Why did my post get deleted?

marcaronson408

Hi, I create a post a couple of hours ago that documents how to improve performance of Quicken Classic on Windows 11. It looks like the post has been deleted. I think the information I provided will be helpful to the community — is there a way I can find out why my posted was removed?

Thanks,

Marc

Quicken Anja

@marcaronson408 Thanks for the additional context, and no worries!

To answer your question: as long as the product you’re sharing isn’t a competitor to Quicken (essentially another personal finance software), it’s fine to mention it without the post being removed. Since the utility you described is just for setting CPU affinity and improving system performance, it should be okay to share here.

Appreciate you taking the time to clarify!

NotACPA

Perhaps were you recommending/endorsing a third-party product? That's a no-no on this forum.

BUT, usually, just the contents get deleted … not the entire post and I couldn't find a post from you dated earlier today. And, usually, the mods (the only one's who can delete posts) would send you a explanatory message.

SO, you might try messaging one of the Mods to see if you can find out what happened.

Also, the obvious question is: Are you sure you saved it? I've made that mistake before.

splasher

It could have been taken as an advertisement for the program that you mentioned.

marcaronson408

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20505532#Comment_20505532

Thanks — that's a good point.

I will attempt to rewrite it so that it doesn't trigger that concern.

Marc

marcaronson408

How do I contact a moderator to see if a modified writeup is acceptable?

Marc

marcaronson408

I created a new post under product suggestions that I think (hope) will be considered acceptable.

Improve performance on Ultra Core processors by using “CPU affinity” — Quicken

Marc

Quicken Anja

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20505546#Comment_20505546

Hi @marcaronson408,

Thanks for reaching out!

I didn’t see your original post, so I can’t say for certain why it may have been removed. However, looking at your new post, I don’t see anything that would warrant deletion, so you should be fine there.

For future reference, if you’d like to reach a moderator directly, you can tag us by using the “@” symbol followed by our username (for example, @Quicken Anja or @Quicken Kristina ), and it will notify us.

Thank you!

marcaronson408

Hi @Quicken Anja, thank you for reaching out to me — I do appreciate it!

First, a "Mea culpa". I want to acknowledge that my original post probably looked like it was intended to promote a 3rd party product. It wasn't intentional, and I didn't even realize it until I read the feedback in this thread, but I was so excited to have found a solution to this long-standing problem that I didn't think long enough about how my post would come across.

The problem is that Windows does not provide a simple way to set CPU affinity. It requires researching to find out the CPU number of the performance cores on one's processor, creating a hexadecimal mask that represents which CPUs you want the process tied to and then creating a shortcut with an appropriate "start" command.

There is a 3rd party product that simplifies all of this. They have free and paid versions. Their pricing is modest, and they are well-respected in IT shops for providing utilities of this nature.

Is there a way I can share the name without the thread being removed?

Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Marc

Quicken Anja

@marcaronson408 Thanks for the additional context, and no worries!

To answer your question: as long as the product you’re sharing isn’t a competitor to Quicken (essentially another personal finance software), it’s fine to mention it without the post being removed. Since the utility you described is just for setting CPU affinity and improving system performance, it should be okay to share here.

Appreciate you taking the time to clarify!