Just to be clear... Controversial threads or threads where there's a lot of good discussion with one or two ad hominem posts are more often than not left alone, or the one offending post is removed. Controversial threads are *always* discussed amongst the moderators and admins before *any* action is taken.

I do not take the deletion or moving of posts lightly and we have always worked hard to err on the side of leaving things alone that do not violate a Community Guideline. But yes, if you openly violate one of our community guidelines, it's inevitable that the post will be acted upon. If you don't agree with the community guidelines, I'd have to ask what about a specific guideline you disagree with to be able to respond to specific points.

We try our best to be fair and administer fairly, but at the end of the day, we're humans just like you. We make mistakes. We're not perfect. But each and every one of the people who volunteers to help out around here takes the responsibility very seriously.

John