So upsetting - I've been deleted

[Rose5555]

Rose555, I am glad you are back with us.  Yes, it was an automatic system function that deleted your account.  Not personal at all. Automating some decisions such as deleting accounts that have been dormant for 45 days reduces the work load for Admin, Char, and Ice.  

Running a forum, vetting members, etc can be too much work and so some jobs are handled by the software.  I am so glad you were able to get back in, and more glad that our most kind and loving management listed, understood, and got you set up again!

So now you need 50 posts in 45 days to become a vested member in a manner of speaking.  After that only 1 post every 45 days will be enough to keep you active.

Unfortunately the system can not tell the difference between a long heartfelt post and a short one.  I do understand your thinking there, but the software rule does not.  

There are many on-topic threads/areas in which you could post info on those topics you mentioned discussing before.  Easiest way to find them is to look at the boards main menu.  Basically if the thread is not in the off topic subforum, it is on topic.  The Medical Discussion subforum is a popular one for on topic posts not directly related to IOPs.

Look forward to getting to know you a bit.

Hope your recovery is going as well as can be expected.

Sincerely,

Fire ;-)

Hi Fire, 
Good to meet you and thank you so much for your kind and informative post. Now I understand the process of vetting and pruning members and the rationale behind it better - and know it is done by software rather than by people - I feel so much better about what happened, so I really do appreciate you, and the others earlier today, taking the time to let me know about it. Ditto with the explanation about on and off topic material. I have browsed through quite a lot of the forum over the past month but there are still areas into which I have yet to venture and it still seems very new to me. But I know what I need to aim for now and will try my best to get there.
As for my recovery, as with all large operations, I am limited in what I can do for myself right now (thankfully I can still type though!) and the process of getting back to my old self is going to be quite a long one. I do not underestimate the emotional difficulty of it all either. But being a mother with teenage kids still at school is what defines my life right now and it defined my decisions going forward here. Life can be an absolute bitch. But I'm not intending on dying any time soon.
Good to hear from you, many thanks again.
Rose