Sorry for the delay - too many windows open on my 'puter today!
Right, can see we've got a few things to clear up here.
To clarify, the guidelines listed are correct.
The "spirit of the site" is indeed subjective on some levels.
There are a few of us here at MNHQ and we try and apply the guidelines as we see them on a case by case basis and yes we read every single report that comes in .
In this instance, the post was perhaps hastily deleted - and we’ve reinstated. We are only human.
The overall guideline is that Mumsnet's raison d'être is to make lives easier, so it's often that a thread is deleted and the spirit of the site is the reason given, based on the fact that the thread or post is clearly not making lives easier.
@AuntieStella
Is it really now the case that we can only post on exactly the question the OP has asked - ie no thread can wander, no-one can post anything relevant but only tangentially relevant?
Absolutely not - we love a good deviation us. But not a derailing iykwwm.
@AuntieStella
Does MNHQ have 'taste' guidelines on what we are free to say (short of personal attack)?
In terms of taste guidelines, we certainly don't have a list (!) no but if needed we would bring this back to the spirit of the site.
HTH - as ever, do let us know if not.
MNHQ