I would like to know is why was the thread pulled in the first place? As users we have no rights and we are blessed to have such a well run site as PPrune and the moderators can do whatever they like. However, I don't think this thread would have been chopped had the incident taken place elsewhere. Compare this story with the crash in Indonesia. There is a thread full of idle speculation and (probably) ill informed comment yet it remains posted. Surely foreign journalists use the same tactics and resources as there lowlife UK counterparts? Why then was this thread not also removed?
Unless there are legal reasons I don't understand. I hope it is not because it was an event which took place in the UK, which might be a bit close to home. The Indonesian crash thread has accusations of FA deserting post, crew flying about until fuel was exhausted, refuelling errors and god knows what else.
Level playing field I say.