When I worked for the UT I had seen people claim that posts or threads had been deleted. Every one of them was false. Of course, I have no idea if this was done this time, but based on previous experience, I doubt it.

I've been on the UT since 1998 and I don't recall ever seeing a post deleted either. However, there's a UT feature that's almost as bad...

Users are allowed to edit their own posts until the time when someone physically replies. Users should only be able to post follow-up comments on their posts [which is the model for other forums], not modify a post that others have read but not responded. Once someone clicks 'send', he/she should not be able to change it. It's almost like able to change an email that you've sent.

One forum member has taken so many liberties with this feature that it makes it difficult just to carry on a dialog. He has often posted 'ABC', I'll start typing a reply to 'ABC', and then the member changes his post to '123' [with a different meaning and spirit] before I click 'send' on mine...making my reply seem incongruous with the modified post.

It's also allowed the posting of ugly remarks that lived on the thread just long enough for the receiver to 'see' them.

Some would argue that I should paste all of the original comments - I feel that's unnecessary and perhaps makes it more confusing when someone comes along and reads the exchange. The original poster could simply claim that the reply contained a fabrication. This should be changed.

Kevin