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I read the FAQ regarding deletion here: http://stackoverflow.com/faq#deletion

Nothing in that could explain why my answer (which was originally accepted by the OP) was deleted by a moderator.

Here is a link to the answer (10k only). Here is the answer's content, for those who cannot see it:

You can keep a run-count, and use normal_duration + 30000 as the setTimeout delay for the X+ 1st time.

var runCount = 0, runsBeforeDelay = 20;
function myslidefunction(){

    // .. stuff

    runCount++;
    var delay = 0;
    if(runCount > runsBeforeDelay) {
        runCount = 0;
        delay = 30000;
    }
    setTimeout(myslidefunction, 400 + delay);
};

// start it off
setTimeout(myslidefunction, 1000);

Can anyone shed some light into the "why" part of this as I really cannot see why my successful attempt at helping the OP was deleted as if it was some kind of spam.

Also, what kind of rights do moderators have? Are there any steps if someone decides to be mischievous?

I read the FAQ regarding deletion here: https://stackoverflow.com/faq#deletion

Nothing in that could explain why my answer (which was originally accepted by the OP) was deleted by a moderator.

Here is a link to the answer (10k only). Here is the answer's content, for those who cannot see it:

You can keep a run-count, and use normal_duration + 30000 as the setTimeout delay for the X+ 1st time.

var runCount = 0, runsBeforeDelay = 20;
function myslidefunction(){

    // .. stuff

    runCount++;
    var delay = 0;
    if(runCount > runsBeforeDelay) {
        runCount = 0;
        delay = 30000;
    }
    setTimeout(myslidefunction, 400 + delay);
};

// start it off
setTimeout(myslidefunction, 1000);

Can anyone shed some light into the "why" part of this as I really cannot see why my successful attempt at helping the OP was deleted as if it was some kind of spam.

Also, what kind of rights do moderators have? Are there any steps if someone decides to be mischievous?