There's no point in any of us trying to stir up bad feelings on here or anywhere else! As Datalossfs says, on here we're all represented by text. Some of you may know one another in 'Real Life', maybe not.
This is a discussion forum, and we shouldn't be taking pot shots at people - unless in harmless jest.
I think very early on, most of us sussed that the howcute site was actually set up by the producers from 960 and that they were using April's name as a front. I've not many good things to say about the people behind the channel - their website is in place, and now they seem to ignore it, they don't even have the sense to reply to some of the questions asked in the early days about the direction they were taking. There were some very sensible suggestions made, like having a text service, giving the ladies a mic and so on. To not reply only served to incense the viewers and create a mood of bad feeling toward the chanel itself.
Some of this has spilled over toward some of the presenters.
As we are all well aware, there are rules and regulations in force which dictate what can and what cannot be done at certain times.
The fact that the ladies working for the channel seem to have been instructed to do 'daytime' stuff at night hasn't helped at all.
In the middle of this came April. Naturally beautiful, bright, cheery and a world apart from the usual girl on the '900' channels.
I've read from the earlier threads (before I joined this forum!), that everyone approved of her and many thought she would save the channel from obliteration single handedly. Some of this responsibility obviously made it's way to her and no doubt she felt some of the pressure.
I know that there are those of you who say 'She's there to do a job -she should be able to do it'.
Please bear in mind that it's not a job suited to every girl. April is still very young and fairly new to the job. April seems to be having a good shot at coping with it, I for one don't blame her for letting the nature of the job affect her normally cheery disposition sometimes. She bounces back though - as we have seen.
I know she's logged on and let rip sometimes - have you heard young people on the streets? You can't blame her for letting off steam now and then, in her own way, especially when she feels that people are having a go at her. And you have to agree that some people have.
As far as Datalossfs goes, he's supported ALL the girls from the off, posting images, adding content to the howcute site, advising people when April was on etc. April herself uses this forum - as we have seen from the 'post it note' episode. April and Datalossfs have been in touch and have exchanged contact details. Those of you who doubt all this seem to have forgotten that there is a forum dedicated to April and the other girls from 960 (run by Datalossfs) and the real April is also a user of that site.
Datalossfs/David lives in the real world, as do I. He does not claim to be intimate with April - but he is in contact with her. And I don't mean via the howcute site! He's trying to help propel her forward.
I have also spoken to April - I'm currently running her myspace page for her until she has time to take it over herself. I'm not claiming any kind of relationship with her either.
I'll tell you this much about me - I'm in my forties, not particularly good looking and have a beer gut. I'm hardly likely to kid myself over having anything to attract a very beautiful 20 year old girl! I, like David, think April is destined for great things. We're both trying to help her out a little.
It's that simple!
No-one is being used, or misled. David can spare the time to help April, so can I, although not quite as much, and I don't have the technical expertise that he does although I'm doing what I can.
Some of you would doubtless reply with 'Why?'
For my part, the answer is 'Why not?'. I truly believe that April is destined for great things, it doesn't cost me anything to help her along.
Just accept that David DOES know April better than most of you do and leave it at that.
Continual sniping at each other is not constructive.
Discuss the channel, discuss the girls, there really is no need for anyone to get chips on their shoulders or to get personal with other Forum members.
Perhaps people can agree to leave it there?
I hope so... There really is no conspiracy theory to be uncovered!
Digital Dave Wrote:datalossfs Wrote:We're all a bunch of text here mate hiding behind computer monitors. Real Life is out there ----->
A staggeringly ironic comment coming from you of all people.