What happened to the ice-boxes?

Question

A day or so ago I answered a question about Ice-boxes. It was a very interesting concept and today I took the trouble to look up the history of refrigeration, in order to improve my answer. However when I tried to convey my improved answer , the question had mysteriously disappeared, as do so many, these days. Are only moderators allowed to ut up questions now? I 'm aware of the great work you moderators do to get rid of pestilential advertisers, but an innocent early fridge?

In case anybody is interested in the early history of refrigeration, here you are:

Los aparatos para fabricar hielo, las neveras y los frigoríficos.-

Los primeros receptáculos para conservar el hielo, precursores de las neveras, eran sólo armarios de madera cerrados en los que se introducía el hielo, el cual se tenía que reponer una vez se derretía y que era suministrado por repartidores que los traían desde las fábricas en carros tirados por caballos y que en España, en concreto en Sevilla, estuvieron operativos hasta los primeros años de la década de los sesenta del siglo XX y que se vendían a razón de un real, el cuarto de barra de hielo.

This is for information, it is not homework, nor advertising. - annierats, Feb 28, 2016

The obnoxious title may have been the reason for tossing it out. I read the answers, too, and unlike the insouciant author of the thread, they were quite interesting. - Jubilado, Feb 28, 2016

También existe la palabra "heladera (o)" para describir un receptáculo para conservar el hielo. - Jubilado, Feb 28, 2016

I think too many questions are tossed out these days, the people who make the answers actually take some trouble, and we're not all troubled by lack of thanks. - annierats, Feb 28, 2016

In Southern Spain they all say frigorífico for fridge, I repeat this from the first round, because it is sort of interesting. If regional. - annierats, Feb 28, 2016

Interesting, thanks. - 00cc0117, Feb 28, 2016

@Annie - all you had to do was go to page 2 on Q&A. If you want to be a moderator I suggest you ask to be one. - ian-hill, Feb 28, 2016

No, ian, I went to page 2 & 3 plus I followed ' your answers' , which normally takes you to asn answer, but not if the question has been removed. - annierats, Feb 29, 2016

And I have no desire, nor the time to be a moderator, thanks. - annierats, Feb 29, 2016

Thanks for the kind votes. - annierats, Feb 29, 2016

I have noticed the disappearing threads. Sometimes one of the mods gives me an advance warning on those that I have put forth a lot of effort to answer, but not always. I would love to be a mod, but my time is severely limited. - Daniela2041, Mar 1, 2016

Answer 1

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/281887/howw

Thanks, I couldn't find it from my profile history. I assume Annie had the same problem. - Jubilado, Feb 28, 2016

Exactly, Jubilado. - annierats, Feb 29, 2016

Answer 2

** I think too many questions are tossed out these days, the people who make the answers actually take some trouble, and we're not all troubled by lack of thanks. - annierats.

Dear Annie , it is a curious thing but a thread will not stay up on top of the page

or even on the same page , each successive thread pushes it further away.

If you are in need of an interesting topic to follow there are dozens of threads

that members have spent many hours of research and writing up,

they would be thrilled at your participation ,I would because many of the

threads that I research and spend hours on often just disappear without an

answer. I just have to swallow my pride and think of the greater good..

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I just read your comment Aniie , about people who take the trouble to answer

well what about the members that do the above , and who unlike the person

that you took so much trouble over actually do say thank you , they are friendly

hard working , obliging and give you the respect that you deserve. Incidentally

I am not angry or even disappointed , but sad to see so much thoughtlessness from many students that think the world owes them a living and are not willing

to accept responsibility for their actions.

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Thank you Annie for giving me the opportunity to raise my puny voice.

Any member can move a thread up to the top you just have to add a post

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If you still think that we are too hard then read the rude comments made to

one of our hardest working members and an absolute gentleman "Jubilado".

Look at this thread

Ray, thanks for your kind words. The thread was apparently removed. Sometimes we just have to move on after being rejected or misjudged for our help. - Jubilado, Feb 29, 2016

I deleted it mate , but in my opinion the person should not be a member here with such a high opinion of their English composition they are too rich for us minions , I only have a degree in E lit. - ray76, Feb 29, 2016

I agree, Ray. I was just hoping for a filled out profile and the beginning of a learning exercise. Onward and upward! Eh, mate? - Jubilado, Feb 29, 2016

That was not their fist post they had been posting since October 2015. Therefore they should have been more appreciative of the help they had received . - ray76, Feb 29, 2016

I agree amigo. - ian-hill, Feb 29, 2016

Thanks for all you do, Ray! You have indeed become the portavoz for the site! - annierats, Feb 29, 2016

And I'm sorry that you feel so strongly about the lack of thanks, strangely that bothers me less. Bit we're all different, I guess. - annierats, Feb 29, 2016

Out of the hundreds of answers I have posted, only a handful have posted thanks. That's why I write primarily for the members. - Daniela2041, Mar 1, 2016

And you do it well, Dani, and we do notice! - annierats, Mar 1, 2016