Admin help! My best thread was deleted for no reason

Just to keep things clear, I’m providing a very brief, objective rundown of the facts here. I'll follow up in my next post with a more detailed breakdown and my personal take on everything that went down.

1) In the eight years I’ve been posting here, I have truly never experienced anything quite like this.

2) Here’s the core of the issue:
Yesterday, I started a new thread on the spirituality board. Honestly, looking back at the roughly 350 threads I've started over the years, I think this was one of my best pieces of writing yet.
''The Greatest Secret or Your Happiest Apocalypse

3) Without any explanation or warning, druid deleted the entire topic today. 😲
It’s especially frustrating because the discussion was thriving and had already reached three full pages.

4) Just a heads-up: the moderator didn't just lock the thread—they completely wiped it out, even though there wasn't a single rule violation. It was a great conversation and it was going perfectly.

5) I’m asking you all to please revive the thread. 🙂 I feel like I still owe everyone an answer and a proper explanation. 🙂

6) If reviving it isn't possible or if you'd rather not, PLEASE, I am begging you, just restore my first two posts. I spent at least an hour crafting those.

Best regards,

P.S. Please, let's protect the integrity of our discussions and our writing here. That’s what matters most for the community and for the common good. Everything else is just ego trips, smoke and mirrors, and a total waste of everyone's time.

Regarding what follows, you can check in with mod Bafomet, as he was also part of this discussion.

mod druid
suddenly lost his mind this afternoon and started posting these absolutely unbelievable things in the thread.😲

If the admins could just restore this thread, you'd see we were having a perfectly normal debate without any insults, but then all of a sudden, this happened.

Which I will quote below.
Since mod druid later realized he had messed up, he simply wanted to wipe his own posts and delete the entire thread just to cover his tracks. No posts, no problems, right?

However, I happened to save what druid wrote to hiddenpuma75 on topic😲
because I keep a little forum scrapbook for unforgettable entries.
I'm keeping records of Belkija, Bafomet, Dr. Walter IL, Aganor, and today, druid.😍

(druid to hiddenpuma75 on topic😲)
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Oh, hey there, hiddenpuma75? How about you just shut your damn mouth? You absolute piece of trash, do you hear me? Don't try to lecture me, you lowlife. I'm rarely aggressive, but I'd love to physically take you down right now. Here, let me leave this here for you. You're the reason this whole country is going to hell—people like you are the problem. You're a thief, a bottom-feeder, a demagogue, a liar, a sophist, and a complete moron. Just get lost. You're a pathetic idiot, trying to manipulate people here.
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DO YOU REALLY THINK I CARE ABOUT FIGHTING WITH BOTTOM-FEEDERS LIKE YOU? Why don't you go crawl back to your gurus and let them lead you around by the nose? Eat dirt.

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The only thing you're good at is acting like some degenerate from a backwater town in the South. You're a total fraud, sucking up to anyone with power, shifting like the wind. Today it's the FBI, tomorrow it's the Republican Party—just look me in the eye and tell me I'm wrong, and I'll give you a piece of my mind. I'm sick of people like you. Get lost, you disgusting dog.
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Go ahead, run crying to the administrator, you loser.I can't wait to be banned from this forum just so I don't have to deal with pathetic losers like you anymore.And don't tell me I'm threatening you, because I'm not. I can only promise that if you want, I'll settle this with you. Just name the time and place. Only small-minded cowards like you resort to threats; they make me nauseous. So, tell me, when and where do you want to settle this? Let me show you what "philosophy" and "relativism" really look like, you absolute animal.
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You're a fool. Your words don't affect me at all. You don't know anything. If you want, send me a private message and I'll give you some instant "spiritual enlightenment." You idiot, it's easy to talk big behind a keyboard. You have zero RESPECT for people, you little worm. I've crushed people like you in one fell swoop, and I'll do it again if necessary. Until you learn some RESPECT and actual values. What a clown.
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Please, I'm asking the admins to restore this wonderful thread. It allowed for free discussion on spirituality and was truly an oasis of peace, freedom, and high-quality conversation on this forum.
Best regards to everyone,🙂

ps.

mod. druid just sent me three more PMs filled with "controversial content."
If the admins want to see them, I’m more than happy to forward those messages over so you can get the full picture of what's going on here.

Best regards,

hiddenpuma75 said:ps.

The mod, druid, just sent me three more messages containing "controversial content" via PM...
If the admins want them, I can certainly pass those messages along so they can get the full picture of what’s actually going on here...

Hey there...

I’m not sure if you’ve stumbled upon this yet, but just a heads-up that you can actually report PMs too. If someone sends you a message that’s offensive, threatening, or just generally out of line, you can flag it by clicking that little icon—it works exactly the same way as reporting a post to the moderators...🙂

EDIT: I went back and read the rest...😂
Tell me, how exactly did you manage to get under that moderator's skin so badly that they finally just snapped...🙂 I'd be interested in knowing that too...😬
If that was actually written by druid, he should be truly embarrassed...👎 Personally, I’d take that challenge in a heartbeat just to see who actually comes out on top...

hiddensailor14 said:I’m not sure if you’ve noticed this yet, but you can actually report private messages too. If someone sends you something offensive or threatening, just click that little icon—it works exactly the same way as when you flag a post for the druid moderators.🙂

I missed that, and honestly, I wasn't even aware it was an option since I haven't run into any issues like this or had any private messages to deal with personally. But I'll get on it right away.

Thanks for the heads-up.

hiddensailor14 said:If that was actually written by mistyscout2, then...

I can personally vouch for that, and I’m pretty sure quite a few other members on this thread saw it too, given how much it stands out.
It felt like things were actually "alive" for at least two hours there.

I have to wonder, though—is it actually possible for the admins to undergo reincarnation? 😍 The moderators wiped away those threads, but I’m determined to bring them back to life. Let's restore the forum spirit for my dearest spiritual child. 😍 Temu? Honestly, I can't decide if it's a retail miracle or a total fever dream. It’s one of those things where you go in looking for a single replacement part for a kitchen gadget and somehow end up with a neon-colored massage gun, three sets of patterned socks, and a tiny desk fan you didn't know existed. The prices are undeniably wild—it feels like you're hacking the system just by clicking "add to cart." But there's always that little voice in the back of my head wondering about the quality versus the sheer chaos of the scrolling experience. It’s definitely an addictive little rabbit hole!

What’s the biggest secret you’ve ever stumbled upon, or perhaps a version of the end of the world that felt surprisingly peaceful to you?

All those private messages were born out of the exact same context as these posts, really. I didn't even bother thinking about saving them because, let’s face it, those kinds of narcissistic, pathological types always make sure to archive everything when it comes to protecting their precious "integrity." Every ideal seems foreign to them, even though they swear they live by honesty and "spirituality," when in reality, they're just run-of-the-mill charlatans. They are undeniably offensive. I originally wrote them in the thread, but then I redirected them to hiddenpuma75 via PM after I moved the topic to the Trash—just so the person they were actually intended for (hiddenpuma75) wouldn't be deprived of the important spiritual message I wanted to send him:

So, let's go through them in order, as the PMs arrived:

The first one is short and basically reflects my personal distaste for those spineless characters and promiscuous pseudo-spiritual preachers—those snake oil salesmen I'd pray my own neighbors never had to deal with:

You know what you are? You're just a total coward.

That was the first PM. I thought he might actually say something in response; he kept mentioning other users, claiming he wasn't like them and that he doesn't "push" people, but honestly, he seems like the biggest pusher in the neighborhood, haha...

The second one was a bit more substantial, sent after hiddenpuma75 started trashing a philosophy he clearly knows nothing about:

Anyone can philosophize. Some just do it better than others. Me, I'm just an ordinary fool anyway. But that's still better than being an incestuous mistake of nature like you.
Incestuous mistakes of nature and evolutionary dead ends aren't exactly capable of philosophizing. My ugly, flea-bitten late dog could have done a better job than you. Maybe you can, too, but only at the level of a local community college student...

The third PM isn't "controversial" at all, as hiddenpuma75 puts it; it's actually much milder and quite formal:

So, as the title says, and now seriously, without any insults. I was wrong to think that good communication was possible with you. Later, you received the accumulated "energy" of your own formula and way of communicating in letter form. Many people complained about you, and there was already talk of giving you a partial ban before, but then some people stepped in to defend you. If I had been following that debate back then, maybe I would have joined in defending your "right" to stay. And I would have been wrong. That's why this question has resurfaced, and you've been given a partial ban from the "Spirituality" subforum, something that should have happened a long time ago. I truly believe I'm doing you a huge favor. As for me, I am stepping down from my position as the druid moderator of "spirituality," which they are finally removing me from today—though they should have done it a week ago. I have smarter things to do than waste my energy on the forum on people like you. And I don't doubt you have smarter things to do, too. So, even in this somewhat strange context (after I've just unleashed a torrent of insults toward you), I genuinely want to wish you luck, all the best, and much success on your spiritual and other journeys.
I don't want to get into a long debate about this. Any potential clone of yours will also be banned. You can appeal the ban. You always have that right; you know where to go. Bye.

There, so everyone can see, not just a few people.

Oh, hiddenpuma75, such a spiritual warrior and knight, yet such a coward.

hiddensailor14 said:Personally, I’d take that "challenge" any day just to see who really comes out on top.

So, what are we looking at here? Is this an invitation, a threat, or maybe a promise? What's the deal?
Or are you just trying to find a polite way to screw over hiddenpuma75? 😁

So, I guess I’ve finally earned my partial ban from the spirituality section (if not from the entire forum). But honestly, hiddenpuma75 earned his long ago. He has this way of squeezing people in such a sneaky, underhanded manner, and I can't tell you how many people came to vent to me about him—usually right when I was swamped with work, dealing with problems I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, or during those times when I was asking for a WHOLE DAMN WEEK to just step down as moderator, and yet nothing happened. I've poured countless hours of constructive energy into this community, and all I'm asking now is to be allowed to leave with some dignity instead of letting these MONSTERS continue to ruin the discussions.

hiddenpuma75, how many threads have you actually trashed for everyone else? They’d come to me to complain, and I’d often find myself defending you, saying things like, "Oh, let it go, that's just how he is, as long as he isn't being outright offensive, it's fine." Where do you get the nerve to play the victim over this one single thread? It wasn't even really a discussion; it was just you dragging things out. Seriously, why don't you ask the other folks in the spirituality group what they actually think of hiddenpuma75 as a conversation partner, and whether the topic was truly as brilliant as he thinks it was.

Look, hiddenpuma75, this isn't about the forum anymore; it's just between you and me. I've stepped in it, and now I'm stuck with the smell. But I can only hope that once I'm banned, the water will finally recede.

mistyscout2 said:Every President is a product of the era they served, much like these posts themselves (and I certainly didn't archive them out of any sense of duty—those types of narcissistic, pathological personalities always make sure to protect their "integrity,"

I didn't save your writings for my own integrity since we're all anonymous here; honestly, they just kept me endlessly entertained 😍 so I tucked them away in my personal forum scrapbook.🙂

I really ought to have saved two excellent 😍 opening posts from this thread, but I'm holding out hope that the admins might reincarnate them along with the entire topic itself.

Undoubtedly offensive.

I’m asking the admins not to judge mistyscout2 based on those allegedly offensive comments.
Personally, I wasn't offended at all; if anything, I found them genuinely entertaining, which is why I kept them.
I would never report someone for that kind of thing, and I certainly haven't done so before.😉

However, where mistyscout2 made an IRREPARABLE MISTAKE
was in killing off a thread that was actually interesting and developing beautifully.
Besides, I still owe people a meaningful response within this discussion.

We all need to realize that the threads and the writing here are sacred ground that shouldn't be touched; everything else is just secondary ego games played by mods, admins, and users.

This forum exists for the exchange of ideas, communication, and learning.
The thread you unjustifiably deleted is one of my finest and most cherished creations 😍
one of the 350 I've contributed to this forum over eight years of writing.🙂

I'm asking the admins to let it rise again like a phoenix.🙂

mistyscout2 said:Is that an invitation? A threat? Or maybe a promise? Which one is it?
Or are you just trying to find a polite way to screw over hiddenpuma75? 😁

It’s easy to talk tough when hiddenpuma75 is a pacifist who knows that anyone chasing true spirituality has zero interest in these petty, earthly squabbles.😁

I’d love to see how you’d react if you were facing someone actually looking for a fight...😁

hiddenpuma75 said:I'm asking the admins to bring it back to life like a phoenix rising from the ashes🙂

Yeah, honestly, we can't do that anymore. It's been pretty much trashed beyond repair.

Please accept my apologies personally, and on behalf of the whole site staff, for this sudden and totally unexpected mess caused by our former druid moderator.

mistyscout2 said:. Why don't you ask the other folks over at "spirituality" what they actually think about talking to Parsifal? I'd love to know if the topic was truly as great as Parsifal believes it was.

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So, I actually received a private message regarding this whole situation and your
censoring of someone else's creative work

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Just some side support

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Parsifal's greeting...

I'm not sure if you remember me or not... and I honestly don't know if this will even matter to you...

I just happened to stumble upon this place and spent yesterday and today following that wild thread 🙂

I just wanted to tell you that you were wonderful, and the whole thing was genuinely inspiring to me.

If my memory serves, you were always the kind of guy who claimed he "didn't need anything, wanted to have no desires, and everything was just one and the same"... or something like that. So, maybe this isn't important to you... but I wanted you to know... here is a little

vivify

I actually found this topic pretty engaging and genuinely interesting. It’s honestly a shame when people dealing with their own obvious issues (looking at you, mistyscout2) feel entitled to cut us off from the info, the laughs, the community, and just having fun with hiddenpuma75. It's like they're stuck in this toxic mindset where they think they're somehow superior to everyone else—acting like they have the authority to police what we say just because it doesn't sit right with them personally. Nobody was being disrespectful or insulting anyone here; if someone isn't feeling the vibe of a thread, they should just scroll past. I don't know what happened to this forum. It's a mess. 🤮

This is an incredibly poor decision and, honestly, a complete miscalculation by the administration.

You should be ashamed of yourselves.🙂

mellowraven22 Asks:
Unfortunately, that's just not an option anymore. They really did a number on it, leaving it in pretty rough shape.

Please accept my sincere apologies, both on my own behalf and on behalf of the entire editorial team, for the unexpected and unsolicited actions taken by our former forum moderator.

I really appreciate you being so understanding about everything.

I’m honestly relieved that this unfortunate situation is playing out right here in front of the forum's public eye. It’s good to see everything being laid bare for everyone to witness.
The truth always finds its way to the light.

But oh... what is it that’s weighing so heavily on my heart? 😲

There’s actually a pretty simple way to prevent these kinds of situations from happening in the first place.

This has been ignored for years because the moderators simply aren't acting in the true spirit of the forum.

The true heart of this forum—and its sacred essence—lies in our discussions and the way we communicate with one another.

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who wrote it, who’s moderating, or who's running the show—none of that changes the core of what we're discussing. All those titles are essentially irrelevant.

It’s honestly quite funny how you moderators have managed to turn yourselves into the high priests of this forum.😉

It feels like a perfectly normal occurrence at this point, but for years now, we've been witnessing what I can only describe as intellectual assassinations happening right here on the forum.
So, we're looking at closing and deleting threads now?😢

This is absolutely unacceptable! 😢

The moderator should really be much more proactive when it comes to deleting posts and closing down threads. It’s honestly overdue.
It’s a pretty rare occurrence, and there’s usually a very solid reason behind it. Still, it feels like the admins are quick to cast doubt on a moderator the moment they express an opinion.
Should we be deleting threads or just locking them? 🙂

The real issue here is that the sense of respect for the topics being discussed—and the quality of the writing itself—is just completely missing. That’s where we’re truly running into trouble.

I really hope this situation just brings everything out into the open, and that we can count on the admins and moderators to step up and handle it.
I really hope we can take this lesson to heart. If we do, I truly believe we can refine how this brilliant forum operates moving forward and make it even better than it already is.
We really need to protect this brilliant idea and the overall spirit of our community. 🙂

Protect our topics and our writing. Please, I'm asking you.

Let's steer clear of those ego trips from the forum members, the mods, and the admins.

Greetings to everyone! Let’s all get back to it and carry out our respective duties.😍

My only real talent seems to be rambling on and starting endless new threads. 😍

P.S. Is there any way to save a copy of this thread?
I’ve already burned through at least an hour of my life working on two introductory posts. 😢

hiddenpuma75 said:ps. any chance I can save part of this thread?
I put at least an hour of work into those first two intro posts alone...😢

Sadly no, it’s been totally trashed by vandals.

What's done is done...

I haven't come across that specific thread, but I did follow that "beauty of love" discussion started by mistyscout2 over in Spirituality. It turned into this unbelievable mess when he got into a heated clash with _nobody_, and he was just posting all sorts of nonsense, then deleting it, closing threads, reopening them... it was a lot.

Anyway, I just have one question... when are we finally going to get a druid moderator for Spirituality who doesn't carry their own personal baggage into the job?

I found it pretty bizarre how the morning topic just vanished without a trace. What ever happened to that Rosicrucian mystery? You really should have been more direct instead of playing games with everyone here.
From now on, if you’ve got some massive secret, just put it out there immediately—no beating around the bush. Otherwise, you're just wasting everyone's time!

Man, I’m not even planning on hitting up any spirituality sessions, but now my curiosity is absolutely killing me. I really wish I could see what all the fuss was about. Doesn't anyone have anything saved in their browser cache or something?