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Mod note on 'My right ear keeps clogging up.'

One comment removed for recommending unpasteurized milk as a possible solution responses left up though. The FDA believes raw milk can pose a serious health risk.

Mod note on 'Necklace for black dress'

Brandon Blatcher: "Mod note: One comment removed because it links a knock off site (Said it was to the MET store, but was not). Checking with poster to see if they're ok with changing the link."

Poster prefers that comment remain deleted.

Mod note on 'Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry'

One transphobic comment removed (but responses left up), because it violates the Content Policy and MetaFilter is not a place to be posting hateful comments about trans people.

Mod note on 'Hands Off Across America'

Another comment removed that advocating for violence and/or murder. Don't do that, violates the Content Policy

Mod note on 'Necklace for black dress'

One comment removed because it links a knock off site (Said it was to the MET store, but was not). Checking with poster to see if they're ok with changing the link.

Mod note on 'Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry'

One comment removed. If youโ€™re feeling the need to write a comment that has the following phrase: โ€œโ€ฆ and then brutally torture to deathโ€ฆโ€ please stop and close your browser. Advocating murder and torture of another person violates the siteโ€™s Content Policy, so avoid doing that.

Mod note on 'Help my understand where my music lives in 2025'

One comment removed at userโ€™s request.

Mod note on 'Regular and semi-regular MeFi clubs?'

Mod note on 'New Site Update 4 April'

Kybard: "I've asked the mods to put this up in the original post for clearer visibility, but I know their availability is limited this weekend.
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This has been done, took all of 10 minutes from original message :)

Mod note on 'Kid with sensitive gag reflex, gags at the mention of food'

[ One comment removed by request and one response to it also removed.]

Mod note on '[MeFi Site Update] March 2025'

...will you please add a direct link to Klipspringer's archived moderation log...

This has now been done, thanks for your patient (for the reasons stated above).

Mod note on 'Recommend an Internet radio station specializing in Soft Hits of the 70s'

Post edited to put complete question in the body of the post, as some people do have titles turned off, making the question nonsensical

Mod note on 'The face of evil'

added the uspolitics tag.

Mod note on 'An opportunity for healing?'

Closing the thread temporarily since folks have asked us to close/freeze the thread while we have reduced moderation this weekend. Thanks for everyone's patience.

Mod note on 'An opportunity for healing?'

Heads Up: This post has received several flags asking us to close/freeze this thread for the weekend (when we have reduced moderation) to avoid it imploding throughout Saturday and Sunday. I've consulting with the mods covering the weekend shifts and they agree so I've reached out to lab.beetle confirm he's OK with this.

Deleted mefi post 'Insurance Claims Management: 7 Reasons Outsourcing Cuts Costs'

Mod note on 'Looking for first-person audiobook suggestions'

One comment deleted at user's request.

Mod note on 'An opportunity for healing?'

Added single spacing in between paragraphs for easier reading.

Deleted mefi post 'Tariffs on Many Penguins and the US Military'

Deleted mefi post 'Val Kilmer has died...'

MetaFilter post Val Kilmer has died... deleted. Double.

Deleted mefi post 'A Day Late and a Dollar Short'

Mod note on 'I'm Unlikely to Eat This, but Can I?'

Two comments deleted at the user's request.

Mod note on 'A Day Late and a Dollar Short'

USPolitics Tag added

Mod note on 'Sometimes the NIMBYS don't win'

One comment deleted at the user'srequest.

Mod note on 'Kilauea is back at it'

Should be a post in the blue or an update in the open thread instead.

Deleted mefi post 'superweeds'

MetaFilter post superweeds deleted. Should be a post in the blue instead

Mod note on 'ssa_final2_reallyfinal_v03_final.py'

Added USPolitics tag.

Mod note on 'Antisemitism on MetaFilter and how to reduce it'

Acknowledging the mistake above. As kirkaracha mentioned, he didn't know how to turn off the mod box and was acting as a regular member. We'll address it internally as well but if you want to discuss this further please create a new Meta about it.

Mod note on '[MeFi Site Update] March 2025'

Klipspringer: "Also the modlog isn't linked from anywhere on the site. It's only discoverable by URL and from MetaTalk posts which will drop away. As far as I can tell."

Itโ€™s in the Staff & Site info link in the nav bar.
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