What happened to the thread?

Question

Why did the topic "Copy/Paste and Everything Wrong + 3 great moves" get deleted?
I believe the topic raised some very reasonable concerns and suggestions about how to make the iPhone more viable in the corporate environment.
One poster suggested Apple really listens to user suggestions. However the disappearance of that thread might suggest Apple might be stifling, rather than listening to any constructive criticism of the product.
Why has that thread been removed?

Answer 1

f this forum is intended as a forum for Apple users, why would Apple censor it, when there was no offensive or derogatory comments posted in the thread in question?
Because it violated the TOU.
From the TOU:
Stay on topic. Apple Discussions is here to help people use Apple products and technologies more effectively. Unless otherwise noted, do not add Submissions about nontechnical topics, including:
1. Speculations or rumors about unannounced products.
2. Discussions of Apple policies or procedures or speculation on Apple decisions.
From what I have observed, feature requests are considered speculation by the Hosts. You are describing something you would like to see in a future release of a hardware or software product, and not asking for or offering help about how to use an existing product. More importantly, the users on this forum can't help you with your request, because they are not Apple employees and have no ability to change the product in question. Those few Apple employees who might read your post are not permitted to discuss any future release, and are equally unable to help you.
Quite simply, Apple Discussions are not the place for feature requests or speculation about future releases of software or hardware. A thread that is started with the intention of discussing such speculation will usually be deleted. If discussion of features - or their lack - arises in a proper thread (Ex: "How do I do this?" ans: "You can't, because..." or ans: "You can't, but here's a work around.") then the post is usually permitted to stand. Polling is also against the TOU, so starting a topic like "I wish (xx) had (this feature), what do you think?" is a double violation. (I didn't see your thread, I'm just describing a type of thread I often see getting deleted.) Apple feedback is the appropriate place to make feature requests. You can also find non-Apple managed rumor sites where this kind of speculation is encouraged.
The purpose of Apple Discussions is to find (and offer) support using the product that you have, not for describing the product that you wish you had. Before posting, consider how likely the users here will be to answer and solve your question (or to benefit from your non-question topic). That's a good rule of thumb that can help you avoid having your topics removed.
Regards.