What you've done by "deleting the links" truly is show the world that the forums are a bunch of buttheads who want you to acknowledge their awesomeness...
Now, when someone comes on and does a search, they will come up on this thread and wonder just what links were posted and what makes it so important to delete them. Where the newcomer could have seen a really nice kind person offer help, regardless of the person requesting it. (Called being kind and helpful) because being kind and helpful is a wonderful thing to be. with no expectation of the person/s the help was given to. Also the info is not there where it might have helped some other more industrious and researching soul, find their answer to the same age old question, without having to ask it again or at all...
Kindness - Spread the crap everywhere!
Care to share those links again to show you are indeed the kind person I am certain you are?