Bank a B*****d?

ceecee1

I came on here to see if there had been any response from the forum team - see there is nothing yet.

I find it quite disturbing that it seems to be the first thing that you see when the page opens. It is completly uncecessary and offensive.

zzzLazyDaisy

I have just reported my own post, in an attempt to bring the thread to the attention of the forum team. :cool:

Former_MSE_Andrea

Hi everyone

Thanks for the feedback.

Using this kind of word in the weekly email is always discussed heavily before the team goes down this route, hence why it's not written in full but partly asterisked out.

Personally I'm similar to you loracan1, in everyday conversation I think it's unnecessary, but in this instance I'd say as the aim's to grab the attention of people who may be affected by the issue and need their money back it's ok.

Andrea

Errata

Andrea - I doubt anyone expected anything other than a robust defence from MSE.

Slowhand

MSE_Andrea wrote: »

Hi everyone

Thanks for the feedback.

Using this kind of word in the weekly email is always discussed heavily before the team goes down this route, hence why it's not written in full but partly asterisked out.

Personally I'm similar to you loracan1, in everyday conversation I think it's unnecessary, but in this instance I'd say as the aim's to grab the attention of people who may be affected by the issue and need their money back it's ok.

Andrea

So MSE feels it needs to be offensive to grab people's attention. Would they use the N or the C word to do so? Just how far would MSE go to grab people's attention? Cheap and lazy journalism. Next time use the meeting to come up with a non offensive word.

zzzLazyDaisy

MSE_Andrea wrote: »

Using this kind of word in the weekly email is always discussed heavily before the team goes down this route, hence why it's not written in full but partly asterisked out.
Andrea

So on the same premise, if I disagree with another poster, it is fine to call them a b*****d to make my point, since I haven't written it in full?

miduck

Errata wrote: »

Andrea - I doubt anyone expected anything other than a robust defence from MSE.

"We thought about it - we did it" is hardly a robust defence!

It is a shame that, given the strength of feeling on this thread, the forum team cannot admit they made a mistake. Any value in the story they were publicising has been lost, as people are more concerned with the unsuitable title than the actual content.

zzzLazyDaisy

Im my view, it is also a cop-out refering to Lorcan's post to justify the decision - since ironically the OP was not about the word B****d at all, but about the content of the article (as I understand it).

loracan1

It was about both - I wondered if I was being overly sensitive and getting my morals in a twist, judging by the responses I wasn't.

It makes a cheap point, in an tawdry manner and where I would've once pointed all sorts of folk in the direction of this website, I won't bother at present.

Dasa

Must admit I was very surprised and it didn't make me read the article, just thought it lowered standards on here. Tut Tut MSE.