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http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl >> News and Comment >> Ariel now online! http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1299023462 Message started by Administrator on Mar 1^st, 2011, 11:52pm

Title: Ariel now online!
Post by Administrator on Mar 1^st, 2011, 11:52pm

With little apparent fuss, the BBC has made Ariel available on the Internet.

Haven't had time to go through the site yet, but it is a very welcome development.

Click here to see Ariel Online.

(Don't forget to bookmark it.)

Title: Re: Ariel now online!
Post by HMG on Mar 2^nd, 2011, 7:41am

Not quite "The Ariel" we know!!!!
:-[

Title: Re: Ariel now online!
Post by John on Mar 2^nd, 2011, 10:08am

Seems like all the interesting bits are missing!

John

Title: Re: Ariel now online!
Post by Mikej on Mar 2^nd, 2011, 1:34pm

What on earth is it all about?
Looks like "they" have just hi-jacked the name Ariel to make yet another page of vaguely related things about teh BBC.
The only page that looks anything like the original well loved thing is the "advertise with us" bit.
Perhaps it is a way to let "outsiders" i.e. Journos, see the "best" bits

Miek

Title: Re: Ariel now online!
Post by david en france on Mar 2^nd, 2011, 9:24pm

What a load of ill-prepared tripe! This is NOT Ariel! Don't even bother to go there. The only thing left for us to see is The Letters and by the look of things staff morale is no higher than it has been for several months. No real reportage, no classifieds, no obits....just "managed information" unimaginatively presented, much like BBC News On-Line (A list of press releases, basically,) and exhibiting an over-riding, overburdening presence of management speak. How awful! Another nail in the coffin......

Title: Re: Ariel now online!
Post by Roundabout on Mar 3^rd, 2011, 6:04am

This is clearly not Ariel, the title has been stolen to head up a compendium of press reases. It would be interesting to see what the present staff actually get in print form.
I for one will be ignoring this insult to retired staff.

Title: Re: Ariel now online!
Post by Dickie Mint on Mar 5^th, 2011, 2:12pm

I've made an official complaint!

"How dare you use the name of the staff newspaper for a drivel based website! Either call it something else or actually put the real Ariel there."

Not that that will get anything but a stylised reply!

Richard

Title: Re: Ariel now online!
Post by burgmanman on Mar 5^th, 2011, 2:26pm

It's so awful I'm amazed there's no music track at high level to accompany it!
Dave.

Title: Re: Ariel now online!
Post by Amigo on Mar 5^th, 2011, 3:32pm

This is not "Ariel" as we know it.

Would it be better it it was a "weekly"?

It might seem better with a bit more 'meat' on the page.