Question for Hosts RE: What do you wish Apple would put in the next MacBook

Hello
I cannot find any other means to contact the hosts on this discussions site so I am posting directly to the forum. Please accuse the interruption if this is not the appropriate way to contact the hosts.
Earlier this evening this discussion thread "What do you wish Apple would put in the next MacBook Pro update?" was removed by the hosts. I am the person who originally posted the question. I am curious as to why it was removed. I have read the terms of use and find nothing that would preclude such a question. Please let me know what the reasoning was for removing this thread.
From the replies I read today it seems like the sort of information provided by those who replied would be of interest to Apple. After all, the closer you (Apple) come to meeting the needs of us users out here, the more machines you are likely to sell.
So how about it, why was the post removed?
Thanks
-- Bennett

The Hosts, in my experience, will for privacy reasons never comment publicly on why a given post or thread was removed. Without having seen the thread in question, I can't say for sure why it was removed, but if the post, as the title you gave indicated, was just a "wish list" and started to wander into speculation, the Hosts would have removed it for that reason.
Generally it's best to keep posts to specific technical questions. Inviting chat about future features isn't generally going to go well and such threads usually end up being removed. If you want to make suggestions to Apple about future features, it's best to use the product feedback pages. Your suggestion is more likely to be seen that way in any case.
BTW, questions about the Discussions forums themselves will be best asked in the Discussions Feedback forum. But again, don't expect a Host to specifically address why a given thread was removed; they just usually won't.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

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