Stilly, I agree about the difficulties of moderation, but how do we determine what is a " socially or politically noxious thread"?
Surely that depends on the point of view of the poster or the reader.
I had a thread deleted which was on a very important issue to UK members, it consisted of a link and my views on that link....this should have led to a debate on society and the attitudes which contributed to the heinous crimes committed.

The thread was deleted and I am not complaining, I realise that the mods rule and that is as it should be, but a little clarification would be helpful.