Was there any reason given as to why it was taken away?

Or possibly only if you had added them to your journal. I can't see them now, though. I would like the option as well. Possibly make it a star member benefit or only allow it for posters with more than 5,000 posts or something.

I'd pay money to have the option of seeing all deleted posts.

So if someone got a "hide," you could still read it. But even though we may still refer to "hidden" posts, they're now really gone.

Or did it just "happen" one day?

Caused unnecessary controversy. It was the same with juries. It used to be possible to add "comments" if you alerted or took part in a jury, but some of the jury comments were such that people would alert on them, so now it's just anonymous. And the admins did explain ahead of time that things were about to change - and why.

on it and read it. Seemed like pointing it out.

And the last deleted post of mine I could still read. Seems like if it's my post, it's still my post even if it's hidden from view.

Jury comments I miss. Many of the comments were elucidating, and worth more than the original post or alert.

It helped make sense of the responses.

And I very much liked the jury comments. They really were helpful. Now, with no jury comments, just the post going away, strikes me as potentially open to abuse. I know how often I get asked to serve on a jury, and it's frankly shocking. Some people here must take offense at everything. Maybe the name of the member who alerted on a post, and why, ought to be public. Bring back the jury comments also.

a little more of a community. Wiping out all the posts of an obvious troll is no big deal, but a long-time member suddenly having a post removed for no specific reason is a little scary.

I don't know if it's calmed down much lately, but there was a real fear in some quarters about being negative about certain candidates or subjects. Some of us have had posts removed for no specific reason and the best you can do is appeal the removal and wait. And wait...

And while you can supposedly appeal a post removal, the administrators never respond to such appeals.

reversed. I suspect the population around here has changed a bit-- alerts probably haven't slowed down but hidings may have.

At any rate, I feel just a wee bit freer about my chances of not being shut down.

Strange thing to say on a liberal site.

so I suppose they are still out there.

Last time I complained about one being removed I had the complaint removed for "interfering with forum moderation"

I’ve had my appeals granted in the past. Not often, but they do look at appeals.

Oh well.

But you know how things can get here - that's the same reason that the Meta Forum was shut down for good. I imagine it got to be a bit much dealing with jury "comments" that were as unacceptable as the "hidden" post.

And I'm guessing that you may be able to still read your own post even if it's been "removed." Fortunately, I haven't had that happen to me since DU.2 (2004) *knock on wood*

that should not have gone away.

Another change is that people used to be tombstoned, and you could see that. Now someone's profile is simply under review, and apparently there is no appealing such a review. Tombstoning would be more honest.

It doesn't happen often, but it has happened.

Never responded to.

I am aware of only one reinstatement, and I don't think that person was actually banned, just had posted some things in anger and was allowed to apologize. Others never got that chance.

I'm sorry that Flagged for Review became the same as banned.

Just like with the post removed appeals; it does happen.