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BBC Web Slip-Up Insults Facebook Fans

Posted by timothy on from the saddo-is-the-best-insult-ever dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC has accidentally insulted its Facebook followers by revealing a version of a new website which wasn't yet ready for public consumption and in which it referred to its social media followers as 'saddos.' The same website also features a picture of the Queen, described as the Pakistan hockey team. File this one under 'a really bad day at the office' for one web developer."

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  1. All I can really say is... by RoFLKOPTr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    lol.

    and

    Get over yourselves.

  2. Just goes to show... by mrgiles · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That the truth hurts.

  3. Remember kids... by gaspyy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Always use "Lorem Ipsum" text when you're doing layout work and don't want to be concerned with actual content.

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

    1. Re:Remember kids... by RoFLKOPTr · · Score: 3, Insightful

      But that's boring.

    2. Re:Remember kids... by JWSmythe · · Score: 3, Insightful

          I agree. If you need substantial content, like to fill what should be news story bodies, Lorem Ipsum is perfect.

          When I'm testing things, and I'm looking at functionality over volume of filler, I'll use some informative yet useless information. For example a news story may read "This is a test title" and "This is the test body". No harm, no foul, and when something gets left behind for the bosses (or general public) to see,it won't result in finding yourself unemployed.

          A lot of times, when I'm working on someone's web site, and they haven't given me content for say their front page, I'll just put "Put something warm and friendly here." Occasionally (very occasionally) I'll put something funny in, but not so much that it'd cost me a job. I worked at a place, way back in the beginning of the popularity of the Internet. The programmers for the billing system had an impossible to reach if statement which said something like "You'll never fucking see this." Well, after a while, it was seen. Customers were less than happy, and were more than happy to contact the CEO directly. Heads rolled on that one.

          I expect that my customers will look at my work in progress. I encourage it, so I can get their feedback as it goes. It's much better to find out they don't like something in the beginning, rather than when you've worked on the project for months and are complete. If they see "you should have stuff here about your company", that's much better than nothing at all. For the sake of filling the space, Lorem Ipsum is much better.

       

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    3. Re:Remember kids... by Tim+C · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Indeed, and I have had more or less that reaction in the past - "Why is it all in Latin? I don't like that..."

      On the plus side if you use copy that is obviously placeholder, even at the most cursory of glances, it does make it less likely that it will be sent live by accident - and even if it is, there's no chance of actually offending anyone.

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  4. Re:For those who don't know European slang: by Ixitar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Which do you mean by Americans? North, Central or South?

    I am a United States citizen and have lived on the other side of the world (Hong Kong specifically). I hope to be back there some day.

  5. Re:For those who don't know European slang: by russ_allegro · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well considering the only people who identify themselves as 'Americans' (Pronounced: A-mur-i-cans) are United States citizens, I'm going to take a wild guess that he's talking about United States citizens.

    Except your wrong, I've talked with some Guatemalans who consider themselves Americans.

  6. Re:For those who don't know European slang: by msuarezalvarez · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That nation also claims various other titles, like "land of the free". That it insists on it does not make it true...

  7. Re:similar experience by roman_mir · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think the much more embarrassing thing about that post is that the password was being logged all over in the code apparently in clear text.

    Remind me never to hire that guy.

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