Sad to hear that everyone out of the UK has been blocked. I thought it was initially just me, and I spent about half an hour searching to try to find a way to get myself unblocked. I really hope they sort out their Cloudflare problem, as pres.cafe (and TVForum) were my favorite pres sites, even ...

That said, I'm not sure they really encourage loyalty now that it's so easy (and often economically sensible) to be a member of many of them.


That's because it's not about loyalty anymore. It's about data mining. They want to know what you're buying so they can build up a profile and sell ...

coldiceattk wrote: Fri 25 Jul, 2025 06.06 I wonder if the admins here will create a shelter for Pres Café users outside the UK and Ireland.

It's dead. Move on.

Hi, I'm a new user here, but you may have seen me on Pres Café. [...] the moderators moved my account to a primary user group called "Read-Only."


Same here, not that I will ever understand the reason for it. There's a timeline to get to it though.

Btw, "Read-Only" is a term for being banned ...

Tardisrotor wrote: Wed 28 May, 2025 12.58 Kim Kardashian as the lead on the ten? Who on earth thought that would be a good idea

It's very bizarre. I can only imagine it's part of the Beeb's obsession with 'reaching people where they are' (in other words, putting out tabloid crap).

all new Phil wrote: Sat 24 May, 2025 16.30 You lost me at “demented BBC bootlicker” to be honest.

Ah well. At least you read most of my post. Can’t please everyone, I guess. ☺️

Someone on the forums said this in response to the Kim Kardashian verdict leading last night's BBC News at Ten:

New low, top story on News At Ten. Kim Kardashian hardly anyone in the UK cares about her at all

I think most would agree leading the Ten with that is questionable at best. But not ...

There are one or two people on there who do nothing but big up Channel 5 and it really winds me up. I don't understand how anyone can act so fanatically over a not-very-good TV channel.


I'll grant you that Channel 5 has its hits and misses but so does every station. To me its come on in leaps ...

Comic Relief just isn't the same without Tumble Tower's musings. It's a shame management didn't see fit to allow him on, just for one night.

There are one or two people on there who do nothing but big up Channel 5 and it really winds me up. I don't understand how anyone can act so fanatically over a not-very-good TV channel.

Generally the people who get so upset by political discussions are only upset because said political discussions don't align with their politics.