I don't know that arbitrarily deleting posts with no notice is necessarily the way to go. I mean, I can go elsewhere for that. But I ain't the mod... I just know it'll make me come here less if my posts start to disappear ;). I've gotta be honest...lol. This was the last place that let you debate without fear of having your thoughts disappear. I do agree that we all need to calm it down a few hundred notches tho. I just don't think deleting, without an explanation as to why is the way to deal with it. Of course, I can't offer other ways to deal with it, so take that with a grain of salt..lol.

When you think about it, if one knows their posts will be deleted, they may be more inclined to mouth off because there's really no threat of reprisal there other than their post disappears. That's just an educated guess tho rather than based on statement of fact ;). Why not the procedures already in place for the forums? Is there a reason those can't be enforced?

Laurie