I know how you feel about the deleted replies thing. I usually cut and paste my ditched posts to a notepad file for posterity. It can be interesting reading coming back to it. It's not as if it was offensive or anything either - just stuff I decided was ultimately pointless; sometimes even the occasional fatally flawed argument.
Don't worry about the occasional stubborn and stupidly aggressive mule. They're there to be laughed at - maybe even pitied...nah, no need for that - just enjoy their silly circus performace while it lasts.
