Let me put it simply my fellow forum debaters.

Lets say I was the local forum guru around here, the "Pacard" of bike forums (he is the celeb around here right?). Lets say that whenever I swooped into a thread all i got was sheeping yeses and praises.

Now, lets say I came in here and just preached an agenda, albeit a noble cause, it would be a subject matter against forum rules, for example politics, or health care system, or any of the usual no-no subject matters, but those that were for the good and benefit of millions.

A moderator would kindly ask me to remove my posts and inform me of my breach in rules and regulations. Now, Im sure its free speech and all of that nonsense, but the forum rules are the forum rules, and I participate under the conditions I follow these rules. This would be different than if I humbly apologized, and quickly and quietly rectified my deviance, in a mannarable, sincere, and gracious way, knowing by then at least I had made my cause known. Lance did not do this. He bascially snubbed the rule makers and structure of the event, and evryone invloved.

Im not sure why this is a hard concept for some people to understand.
Lance, and every cyclist in the Tour, participated under conditions they follow every rules and regulation. Him breaching the rule is forgivable, just like any rule governing anything. However, if I carry on with arrogance, disrespect, diregard and open, willing devience, then the rule makers are left with no choice, and I would have been a complete, and utter baboon that has no manners.

This is simply the OPs point.