The poster was not silenced. He asked to have his thread closed and the mods obliged. The mods are under no obligation to close anything that doesn’t violate TOS. I hope that poster comes back and tells us his son’s final choice.
@raincat , I’m the person who looked up that person’s posts. You will see that that poster actually said “I appreciate your posts”, in response to me. I wasn’t rude, condescending or snarky. I offered useful feedback. How would that be interpreted as “using it against” him, and why would I want to do that? My job literally involves helping kids get into college. The “way” in which I looked at his other posts did not undermine him or his child. I was confused, as were others. I used the tools here on this website to put together information to give clarity to the situation. Furthermore, the OP stated that he wanted others to benefit from his child’s story.
There is a very good reason CC doesn’t delete posts, or allow changes after 15 minutes. There is a good reason why others can see what you’ve posted. This website is first and foremost a place for others to get advice about the college process. More information gives others a frame of reference to help themselves or others.
Given the broad range of schools the OP’s student applied to, the financial needs of the student, and the academic status of the student, that post was helpful to many parents and their kids. If a user provides more context that is useful to others, I see no issue. This is a forum which is accessible to the public. It is not a private chat room.