because that is the procedure established by the owner of the site.

No. I do not honestly believe that it is.

Reserving the right to do something - should never be thought or changed to be the same thing as imposing it upon all posters without their prior knowledge or permission - as a matter of routine.

There may well be times when it is thought to quickly remove offensive postings - many posters would support action such as this and have little sympathy with the originator.

It has never be the Mudcat way to treat all contributors with such little consideration. I hope that it never will be.

This is a simple request and one that is made in moderate language. I hope and trust that it will be discussed and considered.