BBC censors
zcat | 28.12.2001 21:59
After taping the John Peel festive fifty off the radio(its the best of the years tracks that John Peel's [radio1 dj]listeners voted for) its kinda traditional as he is the only good dj on radio one . I looked at the message board and someone was asking if any one could copy a tape of it as they wanted one for someone abroad so i wrote a message which didnt get posted to the board so i wrote another tonite and it was censored this is the mail i got so if you fancy asking them why they censor critizem of their stuff the moderator's email address is in the text below
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From: BBC Message Boards
Subject: BBC Forums post: festive50
Date: 28 Dec 2001 20:32:34
To: andrew brixton
Dear Contributor,
Thank you for posting a message to BBC message board.
We very much appreciate your interest in the message board, but are sorry
to have to tell you that your message has had to be removed.
Your message has been removed on the grounds that it contains personal
information (like a telephone number, postal address or email address).
For your own personal privacy, we recommend that you remove any personal
details of this kind from your message and then resubmit it.
Again, thank you for your time and interest. We hope we will hear from you
very soon.
Best wishes,
BBC Message Board Moderators.
Your original message:
From: andrew brixton
Newsgroups: bbc.forums.radio1.peel
Subject: festive50
Date: 28 Dec 2001 20:32:24
yeah lots of people taped the festive 50 but you cant get in touch with
them cause the moderator censors the addresses any one know of a message
board where we can swap email addresses why cant you put your address
anyway? i did put my house no and postcode into a message for one of the
people lookin for a copy of the fes 50 but i guess that aint allowed its
kinda like big brother is watching you or big auntie this will probably be
censored too we shall see ive got a copy of the 50 and would love to hear
the white stripes session as i missed it cheers
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From: BBC Message Boards
Subject: BBC Forums post: festive50
Date: 28 Dec 2001 20:32:34
To: andrew brixton
Dear Contributor,
Thank you for posting a message to BBC message board.
We very much appreciate your interest in the message board, but are sorry
to have to tell you that your message has had to be removed.
Your message has been removed on the grounds that it contains personal
information (like a telephone number, postal address or email address).
For your own personal privacy, we recommend that you remove any personal
details of this kind from your message and then resubmit it.
Again, thank you for your time and interest. We hope we will hear from you
very soon.
Best wishes,
BBC Message Board Moderators.
Your original message:
From: andrew brixton
Newsgroups: bbc.forums.radio1.peel
Subject: festive50
Date: 28 Dec 2001 20:32:24
yeah lots of people taped the festive 50 but you cant get in touch with
them cause the moderator censors the addresses any one know of a message
board where we can swap email addresses why cant you put your address
anyway? i did put my house no and postcode into a message for one of the
people lookin for a copy of the fes 50 but i guess that aint allowed its
kinda like big brother is watching you or big auntie this will probably be
censored too we shall see ive got a copy of the 50 and would love to hear
the white stripes session as i missed it cheers
zcat
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well well
28.12.2001 22:09
Andrew,
Apologies for this. You accidentally posted this message fifteen times (we
counted) and two different moderators rejected the message; unfortunately,
one made a 'slip of the mouse' and chose the wrong reject message.
We do not allow the swapping of personal details for fairly obvious security
reasons. However, upon review we appreciate that your message did not
contain and nor did it ask for any personal details, so please feel free to
post this on the message boards. I have sent this message on to both the
BBCi Communities Representative and the BBC Radio One Messageboard Host. If
there are any developments regarding the exchange of details, I'm sure they
will be in touch, although I obviously cannot guarantee any changes, nor any
personal information of changes.
Many thanks for your time, and a happy new year,
BBC Messageboard Moderators
zcat