I've got an update to the Akatosh Dragons mod that I'm thinking about releasing. However, if you've noticed, the mod has disappeared from TESNexus. Usually, that means the author doesn't want it distributed anymore. But, there was at one point a database problem a year or two back where some mods were lost.

Does anyone know the exact reason why SaidenStorm's Akatosh Dragons is no longer available? I'd like to upload it if I can, to go along with my updated release.

it's still there

http://www.fileplanet.com/185474/180000/fileinfo/Elder-Scrolls-IV:-Oblivion---Aaktosh-Dragon-Mount-v1.9-with-Extras

I would go for the "database lost" issue.

also I can't find the point of removing a piece of your work from the net if you received a lot of praise; basically by hiding it you made all the time spent making it wasted time.
But hey...

Unfortunately, there's several authors that do this. One of the reasons I've seen before is that they feel that they cannot support it anymore.