If a rider had done a shoot for one of those old fashioned 'gentlemen's magazines' more suited to an OB-GYN clinic, would it be appropriate to post pictures from it on this forum? You're basically saying it would, that the rider has in effect given you permission to post it wherever you want. That, some might say, is outrageous.
The Rousse photo may have been appropriate in a 90s lads mag like
FHM or
Loaded but even you seem to be able to almost glimpse out of the corner of your eye that, maybe, with careful consideration, you know, here it was not quite appropriate. But I suppose that, unlike the one occasion when someone posted a problematic issue and you collectively convinced them to take it down, as the Rousse picture stayed on the forum no one actually thought it to be really problematic or inappropriate.
Now, while talking about the Rousse picture offers a fascinating insight into your thought processes ("a big girl made me do it and ran away", which scarily reads as "she was asking for it" if you write it backwards) it's kind of a red herring here. Ok, if you're looking for one single issue that caused the threads to be deleted I can see how you might want to fixate on something like that. And, trust me, I do see why you might want to seek a single issue cause. I get it, I really do, a single problematic post causing the deletion would absolve you of any responsibility for what went on. It would offer you the glimmer of a hope that, once things die down, you can try for Babes on Bikes IV - Harder To Kill Than Even A South African WorldTour Team'. Good luck with that.
But, sadly, the threads weren't deleted because of a single post. We've seen
why they were deleted. They were totally unacceptable. Totally. Start to finish and all points in between. They were out of line with what CN and its editorial team stand for.
Me, I thought that that last part in particular was obvious to anyone who actually reads CN but what do I know, eh, I ain't no sophisticate and can't even spell nuanced.