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[quote=jsteele]There are no hard and fast rules. A lot has to do with how busy I am when a thread removal is requested. But, there have been a lot of thread removals and post removals. Here is why:

1) I have received an increased number of complaints about rude replies. I have been able to identify a handful of posters who post an abnormally high number of rude posts. So, I am giving them more attention then usual and removing their posts fairly routinely;

2) I discovered a very active troll today and removed several threads started by that poster;

3) Some threads -- including the one that I suspect you are referring to -- are started by posters who get upset when the threads turn in unexpected and unhelpful directions. I will sometimes remove these because they are no longer on topic and basically only generating negativity.

4) I remove threads when posters believe they have revealed too much personal information.

5) I am a stupid liberal indoctrinated in stupid liberal thinking and remove posts by conservatives because such posts threaten the fragile world I've created inside my head.

The last one is false, but will still be the only one many posters believe.

I am sensitive to the argument you make and understand that it is frustrating to put effort into responses and then see them go away. Therefore, I try not to delete threads willy-nilly. But, there will be times that while you may disagree with the removal of a thread, I will hope that you will still accept it as a necessary evil of our format.
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