Easy big cat You've had a day today it appears
I reviewed the deleted post and honestly I have to say I think it was taken a bit out of context based on the phrasing, but that said the phrasing was right on that line of "is this trolling?" and I can totally see how our mod made his decision too. And let me just say (cards on the table,) I absolutely HATE spending time out of my day making the decisions on this crap, if I wanted the easy button I'd just tell our moderators "you have all the power, blast away." But they don't, there are general guidelines for our moderation we've set and most of them ask for help on what to do if something happens. I apologize if you weren't notified that it was deleted, there's actually a spot on the thread deletion that can be ticked to alert the user of the post, so it likely was just missed. We typically follow up when posts are deleted or send a PM so that it doesn't repeat itself. So just please be aware there is a system here and while maybe our judgment isn't 100% fair to everyone all the time (historically the people that happen to find themselves on the wrong end of the stick,) we do our best to make what we consider the best calls, especially when the content discussion veers off or turns into cleverly disguised jabs and snide comments. In your case, I think it was just a misplaced comment. Like telling a joke about a car accident after someone just survived a car accident.
This site is full of great growers and this should be a site where everyone can enjoy it. I just never thought of AFN as a bitch-box or podium for people to be angry (and it never will be.)
So let's chalk this up to a long day. And that goes for everyone. Doesn't have to be any harm or foul, just people having a bad day and we all move on.
Chalked it up and moving on bro. I have been away from my grow for a week. And it was tended by a guy who isn't that skilled. So I think subconsciously I am stressed out. I can't wait to see the ladies in about an hour and get back to actual growing topics instead of this stuff.