Did that last thread, which was denouncing the increasingly rude behavior of JSH members, actually get deleted because the Op posted an email he had received (in error, he believed) regarding a potential violation of forum rules? That's simply ridiculous.
The entire thread contained people specifying that there ought to be more compassion on the site, that you can argue without becoming argumentative, that personal insults were uncalled for, and a budding discussion on the differences between agnosticism and atheism.
That was undoubtedly one of the more productive and knowledgeable threads which I have seen on JSH and the mods chose to take it down.
What a poor decision.

I didn't make it far enough to see the email he quoted but I am sure that is why it got deleted. No email quotes in the forums.

You know, it seems the more thought that goes into a post, the more chance it has of getting deleted. Maybe we should just call each other names and grunt.

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I've found that the deleted posts seem to go with who's on guard at JSH.. I feel like we've entered communism all of the sudden..

Anyone for a Cuban cigar???

Is this a specified rule? Are paraphrases disallowed too? Am I allowed to vaguely reference the topic of an email?

Weird.

You know, it seems the more thought that goes into a post, the more chance it has of getting deleted. Maybe we should just call each other names and grunt.

I think you just can't quote an email. I'm not sure I had a thread locked and a thread deleted for voicing my opinion so I am probably not the best one to ask for advice!

oops that holy 68 chevy...

maybe we do have to talk in code or grunts and groans

owowowowo

means I am having a great time here. Its a lovely place. Now please pass me that Cuban cigar

Damn you woman, you just called the entity deleted the forum posts a commie! Now this one is going away!