The original thread (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--138205) just says:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--138163
I click on the new link, and all I get is this:
The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you.
Ya, I assumed that you mods can still see it, but the rest of us can't. Hence, from the rest of our perspective, the thread was split, and then deleted. Does that explain my reasoning for posting that "OT misguided whining" ?
EDIT: It looks like theymos was the one that deleted that thread, as well as Tom's other thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--138206