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Old Apr 20, 2021 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by itsdug
Maybe you should've used threadlock.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2021 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mirrorman
I got a pm saying that my thread was removed. Not sure why.
What was the date of the PM? On 4/2/21 a moderator's account was hacked. Numerous threads were removed for no apparent reason. A few members were also banned for no apparent reason. The admin's restored the affected threads, and lifted the bans in short order.
 
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