I think this PC site and the forums contained here would suffer greatly if moderators and administrators could not feel free to offer their opinions and ideas in these discussions. I am guessing all of these people have volunteered for their positions clearly because they believe strongly in the importance of maintaining a safe and effective environment for everyone in this community.

Also, though, sometimes we make mistakes. If ever we post something that violates the rules or goes against the safeguards set up for this site, and a thread needs to be deleted or moved, I don't think that immediately disqualifies someone from still participating in the site, am I correct on that?

Part of the original post asked for feedback about why the thread was removed. I know moderators/admins. are likely very busy and probably at least a couple of them consult before electing to remove a thread. Could it also be a possibility to make a brief note when the thread is closed to share briefly why that decision was made, like the person requested (even if just a few 'general' responses were created as a "bank" for moderators and administrators to choose from) and the reason could be indicated by comments such as: "this thread was closed on ___ (date) due to…" and then share the reason, something like :"posted in the incorrect forum, thread has been moved to…" or "inappropriate content according to forum guidelines, see…" (and include a link to the guidelines for posting so we can review and see where we might have gone wrong)?

I understand that this may be too time consuming for moderators/administrators, but perhaps it could help people to not continue to make the same errors (which I am guessing and hoping are often inadvertent).

Overall, I REALLY WANT moderators and administrators to participate in discussions, chats and also the ability monitor these threads, because they are often people that give really valuable and helpful feedback to us and I know they work tirelessly to make this site run in a safe and effective manner, while still making it very easy to navigate. Keep up the great work!