Why was the WWV post deleted?

July 16, 2003 8:03 PM

Why was the WWV post deleted? Not clever enough? Isn't the ";)" enough to denote it's some type of joke?
posted by @homer to Etiquette/Policy at 8:03 PM (15 comments total)

It was a hoax that people didn't find all that amusing in the first place.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:05 PM on July 16, 2003

How many complaints did you get?
posted by @homer at 8:08 PM on July 16, 2003

mathowie is god. he doesn't count complaints. he didn't like it. poof! one might also ask, how many NON-complaining comments did YOU get? :-)
posted by quonsar at 8:10 PM on July 16, 2003

In the real world or in my dream world? I was just wondering is all.
posted by @homer at 8:11 PM on July 16, 2003

If that makes me sound like a jag please don't take it that way!
posted by @homer at 8:12 PM on July 16, 2003

you can still read the page @homer, but you have to type the url like so: http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/27031

matt puts the reason for deletion on the page nowadays.

cheer up, and welcome to the big leagues. few are the regularly posting members who can say they've never had one nuked by matt!
posted by quonsar at 8:15 PM on July 16, 2003

I heard he once shot a man just for snoring too loud.

That's why I can never go to Reno ever again.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:22 PM on July 16, 2003

Mathowie once killed a man with a guitar string
He's been seen at the table with kings
Well he once saved a baby from drowning
There are those who say beneath his coat there are wings...
One look in his eye
Everyone denies
Ever having met him
Ever having met him
posted by squirrel at 10:58 PM on July 16, 2003

That's why I can never go to Reno ever again.

But you can sing the blues.

Oh. Wait. Memphis, not Reno...
posted by namespan at 11:12 PM on July 16, 2003

mathowie is god.

Zing! Nice callback!
posted by The God Complex at 9:15 AM on July 17, 2003

Because he steals his promise

Ahem. That's:

"because his steel is his promise."

Watch out, squirrel, there may be a guitar string in your future.
posted by scarabic at 10:16 AM on July 17, 2003

I heard he once shot a man just for snoring too loud.

I heard he once killed a thread just to watch it die.

...shudder...
posted by stonerose at 11:04 AM on July 17, 2003

He's not so bad; I heard he once gave some kid a pony.
posted by timeistight at 11:13 AM on July 17, 2003

Now he's stuck in MeTa
And time keeps draggggin' on
posted by j.edwards at 11:31 AM on July 17, 2003

mathowie is god

Hold on, I thought that was my job. I'm going to see the union about this ...
posted by feelinglistless at 1:53 PM on July 17, 2003