Really ? I'd be interested to read the legalese that backs that up; it totally contradicts the rules and guidelines that folks agree to when they join forums. The general concensus is that posts 'belong' to the forum because otherwise they end up with horrendous holes and non sequiteurs in threads and they make no sense.
We do tidy up some threads for folks, usually sales ones (multiple sales ones can end up a real snarl) but it's usually simpler just to close the thread and let it sink into the stratigraphy of the forum posts.
Best advice if you wish to remove something like a thread is to contact either Mods or Admin.
If it's a too much personal info type post, we usually delete it and edit the thread to make sense; if it's sommat daft (and we all post without thinking sometimes
) then tough luck
mine are still there too
The forum is just a conversation, and it ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous, from the incredibly helpful to the very human ooops.
cheers,
Toddy