As Barry Humphries says " if you have to explain a joke or satire you might as well give up".
Individual deletions have been getting more frequent as far as I can remember, which is fair enough if even one member feels offended (without malice aforethought). Today a whole thread, (about 10) was given the flick, even though it contained a variety of opinions. Followed up with HQ; told OP was a "mischief maker!"
Cripes! I could be one those without even trying. 
Now I'm paranoid and afraid to post even on Mick's thread in case my weather reports of brilliant sunshine upset someone. Best to copy that little sparrow!
Keep trying Rufus
Buffy; No! It's been hacked! Bounced the prob. off GNHQ, but they have no idea, which surprises me as it must be their software and I've no magic wand.
They did say for me to email my future comments about "deletions" to HQ, which I take to mean "censor it before it appears on a thread". I may be wrong, but that's how it appears and I'm all for free speech!
What I've been trying to say via PM is that I've come to the conclusion that, to coin another phrase, "I have better fish to fry," with 'humour' sprinkled on as a bonus! It's been an interesting ride at times with some very nice Netters and even been happy to act as a punch-bag for the several misandrists if it helped them in any way. I've found it all so amusing!
Wow! Hang about! 
There's an almighty fight flaring up about "hubbies" (who else?) disrupting bed-sheet rituals on another thread, so must watch; I still love a good fight!
OoRoo
Just about to try again. Hang on to your hat!
Let go! It doesn't work! There must be an automatic lock which shuts the system down when it detects certain key words. I'll try normal posting and hope nobody succeeds in getting me deleted.
give the PC a kick and see if that helps
I'd like to give someone a kick; that would help me even more!
Just about to try again. Hang on to your hat!
For now......!
You can't 100% spot a mischief maker. That is the whole point! 
"clever adults only comedy show"?!
Err, wouldn't that need something actually funny?
Can anyone actually understand any of this? 
Rufus2
to nick a phrase from further up, 'mischief making' it sometimes makes sense to pull it
Cari: Begging your pardon, No!, it doesn't make any sense to me! For anyone with a sense of humour, the thread held promise of being fertile ground for a clever adults-only comedy show.) and not needing to be chaperoned. The OP would have died of embarrassment "eventually", as Manuel would say. And how do you spot a "mischief maker" anyway?
Sometimes threads are started with the intention of winding people up or taking people in. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, we take a dim view. If you have any queries about specific posts or threads do email us rather than speculating about them on the forums
ball tampering, OZ cricket and even ones from Oz referring to wine
Wait for the cricket balls landing on your head trisher
posts seem unbelievable
Buffy; Do you mean the OP and his/her posting or the reply posts?
Now! did you follow up on that Gorton Monastery URL ? You never said! 
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Oh I've heard a lot about OZ cricket and ball tampering Rufus2, so I think the tactics allowable are fairly wide. Unfortunately I am quite able to get things deleted without even thinking about it, I've got a big mouth and I'm inclined to call a spade a bloody shovel!
Prosecco will do for the cup thanks (or actually any other decent wine (even ones from OZ!)
Please don't mention sun again not while we have snow! 
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