Advertising Standards and DeLorean and Ling - THANKS

[Dog Star]

Ling Valentine said:

Was that you???

Wot Went Wong sits next to me. She arrived last year, in a shipping container from Hong Kong.

...

Reason I am short with people on live chat is pressure of work. Chatting with 5 people then having an idiot arrive costs me money, so you get chopped off.

Yes it was me

She certainly doesn't sound like she came from Hong Kong; are you sure she's not really stowed away from the north east?

I hope I didn't waste too much of your time; I know you're a very business focused person but there needs to be a bit of levity in the day, and you all seemed to be having a laugh afterwards - no idea if that was connected.

I hope Wot Went Wong is enjoying being a multi-media mega-star!

[Ling Valentine]

Dog Star said:

Yes it was me

She certainly doesn't sound like she came from Hong Kong; are you sure she's not really stowed away from the north east?

I hope I didn't waste too much of your time; I know you're a very business focused person but there needs to be a bit of levity in the day, and you all seemed to be having a laugh afterwards - no idea if that was connected.

I hope Wot Went Wong is enjoying being a multi-media mega-star!

Yes, we were laughing at that. We have a riot in the office, you can't hear the music... every event a customer or operative does on my website generates a music blast in the office. So it can be deafening, tunes overplay etc. Many are the songs Christine sings on my homepage. So we always know what's happening on my website.

My business runs on hard work and fun. We have a right laugh in the office. In the toilets we have Bristol stool charts and the first person to get full house in a month, wins a prize.

Free chocs and food and coke and ginger beer and everything, often pizzas and kebabs, thai or Chinese food, cakes. You name it, we all eat it. On the business.

Wong is broad Geordie Chinese.

Ling

Edited by Ling Valentine on Thursday 11th April 21:36

[Ling Valentine]

JontyR said:

I know it is a spoof ad, but can you change the ad as I believe the Delorean never came with metallic paint, as it was made in Stainless Steel.

Also, you can tell the ASA that according to Delorean's website in the states http://delorean.com/sales/ it would appear that they are planning to start selling new cars very soon.

My website doesn't have the option of "bare steel"

They have been "planning" to sell new ones for years. It will never happen. Dream on.

Ling

[David87]

I'd never heard of Ling or her website before this thread... Now I'm looking at lease deals. Nice one, ASA.

[Dog Star]

Ling Valentine said:

In the toilets we have Bristol stool charts and the first person to get full house in a month, wins a prize.

How do you verify that people aren't cheating?

[Stuart]

Dog Star said:

Personally I think that people like the ASA should have some kind of "thick tw@t triage" procedure.

Agreed. We have one. It works well.

[drivin_me_nuts]

Ling, you are without a doubt the most batst mental car rental/hire/wotsit persona I have ever read about. I wish you and your business every success - you certainly do it your way. All credit to you if just for the entertainment value of it all.

[10 Pence Short]

The website is enough to kill an epileptic, frothing dead at 20 paces, yet I find it rather charming.

Good ruck, Ring.

[CoolHands]

I don't find it very amusing, however, what if ling offered a spaceship for rent and someone complained cos they thought it was real? - the asa is pretty stupid, all in all.

Plus, i once complained to them about an over-sexualised young girls advert for opal fruits which they didnt uphold, so fk 'em

[Conian]

10 Pence Short said:

Good ruck, Ring.

Thats lacist.

[GC8]

Plicks

[br d]

I saw a thread on here a while back about how unbearable Lings site was, followed the link and couldn't see the problem, seems people are a bit precious about it.
I'm not even looking for a lease deal but still found myself checking out the offers.

I think she's great, a real breath of fresh air. Long may she prosper.

[Paddymcc]

I had an advert pulled by the ASA before. I took great joy in annoying them too and the fact i annoyed some beardy enough to report it.

Anyway back onto topic..... Couldnt you lease that rocket to North Korea?

[B'stard Child]

onesickpuppy said:

SmoothCriminal said:

Reported to the Asa dear oh dear

It was quite amusing though!

Here it is.

Hill Air Re Ass

[Pothole]

Stuart said:

For what it's worth, Ling has been unbanned because she's agreed to abide by the rules of posting on PH.

the aforementioned rules said:

You may not use, or allow others to use, your membership to:

Post or transmit any content that is abusive,

I've been temporarily banned for using the word 'tosser' in the past. Is 'snivelling idiot' not equally abusive? (given that 99.9999999999% of males are, in fact, in the strictest sense of the word, actually tossers)

NB: I have no axe to grind with Ling. I would like to see consistent and fair application of the rules, though.

[Stuart]

Pothole said:

I've been temporarily banned for using the word 'tosser' in the past. Is 'snivelling idiot' not equally abusive? (given that 99.9999999999% of males are, in fact, in the strictest sense of the word, actually tossers)

NB: I have no axe to grind with Ling. I would like to see consistent and fair application of the rules, though.

We will act on complaints. In this case nobody has complained and this thread has not descended into bickering, so often the cause of moderator intervention.

I very much doubt that your temporary ban was solely for the word tosser. Far more likely that the word was one example or the culmination of a debate which would've got more out of hand had the moderator not intervened.

[Pothole]

Stuart said:

Pothole said:

I've been temporarily banned for using the word 'tosser' in the past. Is 'snivelling idiot' not equally abusive? (given that 99.9999999999% of males are, in fact, in the strictest sense of the word, actually tossers)

NB: I have no axe to grind with Ling. I would like to see consistent and fair application of the rules, though.

We will act on complaints. In this case nobody has complained and this thread has not descended into bickering, so often the cause of moderator intervention.

I very much doubt that your temporary ban was solely for the word tosser. Far more likely that the word was one example or the culmination of a debate which would've got more out of hand had the moderator not intervened.

So that rule is missing the words 'if anyone complains about it'? tsk.

[Stuart]

No, but on a forum with thousands of posts a day and an atmosphere which is in many places humorous and boisterous, the comment you've pointed to in the context it was made would not attract moderator attention unless the subject of it complained. They haven't.

Stop picking petty holes in our moderating policy. Move on, and don't read the thread if you don't like person who started it.

Tsk indeed.

[Ling Valentine]

Pothole said:

o that rule is missing the words 'if anyone complains about it'? tsk.

Pothole, stop moaning.

It's not the rules that matter, it's the application of the rules.

We all know that, because if everyone who did 71mph on the motorway was prosecuted, no one would hold a licence. I come from China, and most of the rules of life there are similar to the UK, it is just certain application of them that makes them occasionally oppressive.

So, grow up, nit.

Ling

[ceebmoj]

I was taken in, saw the add and thought cool. I will get one for the comute.