The Closer on MeFi mod log archive

Deleted mefi post 'To pull too energetically on one thread is to tug at the entire tapestry'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0700

MetaFilter post To pull too energetically on one thread is to tug at the entire tapestry deleted. double -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 4:00 AM.

Deleted mefi post '“Where your anger comes from is less important than what you do with it"'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:59:00 -0700

MetaFilter post “Where your anger comes from is less important than what you do with it" deleted. tallied -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 3:59 AM.

Deleted mefi post '"There were only so many battles you could fight."'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:54:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "There were only so many battles you could fight." deleted. Double. -- mathowie

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 3:54 AM.

Deleted mefi post '"What was wrong with Velcro Batman?"'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:37:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "What was wrong with Velcro Batman?" deleted. Double. -- restless_nomad

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 3:37 AM.

Deleted mefi post '"It Rarely Stops"'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 02:52:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "It Rarely Stops" deleted. Domestic violence is awful and this is an arresting and disturbing spot, but neither of those really seems to add up to a metafilter post. I'm sure the intent was good but I'm not sure why this is here with this presentation. -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 2:52 AM.

Deleted mefi post 'Until you’re numb.'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 02:09:00 -0700

MetaFilter post Until you’re numb. deleted. You know, maybe just try this again another day with the framing actually being clear that what sounds like a clinical description of a non-fiction thing is actually a summary of a work of fiction. -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 2:09 AM.

Deleted mefi post '"Only the little people pay taxes"'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 01:10:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "Only the little people pay taxes" deleted. Sounds neat but it seems like this is broken for a lot of folks. -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 1:10 AM.

Deleted mefi post 'Blue Thai'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 01:01:00 -0700

MetaFilter post Blue Thai deleted. previously -- jessamyn

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 1:01 AM.

Deleted mefi post 'You totty-headed lobcock nypper!'

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:24:00 -0700

MetaFilter post You totty-headed lobcock nypper! deleted. Double. -- taz

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 18 at 12:24 AM.

Deleted mefi post '"What word do you use for gawking at someone in a lustful way?"'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:26:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "What word do you use for gawking at someone in a lustful way?" deleted. Double. -- taz

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 11:26 PM.

Deleted mefi post 'No good deed ever goes unpunished.'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:49:00 -0700

MetaFilter post No good deed ever goes unpunished. deleted. beat to it -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 10:49 PM.

Deleted mefi post 'The Avant-Gardes'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:30:00 -0700

MetaFilter post The Avant-Gardes deleted. Ooh, burn. -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 10:30 PM.

Deleted mefi post '"...we aren't doing it for the sales those restaurants generate."'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:24:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "...we aren't doing it for the sales those restaurants generate." deleted. Double. -- jessamyn

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 10:24 PM.

Deleted mefi post '"We get only one life, and we don't truly live it until we give it away.'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:20:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "We get only one life, and we don't truly live it until we give it away. deleted. Double. -- restless_nomad

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 10:20 PM.

Deleted mefi post '"Tell her what she's won, Bob!" "It's a BRAND NEW BODY!"'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:18:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "Tell her what she's won, Bob!" "It's a BRAND NEW BODY!" deleted. a few more links to a "look at these assholes" post doesn't make it much less deleteworthy. -- jessamyn

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 10:18 PM.

Deleted mefi post '"You have to wrestle with the accusations."'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:06:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "You have to wrestle with the accusations." deleted. This is a terrible thing that happened, but I'm not sure there's enough here to make it a conversation distinct from the many we've had on the subject. -- restless_nomad

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 10:06 PM.

Deleted mefi post 'Public Shaming'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:26:00 -0700

MetaFilter post Public Shaming deleted. poster's request -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 9:26 PM.

Deleted mefi post 'Sickening'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:10:00 -0700

MetaFilter post Sickening deleted. I feel like when a lot of the discussion in the thread is people acknowledging that they can't even stomach reading the central link, it might be something that good intentions aside just isn't a great idea for a post. Awful, horrific situation but whether it makes sense for mefi is a fair question. -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 9:10 PM.

Deleted mefi post '"What is culture, if not a set of prejudices?"'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:45:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "What is culture, if not a set of prejudices?" deleted. I just met you / and this is crazy / but here's last month's post / Karl Me Maybe -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 8:45 PM.

Deleted mefi post '15 Minutes. 750 Calories. 500 low-income children, 4 days a week.'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:45:00 -0700

MetaFilter post 15 Minutes. 750 Calories. 500 low-income children, 4 days a week. deleted. BREAD BUS 2: DONATION BOOGALOO -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 8:45 PM.

Deleted mefi post 'The world's oldest subway tunnel'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:43:00 -0700

MetaFilter post The world's oldest subway tunnel deleted. Double. -- mathowie

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 8:43 PM.

Deleted mefi post '"True Companion"'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:30:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "True Companion" deleted. yup -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 7:30 PM.

Deleted mefi post '"What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of."'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:07:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of." deleted. Please add this great collection of links to the earlier thread, thanks! -- taz

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 6:07 PM.

Deleted mefi post 'The Chicago Torture Archive'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:36:00 -0700

MetaFilter post The Chicago Torture Archive deleted. poster's request -- cortex

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 4:36 PM.

Deleted mefi post '"Play Me, I'm Yours"'

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:30:00 -0700

MetaFilter post "Play Me, I'm Yours" deleted. maybe put some of these links into the open thread? -- jessamyn

Deleted by The Closer on Oct. 17 at 4:30 PM.

Deleted mefi post 'Chlamydia'

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:15:00 -0700

MetaFilter post Chlamydia deleted. -- The Closer

Deleted by The Closer on Jun. 12 at 12:15 AM.

Deleted mefi post 'maris pipers'

Sat, 10 May 2025 00:29:00 -0700

MetaFilter post maris pipers deleted. Poster's Request

Deleted by The Closer on May. 10 at 12:29 AM.