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Topic disappearance happens when a "Moderator" feels the conversations have
gone too far astray or are not appropriate (in the moderators view)
Instead of deleting topics, I believe a moderator should redact the entire topic .
ie. "Text deleted by Moderator ModeratorName. Topic does not comply with Forum rules"
"Rules violated: rule1 .. rule2 .. etc"
Speaking of rules ... Where are the Forum's rules posted?
Rules should be in a sticky at the top of every Forum ..
Moderators need to be upfront regarding; what is deleted, who deleted it and why it is deleted ...
" I don't like it " is not a valid reason and "Everyone knows" is not a valid rule
Forum Rules
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|This is the| user agreement that we all signed:
You agree, through your use of this YaBB forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually-oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to this YaBB forum.
... Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator of this forum immediately. We have the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. ...
Should we request that a revised form of this be published on the Forum as a standard rules document