk about re-posting. -- LobsterMitten

2015-04-03

Living in the city vs living in the country or near the sea. Thoughts? - countryside

Post 278239 by Kat_Dubs deleted for the following reason: Heya, there needs to be something a little more concrete and narrowly focused in terms of what specific information you're looking for and why for this not to be chatfilter. -- cortex

2015-04-01

Need some perspective and advice - relationship anxiety chronicpain

Post 278104 by extramundane deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- cortex