Why was the thread asking why the Major Applewhite thread was deleted deleted?

Hi guys,

I don't know why a thread was deleted but allow me to explain a little about how things operate.

Very few threads and posts are deleted. I know because I can see at a glance which ones have been.

Since I'm not on here as much as I used to be, I/we depend on the moderators to keep things somewhat civil, organized and on topic. They aren't paid to do it but do it voluntarily because I asked them to. The forum couldn't operate without them.

As we are all human, very rarely do all of us agree with everything every moderator does. We all do our best to stay impartial and stay on the same page but sometimes things get deleted that I wouldn't delete and I'm sure there are decisions I make they don't always agree with. When you ask people to make decisions and work for free you certainly can’t follow them around second-guessing every little decision they make.

Sometimes if a thread gets too off topic or if there are too many individual posts to delete, an entire thread will just be deleted. It doesn't necessarily mean the thread was bad or that "your" post was bad. It just got caught up with the rest.

Moderating the forum is also enough work in itself without having to personally contact each and every person that might have had their thread or post deleted. If you find your posts are regularly deleted you might need to reexamine your posting style or content. On the other hand if you feel your posts or threads are being unfairly targeted you may always contact me about it and I will certainly take a look at the situation. We've always strived to maintain an impartial forum for people to express their views.

Hope that clears things up a bit.

Geaux Tigers!