I tag chatty questions and they almost always get deleted. Sometimes, though, I think a question is chatty but it doesn't. That's fine of course - I might just be wrong. [more inside]
posted by fritley on Sep 10, 2009 - 81 comments

"I question the very basis of your question/the assumptions behind your question!!" [more inside]
posted by jimmyjimjim on Aug 23, 2009 - 311 comments

Could we have a real documented policy on spoilers, ideally enforced by the people who approve the posts in question? Is it *really* necessary to approve posts (Warning: multiple "House" spoilers!) that are basically spoilers as read, or that have unwarned *spoiler* links? Perhaps all spoilers should be in the "more inside" section, with a prominent warning in the description field?! If multiple people are complaining that a post basically spoiled the episode, then what's the point of expecting the *spoilers!* or *NSFW* courtesies from posters at all, if no such standards actually exist?
posted by markkraft on Apr 7, 2009 - 192 comments

I don't like the chatfilter deletion of Ouch (I had posted a comment but not posted the original question) [more inside]
posted by peter_meta_kbd on Apr 3, 2009 - 165 comments

Repony Filter: Can we flag or otherwise make obvious posts by our benevolent mods? [more inside]
posted by disillusioned on Feb 21, 2009 - 63 comments

You vetoed an open inauguration thread but you left this up? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Jan 20, 2009 - 126 comments

Outright censorship? [more inside]
posted by Rafaelloello on Sep 30, 2008 - 99 comments

Awesome comments go bye-bye with deleted post. [more inside]
posted by netbros on Sep 29, 2008 - 44 comments

The Veteren's case against John McCain post was deleted, and I can understand why, but... [more inside]
posted by matty on Sep 20, 2008 - 35 comments

It's an interesting story in its own right. Its surface correspondence to the Palin rumors makes for a a good 'hook', which I used, but I don't think that makes the possible solving of a 260-year old mystery less interesting or worth reading about. The coincidence is amusing, but the post doesn't rest on that, and if anything it makes the post more fun. And it certainly doesn't belong in the existing Palin thread. [more inside]
posted by orthogonality on Sep 1, 2008 - 71 comments

Poster asks: Does dating through craigslist actually work? I answered simply, "No." My answer's been deleted. This is not the first time my on-topic answers have been deleted from threads and I find it pretty annoying. Further, someone else posted "Yup" and there answer is still there. WTF? [more inside]
posted by dobbs on Aug 29, 2008 - 92 comments

Nice idea moving the comments over, mathowie. Thanks. [more inside]
posted by orthogonality on Aug 22, 2008 - 1 comment

Nicely done moderation on the Russian sexual harassment post. [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell on Aug 11, 2008 - 101 comments

Why wasn't this post deleted? [more inside]
posted by electroboy on Aug 6, 2008 - 54 comments

Metafilter vs. the BoingBoing Problem -- lessons learned, actions to be taken? [more inside]
posted by felix on Jul 2, 2008 - 264 comments

I'm sorry. I (really do!) hate it when this happens, but I unfortunately feel the need to both dip into the ugliness of U.S. politicsfilter and second-guess our moderators at the same time. [more inside]
posted by yhbc on May 23, 2008 - 353 comments

Vacapinta's first kill. This is going to work out just like we've been asking. I drink (coffee) to the glory of your new might, vacapinta!
posted by From Bklyn on May 20, 2008 - 10 comments

Dear mathowie, jessamyn, and cortex: how many hours do you commit to keeping MeFi afloat? Is it a huge time commitment, not a big deal, or somewhere in the middle? It seems like a lot to juggle between three people. True? And if so, what takes up most of your time?
posted by SpacemanStix on Apr 28, 2008 - 86 comments

In this thread, languagehat has spouted several lies concerning myself, communications by email, and the mods' involvement therein. [more inside]
posted by stinkycheese on Apr 16, 2008 - 172 comments

I'm not sure what happened to that gaming/game reviewing link that was just posted a few minutes ago, but after having just spent a decent amount of time transcribing some portion of a Zero Punctuation review, I'm hesitant to let the effort go to waste. [more inside]
posted by Slothrup on Apr 3, 2008 - 39 comments

Is there something more to this post that got it deleted? [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Apr 3, 2008 - 41 comments

Q. So we're not allowed to say something's boring? A. Of course you're allowed. You just have to explain why. Boing Boing's new moderation policy, by Teresa Nielsen Hayden [more inside]
posted by Horace Rumpole on Mar 27, 2008 - 6 comments

I think Jessamyn needs a hug. First there was this and then this. I liked the sarcasm of this one and was thankful she stepped into this !narcoterror! thread. Frustration bubbles here and then, in the best delete ever, explodes.
posted by incessant on Mar 17, 2008 - 270 comments

Zdravstvuite valued Party Comrades! Latest Troll-state propaganda has it that the glorious Mefi motherland is wilting in the face of superior technological competitors ! Beware decadent democratic popularity-seeking! The Party already knows the minds of all citizens and our diligent moderating heros must continue to enforce the lessons of years of collective toil!
posted by DirtyCreature on Mar 17, 2008 - 103 comments

How do mods resolve differences? [more inside]
posted by HotPatatta on Mar 16, 2008 - 44 comments

I think it's deleting this link twice shows that Metafilter mods don't have a sense of humour about themselves.
posted by dydecker on Feb 15, 2008 - 508 comments

This is an example of a double that should have been left alone. [more inside]
posted by wfrgms on Feb 13, 2008 - 38 comments

Not sure why, but my first post was deleted. It was about the News Corp discussions with Microsoft. Definitely not spam, so I'm not sure what happened.
posted by JD Rucker on Feb 3, 2008 - 55 comments

This post was flagged and the system worked as it usually does with cortex quite rightly deleting it. [more inside]
posted by Neiltupper on Jan 31, 2008 - 50 comments

WTF Matt? [more inside]
posted by Doohickie on Jan 26, 2008 - 119 comments

This post which raised the issue of fears among some in the African-American electorate that Barack Obama would not be safe as president. The thread was shut down for reasons of WTF. Not exactly sure what the problem was, and I was disappointed, as I had recently heard about this and was hoping the thread would shed some light on the issue. This NYT article would be a good starting point for discussion.
posted by flotson on Jan 6, 2008 - 47 comments

"[I removed all the links to cat photos, put them in your profile if they're nevessary for this question]" [more inside]
posted by Saucy Intruder on Dec 14, 2007 - 89 comments

Which guideline did the BoC post violate? [more inside]
posted by modernnomad on Nov 25, 2007 - 91 comments

Enough with the snarky deletions. [more inside]
posted by homunculus on Nov 25, 2007 - 76 comments

I'll be the first to admit that it was a weak post and an unknown double. However, I'm unclear as to what 'basic site guideline' I violated.
posted by malaprohibita on Nov 21, 2007 - 56 comments

A post about how women experience street harassment has been deleted. The one about how the psychology of exhibitionist men remains. The grounds: This post was deleted for the following reason: one exhibitionism post per day is enough. This is linked in the thread just below this. Please don't use MetaFilter to forward your point from metatalk. -- jessamyn My point was to continue a discussion some people thought valuable from a previous thread deleted apparently because that post was poor. Just can't get the hang of this thing. Hey ho.
posted by jennydiski on Nov 16, 2007 - 1163 comments

Minor issue with mods removing comments and not noting it [more inside]
posted by sparrows on Nov 3, 2007 - 92 comments

Deleted: It's obvious from the comments that almost no one read the linked sites. It's obvious that the mod that deleted my post didn't either. I didn't express an opinion within the post, but tried to objectively cite various viewpoints and facts. It was essentially a response to what is currently being reported on the major news outlets, pointing to several sites in connection to what is being reported in those broadcasts. I honestly have no opinion as to the cause of the fires, nor do I have any opinion regarding 'eco-terrorism', nor even on what George Carlin said. These ideas are being discussed on all news outlets. [more inside]
posted by sluglicker on Oct 25, 2007 - 68 comments

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is an axegrindy HC post. I know it's election time and all, but it's too early for "your favorite candidate sucks" posts and if you have issues with the way other political posts have been handled, it would be better to take those to Metatalk or your own blog. -- jessamyn [more inside]
posted by saulgoodman on Oct 24, 2007 - 134 comments

Thank you, Matt, Jessamyn, PB and Cortex. I don't idolize you. I don't always agree with you. Sometimes your decisions confuse me. Sometimes they anger me. Sometimes your ban hammer needs fine-tuning. More often than not, you are spot on. But no matter what, every little thing every one of you does is analyzed to the nth degree, and I wouldn't want your job. So, thank you for doing the dirty work so I can come in here and obsessively reload every day.
posted by misha on Sep 13, 2007 - 89 comments

Hi there, mods. Yes, you. Mathowie, jessamyn and cortex. Please stop closing MeTa threads so early and so often. I think you're forgetting the "community" part. [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Sep 12, 2007 - 609 comments

Wait.. a longtime user criticises the deletion of a post about one intellectual's review of another intellectual's book - a deletion with obscure sarcastic reason "clearly my filter for these isn't working properly. But wait, Hitchens AND Dawkins you say...? * taps pager * Damn this thing is broken. -- jessamyn" ... then you close the Meta thread? [more inside]
posted by dash_slot- on Sep 11, 2007 - 178 comments

I'm not going to make any callouts, but could short comments like "that was ghey" or "boring" be deleted as policy? They seem way too... youtubey. I wouldn't want to see an end to criticism or snark, but grunts of dissent tend to damage my perception of the Metafilter brand.
posted by Citizen Premier on Sep 1, 2007 - 77 comments

I just wanted to say thanks to Matt for putting that extra-special touch on my post about Comic Sans. I have made a very few good posts and a number of bad ones, but this has completely made my MetaFilter day, no, wait - my MetaFilter year.
posted by GuyZero on Aug 23, 2007 - 67 comments

The Michael Vick plea is a pretty big deal. He's probably going to be banned from football. Why all the deletions of the Michael Vick FPP's? This is, if not on the same level, at the least very close to Pete Rose being banned from baseball. Plus the juicy dog fighting thing, of course. The deletions seem really administrator-specific. Though you may not like sports, lots of people on Metafilter do.
posted by billysumday on Aug 20, 2007 - 100 comments

Curious why Poolio's first comment was deleted.
posted by sluglicker on Aug 16, 2007 - 99 comments

I know I'll be run out on a rail for this, but jessamyn's deletion of the Bonds HR record FPP was weaker than the post itself. I take it she's not a baseball fan, because plenty of breaking newsfilter/obitfilter has stuck around on just such a quick post.
posted by rollbiz on Aug 7, 2007 - 56 comments

Suggestion to reduce complaint-filter: a MeTa queue similar to anonymous AskMe. If a complaint can be handled by an admin one-on-one, the admin can deny the requested post and take the conversation to e-mail. If it's a meetup request or a policy issue that seems worthy of discussion, the admin can approve it and let everyone chime in.
posted by anotherpanacea on Aug 3, 2007 - 137 comments

jessamyn: Wait, what? [more inside]
posted by Riki tiki on Aug 2, 2007 - 111 comments

Matthowie Prevents Mefi From Breaking Out Into Anarchy Again.
posted by craven_morhead on Aug 2, 2007 - 116 comments