Alba, imo, your 23 Jul 06 - 10:31 AM post serves as an example as to why Mudcat needs a succient reason for a message being deleted [like the reasons Giok listed]

In that post you are referring to a post that is no longer in existence, but apparentely was racist/sexist with regard to Welsh woman. I'm wondering if that original message was deleted, and a message as to the reason for the deletion placed there instead, would you have still had the same need to write your 23 Jul 06 - 10:31 AM post?

Maybe. But imo, having that message would tell that poster to cease his/her posting of such vile messages because we at Mudcat are aware he or she is doing it and in no way do we condone it.

But again, this is just my opinions. To use a saying I learned here at Mudcat, your mileage may vary.