Hi artist

I am surprised at the word "frequently" because actually, posts are very seldom removed here in their entirety unless they are really so bad that editing isnt even possible OR unless their removal is requested by the OP, again something that is done with care and not always granted.

One of the reasons for only allowing 24hr edit window is so that thread integrity isnt corrupted

The method we always prefer to use is to request that members self edit within the allotted time for edits.

Sometimes we may request an edit, and the member may decide that they would rather have the whole post removed, instead of an edit

One thing tho that I can assure you is that edits and deletes are something we are very loathe to do, and that are only done when we either dont get co-operative editing from the board, or when a thread is deteriorating rapidly and we get a lot of reports and an explosion is imminent

When a post is removed from a thread, it is stored in the admin forum's deleted posts section, and can be returned to a thread if needed or reviewed etc. So there is always a record of thread removal.

We never remove a post that isnt just pure SPAM, without contacting the OP and explaining why, or giving them the option to edit the post (we PM it to them) and then we will put it back

We are very accountable here, and i would hope that we have shown that many times by openly answering questions on the boards or via PM

It isnt always easy to please everyone, but we do our best.

First and foremost, we are obliged to follow the guidelines that DJ has put in place to maintain overall peace and harmony on the boards.
We try to interfere as little as possible in the forums and actually pass over a lot of things so as to always give the opportunity for disputes etc to be resolved first before we step in.

I know that sometimes it may seem different, especially when a member is involved in posts that are edited or deleted, and may not be happy about the course of action. But we work a lot behind the scenes via PMs to try to resolve these things, and so members may not always be aware of just how hard we try to keep our "censorship" to a minimal and to respect the flow of conversation on the forums

We may not be perfect........but we do try to maintain a very open administration here, and where we certainly wont tolerate flaming posts about it, open questions and concerns are always answered as fully as we can

If I understand correctly, you are asking that, instead of an admin removed post showing nothing left behind, you would prefer a "deleted by" message like shows when a member deletes there own post?
That is noted and will be brought to all admin team attention

We care about you artist and I hope my answer addresses your concerns

Cheri