User blog comment:SilverTouch/Users can Edit my stories only for spelling and grammer/@comment-1874924-20110201062813

A story won't normally be deleted unless the author abandons it or unless it is inappropriate for this site (pornographic, for example, or not related to TDI). A vandal might erase all the content without actually deleting the page; but if that happens, the story can be restored pretty quickly.