Nigel
Thank you for your input & your guidance.A lot would of course have to be taken into consideration if you ever decided a total restriction & ban all deleting of posts completely, it could work to the detriment of the forum in that editing would not be an option & people could lose interest & not bother & I think that is the last thing any of us would want to happen.

You must agree that it comes to something when your very own posts are wiped out by another individual & I am sure that you are not exactly over the moon about it & I am also sure you understand how myself & others might feel who have had it happen on several occasions

I have on more than one occasion been solicited by email inviting me to delete a thread or a post by more than one person this I can only put down to somebody else not liking me to have a point of view which does not agree with their own . My posts are always there for all to see & if a member does not agree or like what I say then they should do the decent thing in a grown up way & post putting their own view I'm a big boy I can take it.

There is no doubt in my own mind that there is a little inner group that are trying to manipulate just what goes up on the board & what does not, by inviting people to delete & I believe that if this was to continue

Well I think I will leave that bit open for now
Best Regards Johnnie