Why did you delete my post?

January 29, 2007 9:32 PM

For the record, this was heard previously, but never (unless someone can correct me) seen. [more inside]
posted by kowalski to Etiquette/Policy at 9:32 PM (9 comments total)

Yes it was snarkish, but given that as far as I can tell this video hadn't even been made on the dates previous postings about the audio mashup and artist occurred, the accusations of doubling are flippant and badly researched.

Delete it as snark, but please don't sully good snark with accusations of phantom double posting.
posted by kowalski at 9:35 PM on January 29, 2007

ok, fixed that for you.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:41 PM on January 29, 2007

So you'd rather be seen as a douchebag who mocks other people's FPPs instead of an incompetent wang?
Why can't you be both?
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:42 PM on January 29, 2007

So what you're saying is, the deleted message should say "Please don't shit on the front page to make a silly point that Partial Law made in a snarky comment five hours earlier."

Otherwise, the deletion's ok?
posted by Partial Law at 9:42 PM on January 29, 2007

ok, fixed that for you.

Comedy gold.
posted by bob sarabia at 9:43 PM on January 29, 2007

I'd love to see the pageview stats on deleted threads that get posted to MetaTalk. I bet many if not all of them get more eyeballs than the average valid Blue post.
posted by scarabic at 9:48 PM on January 29, 2007

Otherwise, the deletion's ok?

Absolutely.

Partial Law, your fantastic comment was probably too clever for a lot of people who read it in the ensuing five hours. The importance of including a link cannot be understated.

But, seriously, I'm cool with it all. Thanks jessamyn.
posted by kowalski at 9:55 PM on January 29, 2007

I'd like to take this opportunity to ask the admins to please feature e-mails in their profiles, so that we, the paying and contributing members of this here web page, don't have to constantly run to MeTa and post silly little exercises in hubristic pettiness for all to see and mock.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:59 PM on January 29, 2007

Your wish is granted!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:02 PM on January 29, 2007