weette despite your theories of conspiratorial mods controlling the flow of information, whether for commercial or professional advantage or whatever, I'm afraid you're wrong! If we remove a thread, it is placed in a secure area of the site so that whatever is offensive, actionable or questionable about the thread can be studied by the senior mods and, if necessary, produced as evidence at an appropriate time and in an appropriate place. There is no such thread about BAe (or any other fto) currently residing in our secure area, so I can only assume that the originator of the thread deleted it of his own accord and for his own reasons.
As for the sale of Jerez, I'm afraid that BAe's only motivation will be to get the best price it can as quickly as it can. While it will be keen to make sure that its own reputation isn't sullied by any shoddy dealings during the sale, and it will do a reasonable amount to ensure that the buyer is a company of good standing, which will look after the interests of those students who have contracted with BAe, I doubt that its concern for the students who come thereafter will amount to much. This is purely a commercial imperative, not a charity decision. Let us hope that the buyer is as keen to get the best out of the place as you guys are.
Scroggs