"THE MODERATOR ALONE, DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT A PARTICULAR POST SHALL BE DELETED AND PULLED, OR WHETHER OR NOT A PARTICULAR THREAD IS PULLED...
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Yup. As far as I know, no individual poster can pull threads here. That's the moderator's job, and it's a thankless one.
Yes it is a thankless job. I see the mods have tried to handle a certain problem upthread and they're to be thanked for that unpaid and difficult job.