Timwi-
Please consider rethinking this philosophy, Erik, and consider the possibility that (a) your view of what is "of possible value" may not coincide with everyone else's
Indeed. That's why I apply very low standards in moderation. A thread which only contains "deleted", "yesterday", "deleted", yesterday", "deleted", "yesterday" certainly falls into a category where, with common sense, one can assume that it is a dead discussion that can be removed.
As only administrator of the board at the time, it fell into my *responsibility* to do such housekeeping operations. And as it is with housekeepers, if you don't want them to throw away something that looks like crap, make it not look like crap. Alternatively, keep your own house. That is now the solution which we have agreed upon, and it is certainly one which I can happily accept.
It is, however, beyond the pale that I was attacked publicly (in a discussion that will be archived and indexed, with my real name in it, for years to come), on a personal level, for doing what I volunteered to do, was appointed to do, and did in completely good faith, using common sense. For that, I expect an apology.
Erik