I note that the original thread has had some tender attention from my colleagues and, seeing naught remaining which ought to elicit outrage, I have brought it back to Tech Log.
Is it the case that the starter of the thread can delete it if they choose
I should have offered a comment to this question before. Unless things have changed along the way, please do be careful with any threads that you have started. Should you delete your first post, the thread goes out the window with your deleted post.