Stolen bikes

Why does the forum demand to know how the bike is locked up, surely the point of this thread is to alert people to a bike that has been stolen and show people interested in bikes what to keep an eye out for?

To me the main point is to know which locks are mostly getting cut through, and what's the most common reason for theft that i should watch out for in the future.

True, this doesn't help anymore the poor sod who lost his bike, but might help others