Stolen bikes

Both above points are of course correct. These posts can go down as quick as they go up, and we'll not know the reason. However one viewpoint would be that if there's a chance of alerting the owners to what might be their bikes we should perhaps take it. If I deffo spotted someones exact bike from here I would just pm them.
It probably needs a sharper mind than I to call on wether posting dodgy ads is counter productive but if pricks like Ashley are takimg action based on us posting then we are at the very least disrupting there little enterprise.
Nobody steals a bike cause they like bikes, they just like money. It's just a 'product' that happens to be reasonably stealable and easily marketable. These twats will always rob and fence but if we can disrupt their ability to turn a bike to cash quickly then there's a chance bikes will become a less attractive target. When I were a nipper it was cars, then the industry woke up and introduced barriers (Imobilisers, trackers, key code technology etc) and alot of thieves probably moved on to something else.
My previous career centred on the protection of stock and money and although not the most direct and satisfying method of securing your business, disruption and annoying the fuck out of those targeting you slowly saw them move on. Ashley needs money for his 'spliffs' and 'next level beats' and at the moment he's clearly finding bikes a good proposition. If his ability to flog his stuff starts to get too complicated and difficult he might start fencing other 'products' out of nessecity.
I don't have the definitive answer but I'm looking forward to hopefully opening a dialogue with the cycle task force to garner their opinions, it is the police after all who have the mandate and experience to deal with these bumholes, not some miserable northern layabout with one of the worst hangovers I've had this year.
Stay safe people !