I reported myself, but now it's completely gone.

Perhaps mistakenly, my OP disappeared altogether.
I don't want to mention the topic here so that this doesn't just go away too.

I thought that there was now a probation list of forum topics and that I would get a purple moosage when my naughty topic (or subject line) was deleted.
I did use a hashtag.
I checked for probation posts, but mine from this morning was not there.
I checked post by Bura and the other communications forums posts.
There are just too many for me to figure out what I did wrong.

The post was about clean water and some current news.
I reported myself because when I selected the forum, I choice politics.
Then when I went back, I discovered that isn't a discussion forum.
So I asked that my post be moved or copied, but not removed.

Now, it is gone. How can I find out way?

You tried to put that post in the Politics forum of the Cider Press.
The post was political by nature.

However, users need a minimum of 4-6 apples to post in any of the Cider Press fora.
You do not have enough apples to post in any of those fora.
Please see: https://permies.com/forums/posts/list/31128#241860

Ah, my ignorance.

But, alas, now it is gone, and the wind has left my sails.

I'm sad that I did not know the best location to ask or discuss my concerns.

Such is life (or not).

Thank you for responding and explaining.
There are just so many things to learn.

Sigh