Why my post is being deleted without any notification/warning?

There is always a reason, it's just we usually don't contact the person unless it's absolutely necessary (such as WSO seller / buyer issues).

This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. It's not always that black and white. You have to be a member of the forum in good standing for many years before you are even considered to be a moderator, so the moderators understand the rules. If they step out of line, trust me, there are other senior moderators and admins who will keep them in line.

I cannot comment specifically on what that particular post or thread was deleted, but if you were alluding that the moderators need better training for "better service" I would have personally deleted that comment. It's easy to judge about service when you're on the other side. What you think might be better service might be different than what others think.

I would love to be able to contact every single person who has their posts moved or deleted, but it's just not possible. Between nuking spammers, mitigating arguments between people, and trying to keep the Main Discussion Forum as harmonious as possible is a bigger untaking than I initially expected.

But I gladly do it because this forum (and Allen) has given a lot to me and I've made many friends here. I'd like to think that what I do here behind the scenes makes a difference. I have a family and business to attend to as well, so do the other moderators. I cannot speak for them, but for me, my time here is very limited and I have to do as much as I can in as little time as possible.

We're human, we make mistakes and I know I've made my share, but we do the best that we can with what we've got. My job here isn't to try and make everyone happy because that would be a fool's path; my job here is to uphold the rules pursuant to the Terms of Use that everyone agreed to and the rules set forth by Allen and the new owners. And when there is a gray area, we are allowed to make judgment calls.

Normally when someone asks why their post or thread was deleted, that thread gets deleted. So why am I leaving this thread up? I want the members to see that there are valid reasons on why we don't always contact people. And I also want the members to understand we don't delete posts or threads for no reason because if that were the case, the moderators who moderate that way would not last long here.

RoD