Mod deleted a valid answer for a false reason

Question

In response to a recent question about getting people to trust untrustworthy software, I responded with a frame challenge explaining why this software should be considered malicious and abandoned by the author. In response, Schroeder deleted my answer after leaving a comment accusing me of attempting to "circumvent" a request he posted in comments about taking all comments on the nature of the project to chat.

This is problematic for multiple reasons:

1. Since when is a screen-long, in-depth discussion of an issue considered to be the equivalent of a comment?
2. You can't try to circumvent something you don't know about. I never even saw that request because I skipped over the comments, figuring that, on such an inherently-contentious topic, they'd just be full of noise anyway.
3. Frame challenges have always been considered on-topic on SE sites. Often they're one of the most valuable types of answers!
4. Apparently this isn't the first piece of content Schroeder has unilaterally decided to delete on this question.
5. [edit] A completely unrepentant Schroeder posted a jumbled answer on here denying having done anything wrong, and then when I responded with specifics in comments, showed that in his own words he had actually done exactly what he had denied doing, and pointed out that arbitrarily redefining frame challenges as off-topic for a specific question is not within a moderator's authority and that doing so on the SE site I moderate would get me in trouble, he deleted that answer too. So now he is not only abusing his authority, but apparently attempting to cover it up!

Can any other mods please take a look at this?

Answer 1

Mason - there are various problems here.

At a very basic level there are some misunderstandings. Such as thinking that frame challenges are appropriate. For the majority of sites I moderate, they are not. On some sites we explicitly ban frame challenges.

Also, your post just was not an answer to the question.

But most importantly, your behaviour is not appropriate. You are being abusive for no obvious reason, you are not having a polite discussion. And for that reason we have suspended your account to give you a chance to revisit the posts and comments and to read our help pages and especially their guidance on behaviour and rudeness.

Some specifics:

1 and 2: please read and digest before posting 3: I mentioned frame challenges earlier 4: the other post Schroeder moved to a comment was because it was definitely not an answer. This is one of the tasks we expect mods to carry out. 5: that is just you attacking him in public. The rest of the mods have seen all the comments and posts, which is why we have suspended you.

End of.

Answer 2

Regardless of whether or not you saw my comment, I pointed it out when I deleted your answer so that you have a place to make your points.

Since when is a screen-long, in-depth discussion of an issue considered to be the equivalent of a comment?

It's not. It's not supposed to be. This is a non-sequitur.

You can't try to circumvent something you don't know about. I never even saw that request because I skipped over the comments, figuring that, on such an inherently-contentious topic, they'd just be full of noise anyway.

OK? How is this relevant? Is this a reaction to being accused of something?

Frame challenges have always been considered on-topic on SE sites. Often they're one of the most valuable types of answers!

They can be on topic and they can be valuable. But, as I said, for this question and in order to tone down the flood, I've asked for such frame challenges to go to chat. And that has to be ok.

Apparently this isn't the first piece of content Schroeder has unilaterally decided to delete on this question.

That wasn't an answer and I converted it into a comment.

None of this is a "false reason". The reason is, such discussions of the nature of the OP's project should go to the chatroom for it. That's all.