(1) Do you approve of these posts being deleted?

This is really a bit a red herring but as you ask. It is automatically generated spam. Most spam is deleted automatically before I see it – I have no problem with that. If it has to be done this way – why should I not approve of it being manually deleted? My concern is with the baby – not the bath-water.

(2) Would you like to see for each of these posts a comment by a clone why it was deleted?

Yes – why not? That is part of their role – if they do not like it – someone else will always be prepared to undertake the role properly.

(3) Should the comments refresh the threads?

Yes – why not – but in these cases the thread has already been refreshed and in itself is doing little harm. Posters can either post something new – or let the tread fall off the bottom.

(4) Do you mind that the person asctually deleting such a post remains unknown?

Yes I do – It is confusing when being seen to be anonymous on our forum is judged by our current Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team to be both a good and a bad thing.

I think that it will set a good example if all 'moderators' are required to be known and stand by their actions – as members are expected to. If you like - I will then always put my name in 'snitchers corner' (should it still continue in its current form).

Now I have answered your questions Wolfgang - perhaps you will now be kind enough to confirm to our forum that you also had a post deleted – in the recent thread that I referred to which has vanished without trace or explanation?