AskMetaFilter Deleted Posts

2013-10-08

Stanley Kubrick: EYES WIDE - WTF?? - EyesWideShut

Post 249845 by jbenben deleted for the following reason: I'm sorry but "convince me of the value of this work" isn't a practical enough question for Ask Metafilter. Feel free to repost next week asking specifically for online discussions and not for people's opinions. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-10-07

Help me sell Joseph Conrad's "Victory" to my book club. - books didion bookclub

Post 249843 by kensington314 deleted for the following reason: This is too subjective for Ask Metafilter, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Play pretend historian - modernhistory 2013 trends

Post 249840 by treehorn+bunny deleted for the following reason: Without any constraints this is fairly chatty - is there any info about your book/project that would help people focus their answers? Drop me a note at the contact form in the next hour or so if you want to talk about rephrasing. -- LobsterMitten

2013-10-03

A quick thanks ... - genealogy family tree

Post 249570 by pandini deleted for the following reason: Hey there -- this needs to go in MetaTalk and not in this part of the site. -- jessamyn

2013-10-02

I-I-I love you... At least I think I do - heartbreaking heartbreaker attractive

Post 249517 by dinosaurprincess deleted for the following reason: Heya, as presented this is pretty darned chatty. -- cortex

2013-10-01

Please describe to me your all-time-favorite vacation! - best travel

Post 249478 by BuddyBoo deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is way too broad and poll-the-audience to work, it's pretty straightforward chatfilter. -- cortex

Wee want to know. - boxershorts

Post 249451 by superfish deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but this is chatfilter; if you have an actual problem to be solved, please contact us soonish to discuss. -- taz

2013-09-29

Cocktail party - manners language

Post 249400 by wandering_not_lost deleted for the following reason: Needs to be more concrete and specific, not just "here's a thing that happened". -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-09-25

Forgotten quotation about marriage, in a comment on the Green - quotations vague

Post 249155 by Knicke deleted for the following reason: Heya, questions about the site itself (including "where was this thing I remember?") need to go on Metatalk, not here in Ask Metafilter. Feel free to repost over there. -- cortex

Trapped - Big mistake Eternity

Post 249140 by nidora deleted for the following reason: I'm really sorry you're dealing with such a hard time, but we really can't have you just keep asking substantially the same question again and again on the site and declining to give any details about it doesn't change that any. You have gotten a bunch of answers about this previously. -- cortex

2013-09-22

How to get Emory to Rescind Award to Anti-gay Activist? - university candler methodist

Post 248941 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: This isn't a format that works on the green, sorry. Drop us a line if you want to rework it. -- restless_nomad

2013-09-21

Painters of Nymphets Like Balthus? - artists MET nubile

Post 248909 by lrnarabic deleted for the following reason: We've talked about this; this is not an acceptable pattern of questions. -- restless_nomad

How cute am I, on a scale of 1-10? Please rate my looks - rating handsome picture

Post 248893 by Willpower deleted for the following reason: This is not a suitable post for AskMetafilter. We do not do "hot or not" here. -- LobsterMitten

What happens to phrases that were, till now, known only heterosexually? - lgbt homosexuality marriage

Post 248876 by amar deleted for the following reason: As presented, this is chatfilter. Contact us if you need help. -- taz

2013-09-19

I will graduate from college with a 2.5 GPA. - suicide education employment

Post 248818 by annanyc deleted for the following reason: I'm sorry you're in a rough place, but suicide questions aren't something we can handle. Please check out this list of resources and take care of yourself. -- restless_nomad

Any Morton Feldman experts in the house? - mortonfeldman music classicalmusic

Post 248813 by mermaidcafe deleted for the following reason: This is beyond the scope of AskMe. Contact us if you want to try to narrow it down. -- restless_nomad

Why do lazy people exist? - evolution lazypeople

Post 248790 by pandabearjohnson deleted for the following reason: This is pretty chatfilterish as posed; if you're serious, might tighten up your definitions and try again? -- LobsterMitten

Tell me about friendship and betrayal

Post 248757 by avoision deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry but drumming up participants/collecting experiences as raw material for a project isn't an okay use of Ask Metafilter. -- taz

2013-09-18

Too fond of the blue (and green)

Post 248708 by kythuen deleted for the following reason: Heya, glad this got you your answer and no big deal or anything, but for future reference questions about how the site work really are more appropriate for Metatalk rather than Ask Metafilter. -- cortex

2013-09-17

Would anyone like to practice language with me?

Post 248657 by kbennett289 deleted for the following reason: Hi -- you can't ask for one-on-one help here. You might want to post this to jobs. -- jessamyn

2013-09-15

Should I take this personal computing/art project to the next level?

Post 248516 by serif deleted for the following reason: Sorry, in the current version, this reads more like a way to promote your site than a genuine question - contact us using the contact form if you can rephrase in a non-promotional way. -- LobsterMitten

2013-09-03

Rise of the Middle Class and Nullification of Corporatism

Post 247841 by raphael19 deleted for the following reason: It's unclear what you're asking, but AskMetafilter is not for discussing speculative predictions. -- LobsterMitten