Carlan,
Anne was trying to improve the thread both for cef and for those reading. I understand that the link had been posted elsewhere so others can come and view it - and it didn't make good reading - and not for the reasons cef had hoped.
We often clean up threads, especially ones that are important to one of our members where off topic 'contributions' detract from the point in hand. To select "delete topic" instead of "delete post" is not a difficult mistake to make. I did it myself once, luckily that was a thread of lightheartedness about a mental couple being chased by a bear on Calis Beach.
As for the running of the forum, I like the idea of being "God" but I am not. If moderators have to give me the last word, there is no point in moderators, I'd end up with everything anyway.
As in business, I stand by the decisions made 100%, I don't need to approve every last thing. When we make a mistake, we make it together
The only way to have a safety net for such things is to back up the site after every single post - and as a backup of 155,000 posts takes over an hour, it's impossible.
Cef's original thread of umpteen pages is still here, and hopefully when she starts a new one it can be bicker free.
Tinks has locked this thread and it will now go back to that, thus not allowing you the opportunity to apologise to Anne for your over reaction
