Can someone tell me under what circumstances posts and threads are removed or censored on this forum?
Yesterday I spent a while addressing an issue in a thread started by a newbie.

The point I was making was that no question from a newbie should really be considered 'dumb' because when you first start out it can be very confusing, and if you don't ask, then you don't learn.

I don't believe anything contentious was said in the replies, but a couple of hours later, the entire thread disappeared.
Is there a reason for this?