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@MadScientist deleted this question:

"Do Trans people want to change "their biological sex"? Is that impossible?"

He apparently also suspended the account for a day.

While the "claimant" text posted is definitely in poor taste, it undoubtedly does reflect what many people believe. The question itself is, thus, par for the course here.

The user posting the question also posted an answer debunking the claim. So this cannot be constructed to be a push-question either.

There are good answers to this waiting to be written, providing a good counterpoint to the original rant in public view. In actual fact, I was 95% finished with writing mine when the question was deleted without further warning.

I see absolutely zero reason why this Q/A was deleted and the user suspended, other than a knee-jerk reaction by the moderator. I request the question to be undeleted, the user's suspension be lifted, and perhaps an apology -- or at least an explanation -- be given by the moderator in question.

Also, I'd ask moderators not to abuse their "mod-hammer" powers. Deletion myby mod rights means no voting, not even on a reopening. It also means that people might be cut off from posting an answer they might have been preparing, with no prior warning be given. This should be reserved for clear infractions of the site rules, and at the very least there should be an explanatory comment. It was IMHO definitely uncalled for here.

@MadScientist deleted this question:

"Do Trans people want to change "their biological sex"? Is that impossible?"

He apparently also suspended the account for a day.

While the "claimant" text posted is definitely in poor taste, it undoubtedly does reflect what many people believe. The question itself is, thus, par for the course here.

The user posting the question also posted an answer debunking the claim. So this cannot be constructed to be a push-question either.

There are good answers to this waiting to be written, providing a good counterpoint to the original rant in public view. In actual fact, I was 95% finished with writing mine when the question was deleted without further warning.

I see absolutely zero reason why this Q/A was deleted and the user suspended, other than a knee-jerk reaction by the moderator. I request the question to be undeleted, the user's suspension be lifted, and perhaps an apology -- or at least an explanation -- be given by the moderator in question.

Also, I'd ask moderators not to abuse their "mod-hammer" powers. Deletion my mod rights means no voting, not even on a reopening. It also means that people might be cut off from posting an answer they might have been preparing, with no prior warning be given. This should be reserved for clear infractions of the site rules, and at the very least there should be an explanatory comment. It was IMHO definitely uncalled for here.

@MadScientist deleted this question:

"Do Trans people want to change "their biological sex"? Is that impossible?"

He apparently also suspended the account for a day.

While the "claimant" text posted is definitely in poor taste, it undoubtedly does reflect what many people believe. The question itself is, thus, par for the course here.

The user posting the question also posted an answer debunking the claim. So this cannot be constructed to be a push-question either.

There are good answers to this waiting to be written, providing a good counterpoint to the original rant in public view. In actual fact, I was 95% finished with writing mine when the question was deleted without further warning.

I see absolutely zero reason why this Q/A was deleted and the user suspended, other than a knee-jerk reaction by the moderator. I request the question to be undeleted, the user's suspension be lifted, and perhaps an apology -- or at least an explanation -- be given by the moderator in question.

Also, I'd ask moderators not to abuse their "mod-hammer" powers. Deletion by mod rights means no voting, not even on a reopening. It also means that people might be cut off from posting an answer they might have been preparing, with no prior warning be given. This should be reserved for clear infractions of the site rules, and at the very least there should be an explanatory comment. It was IMHO definitely uncalled for here.

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Request to undelete mod-deleted "Transgender" question

@MadScientist deleted this question:

"Do Trans people want to change "their biological sex"? Is that impossible?"

He apparently also suspended the account for a day.

While the "claimant" text posted is definitely in poor taste, it undoubtedly does reflect what many people believe. The question itself is, thus, par for the course here.

The user posting the question also posted an answer debunking the claim. So this cannot be constructed to be a push-question either.

There are good answers to this waiting to be written, providing a good counterpoint to the original rant in public view. In actual fact, I was 95% finished with writing mine when the question was deleted without further warning.

I see absolutely zero reason why this Q/A was deleted and the user suspended, other than a knee-jerk reaction by the moderator. I request the question to be undeleted, the user's suspension be lifted, and perhaps an apology -- or at least an explanation -- be given by the moderator in question.

Also, I'd ask moderators not to abuse their "mod-hammer" powers. Deletion my mod rights means no voting, not even on a reopening. It also means that people might be cut off from posting an answer they might have been preparing, with no prior warning be given. This should be reserved for clear infractions of the site rules, and at the very least there should be an explanatory comment. It was IMHO definitely uncalled for here.