If you remember a post title or someone who posted in the thread, preferably the OP, it would make the post easier to find. If it got merged, as is likely considering what Scutter said about it not being in the trash, it might be difficult otherwise.How about the moderator posting up something when a thread has been deleted? There was a Bayh thread earlier today that has now been removed and when I went to check it was simply gone. Would it be possible to let forum members know when a thread has been removed?
You sure it was deleted and not moved or merged? I'm not seeing anything in the trash.
We normally don't leave re-directs when we move a thread, to cut down on forum clutter.