<br /> A<br /> / \<br /> B C<br /> / \ \<br /> D E F<br />
If you delete B and it's removed entirely then posts D and E are no longer attached to anything. Obviously we could attach them to A but they really might not have anything to do with whatever is in post A. In flat mode it doesn't really matter, but threaded mode breaks as Josh stated.
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