I would love to be able to individually "protect" a post/thread/attachment so that the
post/thread/attachment will not be deleted even when a member (or admin)
removes all of a member's posts/threads/attachments.

Reasoning:
There are special and valuable threads that members post that you don't want altered ever,
and to be able to lock in (protect) the content contained in those special threads
would be very handy indeed. That way if a member or admin deletes that
member's posts (for any reason... mass prunning, banning,
etc.), at least the very special threads/posts/attachments won't be
lost.

If there is a way to do this already available, please excuse and direct me to the info, if possible.

Thanks!

this is what i want to. i want attachments that are linked to a post and not the user.