BBC SCAMS STRICTLY VIEWERS!

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Stephen Wilson wrote:

"Agamemnoel" wrote in message
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Agamemnoel wrote:

"Stephen O'Connell" wrote in message
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Agamemnoel wrote:
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Agamemnoel wrote:
What a bloody scam!

And?

You sound upset. Did the people you voted for not make it through or
something?

From the day John Sergeant quit I thought the BBC would roll over the
votes from the semi-final to the final, but I assumed they would tell
the audience first, before they voted.

I didn't vote since there was no chance of Tom & Camilla being saved
from the dance off with the top two couples on 3 points each and Tom
& Camilla on 1 point. The audience should have been told this before
the lines were opened, but they were not and the vote should never
have gone ahead. The rules were changed at the last moment to keep
them all in.

To be honest, I don't watch any of that reality TV ****, and viewers
who
waste their time texting or phoning in to those shows are, in my
opinion,
just idiots. What's that old saying, a fool and his money are easily
parted? So true. That's the way I look at all those phone-in type of
thing.
A waste of time, and money. But each to their own and all that...


If the BBC had any sense they'd have allowed everyone to vote for the
contestants on Strictly and on every other interactive show on the
Internet and then they wouldn't have to be forced to give people back
their money. Ofcom should ban telephone voting once and for all.

Right, like internet voting can't be fixed by clearing your cache, you
dozy ****.

If would be very difficult to fix the vote if the BBC recorded all the IP
addresses and make sure there are no duplicates and force everyone who
wants to vote to register and confirm their email address first and then
confirm that they have voted by clicking a link in an email which is sent
to them after they have voted. If people wanted to vote more than once it
would be more difficult than pressing redial on the telephone, which they
are still allowed to do under the current system. If people were
repeatedly voting from the same IP address and/or email (and they still
have to click on the email sent to them) then their votes would be all
cancelled. IMBECILE!

You're missing 3 very important points here.
1. It's only entertainment.
2. It's entertainment the BBC makes lots of money out of. Letting people
vote for free would kind of defeat the object.
3. It's only watched by women and gay men.



3 is an inflammatory remark.
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:55:06 +0000 (UTC), (The
Doctor) wrote:

In article ,
Stephen Wilson wrote:

You're missing 3 very important points here.
1. It's only entertainment.

So are sports. That doesn't mean that rules can be ignored.

2. It's entertainment the BBC makes lots of money out of. Letting people
vote for free would kind of defeat the object.

The BBC does not make any money from the voting.

See this guide for programme makers:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/edit...tivity/voting/

Summary Guide

Before launching a vote you should always read this checklist in order to
ensure compliance:
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Premium Rate Telephony is not used to make a profit except if it is to
raise money for charitable purposes (see below).

* The BBC will use Premium Rate Telephony where it is the most
suitable way to handle large volumes of calls effectively. The lowest
viable tariff must be used.
* The only time, in exceptional cases, where we may use premium rate lines
to raise money, is in order to raise funds for a BBC charitable
initiative.

3. It's only watched by women and gay men.



3 is an inflammatory remark.

And untrue.

In message , Peter Duncanson
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:55:06 +0000 (UTC), (The
Doctor) wrote:

In article ,
Stephen Wilson wrote:

You're missing 3 very important points here.
1. It's only entertainment.

So are sports. That doesn't mean that rules can be ignored.


And the rules for tonight's voting are

The BBC reserves the right to cancel or suspend voting at any time.

In the event of any such cancellation or suspension, a technical failure
or any other malfunction with the phone vote, the BBC reserves the right
to arrange for the winner to be decided by a contingency arrangement
from the votes cast by former winners, sporting legends and leading
figures from the sports industry attending the Director of Sport's
reception at Sports Personality of the Year. This process will also be
independently verified.





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Mike Henry wrote:

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A bbc spokesman said: "We have had a lot of calls. It isn't that people
are angry, more like confused.
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There you go - you're not angry, just confused.


Surely such programmes only appeal to the mentally confused anyway? ;-)

"Mike Henry" wrote in message
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Anyone heard how many complaints BBC have received?

bbc news reported it was 200.
no-ones getting a refund though.

Raymond Daley wrote:
"Mike Henry" wrote in message
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Anyone heard how many complaints BBC have received?

bbc news reported it was 200.
no-ones getting a refund though.



Nor should they. It's an open secret that such programmes are for fools
to vote for. These voting shows are all fixed and if the public aren't
sharp enough to realise it yet it's their problem. They deserve to be
fooled.

They make themselves look even bigger idiots by spending more money
ringing up to complain! LOL! FFS don't they have real things to worry
about?

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:07:41 -0000, "Agamemnoel"
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crap deleted

Do you really think that you make this trivial subject important just
by SHOUTING?
Well you can't. It's a load of crap like all 'reality TV'
You are welcome to watch it if you have nothing more important to do
in your tiny life, but please don't bother normal people with it.

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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:07:41 -0000, "Agamemnoel"
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crap deleted

Do you really think that you make this trivial subject important just
by SHOUTING?

It was on the BBC main News.

Well you can't. It's a load of crap like all 'reality TV'
You are welcome to watch it if you have nothing more important to do
in your tiny life, but please don't bother normal people with it.

You are not a normal person. You are a retard.

"Alan" wrote in message
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In message , Peter Duncanson
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:55:06 +0000 (UTC), (The
Doctor) wrote:

In article ,
Stephen Wilson wrote:

You're missing 3 very important points here.
1. It's only entertainment.

So are sports. That doesn't mean that rules can be ignored.


And the rules for tonight's voting are

The BBC reserves the right to cancel or suspend voting at any time.

In the event of any such cancellation or suspension, a technical failure
or any other malfunction with the phone vote, the BBC reserves the right
to arrange for the winner to be decided by a contingency arrangement from
the votes cast by former winners, sporting legends and leading figures
from the sports industry attending the Director of Sport's reception at
Sports Personality of the Year. This process will also be independently
verified.


What does this have to do with Strictly Come Dancing which was on before
Sports Personality of the Year?

On Dec 15, 4:06*am, Mike Henry
wrote:
In , "Agamemnoel"





wrote:

"David" wrote in message
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Just shows these 'phone in voting shows are fiddled. *Proves once again
the BBC are as bad as the rest.

Wonder which of the 3 couples the BBC producers have already chosen to be
winners.
I for one no trust in them.

Anyone heard how many complaints BBC have received also Ofcom?
Regards,
David
The Mirror says hundreds.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs2/news...y-come-dancing...

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A bbc spokesman said: "We have had a lot of calls. It isn't that people
are angry, more like confused.
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Must have been Aggy calling

Regards

Ged