Where did my post go...

Your post was promotional, and also encourages something that has gotten too common lately and is not helpful. Specifically, threads which benefit ONLY the original poster.

As far as your "conundrum"... that's imagined. Lots of products launch without reviews or testimonials at the start. If you want reviews, ask for them in the review section. And be specific about who you offer copies to, or you'll be giving out stuff to people who will do nothing with it but pirate it.


Paul

Satrap,

That's not what happened in this case, but it does happen. That said, on behalf of moderators everywhere...

Thank you for being aware of that and making others more aware. It is appreciated.


Paul

By the way...

One reason you don't get specific notifications is that most people do NOT respond the way you did here. They argue, call names, and work themselves up into a frenzy, ending with allegations of the mods being a bunch of power-hungry censors, with egos the size of Texas and brains the size of walnuts.

You'd be surprised at how often people get a temporary ban because they turned some trivial housekeeping deletion into a personal attack on a moderator.

Asking the folks at the help desk what happened will usually NOT get you an answer, other than, "I don't know." Don't waste their time with these questions, since they're usually not the ones who deleted the posts.

Another reason for the lack of notifications is the time involved. As Satrap mentioned, there are a lot fewer full-fledged moderators than members. We're volunteers. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm not going to spend my entire day telling adults why their posts were deleted, especially when they're almost always easy to figure out before they're posted.

Note that this is meant as information, not correction. You handled it well, and that is also appreciated.


Paul