2017-01-30

Nervous Nelly Seeks Advice for Surviving a Trump Presidency

Post 305401 by fantoches deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a dozen questions many of which are unanswerable, I'm afraid. You're very much not alone in these worries though -- for example, see a bunch of previous questions under the tags trump, politics, etc. -- LobsterMitten

2017-01-29

What's going on with American Airlines?

Post 305373 by ipsative deleted for the following reason: This is more of a rant than a question that can be answered. -- Eyebrows McGee

2017-01-27

Who are these people that don't know their own email address? - gmail noobs

Post 305306 by yorick deleted for the following reason: Hey, I'm not really clear on what the last couple of paragraphs here have to do with the question and it's making this feel more like public grumping than a good use of Ask; reach me at the contact form if you want to try and rework this. -- cortex

2017-01-25

What happened? - politics

Post 305244 by jtexman1 deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, I hear you but AskMe's not for venting. -- LobsterMitten

2017-01-23

Instant Pot DUO Parts Warning - InstantPot

Post 305151 by RoadScholar deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but Ask Metafilter is not for consumer complaints / warnings or general discussion about transactions or a company. Please contact us if you have questions. -- taz

2017-01-21

Question for men who've had a Foley catheter - medical urinary

Post 305102 by anonymous deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- LobsterMitten

2017-01-20

Crime scene clean up? Serious alcoholism? A very, very clean house? - Rubbing

Post 305080 by ShadePlant deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is too far into speculationland to be anything but chatfilter. -- restless_nomad

Hints of pedophilia? - Pedophile inappropriate

Post 305078 by thesockpuppet deleted for the following reason: It's not clear what the question is here - if you can contact us in the next little while with an edit, we can undelete. -- restless_nomad

2017-01-14

Can you be gifted if you have poor factual memory? - thinkers

Post 304842 by RearWindow deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is chatfilter. -- LobsterMitten

What can I do to stop Trump this week? (1/15-1/22) - protest

Post 304856 by benadryl deleted for the following reason: This kind of "tell me what to do" on such a broad topic doesn't work very well at Ask, sorry. -- Eyebrows McGee

FBI procedures - WRITER AUTHOR RESEARCH

Post 304843 by ergoguru deleted for the following reason: Heya, sorry, AskMe isn't a place to solicit favors or find a person to do a job -- if you're mainly looking for someone to consult with, better to post this in Jobs. If there are some specific example procedures/jargon/situations/etc you want to check in a public thread on AskMe, reach us at the contact form in the next hour or so and we can edit the question to include those. -- LobsterMitten

2017-01-13

colleague has anger management issues - office harassment trauma

Post 304807 by anonymous deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- cortex

How to deal with vegan friends who lean militant - diet meat

Post 304833 by a knot unknown deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this is really more of a rant-type complaint for discussion (about a topic people *love* to fight about) than a direct, clear "how do I solve X problem" -- and blanket generalizations make that worse in terms of trying to avoid the thread becoming chat/debate/fight-filter. This really, really needs different framing if it's going to work as a solvable question here. -- taz

2017-01-11

Prescriptivism/Descriptivism - linguistics language vocabulary

Post 304730 by OmieWise deleted for the following reason: Heya, the question is kind of unclear as written and seems to be leading people into a range of seemingly-unhelpful (?) chatty directions; contact us in the next hour or so if you'd like to start fresh with a rewritten version. -- LobsterMitten

2017-01-09

Autobiography: worth doing? - Special needs Grad

Post 304665 by Kalmya deleted for the following reason: Hey there, sorry, but this is really something that's more for discussion, rather than a concrete problem with solution. Please contact us if you have questions. -- taz

2017-01-08

Do you have an '89 Mercury Tracer Hatchback? - car podcast mercurytracer

Post 304622 by guster4lovers deleted for the following reason: This needs to not be basically a classified ad, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2017-01-06

Icelandfilter: Can someone send me a phone book? - phonebook organization bookcollecting

Post 304543 by The Pluto Gangsta deleted for the following reason: Heya, Ask isn't for requesting that folks do a task for you; if you want to set this up as a wee gig over on Jobs instead, that'd be okay. Hit up the contact form if you have any questions. -- cortex

Recent post on a missing decade? - 1980s 1990s nDecade

Post 304544 by DrAstroZoom deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is a totally okay thing to ask but it's in the wrong place; instead of Ask MetaFilter, questions about stuff on the site itself etc. should be posted on MetaTalk. Go ahead and repost this over there whenever you like. -- cortex

2017-01-05

Mefis attending the Women's March Unite! - womensmarch

Post 304513 by bluesky43 deleted for the following reason: sorry, this is chatfilter -- Eyebrows McGee

2017-01-03

Is it okay for a friend to have sex with your ex? - dating friends partner

Post 304385 by RaDeuX deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this doesn't work as an AskMe question; the actual question you've asked is chatfilter, and it's not clear exactly what the situation with your friend is. -- LobsterMitten

Don't even know where to begin

Post 304421 by blackzinfandel deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- cortex

2017-01-02

physician mental illness or depression--anecdotes and treatments? - physicians doctors psychiatry

Post 304350 by flyingfork deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but "tell personal anecdotes about other people's private medical histories" isn't a good post for Ask Metafilter. Please contact us if you would like to rework this to look for resources such as books and articles that address the topic. -- taz

Trying to help a Russian dissident with computer security - computersecurity dissidents privacy

Post 304362 by anonymous deleted for the following reason: Some issues here; please contact us -- taz

2017-01-01

Can self-learned hobbies/activities be more fulfilling than friendships? - BFF

Post 304319 by tnar23 deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this is more just chatty and "here's some stuff about me" than asking a concrete question. More info beginning here. Please contact us if you have questions. -- taz