Cheri's added some good info. Posts aren't deleted forever. There's a record somewhere.

Artist,

See, our practice is to move the post that's against guidelines out of sight. At the same time, we care much for our members' privacy here and say as little as possible publicly. We can alter that practice with the post remaining in tact out of sight BUT leave a brief account of action done and why.

Is that what you're asking for? If so, I think it a good idea.

To respect the member that's being edited, there won't be detail. I certainly see no reason not to leave a note though saying, "mod/admin edit" or "edit at the request of poster" to allow for a more complete understanding of the thread dynamics.

I see what you're saying when just one post is gone in a thread but the thread has changed directions...it's confusing and can be misleading. This way people would at least know there's something they missed, right?

(((((( Artist )))))) Thank you for the suggestion. I really think you're spot on with this, and sometimes we (inside the box) can't see these things that could be very helpful.

KD