pennimania
still dre and drooling
They are shutting the Archers message board down on 25th February.
They DO want to get rid of TA
They DO want to get rid of TA
*The Archers thread
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tbf, I have a feeling that the Archers messageboards have not been entirely integral to the programme's 50yr survival regime?They are shutting the Archers message board down on 25th February.
They DO want to get rid of TA
Artichoke loves them, mind. (She loves Ambridge Extra, too. I wonder if they'll replace everything on R4 with Ambridge Extra?)
pennimania
still dre and drooling
Obviously not.
But in the last couple of years there has been a great deal of criticism of various storylines on DTA.
Started really with SATTC. I had stopped listening about 4 years previously but still enjoyed reading the boards.
The DS story and Lilian/Paul fiasco has really attracted a shower of bile ( not least from me) and the on dit is that the scriptwriters apparently do not shake it off but are really angry about it.
But I am paranoid enough to think that it has got so dire precisely to lose listeners so they can then say there is no demand.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Poisoned by Salieri!
and me
wiskey
Albatross Admirer
What is SATTC? (its probably really obvious)
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Brother, but iirc, Matt was put in an orphanage but Paul wasn't.
I was just listening to the item about that on Feedback. Their justification is that the Archers has a million (or is it several million) listeners but only 10,000 of them uses the message boards. The BBC thinks that the posters can carry on by using Facebook and Twitter.They are shutting the Archers message board down on 25th February.
They DO want to get rid of TA
Stand by to repel boarders. When 10,000 Archers board users start searching for an alternative home, this thread may appeal to many of them. Perhaps we could set up a complete forum for the purpose and ask the BBC to publicise it for free like they have Twitter and Facebook.
EDITED TO ADD: I have just found out that The Telegraph has decided to host an alternative Archers forum. So far they have 12 contributors, but it has only been going for 2 days.
pennimania
still dre and drooling
Shake Ambridge to the core
wiskey
Albatross Admirer
Cheers Penn, I don't know what that is though 
I also heard (most of) the Feedback thing. Tbh it sounds like actually talking about the Archers wasn't what any of these people were really upset about, it was the fact that they had formed a community and then it split up - so imo they need to move somewhere all together which isn't at the mercy of an international corporation. Does make you wonder though what would happen if Ed decided to turn this all off one day.
The BBC bloke did come across as pretty out of touch and heartless though imo.
I also heard (most of) the Feedback thing. Tbh it sounds like actually talking about the Archers wasn't what any of these people were really upset about, it was the fact that they had formed a community and then it split up - so imo they need to move somewhere all together which isn't at the mercy of an international corporation. Does make you wonder though what would happen if Ed decided to turn this all off one day.
The BBC bloke did come across as pretty out of touch and heartless though imo.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
It's what Vanessa Whitburn said before she pushed Nigel off the roof.Cheers Penn, I don't know what that is though
He was Julia's partner. A nice bloke too
pennimania
still dre and drooling
Cheers Penn, I don't know what that is though
I also heard (most of) the Feedback thing. Tbh it sounds like actually talking about the Archers wasn't what any of these people were really upset about, it was the fact that they had formed a community and then it split up - so imo they need to move somewhere all together which isn't at the mercy of an international corporation. Does make you wonder though what would happen if Ed decided to turn this all off one day.
The BBC bloke did come across as pretty out of touch and heartless though imo.
I thought exactly the same! About the editor deciding to stop.
Because it must be a thankless task sometimes, and I think he has mentioned that less people post than formerly. ( I might be wrong about that though).
I don't post much, never have, but I check every day, usually several times and it means a lot to me. Especially as I live in such an isolated area.
And so many people here have made friends, met partners and had babies!
But apparently even DTA has acted as Cupid
But that counts for nothing apparently. We better be very nice to the editor - or does that still count as 'brown nosing'?
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
So, it took until today to slip a horse meat reference in....
+1 to Artichoke there
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
David's going to go ballistic when he finds out....which he'll probably do via Alistair.
With luck he'll take his gun and shoot Linda, who I like, so she will just be injured not dead. Then David will go to prison and Ruth will have to sell the farm and move herself and her kids back up north to live with her mum. Jill will top herself with the shame of it and Elizabeth will sell up and move away with Ifti to forget all the bad things that have happened in Ambridge.
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
mrs quoad said:+1 to Artichoke there
So, Pip is obviously about to get her comeuppance...in what form will it take?
