Comments on: Children’s bond launched http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2007/09/10/childrens-bond-launched/ Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News Mon, 14 May 2012 17:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian Turner http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2007/09/10/childrens-bond-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Brian Turner Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:05:37 +0000 http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2007/09/10/childrens-bond-launched/#comment-1396 "according to the bank, is extremely competitive" FM is a news site, not a price comparison site. 6.4% may not be so competitive compared to other savings methods. "What is the point of this - “Please add 8 and 2″" It's a basic anti-spam measure. There are a lot of automated scripts which will fill in comment forms for spam purposes. In just over a month, it's already stopped 1,500 spam comments. “according to the bank, is extremely competitive”

FM is a news site, not a price comparison site. 6.4% may not be so competitive compared to other savings methods.

“What is the point of this – “Please add 8 and 2″”

It’s a basic anti-spam measure. There are a lot of automated scripts which will fill in comment forms for spam purposes. In just over a month, it’s already stopped 1,500 spam comments.

]]> By: William Davies http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2007/09/10/childrens-bond-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 William Davies Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:34:43 +0000 http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2007/09/10/childrens-bond-launched/#comment-1395 What is the point of this - "Please add 8 and 2"...i feel the 'financialmarkets.co.uk' people have too much time on their hands! What is the point of this – “Please add 8 and 2″…i feel the ‘financialmarkets.co.uk’ people have too much time on their hands!

]]> By: William Davies http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2007/09/10/childrens-bond-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-1394 William Davies Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:33:15 +0000 http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2007/09/10/childrens-bond-launched/#comment-1394 How can a financial journalist claim to have any idea what she is talking about when using terms like "6.4% which, according to the bank, is extremely competitive"? Surely you should know if it is "extremely competitive" How can a financial journalist claim to have any idea what she is talking about when using terms like “6.4% which, according to the bank, is extremely competitive”?

Surely you should know if it is “extremely competitive”

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