Is it common to post a thread and have it pulled without so much as a PM from an Admin or Moderator as to why??? Really? Kind of rude guys! I Admin and Mod on other boards and there is just no reason to do that. I just asked a question - if you don't want to answer it - fine - but dang, at least tell me why you pulled my thread
Yes its common. It's also common to get banned without notice or explanation because its such a large site and so difficult to manage.
I am going to close this thread rather than delete it so that everyone can see this message. Yes, it is common to have off-topic threads or threads in violation of forum guidelines deleted without notice. as BD said, this is a big site and it takes a lot of work to keep it up, so learn the guidelines, don't violate them, and theoretically you shouldn't have any problems. if you have a question, send a PM to a mod or an admin. pretty simple and a lot less fuss than off-topic thread after off-topic thread for us to delete.