The BBC has gone downhill

[stephen_c]

This item made it onto BBC **World** News channel 36 today.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Devon | Flatulence ban for club pensioner

Flatulence ban for club pensioner

A social club in Devon has banned a 77-year-old man from breaking wind while indoors.

Maurice Fox received a letter from Kirkham Street Sports and Social Club in Paignton asking him to consider his actions, which "disgusted" members.

Mr Fox, a club regular for 20 years, said: "I am happy to oblige them, there is no problem. I do get a bit windy - I am an old fart now."

He said he had to leave the club about three times a night.

In its letter to the retired bus driver, the club said: "After several complaints regarding your continual breaking of wind (farting) while in the club, would you please consider that your actions are considered disgusting to fellow members and visitors.

"You sit close to the front door, so would you please go outside when required. So please take heed of this request."

"I am a loud farter, but there is no smell" - Maurice Fox

Mr Fox, who lives in nearby Princess Street, said the letter was a surprise because he had been given no verbal warning.

"I think someone has complained about the noise. I am a loud farter, but there is no smell.

"I do not think it [the letter] is unreasonable, you get ladies in there."

Mr Fox also spends two days a week at the nearby Palace Place club, but said he had no complaints about flatulence there.

The club said there was no one available for comment.

[wishbone]

ehh, what about the time that guy got on acting as a rep for union carbide to apologize regarding the bhopal incident, and it was all a hoax?

BBC's not any sturdier than any other major media network.

[NinjaBoy]

BBC's full of junk like this. Every media outlet is. Helps bring in traffic.

[Revolver]

its a interesting story.

we're all talking about it now.

looks like the bbc's right on course .

[Meaks]

im on the bbc site nearly every day.. their "also in the news" section is full of this stuff, some of its funny, some of its just useless. being super into current events myself, i think the scope of their coverage is good, but the depth of many articles is very shallow. and while no media outlet is by any means un-biased in their reporting, i find bbc's to be a little less than alot of the crap out there.
haha did u hear about the bbc correspondents who got the shit kicked outa them in moscow this week? yikes.

[stephen_c]

^
there's no luv lost between moscow and london.
those assaults were meant to send a message.


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my point was that a 77yr old man farting is not a worthy *world* news item.

[Senior]

BBC is still a lot better than any other news source that size. CBC, FOX, CNN... no where near as good. that said I find a lot of magazines like the Economist or Atlantic Monthly to offer far better journalism.

[stephen_c]

^
economist is gr8, but print version is so expensive.

[wishbone]

Originally Posted by wishbone

ehh, what about the time that guy got on acting as a rep for union carbide to apologize regarding the bhopal incident, and it was all a hoax?

BBC's not any sturdier than any other major media network.

no one at all remembers this?

[decypher]

There has also been cases of executive corruption. That's why it's up to you to be informed and cross-reference your sources. Anyone who watches a lot of mainstream media should also look at alternative forms.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by decypher

There has also been cases of executive corruption. That's why it's up to you to be informed and cross-reference your sources. Anyone who watches a lot of mainstream media should also look at alternative forms.

Adendum: Should also take those alternate forms with a grain of salt. Where executive corruption doesn't lie, often there's also lax editorial policies which leads to a lot of reporter bias.