Hullo everyone,
OK, there seem to be several things going on here, and we'll try to be as clear as possible
Whilst troll hunting is against our talk guidelines, if there's an OP that obviously a troll (we're talking about Brian from Hull proportions here), we're not going to fall over ourselves deleting troll hunting posts.
We recently deleted a thread because we had some doubts about the OP. Someone started a thread asking what happened to it, as it was about quite a serious matter. We posted to explain why we'd deleted it, and at the time, given the sensitive nature of the thread, it seemed like the best idea to remove it. Though in hindsight, it perhaps would have been best to leave it up so people could satisfy their curiosity.
Last night there was a new thread about the first thread we deleted, in which some posters alluded to the fact we'd not been sure about the OP, which naturally lead to some discussion about the thread. We deleted the thread for troll hunting, but again, this might not have been the best course of action, as it seems to have created more confusion, so we're v sorry about that.
We've no desire to stifle debate or discussion, but without giving too much away, one of the reasons we were perhaps a bit hasty to get rid of the threads is that we didn't want to give any ammo to a potential troll.
Generally, we try not to endorse posters, because as others on this thread have said - we can never be absolutely 100% sure about someone. If you have doubts about a poster, the best thing is to come to us (sorry to sound like a broken record).
All as clear as mud? Goodo 