I do not know the answer but I have a hunch. The thread was, IMHO, irredeemably hijacked by a poster who was so often quoted by other posters that I suspect that erasing the whole thread became the only viable solution. In addition, even before the serious hijacker appeared, there were posts demeaning the OP.
The same subject, with far less invective, is available on several threads that exits, all with titles similar enough to search and find, I believe. (I have not searched. I know enough people who actually do make a good living at MS and have read the other threads AND heard their stories first hand.)
btw, I am not a Mod and do not know who is. But I also suspect that only Jacob could take down an entire thread.
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