Originally Posted by _Tormented_
The fact is the Mods were being overwhelmed with reports about one thread, diverting their attention from the rest of RYL. The Mods are already stretched to their limits as it is, and for the safety of the community the thread was deleted.
Some people didn't find a problem with the thread, but a majority did. Although the waywt was well loved and enjoyable, if so many people are getting upset about it, it needs to be gotten rid of.
It is very hard in a place like this to moderate derogitary and negative posts as a lot of us deal with negative perceptions of ourselves all the time. But in a picture post it becomes a bigger problem then the poster of the comments. Why should someone have to completely ignore a once enjoyable thread because they are worried of what they will see and read? People were constantly reminded about these comments, and those reminders were constantly ignored. In my view, if you can't treat something with respect you shouldn't have it. Our community couldn't treat the waywt thread with respect so I don't see any problem with it being deleted.
As Aidey has suggested, a new thread where people only post their clothes would be much better and much less triggering. If someone says "I look really fat in this" it can be taken in a different way, such as the cut doesn't suite them etc. It is easier to ignore those comments when there isn't anything to judge it against.
The best thing would be to not argue about a decision already made, but to look forward to how we can still have a clothing thread, but in a safer way.
That's what I think anyway.