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Typo in the title? Possibly meant "Romania has thousands more brown bears..." ? Yup, fixed!

Tagged as USPolitics

They sucked his brains out!: "I hope the mainstream media takes a few more rubber bullets as memorable souvenirs for the immense damage they have wrought upon democracies worldwide." This comment was removed for advocating violence, which the Content Policy, responses left up. Do not advocate for shooting anyone, please leave that out of any discussion on MetaFilter.

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sickos haha yes dot jpg: "why do you keep posting AI stuff when it’s a clear source of conflict that people could use a break from" reedbird_hill: "why do you keep posting AI stuff when it’s a clear source of conflict that people could use a break from I mean, I enjoy some of these posts, but it’s kind of becoming Lemkin’s blog?" Lemkin: " I mean, I enjoy some of these posts, but it’s kind of becoming Lemkin’s blog? I’ll run the next one by you first to see if it’s one of the kind you like. In the meantime, you can make more posts of your own, do a MetaTalk callout, or - thinking outside the box - FIAMO." Just noting and removing these derailing comments. Criticism of a post's topic is fine, but please be constructive in the criticism or disagreement of a post's topic.

BCMagee: "I just hope Trump never gets lured onto one of these, and if so that it doesn't ply a route through shark-rich waters, and if so that the ferry doesn't spring a small, non-buoyancy-threatening leak near the battery compartment. Because goodness knows what Trump might do. Sorry that was a typo. I'm ambivalent-to-curious about the outcome of such a happenstance." This comment has been removed as President Trump has noting to do with this Australian story, so let's leave him out of the discussion, thanks!

More comments removed that want to talk about about the poster or people responding to the poster. Please just focus on the subject of the post, not people commenting, thanks.

Lemkin: "This is incredibly interesting. However, it involves the use of LLMs. So I’m afraid I must call for you to be launched into the Sun. Nothing personal." HearHere: "A thesaurus might tell you that “sprint” relates to “dash” and “run,” but it won’t show you how it connects to “athlete,” “track,” “competition,” or “speed” — 🏃🏻" Both of these comments have been removed. Lemkin and HearHere please focus your comments on engaging with the subject of the post and avoid derailing the subject, thanks.

Several comments removed. It you want to talk about the mod note, please take it to MetaTalk or email the mods, thank you.

sickos haha yes dot jpg: "why do you keep posting AI stuff when it’s a clear source of conflict that people could use a break from " Hi all, couple of things about all this. 1. Please don't derail a post by making a post about the poster. There's a subject of every thread and a basic principle of the site is that you talk about the subject, not the poster. Just move on from the post about a subject you don't like or preferably create a post about something you do enjoy talking about. 2. Lemkin, you're coming off as hostile in terms of repeatedly posting about a subject you know that upsets people. I'm not saying to stop about posting about AI, at least not at this point. But as someone who posts a lot (which is fine), you need to be aware that this is a community site and be mindful of bringing up subjects that anger parts of the community. No comments have been deleted, but it's time for people to move on and stop derailing this post. If the derailing continues, we make start removing comments and if that doesn't help the situation, may be forced to issue time outs.

Added to US politics sidebar

egypturnash: "I just assume anything that opens with an AI image is also AI-spawned text, and thus not worth my time to read." Comment removed. It's fine if you don't like a particular post, but there's no need to come into the post and tell us you don't like it.

BlackLeotardFront: "Oops - minor typographical error results in a lost space between late and Emahoy in the first sentence. Could a mod add that and delete this? Thank you!!!" Done!

Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon: "Is he still dressing like a midget gangster?" Hey just a heads up that using the term 'midget' is considered offensive, so we advise people to use 'little people' instead. Yes, that may not have the same bite in conversation, but that's the point.

inflatablekiwi: "Yeah....I messed it up in 2 places in the post. I've contacted the mods to change it...." No worries, fixed the two instances!

"principle purpose” changed to “principal purpose?” in previous comment at member's request.

One comment referencing chat GPT that is also a derail, deleted.

Mod note referencing a deleted comment removed.

Alright, a few comments derailing the thread have been deleted. If you've been going back and forth with other users in this thread, please take a break.

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One comment removed at the member's request.

Hey, this thread is about Taylor Swift, so let's not divert that topic into opinions about Star Wars, thanks. No comments have been removed.

aleph: "I can volunteer for small. My (current) health precludes large. This sounds large. Contact me for small." We do not have the ability to close comments on any site other than MetaTalk. Please do not respond in this thread, just head over to the linked thread if you wish to declare yourself interested in running for a seat on the board.

Link fixed !

This is a post encouraging people to join the MetaFilter board.

Lemkin: "All 3 of them." Comment removed. Lemkin, try to avoid derailing a post with your personal opinions, particularly when they don't address the subject of the post, please and thank you.

Lemkin: " After a groggy wake-up, Hutan was reportedly soon back to regular habits: exploring his habitat… and grooming himself. I would call that “looking for an escape” and “attempting to cope with the stress of imprisonment”. Not a zoo fan." When starting out a thread, please to encourage discussion about the subject of the post and less about an individual's personal opinion of zoos. The quoted comment has been removed for derailing the post.

Post moved below the fold because it was breaking the front page for some users.

egypturnash: "Mostly I’ve just been working on the comic and drawing smut. The first chunk of the comic is almost done and I should actually promote it soon." Personal projects can be posted to MeFi Projects!

One comment requesting a deletion, deleted, as per poster's request.

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One comment removed as the writer changed their mind about making a comment.

ominous_paws: "suck shit" Comment removed for being a crappy first comment in a thread. It's fine to disagree with or dislike the subject of the post, but please be more articulate about why you dislike it. If you can not or do not want to be clear about your dislike, feel free to move on to a different thread, or create you own about a subject you do like.

Noting the flags on this post with AI generated content. Leaving it up for now, because there's no rule or guideline against a post that has AI content, the only rule we have applies to comments. That said, it would be best if anyone does make a post with AI content that it be tagged "AIcontent" (which I've now added to this post) so that people can use MyMeFi to filter out posts tagged as such. All that said, if people that wish to talk about whether AI content should be posted to MetaFilter at all, feel free to create a MetaTalk post for the community to discuss. That discussion should not be had in this post, and comments attempting to do so will be removed.

By OP's request, changed "from sea level summit" to "from sea level to summit"

No deletions made but let's about derail about word count.

Fixed!

nightcoast: " mods, please correct the title, it should be Montague'd!" No worries, fixed!

windbox: "I love when people just admit that their politics and entire political imagination is pretty much guided entirely by petty online grievances and not much else. What an embarrassing bootlicking piece of shit this person is" Comment removed for name calling, reproduced here for public record, commentator banned for a day. If folks feel the need to start name calling, please don't, just walk away from the thread.

Added tne 'uspolitics' tag added. Several comments removed for pointedly calling out other members for their comments and making it person. Stop making moral pronouncements of other members because they have a different take, that does absolutely nothing for the conversation. Otherwise, as a political figure, Joe Biden invokes a lot of various feelings and that's understable. But please stop arguing with each other about who's right and who has the best take on him and who's morally wrong for their take, as that doesn't create or sustain any sort of constructive discussion.

Let’s try to comment without derailing the thread right off the bat folks. Also, keep comments on topic please.

Flitcraft: "Private Eye is notoriously transphobic and platforms transphobes..." This is true and transphobia is not something MetaFilter supports. This particular post is about something positive, so in that light we're leaving the post up. We do think that highlighting good examples of journalism is important and good, but that the Private Eye publication is problematic on trans issues, and that is absolutely not ok. We leave it to individual members to be aware of Private Eye's transphobia and decide for themselves whether to click on the links. If members wish to discuss this issue further, they are welcome to create a post in MetaTalk to do so.

DeepSeaHaggis: "God, I fucking hate millennials. 30 and 40-something do-nothings whose greatest achievement was being my shittiest roommates. Get fucked millennials. I hate you." Hey we talked about you coming into threads and sharing how you hate this, that, or a group of people. We’ve you asked to stop derailing threads in that way, but you’re still doing it. So we’re banning you for a week. Please stop doing this or we’ll have to reconsider your membership on the site. Original comment removed, and reproduced in this comment.

Mod note: Yes, the post sort of resembles a spammy advertorial, but it doesn't appear to be one, so please just continue discussing the material without worry of it being spam. If proof of spam is found, please email us or flag the post with a note.

Title changed at OP's request

One comment removed for continuing to derail the post about use of strikethroughts. Folks, strikethroughs were used in the post, so lets move on from that subject. If you feel it's a major issue, you're welcome to start a MeTa post about it, but otherwise please drop it.

One comment removed for being in the wrong thread

y2karl: "Next time should you choose to do another elaborate stunt post with tons of striking, take the time to do it properly." Scolding other members for how or what they chose to post rarely ends well and often derails the discussion. Please stick to adding to or enhancing the discussion and avoid berating other members of your community. No comments have been removed, so let's please move on from this derail

DeepSeaHaggis: "Get fucked, punk. I fucking hate you." Please consider skipping a thread if all you have offer is disparaging comments about the subject and its fans. MetaFilter is all about having conversation, so just posting about how you hate something doesn't help any discussion. It just derails it or stops it cold. Let people enjoy the things they like. Move on if you do not like it or at least add to the discussion by offering something more than "I hate you". If you can't do that, we may have to remove your comments or yourself from the thread or site.

constraint: "I'm fully aware we'll have to run 30% of our population out." This sounds like you're advocating for some sort of forced removal, which is not ok at all on MetaFilter. Sotonohito has addressed that line of thought, so we're letting the original comment stay, but avoid posting those types of comments in the future, or we may have to remove the content and/or issue a ban. MetaFilter is not the place to be posting comments about how it's ok to remove any percentage of a population. If that's not what you meant to write, please clarify your statement and be careful what you write in the future on MetaFilter.

One comment removed for joking about shooting someone. Yes, DeepSeaHaggis, Elon is a very unlikable person and has done massive amounts of harm, but it's still against the site's Content Policy to wish violence on someone.

One comment in the wrong thread deleted.

Post edited to change dimensions to 15 inches to 55 per an email.

*blinks slowly* Ok then, I didn't expect to get a breakdown on how long humans have known and studied bird migration, but hot damn, here we gratefully are. Thanks elgilito, we've added that fantastic knowledge drop to the sidebar and Best Of blog!

Thanks for posting this ishmael, we've added it to the sidebar and Best Of blog!

Hey Frowner, thanks for the thoughts on AI, we've added them to the sidebar and Best Of blog!

This is great and we swear we're not procrasintating by adding this post to the sidebar and Best Of blog!

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Changed date in post to the 28th

One comment removed due to suicide and/or death ideation lines of thought. If you're thinking or feeling this way please check out the There Is Help links in the wiki.

One comment deleted. This is a thread about Canada and JD Vance. Let's try to keep it on subject by avoiding comments centered around the US and Kash Patel. Please also check the microaggressions page for more context about US-Centric views and comments.

mephron: "dlugoczaj: thank you, I'll ask the mods to fix it. I apologize." The name has been corrected to Sarah McBride and we've added this fantastic post to the side bar and Best Of blog! Thank you for posting it mephron!

Post edited to make it clear that it’s a free thread

One comment deleted containing harmful and outdated language/terminology.

Toddles: "Thanks - moderators feel free to fix." Fixed!

No deletions made so far, but wanted to note HonestAlly-sock's first comment that is being pushed back against. Let's avoid speaking on behalf of other people and discussing their experience like an academic topic; invite them to speak for themselves instead!

Hello, MetaFilter moderation staff here. Do not come into this post or anywhere on MetaFilter to gloat about transphobia or be transphobic in any way, shape, or form. The accounts for bluemat and Czjewel have now been permanently banned for doing so. The moderation staff of MetaFilter intends to be more aggressive about dealing with transphobia on the site and much quicker than previously to redirect conversations and assign bans. If you're not sure what transphobia means or is, you're welcome to reach out to the mods with questions. Otherwise, if you're not sure about whether a comment you want to make is transphobic it's perfectly fine to not say anything and just read a thread and learn something.

And another deleted: your trite sloganeering will not stand here.

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One transphobic comment and two followups deleted. Absolutely do not with your gloating in here.

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BlueHorse: "Stupid hag. I could have had 1/1000th of empathy for her actually being afraid to face a stronger opponent with more reach due to body proportion and losing. But having competed with men the week before some of who were no doubt taller, stronger, and perhaps more talented than Sullivan, she was just being a bitch." BlueHorse, this type of sexist language is not ok MetaFilter, it violates our Content Policy, which is there to make it clear that the site is not a haven for hate speech. Please avoid using this type of language in the future, as it may lead to removal of content and/or a ban. For now I'm leaving the comment up to make it clear what's occurred. I'm assigning a day long ban and sending this note to your email.

woman: "How is it possible for Jews to use the phrase "never again" without understanding how they are participating in a modern day atrocity?" Just following up on this comment and what other members have pointed out: Painting Jewish people as a monolithic block is anti-semitic. Not all Jews agree with the Israeli government. Not all Jews support various actions of the Israeli military. Anyone who said all blacks agree with "X" would be quickly condemned as racist, so please be cognizant of your thoughts and language when speaking of the Jewish people.

One comment removed for doubling down on saying "fuck you" to another member. That rule is pretty straightforward, please do not double down on breaking it. Another comment removed for pulling information from a user's profile into the thread and demanding a user be banned. june_dodecahedron, you absolutely need to chill on these types of derails in this thread. You're welcome to take it to MetaTalk or email the mods. Your anger is understandable and the mods are your side, but please avoid continuing to derail the original thread.

CyberSlug Labs, take the week off while the moderation team discusses your comments. In the meantime, it is suggested that you seriously rethink your participation on the site, your comments were transphobic because they blamed child predators and social media for creating trans people. Completely unacceptable. This note has been emailed to CyberSlug Labs.