[BrianG]

Basically, it comes down to the fact that this is Mike's site and he sets the rules. And those rules are clearly laid out, are simple, and in a sticky in plain view. Frankly, it doesn't matter if one of the rules said "people must be wearing pink underwear while posting a FS item". It is what it is. This site is designed to be a support forum for Mike's products, but we do tend to chit chat. As long as the trading is done in a fairly low-key manner, he grudgingly allows this. I know Mike doesn't really care for trading at all on here, but since he does, the least we can do is follow the rules. Otherwise, it will all go away.

The mods simply try to keep up with these threads (and we do not get paid to do this BTW). As far as the deletion of those threads are concerned, it is unfortunate, but PM'ing a whole bunch of people to warn them is a waster of a mod's time. And combining multiple threads is a royal PITA, so it is easier to delete them and let the poster re-post. Again, the rules are laid out clearly in the for sale sticky.