Running With Scissors Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong broadcast details of a private part Friday night but up to 2000 gatecrashers turned up and trashed the mansion. Thousands of pounds damage caused. We had no chance. They absolutely wrecked the place," Reg Brooks said One chap was caught removing the refrigerator door. "These people are probably quite decent people usually, but they get some drink inside them, it is the devil drink. Click me to listen to actual broadcast and full story. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94013-radio-dj-broadcasts-private-party-details-2000-gatecrashers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Well that was interesting, but the article was complete {censored}. Whoever wrote it doesn't know how to form a paragraph that is more than one sentence. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94013-radio-dj-broadcasts-private-party-details-2000-gatecrashers/#findComment-670158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Well that was interesting, but the article was complete {censored}. Whoever wrote it doesn't know how to form a paragraph that is more than one sentence. Sure, I'll email the BBC and tell them that you know better At least their news is relevant to the site they post it on Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94013-radio-dj-broadcasts-private-party-details-2000-gatecrashers/#findComment-671240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running With Scissors Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 meeow Handbags at dawn Its the beebs writing style to use plenty of white space, to avoid big blocks of text that looks intimidating to read. This way a reader is more likely to read the whole article. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94013-radio-dj-broadcasts-private-party-details-2000-gatecrashers/#findComment-671889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 meeowHandbags at dawn Its the beebs writing style to use plenty of white space, to avoid big blocks of text that looks intimidating to read. This way a reader is more likely to read the whole article. I don't know, when I read it, it sounded like there were time gaps in between all the paragraphs, which is normal, but it made it a slow read. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94013-radio-dj-broadcasts-private-party-details-2000-gatecrashers/#findComment-671917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running With Scissors Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 That might be because the are quite a lot of quotations in the article I don't know, I do agree the article isn't the BBC's best but calling it "complete {censored}" is probably a bit harsh. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94013-radio-dj-broadcasts-private-party-details-2000-gatecrashers/#findComment-671963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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