Steve, it was never my intention to start a war on the rules or the Mods, my original post was merely to seek a explanation of why the original post was removed without an explanation. I have already stated that I was quick off the mark to seek this explanation without perhaps giving the Mods time to draft a formal response. I suppose that it was because of the content and deeply political nature that I reacted so quickly on what I consider to be the foremost open, honest and friendly forum that I have ever belonged too. The original thread seemed to me to be so far off the scale in terms of content when judged against our rules that I could not help but to comment against its appropriateness on this family forum and I am not using that term to hide behind, it's a fact!

To use this thread to query the rules or the actions of the mods is taking my original post way off topic and therefore as the original poster of this thread you have my permission (not that you need it) to close it at any time you feel appropriate. The mods have given me my answer, thank you.