Bloomin Direct: Why has this thread been suspended?

Former_MSE_Webmaster

Bloomin Direct has threatened legal action against MoneySavingExpert.com as a number of people have posted negative comments in relation to its business practices; comments that Bloomin Direct says are untrue. To protect the site and its posters from legal action, we have suspended the posts.

Is this kowtowing to a legal threat?

Absolutely not. This site is here to help consumers and it will not be cowed by threats to keep it quiet. However we cannot continue to display your comments unless we have evidence that the facts on which they are based are true.

We’re going to investigate the claims and we need your help

If you have personally had dealings with Bloomin Direct we want to hear from you, especially if you have posted any of the comments that have been suspended as part of this complaints handling process.

We need details of your dealings with Bloomin Direct and any evidence you have in support of your comments so that we can carry out our investigation as thoroughly and fairly as possible and we need you to be willing to be named as a provider of this information. Without this assistance from you it will be very difficult for us to carry out a thorough investigation.

Please send your offers of help and your supporting evidence to investigation@moneysavingexpert.com.

What if the company is just trying to censor debate?

If after our investigation there are grounds to suspect that this complaint was an attempt to censor legitimate comment about the company, then we reserve the right to report that fact, together with the results of our investigation, to a wider audience; such as the 3m people who receive our weekly email.

In the meantime please do NOT post about Bloomin Direct anywhere else on the forum

If you see a post please report it to [Removed by Forum Team] and it will be removed. This thread is now closed for discussion for that reason.