I know this is a problem in the some of the forums, and am not sure if everyone is aware of it, but the server issues have been randomly deleting threads.
So I was thinking outside of the box today (because that's what I do for living) and I figured out a way to restore deleted threads.
Here are the instructions:
1 - Click the "profile" option of any person that you KNOW has posted in that thread.
2 - Click the "View all posts by ______" option.
3 - Scroll down until you see the thread you are looking for
4 - Click on that thread's subject (which will open the thread)
5 - Hit "post reply" and type a reply (I've been keying "restored")
6 - Click "submit" and your reply (and the original thread) will reappear under the correct UserGroup.
I realized that our posts are stored in our profiles even if the thread is deleted by the system, so I thought I'd give it a try and it works fantastically.
I have a fear that each time I restore a post using this method, an adorable little gnome somewhere dies...I really hope that's not the case.
Anyway....there you have it folks!