Question to AB Editor re: big brother 5.

[nedflanders]

Can you create a temporary section for annoying bb5 fanatics so we don't get bombarded with stupid questions.

[LeMarchand]

I second that! Of course, another option would be immediate deletion of all BB questions }:-) . You could look on it as AB's attempt to stop the rot.

[kags]

I was under the impression this was a democratic community question and answer site. If we are going to introduce censorship other than for abusive or obscene questions, then I for one will stop visiting. If you don't like questions about a particular subject, just ignore them.

[bernardo]

(1) It would be physically impossible to do so, because there is no such thing as an "annoying BB5 fanatic"; that is an oxymoron.
(2) It would be pointless to do so because absolutely everybody in the whole world is completely addicted to BB5 and fascinated by it.

[LeMarchand]

kags, one could argue that BB is abusive and obscene. Let's face it, most people watch (though will vehemently deny it) in the hope that they will see some major bust up and/or sex. It is pure voyeurism - and only just above the sort of webcam sites that you have to pay a subscription to view. Although (unfortunately) I suspect that the majority on AB would not want BB questions banned, if they did, surely that would be an example of democracy in action?
bernardo: 1) Surely what you meant to type was "any BB5 fanatic is a moron" ;-) . 2) The only interest I and many others have in BB is the negative effect that it has on the collective intelligence and taste of the country.

[LeMarchand]

P.S. kags, the original (fairly sensible, or so it seemed to me) was a seperate BB section. It was me who wickedly - }:-) - suggested it's ban. Surely a seperate section wouldn't be censorship? Of course, as most questions don't get placed in the correct section (and/or subsequently moved to the correct section) I don't think that it is necessarily workable. *Trying really hard not to cast aspersions on BB fans*

[kags]

My apologies to nedflanders who was NOT in fact suggesting censorship, so I reserve my pique for Le Marchand grrrrr grrrrr! As it has taken years to get the "new" removed from the Adverts section, maybe we would get a seperate BB section in time for BB7? I still don't like the highbrow attitude that some contributors are taking about BB - maybe it is lowest common denominator TV, but who appointed AB as the arbiter of the nation's taste?

[kags]

ps - In case you hadn't noticed, I am in a bad mood today so I am off to pour myself a glass of red - and I shall return in a better mood ;->