I agree, there is no reason to respond rudely. If you can't say anything nice, then don't say it at all. If it bothers you so much, then report it.
Some fail to realize that not everyone can be as experienced in their phone or OS. We all start somewhere and some need guidance to get to that special experience level. Also there is no requirment to search. Some do some don't. But that does not give anyone the right to go off on any member because they ask a question that may seem small or one that has already been answered.
As for the merge and moving of threads/posts, it is necessary to keep the forums organized.
As for the recent posts/threads that were deleted, that was a server issue. And the only backup we had at the time of the incident was from two days ago. So anything posted thereafter was lost. (Including my responses and reason for the way us staff do things to keep things in order.)
TS out