Broker thread?

[toto]

I was following the broker thread, so I have 30 emails with little fragments of the posts but it looks like the whole thread has been deleted?

What was the exciting conclusion? I gather that the transponder was remote, so there wasn’t actually something to see in the photo? Maybe some other things?

[MikeOH]

WHEW! Not just me...been trying to find the thread for the last five minutes!

I think the broker site got posted towards the end...total speculation but I bet that's why the thread got deep sixed.

[EricJ]

There was a document with a name and phone number posted, so that may have contributed.

 

[Pinecone]

But what was the bottom line?

[GeeBee]

Bottom line is unresolved dispute. Internet is not the place to settle them either.

 

[natdm]

I wish there was more context behind the action when this stuff happens. Any admin able to chime in as to why things just vanish without a known reason?

I've been on other forums where a thread gets locked, and then offending posts edited to obscure any relevant information, and admin posts why it's locked. That's at least a thread we could find, still learn from, and know why it got locked.

There's been a few threads here that I was on that got deleted. Mainly the one where I got a prop-strike and I heavily participated in the thread since I thought it could be a documented learning experience, only for it to get deleted. I still have no idea why a post with many replies where I explicitly call out I'd like people to learn from it, and it was about me, got deleted. Gave a very "disappearing behind Creedy's black bag" from "V for Vendetta" feeling.

[Shadrach]

  On 7/29/2024 at 12:46 PM, natdm said:

I wish there was more context behind the action when this stuff happens. Any admin able to chime in as to why things just vanish without a known reason?

I've been on other forums where a thread gets locked, and then offending posts edited to obscure any relevant information, and admin posts why it's locked. That's at least a thread we could find, still learn from, and know why it got locked.

There's been a few threads here that I was on that got deleted. Mainly the one where I got a prop-strike and I heavily participated in the thread since I thought it could be a documented learning experience, only for it to get deleted. I still have no idea why a post with many replies where I explicitly call out I'd like people to learn from it, and it was about me, got deleted. Gave a very "disappearing behind Creedy's black bag" from "V for Vendetta" feeling.

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It does not happen often, but it does happen. Context is rarely offered for the deletion of threads or individual posts. It is almost always driven by a complaint from a form member.

[natdm]

  On 7/29/2024 at 2:23 PM, Shadrach said:

It does not happen often, but it does happen. Context is rarely offered for the deletion of threads or individual posts. It is almost always driven by a complaint from a form member.

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I'd disagree on the "it does not happen often". I've been on military forums, airsoft forums, motorcycle forums, etc etc, and it's happened here more than any of those. 

I have no earthly idea why @1980Mooney's thread about my prop strike got deleted. I really tried my best to add as much information there so people could learn from my mistake. I'm still a little upset that it got deleted and it's always in the back of my mind when I can't find a thread I was reading the day before that it probably got nixed by an admin and I won't know why, so I can't do my best to prevent it again.

[Shadrach]

  On 7/29/2024 at 2:33 PM, natdm said:

I'd disagree on the "it does not happen often". I've been on military forums, airsoft forums, motorcycle forums, etc etc, and it's happened here more than any of those. 

I have no earthly idea why @1980Mooney's thread about my prop strike got deleted. I really tried my best to add as much information there so people could learn from my mistake. I'm still a little upset that it got deleted and it's always in the back of my mind when I can't find a thread I was reading the day before that it probably got nixed by an admin and I won't know why, so I can't do my best to prevent it again.

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I’m pretty sure it was because the author,@1980Mooney elected to delete it. The author of a thread can delete it at any time.