For the record, posts or threads are removed from the forums for usually one simple reason -- they broke one of the community guidelines. In almost every case, the post's author is PM'ed privately by a moderator about the issue, bringing it to their attention, and asking them to refrain from posting in the same way that got the original post/thread deleted.

Some members, unfortunately, don't always take the warning as they should. I mean to say, it's simply a warning. Nobody's perfect, and we're not sometimes always clear or even aware when we went over some line. It doesn't mean it was a horrible thread or topic, or you're a bad person for posting it. It just means that for whatever reason, that thread needed to be removed or closed.

Almost every thread removal is reviewed in an administrative forum, and discussed amongst the moderation team. We don't take these things lightly. We try and understand what the issue is (often a personal issue involving two members which trickles out into a thread), and decide what the best course of action is.

However, sometimes we do make mistakes and sometimes people aren't notified in a timely manner about their post's removal. We're all human, we're all volunteers, and we try and do the best we can.

When you have a question about a thread's or post's removal, you should PM a moderator or administrator, though. This community may be different than others you're used to, in that we generally don't discuss administrative issues in the forums. That's a community rule, and we respectfully ask our members to follow it.

Best,
DocJohn