amanfromMars 1 Wed 1 Apr 16:15 [2604011615] .... shares some old news of the past for present day future processing on https://forums.theregister.com/forum/2/2026/03/30/bbc_opinion/
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Once upon a time in the not too distant past [right at the beginning of years 2000] did the BBC have a number of fantastic community websites ....... The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for one [H2G2] .... and The Great Debate and R4 Today Program discussion forums being another two, where matters of the day were reported for viewers to comment on/analyse and offer alternative opinion and possible solutions regarding events being shared/described/perceived by the BBC in support of the Establishment and body politic of the day.
Those two particular noticeboards, and I suspect there are posters here on El Reg these day who were enthusiastic supporters of both boards there then too, were very successful and extremely well visited. And what transpired surprisingly clearly and very quickly was discussion, freely given and shared on the forums which provided attractive viable answers to hanging questions and difficult situations requiring resolution ........ and then, as soon as the next day in more cases than not, does the BBC provide a report about discussions taking place with the self same resolutions from the powers that be, presented front and centre as news for pondering and acceptance.
It was a very obvious happening and a quite clearly a situation which the Establishment could not allow to further proceed and deepen and continue to succeed. ..... and prove that the Emperor indeed has no clothes of his own.
Virtually overnight were those few very successful and popular public noticeboard made unavailable and removed from the BBC website ...... which nowadays is a sad and forlorn shadow of its former audiotelevisual leader self.
It all more than just suggested and clearly showed how everything was made to be done and to be reported/practically shared and virtually realised.
cc ...... Matt Brittin [BBC DG-in-waiting] and BBC Chair of the Board, Samir Shah.
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