Yeah, most forums aren't really catering to the general chit chat, that you would have in general life, which I believe is a good thing. Most users here come to discuss, without much small talk. I'm not a big fan of small talk in general life, let alone on a forum.

You might have something to say, but that reply of "Great" isn't saying anything really. Alternatively, if someone has helped you, or you've helped them, and you either want to say thank you, or whatever then a personal message is the better option.

This isn't specifically targeting you, and I'd like for you to just imagine if we were to allow this sort of responses in the future. The whole forum, and threads would be littered with "Thank you", "Cool", and other low quality replies, which would ultimately lead to the thread becoming harder to read. Since, everyone would be having personal conversations, rather than contributing to the overall discussion.

Also, regarding it potentially not being reported. Usually, I tend to go through some of the sections I moderate, and delete replies which haven't been reported, but I believe to be breaking the guidelines. That's just something I do, and I'm sure other moderators here do it too. Same as if we just happen upon your response, like any other user instead of reporting it, we would just remove it if we believe it infringes the guidelines.

So, posts can be deleted whether or not they've actually been reported, but this doesn't mean we are targeting you.