My first deleted thread

[User6179]

What are you on about? Where is this "same context"?

He is saying women are now as sexist as men.

 

[theclaud]

He is saying women are now as sexist as men.

Gee - thanks for the mansplainin'.

 

[User6179]

Gee - thanks for the mansplainin'.

You asked , I answered

 

[classic33]

I haven't actually seen the offending thread - guess it got deleted before I logged in today.
I am not offended by those old adverts, but then I am not British.
The Greek advert simply compares the Raleigh's allure to the allure of a disrobing attractive woman. It is of historical cycling interest.
Of course, the other pictures might have been more explicit, not suitable for CC: I seem to recall that even the forum members on naked bike rides did not post the more explicit pictures of their rides, to keep to the forum rules.
Btw, also backwards and retrograde are old washing powder adverts of women feeling blessed to iron their husband's socks, or the modern advert for make up in this thread.
Still, I wouldn't say they offend me, more like annoy me.

Pictures were never posted, by me, from the ride in York to avoid any trouble that might follow posting them. The only one that did make it, via a link, was the official picture of the ride. Also printed in many papers.
Later visible on here, for a short while.
There was also a request from many on here for no pictures.

 

[theclaud]

You asked , I answered

Unfortunately, your answer doesn't cut it. Reiver's contribution is gratuitous false equivalence. I can't be arsed with the search function right now, but feel free to enumerate the equivalent threads consisting of objectification of the male...

 

[User6179]

Unfortunately, your answer doesn't cut it. Reiver's contribution is gratuitous false equivalence. I can't be arsed with the search function right now, but feel free to enumerate the equivalent threads consisting of objectification of the male...

Point taken , but I think I never said the objectification of females was a good thing and that I said thrice that the OPs pics should of been took down

 

[Pale Rider]

High time someone mentioned Hitler in this thread:

http://carbonaddiction.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/20131018-201352.jpg

 

[classic33]

Unfortunately, your answer doesn't cut it. Reiver's contribution is gratuitous false equivalence. I can't be arsed with the search function right now, but feel free to enumerate the equivalent threads consisting of objectification of the male...

Pictures of that nature were actually posted on one of the forums at the top. Some by females, who seemed to feel that no harm was being done, and because it was pictures of men, they were okay
Pictures later pulled.

 

[Fab Foodie]

The same point, crisply made by a woman and by a man. This place is meant for both male and female cyclists to enjoy, but some of the pathetic male dinosaurs on here really let the place down.

.... and the rest really aren't trying hard enough ....

 

[Fab Foodie]

As has already been said, it's Shaun's site and it was Shaun's decision. He knows that he has a good few loyal women members of the forum who dislike these sorts of demeaning threads. I admire his persistence. Men who want to gawk at naked women and keep on trying to start 'Girls in Lycra'-type threads are very welcome to clear off to BikeRadar.

... or for the hardcore stuff ... Tri-Talk ....

 

[steveindenmark]

Flippin Eck guys your not all still droning on about this are you?

I am the OP and I think its all time you put your sharp pencils away and moved on.

It was only a bit of fun. Its now moved on to some people wanting to make a point of their point.

 

[Shaun]

I have been on here for quite a while now and have posted lots of threads.

I have just had my a thread deleted, my first ever, on any forum, of any kind.

The thread was about advertising for Raleigh Bikes from back in the 50/60s. The advertising were sketches of scantily dressed Ladies. I have no idea how they related to Raleigh Bikes, but that was the amusing part. They were cheeky at best, certainly not offensive.

They were deleted as they were "Not suitable for Cycle Chat Forum".

They were so unsuitable that they were already getting "likes".

I understand and respect the need to moderate sites like this but this was just someone with the power at there elbow being puritanical.

I want anyone to be able to read CycleChat anywhere so have a simple rule of no nudity; I also extend that to images that are sexual suggestive or threads that use imagery in a sexist way. This applies to threads, posts, the photo gallery and avatars.

Your comment on the adverts didn't help either: Nice frames and no spare tyres. Good for a few thousand miles by the look of them.

I might have considered allowing thumbnails of them in the context of a serious discussion about the history of bicycle advertising but that isn't what the thread was about.

If anyone is unsure about whether an image would be suitable for posting on CycleChat or not, just PM me or the Moderators account and we'll let you know.

Cheers,
Shaun