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Help!....Ariel- The same old letters page
Nov 24^th, 2015, 5:08pm

I enjoy browsing Prospero-but a weekly dip into the on line Ariel is always worth a read...excepting for the letters section.
In the good old days-cautious staff members would rant off about all or anything and invariably produce a laugh...but I notice now that sometimes weeks go by with the same old letters repeated or unchanged...why is this?
Are staff tweeting instead? have they given up writing to their favourite weekly comic? are managerial criticisms "noted"? ...
Anybody have any idea?--i was thinking of jotting the Editor a line--but wonder if The Administrator could perhaps forward this comment and do it for me ?--thankyou

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Administrator YaBB Administrator Offline Posts: 3268	Re: Help!....Ariel- The same old letters page Reply #1 - Nov 24^th, 2015, 5:30pm Perhaps the usual BBC email format might achieve what you want? claire.barrett@bbc.co.uk Seems to be correct.
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WG Senior Member Offline Posts: 352 Hitchin Gender:	Re: Help!....Ariel- The same old letters page Reply #2 - Nov 25^th, 2015, 6:28pm Claire's e-mail seems to be blocked!
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Administrator YaBB Administrator Offline Posts: 3268	Re: Help!....Ariel- The same old letters page Reply #3 - Nov 25^th, 2015, 7:08pm OK, then try this one, as suggested by Ariel.. dlarielt@bbc.co.uk
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WG Senior Member Offline Posts: 352 Hitchin Gender:	Help!....Ariel- The same old letters page Reply #4 - Nov 26^th, 2015, 4:02pm Dear Administrator Your new e-mail suggestion is also signalling "UNDELIVERABLE". Any other suggestions welcome!
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Administrator YaBB Administrator Offline Posts: 3268	Re: Help!....Ariel- The same old letters page Reply #5 - Nov 26^th, 2015, 5:46pm As "Ariel" is intended for internal readers, perhaps the letters section is restricted to those who have access via 'The Gateway'? As 'Admin', we are not connected to the BBC, so does anyone out there know of a way of helping "Annual Increment"? Admin
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Bill Jenkin Junior Member Offline Posts: 70 Gender:	Re: Help!....Ariel- The same old letters page Reply #6 - Nov 27^th, 2015, 12:50pm It would appear that as of 25th November Ariel is only available via the internal gateway so you won't be able to access it unless you have a BBC staff logon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/34926118
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Reply #7 - Nov 27^th, 2015, 1:09pm

Thanks, Bill.

That would seem to answer "Annual Increment"'s question.

The web-page to which Bill refers includes this statement:-

"If you are a retired BBC employee and need to access Prospero, please follow this link"

Admin

Perhaps writing to:-"Ariel Editor BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, LONDON, W1A 1AA" might be the way round the system?

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WG Senior Member Offline Posts: 352 Hitchin Gender:	Re: Help!....Ariel- The same old letters page Reply #8 - Nov 27^th, 2015, 6:10pm Thanks very much Administrator et al -helpful...I have sent a (nice) note to Ariel via Prospero. Let's see what reply I get!!
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