Deletion for Mods Options

[Simba]

I think you guys seriously need to revert back to the old rule, where "spam" topics are never deleted. I don't even care if it's mass spam, maybe there's a legit topic you might have accidentally deleted in the whole mess. I even remember back when I was a mod, forums like The Lounge once being gloriously painted in red because of the remains of closed mass spam topics, because we had to close each one.

DELETING IS MOD ABUSE

[The-March-Hare]

Mass spam ought to be deleted, it's irritating, inconvenient, and aesthetically displeasing.

I don't personally delete individual topics, but to be honest I don't think it makes much of a difference, given that it can be retreived if need be. Saying that deleting is 'abuse' is slightly hysterical, in my opinion. But I wouldn't mind seeing Dani's guideline followed if there are fewer than 5 or 6 topics or so.