Originally Posted by Dick Rhee

My issue is that the overmoderation and insistence of staying on topic is making the forum stale for those who have been around for a while. While this is the Road Cycling forum, I frequent this place not because it's strictly about all things road, but because it's a community of individuals with the same interest. Off topic posts, rants, and the occasional RyanF help keep this place interesting. I'm happy to keep contributing to constantly rehashed topics (IE: "Thinking of going clipless: Opinions?" or "Will Upgrading my Denali Road Bike with Zipps Make Me Faster?"), it gets old fast when that's all you've got.

I would also like to ask why threads are disappearing for the smallest of reasons. There was a thread a couple of weeks ago where a member was showing off pics of his new bike and a couple of posters were criticizing the fact that it was pink. The OP didn't seem offended, but regardless, the entire thread was deleted. It just seems that mods are becoming a touch sensitive.