Anger and happiness on a Friday afternoon

[CommanderJameson]

So a little girl was banned from taking pictures of her school dinner and blogging about it.

Boo!

This makes me angry.

On the other hand, she has a link to a charity that helps feed children in Africa, and as Argyll & Bute Council's arseheaded decision has hit the twitterwebs, it's gone mental.

Yay!

Click this one, give them some money

This makes me happy.

[Some Gump]

I was wondering about that - what right do the council have to stop her? If they're so embarassed by their piss poor catering, sort the catering, not the reporting of same said?

[anonymous-user]

From the BBC website:



WTF is that abomination?!

[KaraK]

Saw this on the BBC site earlier, if Argyll & Bute Council are indeed trying to keep a lid on any potentially embarrassing posts by the girl they would have done well to google the term "Streisand effect" first

[AndrewW-G]

CommanderJameson said:

So a little girl was banned from taking pictures of her school dinner and blogging about it.

Boo!

This makes me angry.

On the other hand, she has a link to a charity that helps feed children in Africa, and as Argyll & Bute Council's arseheaded decision has hit the twitterwebs, it's gone mental.

Yay!

Click this one, give them some money

This makes me happy.

Now up to over £12.5k you really have to wonder about the intelligence of the council bod who vetoed her blog.

[KrazyIvan]

This is some what backfiring on the council, wonder what their next genius step with be

[UF]

We need more people like her.

[zbc]

I know being accurate is sometimes frowned upon on PH but I can't see where her blogging is banned. All she's being banned from is taking pictures of the food which seems a bit less unreasonable but hey why let accuracy get in the way of a ranty Friday non-story

[Einion Yrth]

zbc said:

All she's being banned from is taking pictures of the food which seems a bit less unreasonable

Why does this seem less unreasonable to you? 'cause it surely doesn't to me.

[iphonedyou]

zbc said:

I know being accurate is sometimes frowned upon on PH but I can't see where her blogging is banned. All she's being banned from is taking pictures of the food which seems a bit less unreasonable but hey why let accuracy get in the way of a ranty Friday non-story

She's being banned from taking photographs. Of food.

Explain how that's reasonable, if you would? I genuinely don't see it.

[AndrewW-G]

zbc said:

I know being accurate is sometimes frowned upon on PH but I can't see where her blogging is banned. All she's being banned from is taking pictures of the food which seems a bit less unreasonable but hey why let accuracy get in the way of a ranty Friday non-story

A quick look at the blog, would reveal that the primary part of each review is a photograph . . . .if your drawing parallels with pistonheads, imagine the impact of the dirty takeaway thread, without pictures

[broadside]

Heard about this on 5-live this morning, so had a look at this young girls blog from the above link.

I can't see what the fuss is about. She is just reviewing what she eats at school and rating it. No different than a restaurant critic does. If it helps to maintain school meal standards then thats all to the good.

Aparently this girl wants a career in journalism, this is an excellent way for her to learn her craft from an early age and it should be encouraged. Her writing is excellent and interesting. No where in her blog have I seen any unreasonable comment about the food. She's being objective and now wants to understand where her food comes from.

I'd love her to keep on doing her blog and not take this fuss from the council do-gooders. One of life's lessons, get knocked down, dust yourself off and carry on!!

[gingerpaul]

The socialist mantra of "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear" doesn't seem to apply here does it. Surprising given the inevitable leaning-to-the-left stance of most teachers and council workers.

[ofcorsa]

That was a really well written blog, great name too. Shame the photos have stopped but artists impressions will be ok i imagine.

[bitchstewie]

That worked out well then..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...

[zbc]

Einion Yrth said:

zbc said:

All she's being banned from is taking pictures of the food which seems a bit less unreasonable

Why does this seem less unreasonable to you? 'cause it surely doesn't to me.

Simply because she's doing it in the school where it seems not unreasonable the school/authorities might want to exert some control. If they banned her from writing a blog at home I would be seriously concerned. Clearly I'd rather they did neither and I'm pleased to see they have backed down but trying to impose your will on what someone writes in their free time...

[nelly1]

[Odie]

bhstewie said:

That worked out well then..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...

1 word - 'Anonymous'

[elster]

UF said:

We need more people like her.

Absolutely. Better content that half the journalists who are paid.

[davepoth]

elster said:

Absolutely. Better content that half the journalists who are paid.

Grammar looks to be spot on too, which is marvellous. Best of luck to her.