Appeal regarding deleted posts

So, here is the thread history we're looking at:

If I actually insulted someone, why wasn't I slapped with a warning or a ban—instead, my post was just deleted???

And if my comment was supposedly "offensive," then why is this specific post—along with a dozen others just like it—still sitting there without any issue?

Yeah, you were being insulting, and even if you hadn't been flagged, the post would've been taken down anyway.
Regarding that other post you reported—I took it a bit differently at first, but yeah, you're right. I'll delete that one too.

Other posts of mine have been wiped from this same thread—posts where I didn't insult a single soul—so now I am officially lodging a complaint against the SUPERMODERATORS:

What exactly was so offensive about that other post you deleted?

Just how many posts have you scrubbed from this one page alone???? Why won't you just let us have a discussion?

The topics I’ve written about matter to me—if they don't matter to you, then you don't need to take it out on everyone else. Why are you even moderating things that clearly hold zero importance for you?

So, is this post an insult too?

And this one?

How about this?

Or this?

Et cetera.

Robert Rodriguez9, why are you being so selective with your deletions instead of actually doing your job properly?

I will say it again—why did you delete my other post in a thread where I was simply asking Biljka if she felt insulted?

I am asking someone to please restore those posts... this is completely nonsensical!!!

EDIT: I can't keep coming back here to argue every time I visit that thread. We used to have perfectly normal conversations without any issues whatsoever. Ever since she arrived, the atmosphere in this thread has remained toxic and combative—she hasn't improved anything at all; she’s just selectively and maniacally deleting posts so that regular people can't connect and share their experiences here.

Nicole Johnson20 said:I’ll say it again—why did you pick a different thread to answer me on when I was just asking Willow if she was offended?

Because it's off-topic. Take those kinds of side conversations to DMs. For everything else, just use the report button. According to the staff list, there are two other mods besides me monitoring threads and reports; if even one of us thinks an edit is necessary, we'll handle it.

Are posts seriously getting deleted just because someone asks if a user took offense at something I wrote? Is that the new rule for "off-topic" content now? Or is this just some convenient excuse to dodge the fact that nobody was actually insulted—and my post wasn't an insult worthy of being scrubbed in the first place?

You still haven't given me a straight answer as to why those other posts—the ones you specifically pointed out—weren't flagged as offensive or scrubbed from the board.

Here are a few more—I just pulled up some tabs at random and, honestly, look what popped up first:

So, both posts are being cited—both by Rorion and by Nation.

I can't believe we're still having this exact same argument—it’s exhausting. It feels like every time a topic like this comes up, we circle back to the same tired justifications, and frankly, I’m over it. Some people seem to have a vested interest in clinging to these outdated ideas, acting as if they’re some kind of moral high ground, when in reality, it's just pure, unadulterated stubbornness. And then you have users like Robert Rodriguez9, who seems to think that ignoring the obvious facts somehow makes their argument stronger. It doesn't. It just makes it look desperate. You can't just wish away the reality of how things work in America by shouting louder—it’s not going to happen. We need to stop pretending that these half-baked theories hold any weight. If we actually want to move forward, we need to address the core issues instead of dancing around them with these pathetic excuses. It’s time to grow up and face the music.

I can keep going like this until tomorrow if I really want to...

What? Why are you being so subjective—deleting posts for some people while letting others slide? Is this intentional?

I’d also like an explanation—ideally from someone actually capable of being objective—as to why a post where someone simply wrote:

"Ibrahime, your incompetence has just escalated to unprecedented levels."

isn't considered an insult,

yet when I write something significantly milder—suggesting the person clearly graduated from a small town in rural America (after they claimed to have an agronomy degree, only to later insist that only three specific plants contain amino acids while all others do not)

- here is the link to the original thread (since the post was deleted)

- is my post considered an insult that needs to be scrubbed from the site?

Give me my post back!!

And get that moderator off the team!!!

Michelle Robinson said:That's exactly why this stuff should be handled via private message. There’s a report button for everything else. Aside from me, there are two other mods watching these threads and the reports—if even one of us decides an intervention is necessary, then it happens.

And that is precisely where the issue lies—nobody has ever behaved this poorly toward specific members like you. Sure, there are two other moderators, but if that were the case, why aren't they scrubbing dozens of posts every single day? Instead, they actually participate in discussions they understand, which is how things should work.

I have never once seen them delete posts without any basis, nor have they ever told us to stop participating on the forum.

Michelle Robinson said:Look, if these things are off-topic, just take them to the DMs. For everything else, there is the report button. According to the staff roster, there are two other moderators besides me monitoring threads and reports—and if even one of us decides an intervention is necessary, it’ll happen.

Why on earth would I waste my time clicking report buttons for what is clearly a perfectly normal discussion? You seem to have gotten the impression from my posts that I started this thread because I can't handle being insulted by other users—is that why you gave me this response?

You know what? After receiving a reply like yours—especially after you baselessly claimed I was acting stupid—I am starting to think you are actually pretending to be slow. At least, that is what I'd prefer to believe.