Deleting posts, is this common?

[TheGeekGolfer]

So, I made a post last night to another thread on this forum (page 4, post #71).  In it I was suggesting to Eric and others that they may have misread the OP's original statement (as one could tell from Eric's quoted posts) that the OP really didn't do anything wrong in his actions.  The thread has to do with being hit into after not accepting a request to wait for another player to join him and pair up for the rest of the round.

I went back to check on something later that night and refreshed the page to see my post had been deleted.  I thought maybe I didn't hit submit (or something) and reposted basically the same thing (from memory).  I checked it again this morning and the post was deleted, again.  However, the 2nd time I took some screen shots (see below).

My basic question to the forum community (as a whole) is this...

1) Do you agree with this post getting deleted?

2) Was my post out of line?

3) Do you agree (in general) with Eric simply deleting posts that he finds semi-annoying or disagrees with?

4) To the other moderators, is this a common and usual practice?

Yes, I understand it's a private forum and I am simply a member/contributor.  I would like to think I've added some welcome content here and there.  Also, I am aware (from the About page) that Eric had his hand in starting this forum and that some control needs to be given to 'police' the forum.  That being said, I don't think my post was out of line.  Common courtesy would warrant at least a PM when this (post deleting) is done with a basic explanation.

I do like the forum (mostly) and think the information discussed and tips/articles offered are usually very good.  I wouldn't be posting this to the community as a whole, except for the fact that I have PMed Eric in the past and those messages go largely ignored, so this is the recourse I've chosen.

Deleted Post (screenshot)...

Thanks - Rob (aka - TheGeekGolfer)

[The_Pharaoh]

I have had posts edited but not deleted... so far!

I see nothing wrong with your post (I read it when it was posted originally), so cannot understand why Erik would delete it.

[Golfingdad]

I've only been here a month or so, but I have not seen anything of mine get deleted.  But based on the patience Eric exhibited going back and forth with patrick57 (and aliases) on most of his asinine posts, I just don't see why he would have chosen to delete yours.

For the record, though, I remember reading your post yesterday, so I am not going to being to guess what happened.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by The_Pharaoh

I have had posts edited but not deleted... so far!

I see nothing wrong with your post (I read it when it was posted originally), so cannot understand why Erik would delete it.

His post was deleted - twice, in fact - because it was off topic and we'd discussed it enough already. When I or another moderator says "time to move on" that means it's time to move on, particularly when it's the second time we've had to request it.

Pretty simple really.

TGG, your post shows a lack of respect for the fact that we're the owners, administrators, and moderators, and our requests should be honored. We almost never delete posts that aren't spam, and over 90% of the membership has never had a post deleted (excluding deletions for duplicate posts). When we request that the topic get back on topic, we expect that the request will be honored.

You failed to honor that request once, it was overlooked, and the request made again. Perhaps rather than wasting your time taking screenshots you could have followed the very simple request(s).