I think I see your issue:You practically have taken away all My privileges of deleting any/all posts by the Shorts.There are no such privileges. Regarding moderator's privileges, from the Handbook: insofar as their Moderator privileges are concerned, it is not the Moderators’ role to dictate bullish or bearish sentiment, to command the "tone" of the content be along any particular investment sentiment, or to favor one investment sentiment over another when removing or restoring messages. http://ihwiki.advfn.com/index.php?title=Handbook#About_Message_Boards_and_the_Moderators.27_Role