The problem with threads like this, even though they're described as "an opportunity to discuss a major news item", is that "major" or not, there's actually very little in the way of "news" to discuss. All we actually know is that "someone" has been suspended, and that an investigation is ongoing. So what's to discuss? That's when the idle speculation begins, and threads are rightly taken down before some ill-considered implications or even accusations arise. I would much prefer that incidents such as this should not be placed in the public domain until someone has actually been charged with an offence. Pre-trial by media, including social media not only works against any subsequent fair trial in the courts, but in the recent past has also caused much pain for the likes of innocents such as Cliff Richard, Paul Gambaccini, Jimmy Tarbuck, Matthew Kelly, Craig Charles et al, and with this latest incident, 5 BBC celebs have now been forced to go public to deny that it is them. That's all I have to say on this.
