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2017-03-01 Thread Nic Siddle
I have tried so hard to stay of this one, but my will has been sapped... On 01/03/2017 21:15, Peter S Kirk wrote: On 28 Feb 2017 at 22:40, michael norman michael norman wrote: Best thing might be not to post links from the Mail which hates the BBC to a pro BBC

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2017-03-01 Thread Roger Tricker
To quote Reeves and Mortimer, "You wouldn't let it lie"! -Original Message- From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] On Behalf Of Peter S Kirk Sent: 01 March 2017 21:16 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: BBC Licensing Expose On 28 Feb 201

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2017-03-01 Thread Peter S Kirk
On 28 Feb 2017 at 22:40, michael norman michael norman wrote: > Best thing might be not to post links from the Mail which hates the BBC > to a pro BBC list. As others have said the Mail is not a reliable source > for anything. The Mail is a reliable source for news

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2017-03-01 Thread mccarthy kevin
gt; -Original Message- > From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] On Behalf > Of Jim web > Sent: 01 March 2017 09:37 > To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: BBC Licensing Expose > > In article <25b7c43b-4278-2dc3-6dc3-03e646

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2017-03-01 Thread Roger Tricker
- From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] On Behalf Of Jim web Sent: 01 March 2017 09:37 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: BBC Licensing Expose In article <25b7c43b-4278-2dc3-6dc3-03e646587...@tqvideo.co.uk>, Tony Quinn <t...@tqvideo.co.uk> wrote:

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2017-03-01 Thread Jim web
In article <25b7c43b-4278-2dc3-6dc3-03e646587...@tqvideo.co.uk>, Tony Quinn wrote: > On 28/02/2017 22:30, CJB wrote: > > I wish I'd never brought the subject up. But what a nasrty hate filled > > email I first received from that David person. CJB. > > > He does come across

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2017-02-28 Thread michael norman
On 28/02/17 22:44, Tony Quinn wrote: On 28/02/2017 22:30, CJB wrote: I wish I'd never brought the subject up. But what a nasrty hate filled email I first received from that David person. CJB. He does come across as a truly vile individuial, it has to be said; but it's often the case with

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2017-02-28 Thread michael norman
On 28/02/17 22:30, CJB wrote: I wish I'd never brought the subject up. But what a nasrty hate filled email I first received from that David person. CJB. On 28/02/2017, Steve B wrote: On 27/02/2017 12:34, David Woodhouse wrote: On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 12:08 +, Tony

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2017-02-28 Thread CJB
I wish I'd never brought the subject up. But what a nasrty hate filled email I first received from that David person. CJB. On 28/02/2017, Steve B wrote: > On 27/02/2017 12:34, David Woodhouse wrote: >> On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 12:08 +, Tony Quinn wrote: >>> has content

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2017-02-28 Thread Steve B
On 27/02/2017 12:34, David Woodhouse wrote: On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 12:08 +, Tony Quinn wrote: has content which should be discussed. It is off-topic for this list, and even if it wasn't, it's not appropriate to post links to that site. Find it in credible news media or don't link to it at

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2017-02-28 Thread VeniVidiVideo
lto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] On Behalf >> Of David Woodhouse >> Sent: 27 February 2017 13:46 >> To: Tony Quinn <t...@tqvideo.co.uk>; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org >> Subject: Re: BBC Licensing Expose >> >> On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 13:22 +, T

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2017-02-28 Thread Dennis Smith
n Behalf > Of David Woodhouse > Sent: 27 February 2017 13:46 > To: Tony Quinn <t...@tqvideo.co.uk>; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: BBC Licensing Expose > > On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 13:22 +, Tony Quinn wrote: >> >> On 27/02/2017 12:34, David Woodhou

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2017-02-27 Thread Roger Tricker
[mailto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] On Behalf Of David Woodhouse Sent: 27 February 2017 13:46 To: Tony Quinn <t...@tqvideo.co.uk>; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: BBC Licensing Expose On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 13:22 +, Tony Quinn wrote: > > On 27/02/2017 12:34, David Woo

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2017-02-27 Thread Jonathan H
Trying to see both sides here: 1: It's David's list, so he gets to set the rules. 2: The subject is off-topic BUT... 3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39100048 However, the caveat here is that the BBC report refers to the Daily Mail report. ___

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2017-02-27 Thread David Cantrell
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 08:57:10AM +, Chris J Brady wrote: > If you thought that the BBC employed th*gs to collect licence fees then you > are right. > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4262202/BBC-s-TV-licence-bullies-exposed.html Do you have an actual news source instead of a

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2017-02-27 Thread David Woodhouse
On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 13:22 +, Tony Quinn wrote: > > On 27/02/2017 12:34, David Woodhouse wrote: > > On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 12:08 +, Tony Quinn wrote: > > > has content which should be discussed. > > > > It is off-topic for this list, and even if it wasn't, it's not > > appropriate to

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2017-02-27 Thread David Woodhouse
On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 12:42 +, jj wrote: > > it's not appropriate to post links to that site. > So, certain news outlets are banned from here? And who decides which > are they? Isn't that (more than) a bit like Trump (or his henchmen) > banning news organisations from their briefings? Oh,

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2017-02-27 Thread Tony Quinn
On 27/02/2017 12:34, David Woodhouse wrote: On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 12:08 +, Tony Quinn wrote: has content which should be discussed. It is off-topic for this list, and even if it wasn't, it's not appropriate to post links to that site. Who exactly appointed you the arbiter of what is

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2017-02-27 Thread David Woodhouse
On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 12:08 +, Tony Quinn wrote: > has content which should be discussed. It is off-topic for this list, and even if it wasn't, it's not appropriate to post links to that site. Find it in credible news media or don't link to it at all. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME

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2017-02-27 Thread Jim web
In article <19f05185-ba77-c679-631c-9c0541950...@tqvideo.co.uk>, Tony Quinn wrote: > On 27/02/2017 09:16, David Woodhouse wrote: > > On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 08:57 +, Chris J Brady wrote: > >> If you thought that the BBC employed th*gs to collect licence fees > >> then you

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2017-02-27 Thread Tony Quinn
On 27/02/2017 09:16, David Woodhouse wrote: On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 08:57 +, Chris J Brady wrote: If you thought that the BBC employed th*gs to collect licence fees then you are right. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4262202/BBC-s-TV-licence-bull ies-exposed.html But seriously

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2017-02-27 Thread Dave Liquorice
On Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:43:20 +0100, Peter Corlett wrote: > Apart from those who don't have a TV Licence because they don't require > one, Haven't the rules recently changed from only needing a licence to watch "as broadcast", ie a live stream, to requiring a licence to watch "on demand"

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2017-02-27 Thread Peter Corlett
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 09:04:41AM +, Colin Law wrote: > A bonus of £15000 for catching 28 evaders at £145.50 (total £4074) doesn't > sound very likely. That's £15,000 per *year* for catching 28 evaders *per week* (total £211,848), or about £10.30 per extra licence collected in this manner.

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2017-02-27 Thread Colin Law
Oops, stupid boy. My excuse is that I never read anything in the Daily Mail, and obviously didn't read this. Colin On 27 February 2017 at 09:39, SquarePenguin wrote: > On 27/02/17 09:04, Colin Law wrote: >> A bonus of £15000 for catching 28 evaders at £145.50

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2017-02-27 Thread SquarePenguin
On 27/02/17 09:04, Colin Law wrote: > A bonus of £15000 for catching 28 evaders at £145.50 (total £4074) > doesn't sound very likely. 28 per week. So 28 * 52 = 1456 'evaders' per year 1456 * cost of license fee (£145.50) = £211,848 per year ___

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2017-02-27 Thread David Woodhouse
On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 08:57 +, Chris J Brady wrote: > If you thought that the BBC employed th*gs to collect licence fees > then you are right. >   > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4262202/BBC-s-TV-licence-bull > ies-exposed.html >   > But seriously - what's the implications for those

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2017-02-27 Thread Colin Law
A bonus of £15000 for catching 28 evaders at £145.50 (total £4074) doesn't sound very likely. I don't see there are any implications for anyone obeying the law. Colin On 27 February 2017 at 08:57, Chris J Brady wrote: > If you thought that the BBC employed th*gs to

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2017-02-27 Thread Chris J Brady
If you thought that the BBC employed th*gs to collect licence fees then you are right. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4262202/BBC-s-TV-licence-bullies-exposed.html But seriously - what's the implications for those using get_iplayer? CJB