Sportsfan, one of the options we have here is we can contact the person when we delete a thread. I have always tried to do that. We do not have those options available at The Mat. I have to give it up to Mike Juby. These forums offer both posters and moderators assistance and helps that most forums don't.

I think that if those making posts at The Mat could contact the moderators, and the moderators contact individuals making posts that a lot of the issues could have been resolved.

Specific to the Super 32 thread; Most don't know that Super 32 and The Mat have a longstanding great relationship. In fact it was Super 32 that owned The Mat name and gave it to USA Wrestling for their use. The Mat as a result has had a long standing tradition of allowing information about Super 32 to be posted, yet, someone made the decision to delete a post, I don't know who or why. I did speak to Dave, of Super 32 in a lengthy conversation last night via telephone. He would have just liked a reason as no one really knows why the thread was deleted.

I guess all of that is a long winded way of saying, you are correct. If volunteering to moderate a wrestling board, or any board, remember that as a moderator you are there to serve the members of that board. They at the least deserve an explanation as to why a deletion takes place, and to be treated with respect unless in clear violation of the agreement they accepted when joining the board imo.