Do the mods delete personal comments?

Do the mods delete personal comments?
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answer:I don’t think it is a policy – I’ve had perfectly innocuous messages disappear from my home page, only for me to find them later – even ones from mods. Maybe it’s a feature of the “in private” setting?
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