deleting threads, members have too much power

[haterist]

hey all,
i find it odd/annoying when i post in a thread, then all of the sudden the thread just disappears off the face of the planet and i know its not the mods/admins doing the deleting but the members themselves.

perhaps i'm the only one who thinks this but isn't that a lot of power for a member to have?  most messageboards don't allow members to delete an entire thread, they can only edit their posts but its up to the mod/admin to delete what is off topic or inappropriate. 

anyone else share my POV?  your thoughts? 

[Journey]

If that's the case, just think how many posts would be lost if the author of the "Comment on the person above you" thread decided to delete it. Some people have posted so much in that thread, they could potentially lose a whole rank. 

dnt worry... i dnt plan on deletin it anytime soon... i luv it... even though i dnt post in it anymore... i still luv it 

[haterist]

I just noticed something yesterday - I "lost" a post somewhere without having recently deleted any of mine. Which got me to thinking - if someone deletes an entire thread (and therefore, all of the posts in it), and it's a thread you've posted in, does that lower your "Number of Posts" in your profile (since it would erase your posts as well as the others)?

thats why i brought up this issue. 
when someone deletes a thread it in fact DOES lower your post count.  i know cause i was a warriors for like 2 minutes before a member deleted a thread. 
not that post counts really matter, i could really care less but it sucks when you go back to a thread to read the replies and its gone all of the sudden. 

would any of the mods or admins care to address this? 

[War Chief]

I changed it so that members can not delete their accounts (as has happened in recent weeks by accident).

I have also changed it so that only people with 250+ posts (Warrior rank) can delete topics.

[Lion]

I changed it so that members can not delete their accounts (as has happened in recent weeks by accident).

I have also changed it so that only people with 250+ posts (Warrior rank) can delete topics.

YES!!!................that's all I have to say!!!!

[_Hurricanes_]

I changed it so that members can not delete their accounts (as has happened in recent weeks by accident).

I have also changed it so that only people with 250+ posts (Warrior rank) can delete topics.

Thats a great Idea becuase it can get annoying some members dont know how to use power when they have it