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Old 13-12-2016, 23:59
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I've noticed quite a lot of websites picking up Saturday's Strictly and the fix claims — specifically using the James Jordan and Brendan Cole comments. I've seen articles on several sites, specifically the Mirror and the Sun. I guess its the biggest Strictly fix story since Peter Andre V Jamelia last year. I'm glad they're all covering it because the blatant favouritism on Saturday and Sunday night was a disgrace. I also saw an article from the US website Movie Pilot talking about the Strictly fix which I thought was pretty cool. It actually delves into the arguments made and why people are calling it a fix and I have to say it makes some pretty interesting points. Here it is if you want to check it out:

http://moviepilot.com/p/strictly-com...oversy/4166601
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Old 14-12-2016, 00:26
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The probably think the Chinese hacked the vote counting computers.
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Old 14-12-2016, 00:30
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Fan favourites who didn't get enough votes to keep them out of the bottom two.😂
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Old 14-12-2016, 00:34
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Interesting read. It stinks but it will carry on. Cry me a river or Louise to win.
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Old 14-12-2016, 00:53
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I believe theyve done it for the rating... make a noise... create controversy so they are talk about against X factor final... well they have got what they wanted... but they lost credibility...
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Old 14-12-2016, 02:38
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Modern journalism - a web page of uninformed opinion completed by web links to a few videos and twitter feeds.

To be fair, that US page was better than most but still falls under the above description.
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Old 14-12-2016, 06:11
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It was a rather unfortunate turn of phrase in the article, saying that the "phone lines were fixed" when they meant mended.
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Old 14-12-2016, 06:25
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Fan favourites who didn't get enough votes to keep them out of the bottom two.😂
When you put it like that...
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Old 17-12-2016, 13:26
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I like how the article broke down the evident fix. It really shows how favoritism can play a part in fixing the show.
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Old 17-12-2016, 13:35
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It wasn't fixed. Not enough people voted for Danny. Lots of people voted for Louise.

Any publication that uses James Jordan quotes as 'evidence' should be laughed at immediately.
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Old 17-12-2016, 14:16
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It was a rather unfortunate turn of phrase in the article, saying that the "phone lines were fixed" when they meant mended.
That's pretty funny.
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Old 17-12-2016, 14:43
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I've noticed quite a lot of websites picking up Saturday's Strictly and the fix claims — specifically using the James Jordan and Brendan Cole comments. I've seen articles on several sites, specifically the Mirror and the Sun. I guess its the biggest Strictly fix story since Peter Andre V Jamelia last year. I'm glad they're all covering it because the blatant favouritism on Saturday and Sunday night was a disgrace. I also saw an article from the US website Movie Pilot talking about the Strictly fix which I thought was pretty cool. It actually delves into the arguments made and why people are calling it a fix and I have to say it makes some pretty interesting points. Here it is if you want to check it out:

http://moviepilot.com/p/strictly-com...oversy/4166601
The OP says he "noticed" these websites. It looks more like a huge, deliberate effort on his part to go purposely trawling through the web and hunting down any such stories he could find.
Isn't this the same OP who either set up or linked to that ridiculous petition to have his favourite, Claudia, re-instated due to what he felt was a 'fix'?
There was no fix, IMO.
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Old 17-12-2016, 16:42
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The OP says he "noticed" these websites. It looks more like a huge, deliberate effort on his part to go purposely trawling through the web and hunting down any such stories he could find.
Isn't this the same OP who either set up or linked to that ridiculous petition to have his favourite, Claudia, re-instated due to what he felt was a 'fix'?
There was no fix, IMO.
Hey I only post what I saw. I follow people on Twitter and check the news, I didn't go searching for anything and I didn't set up that petition. And there clearly was some manipulation on the judges votes. Don't shoot the middleman 😟
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Old 17-12-2016, 16:42
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Jeez!
There was no fix
The producers have nothing to gain by any particular celeb winning
The ratings will not be influenced by who has been eliminated
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Old 17-12-2016, 17:11
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Jeez!
There was no fix
The producers have nothing to gain by any particular celeb winning
The ratings will not be influenced by who has been eliminated
Perhaps not a fix but a slight bit of manipulation in my opinion.
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