Hi d,

i fully understand the point you are making d, honestly i do, we are, indeed, in cyber terms, a sum total of the words we type....but....if there is limited space, and some threads have to be deleted, then i just dont see what is so wrong with losing threads that have very few replies or have 'died'...if you see what i mean. The forums have to be moderated and in the end we have to trust someone to moderate them with consideration and tact. i read your previous message about that huge, and very personal and involved thread that got deleted off another site....that is obviously awful, but i really cannot see TG or any other moderator deleting a thread like that.

As for the Code of Conduct and my post regarding kittens birthday..*grin*...i think hijacking threads is a different subject altogether and is not wholly linked to the recent deleting of threads issue....i did however make that post when i was relatively new and didnt really have much understanding of the hijacking issue....and to be honest, if TG felt that it was inappropriate and deleted it, not with any hurtful or despotic intent, then i would live with it.

*sigh* it really is a tricky one....cos having said all of the above, i have just re-read your message and i still see what you mean...when i was a newbie, i gleaned a lot of information about people, their relationships, what they were like etc from old threads as opposed to new one's...

um....not sure what the outcome of this message should be now!! LOL! i think maybe i can only conclude that i see what you mean, but i just dont feel as strongly about it...

Love

sl