[Amy]

Originally posted by rachb
I don't know if its just me,but the banner looks much smaller

The banner is smaller yes

[peachy]

They've definitely reduced the size of the banner and made it paler, however it remains and some of the comments on there last night were really offensive. After constantly reminding us how sensitive E4 and C4 are about what they can and cannot broadcast they then have a banner full of really nasty remarks about Gos and Justine's weight. I thought many of the comments were downright cruel and much more offensive than a few swear words.

Also, am I the only person who truly loathes txt spek?

[LEE]

Also, am I the only person who truly loathes txt spek?

No, I'm with you on this one I HATE IT.

[bananarama]

It's improved but still totaly distracting. I noted that it is also on for much longer periods of time.

When I switch on it is there nearly every time and if that's not there the chicken coop is or the sound is muted.

After feeling down about BB4 yesterday I did enjoy the lates update show. If only I could watch E4 in peace without that infantile jibberish floating across the screen.

Having major trouble with my comp as well. Word keeps crashing even after a complete uninstall and re-install. Think windows 98 is corrupted. Unknown teritory for me so I might just finish up being a long time out of contact with the forum if I screw up trying to put things right.

[Amy]

Oh dear your not having a good time of it lately bananarama
I'm used to the ticker now especially as they've made it smaller i'm very happy it's changed at least they listened and made it smaller which i was quite suprised about!
I hope you get into BB some more and i hope you forget the ticker's there soon

[Maggie]

All we need now is an interactive worth watching, People Power


Your the sponsers 02, come on get them to sort it out.

[Mairi]

Originally posted by peachy
Also, am I the only person who truly loathes txt spek?

I loathe it too, peachy and LEE. It's downright LAZY!! Children especially who use "text speak" are going to have real difficulties with communication in years to come.

[bananarama]

Also, am I the only person who truly loathes txt spek?

It's terrible...spelling like cos and fink. It's like a language where adult talk like children and children talk like babies.
Little wonder it distracts from the show.

With the banner being a bit smaller I can now adjust the TV to get rid of it. But not without losing even more screen area at the sides. Still it's better than seeing that rubbish zooming across the screen.

[WILDCHILD]

I think text speak is alright if you use it in the right circumstances - and know when to use it.
If you are writing a message to one of your friends I think it is okay but not when you are writing an essay or something.

[LEE]

Its OK when actually texting on phones (though I still hate it and never use it lol) but not when you have space to write things out properly.

I hate it when people use it on here because there is loads of space to write to use proper English.

[bananarama]

Whatever happened to "Pitmans" shorthand. Is it not used these days...( Showing my age). Perhaps it should be....That would be a sight for sore eyes to see streaking across the screen.

[Amy]

What i can't understand is why people type 2 instead of to on a text message it takes the same amount of time to type to as it does to type the number 2! Now that has confused you all hasn't it

[Kaz]

I still use Pitman's shorthand in the course of my working day, bananarama (showing MY age now!)

In my heyday, I reached the dizzy heights of 140 words a minute!

[Amy]

Now this is why typing in full makes sense

A teenager's in trouble after writing her entire English essay in text messages.
The 13-year-old's teacher said she couldn't understand a word of what the girl had written.

Her essay started:

"My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :- kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc."

Just in case you can't read all of it, it says:

"My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's a great place."

[bananarama]

TextI reached the dizzy heights of 140 words a minute

WOW! That amount would take me a year. Providing I had a shorthand dictionary at hand that is.

[bananarama]

Just an update. If you want to try and help this problem from occuring in the future please post your comments to the anti logo campaigne on the forum below. Bananarama.

http://forum.logofreetv.org.uk/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=40