Originally Posted by
Andy_S
Given that the OP was a prolific poster on PPRuNe over many years I very much doubt he just suddenly lost interest, especially given his slavishly pro-Russian views. So one way or another I'm guessing he no longer has access to the Military Aviation forum
Your guess is incorrect.
. If he was 'retired' by a Moderator then he wouldn't be able to log in to delete the thread.
That did not happen.
You may, if you like, click on the OPs name and see when the last post from them was.
You'll want to click on the "find more posts by" choice.