Just a friendly note to our members: Staff will not delete posts and threads since using the delete function can interfere with E. Cafe databases. Sometimes a moderator will move a questionable or objectionable post or thread into the Mod Archives or into the Intra-TOC Polemics or Controversial Political and Social Issues Private Forums. If that happens, members will be notified by Private Message (PM) or by a Mod Note posted in the thread.
Barbara wrote:I had written a reply to Stephen, agreeing, a few days ago but it got ERASED !
Barbara, in the past, I have thought that I had posted a message at E Cafe, only to find that I had clicked "Save" or "Preview" instead. Then somehow, I had accidentally edited it, erased it, or had left the forum thinking that I had submitted it when I had not. Thus my message was never posted but disappeared as soon as I left the forum. So, please verify that your post has been submitted before leaving E Cafe.
In order to prevent my post or new thread from disappearing if it needs more editing, instead of saving it, I have resorted to a little trick. I send a PM to myself here. Then later on, I copy and paste that into the thread. Oh, by the way, deleting Private Messages here does not seem to interfere with the database.