Black and White Photosgraphs

[johnmary]

Can someone tell me why are my B&W photos being deleted

[pieter melissen]

there are some more to be deleted, for reasons that they have been unnaturally manipulated. Does this mean that any B&W conversion from a colour shot is to be considered unnatural? We surely don't have to buy that Leica camera that only shoots in black and white to be allowed to post current ships in B&W? 

The pictures concerned though are for me in the wrong proportion, (too wide) but that is another story.