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I have read a few articles recently on BBC.com where I've felt, well, puzzled over which site I'm on. It seems they are using more freelance writers and writin

by drsim 8y ago

I have read a few articles recently on BBC.com where I've felt, well, puzzled over which site I'm on. It seems they are using more freelance writers and writing more of this kind of content (dare I say content marketing). Googling this writer shows she's done a lot elsewhere. The type of writing in this article is lacking. It feels like trying to reach a word count, lacks depth and more importantly the local flavour of reporting there is in, for example, the excellent 'From our own correspondent' series.

drsim 8y ago
Ooo... I think we have a BBC bot. The submitter 'MiriamWeiner' only submits from BBC.com and does so about once a day. Never comments. Very irregular pattern for a human, although perhaps not for a happy license-fee payer.
- ASalazarMX 8y ago
  People have many usage patterns. I prefer commenting rather than submitting, some people just lurk, others might submit without commenting. It wouldn't surprise me if there were people who just lurks and upvotes because downvoting requires participation.
  - DmenshunlAnlsis 8y ago
    I lurked for four years before I finally wanted to submit something and bothered to make an account, then I started to really enjoy it. Patterns are not only varied, but changeable. I wouldn’t assume that someone was a bot either, maybe submitting one article a day is their way of giving back to a community they appreciate.
- lostlogin 8y ago
  It appears to take weekends off. Bad bot.
DC-3 8y ago
`From our own correspondent` is absolutely superb - and a perfect antidote to clickbait and shallow, substanceless journalism. Real stories with real depth, told masterfully and sensitively - definitely worth tuning in for.
DanBC 8y ago
From Our Own Correspondent is excellent. I'm not sure if it's geo-blocked or not. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsng https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsng

by drsim 8y ago

drsim 8y ago

Ooo... I think we have a BBC bot. The submitter 'MiriamWeiner' only submits from BBC.com and does so about once a day. Never comments. Very irregular pattern for a human, although perhaps not for a happy license-fee payer.

ASalazarMX 8y ago
People have many usage patterns. I prefer commenting rather than submitting, some people just lurk, others might submit without commenting. It wouldn't surprise me if there were people who just lurks and upvotes because downvoting requires participation.
- DmenshunlAnlsis 8y ago
  I lurked for four years before I finally wanted to submit something and bothered to make an account, then I started to really enjoy it. Patterns are not only varied, but changeable. I wouldn’t assume that someone was a bot either, maybe submitting one article a day is their way of giving back to a community they appreciate.
lostlogin 8y ago
It appears to take weekends off. Bad bot.

DC-3 8y ago

`From our own correspondent` is absolutely superb - and a perfect antidote to clickbait and shallow, substanceless journalism. Real stories with real depth, told masterfully and sensitively - definitely worth tuning in for.

DanBC 8y ago

From Our Own Correspondent is excellent. I'm not sure if it's geo-blocked or not. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsng https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsng