[backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread David Tomlinson
If like me you were waiting for the official response to my complaint about BBC HD Content Protection. It appears that the BBC web form has eaten my complaint. It is for this reason (and others), I hate web forms. It may have been the cut and paste or the length of the text. Perhaps I should

RE: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Nick Reynolds-FMT
David - have you read these blog posts? http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_manag ement.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/06/round_up_monday_14_june_2 010.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/09/freeview_hd_copy_protecti on_up.html

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Gordon Joly
On 07/07/2010 13:02, Nick Reynolds-FMT wrote: David - have you read these blog posts? No, since the line break ate the URI !! Gordo http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_manag ement.html

RE: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Nick Reynolds-FMT
Strange Lets try again http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_manag ement.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/06/round_up_monday_14_june_2 010.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/09/freeview_hd_copy_protecti on_up.html

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Mo McRoberts
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 13:39, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote: No, since the line break ate the URI !! interestingly[0], GMail's web interface is smart enough to correct that. neat. M. [0] I use the term loosely. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To

RE: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Nick Reynolds-FMT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/drm/ Aggregates them together and may be short enough -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Nick Reynolds-FMT Sent: 07 July 2010 13:47 To: Gordon Joly;

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread David Tomlinson
Nick, My complaint consists of the following: * The Ofcom statement is a dogs dinner full of logical and legal fallacies. * What the BBC is proposing breaches the law (illegal and against BBC policy). (Public Service Obligations, Human Right Act, Competition Law). This is the only

RE: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Nick Reynolds-FMT
Hi David - my suggestion would be that rather then complaining to the BBC or OFCOM you take your complaint to your MP or the BBC Trust. -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of David Tomlinson Sent: 07 July 2010 14:01

RE: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Andrew Bowden
Handy tip that many people don't know about. Wrap longish URLs in angular brackets E.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_mana ement.html Most email clients won't do line breaks in it (waits the inevitable failing of this to work) -Original Message-

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread David Tomlinson
Nick Reynolds-FMT wrote: Hi David - my suggestion would be that rather then complaining to the BBC or OFCOM you take your complaint to your MP or the BBC Trust. Complaining to the BBC is the first stage in taking the issue to the BBC Trust. (two responses then escalate to the Trust) It

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Mo McRoberts
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 14:21, Andrew Bowden andrew.bow...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Handy tip that many people don't know about.  Wrap longish URLs in angular brackets E.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_mana ement.html Most email clients won't do line breaks in

RE: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Nick Reynolds-FMT
But this isn't an editorial complaint - it's a complaint about broader policy issues - I think the Trust is best. -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of David Tomlinson Sent: 07 July 2010 14:37 To:

RE: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Andrew Bowden
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 14:21, Andrew Bowden andrew.bow...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Handy tip that many people don't know about.  Wrap longish URLs in angular brackets E.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_ma na ement.html Most email clients won't

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread David Tomlinson
Nick Reynolds-FMT wrote: But this isn't an editorial complaint - it's a complaint about broader policy issues - I think the Trust is best. You can only appeal to the Trust if you have been through the full complaints process of the BBC, or TV Licensing, or the Digital Switchover Help

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Gordon Joly
On 07/07/2010 14:21, Andrew Bowden wrote: Handy tip that many people don't know about. Wrap longish URLs in angular brackets E.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_mana ement.html Most email clients won't do line breaks in it (waits the inevitable failing of

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
Not sure about writing to your MP... I wrote to mine about the private members bill on homoeopathy and I got a message back saying she's all in favour of it. On 7 July 2010 14:08, Nick Reynolds-FMT nick.reyno...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Hi David - my suggestion would be that rather then complaining to

Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread David Tomlinson
Nick Reynolds-FMT wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/drm/ http://forums.reghardware.com/post/675054 I can't believe The Register hasn't picked up on this. The proposed 'DRM' is entirely harmless and here's why. Scrambling the EPG does NOT prevent the video itself being recorded,