I also wanted to add that the "sob story" I gave about RC deleting my thread can be summed up here in a PM I received from the RC staff. A lot of my confusion laid in what names matched with RC names, and I didn't have RC names from the thread to match up any longer. I wasn't given any warning so that I could finish writing down contact information.
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Snail Thread
Your thread titled "FS: Nassarius vibex and small Cerith sp. snails!" has been removed. Selling snails in quantity is considered commercial. Buying in large quantities to resell is considered commercial. The fact that you are quarantining new snails is another reference to the fact that you are commercial to the eyes of Reef Central. Please review this section of the User Agreement:
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Thanks,
Dave
RC Staff