Replying to Thread Deletion

i don't know about anyone else, but it seems to me that the thread deletion has been getting a bit out of hand lately, and a lot of it is for no reason that i can see.
Granted, i remember reading that there are over 200 new threads daily, but it seems as though some of the ones that aren't even breaking any rules are being deleted. Also, where are the rules? i know that there used to be a FAQ page where i could read the rules, but now i can't find it anywhere.
Some of the threads that i would delete, simply for the reasons of being useless clutter (ie. threads that emulate other threads with some variables changed to present a sarcastic version, especially when there is already at least one other thread doing the same thing) are not being deleted, while other threads that present interesting stories with little or no offense to anyone here are being deleted left and right.
It is kind of annoying to read a thread, then go to post, only to find that the thread has been deleted, especially when the thread is no more than five minutes old, doesn't offend anybody in the topic or original post, and has a small number of harmless posts in it.

I think that we need to put up a new page outlining all the rules, something that can be easily found and referred to by all members, so that whatever rules may be getting broken can be cut down on, and so that mods can be questioned when a harmless thread is deleted. I don't want to seem like that guy who complains too much, but I just don't see how a lot of threads that are getting deleted can have any reason for getting deleted.