Bank a B*****d?

loracan1

I'm not sure if I'm turning into some moral-preaching harpie but I really don't like seeing that in the side bar. Quite attention grabbing but apart from anything else it's always been quite clear what fee-paying accounts actually charge for and how they are run - where does the mis-selling come into it?

Is 'reclaiming' going too far? Is mse readership dropping and they're feeling the need to get more attention?

Don't get mad get minted

I can hear that bandwagon from here...

bodacious

I must be an innocent but I can't work out what that word is supposed to be in this context!

I don't think it's very nice either, BTW.

view

Could not agree more. It's poor journalism and akin to a comment from a punter reading a daily mail story... disappointing from mse.

Jenna_Appleseed

not bothered by the implied language but it looks stupid/well unprofessional with all the asterisks.

Quasar

Only yesterday I read a thread here when a user was sold a basic current account and was never told there were charges and now is uncomfortably overdrawn. Maybe some banks (or employees) need to be less slapdash and more upfront. Saying that, I have no opinion either way about that word in the sidebar except that I'm surprised to see it.

Old_Wrinkly

Quasar wrote: »

Only yesterday I read a thread here when a user was

allegedly?

sold a basic current account and was

allegedly?

never told there were charges and now is uncomfortably overdrawn. Maybe some banks (or employees) need to be less slapdash and more upfront.

The MSE article is about packaged (i.e. monthly-charged-for) current accounts, where you get various 'benefits' for your monthly fee (which might or might not be of use to you).
Basic current accounts don't fall into that category.

Quasar

Old_Wrinkly wrote: »

allegedly?
allegedly?


The MSE article is about packaged (i.e. monthly-charged-for) current accounts, where you get various 'benefits' for your monthly fee (which might or might not be of use to you).
Basic current accounts don't fall into that category.

No not allegedly, well not in the post he made. He really really thought he was sold a straightforward account (basic? or what are they called?) in which he could just pay some money in, and the bank staff did not mention the charges. Whether he got it wrong or not is of course not for me to say, as I only go by what is posted.

aliasojo

loracan1 wrote: »

I'm not sure if I'm turning into some moral-preaching harpie but I really don't like seeing that in the side bar.

I agree. I was surprised to see it tbh, seemed a tad unprofessional. It's one thing thinking or saying something like that in a personal capacity but using it in an official manner in an email that caters for a wide demographic, seems unwise to say the least.

I'm no prude and a few choice swearies have come forth from my lips on more than one occasion but I don't expect to see that in an MSE official article.

Isn't it against the rules to attempt to circumvent the swear filter? :whistle: :rotfl:

Errata

Typical metrosexual chattering class Sun journalism.

zzzLazyDaisy

I find the word offensive. It is a throwback to the days when being born illegitimate was a stigma that you (and your mother) would carry for the whole of your life - and it is not that long ago. Thankfully we live in more tolerant times now, but I still think the use of the word is a cheap shot to get attention, and not compatible with professional journalism.

miduck

Thought I'd "bump" this as the forum team seem to have missed it.