Hidden Status ? Delete?

There has been an issue with me for some time and I have crystalized a few concerns regarding IMC security.

What event sequence initiates -hidden status/ delete- ?

In my opinion, some threads get hidden for unreasonable well, reasons.

Yes, I know we are whipping the IMC LA staff, free of charge, to be perfect and godlike in their selection process to suit all of our [ personal or corporate] needs; from the good bad and ugly readers and participants.
But
They have this :

Principles of Unity
1. We strive to provide an information infrastructure for people and opinions who do not have access to the airwaves, tools and resources of corporate media. This includes audio, video, photography, internet distribution and any other communication medium.

2. We support local, regional and global struggles against exploitation and oppression.

3. We function as a non-commercial, non-corporate, anti-capitalist collective.
So that really means at least to me, is that all are encouraged, among other things, to participate in providing sourced or be prepared to provide sourced information relevant in deconstructing the lies that promote the exploitation and oppression that the ‘corporate and capitalist’ meddling which I believe is common criminality, brings into our lives. So now back to procedure.

Earlier johnk mentioned my suggestion about tagging the hidden status with the violation. Maybe the guidelines should be reviewed also.
That could help the QC by providing feedback.
It could also help flag errors.
Thank you.