Any replies from the ASA over ACC ad in the paper?

**Azi Dahaka** · 10th November 2009, 13:04

just a quick question has anyone recieved any replies from the ASA over the add in the dom and herald over the ACC smear campain against us?

**Lucyloo** · 10th November 2009, 13:37

No response to my complaint.
Luce.

**Ixion** · 10th November 2009, 13:42

i had a reporter (Ruth Hill) from the Dominion Post, referred on to me by Deano

Not very interested, seemed astonished and cynical when I told her I'd been rdiing for 40+ years and never made an ACC claim. Not one of our converts I fear.

**riffer** · 10th November 2009, 13:46

Yes, I received a letter in the mail this morning acknowledging my complaint. It stated that mine was not the only complaint received; it was being investigated, and I would be informed of the result once they had decided.

**StoneY** · 10th November 2009, 13:49

Originally Posted by Ixion

i had a reporter (Ruth Hill) from the Dominion Post, referred on to me by Deano

Not very interested, seemed astonished and cynical when I told her I'd been rdiing for 40+ years and never made an ACC claim. Not one of our converts I fear.

Dom Post pissed me round too, did a 1 hour phone interview to get all the details and such, spent 45 minutes taking pix of me, Hawkeye and Bald Eagle, then we got a shity little byline that had NO relevance and totally twisted my words to say "we dont mind paying our way"...WTF thats NOT the message we delivered

Dom Post can suck my dogs rearmost nipples as far as I am concerned, its a National party Propoganda magazine

My reporters name was Antonio, and heres something just for him

**Azi Dahaka** · 10th November 2009, 13:55

Originally Posted by riffer

Yes, I received a letter in the mail this morning acknowledging my complaint. It stated that mine was not the only complaint received; it was being investigated, and I would be informed of the result once they had decided.

remember to keep on them asking them for updates and tell the rest of us the result

**Laxi** · 10th November 2009, 16:42

Originally Posted by riffer

Yes, I received a letter in the mail this morning acknowledging my complaint. It stated that mine was not the only complaint received; it was being investigated, and I would be informed of the result once they had decided.

got the same letter today

**Eddieb** · 10th November 2009, 17:57

Me too, same letter.

**Jantar** · 10th November 2009, 19:10

The only reply I got was:

Dear Malcolm xxxxxx
Complaint submitted
Thank you. Your complaint form has submitted successfully and the Advertising Standards Authority will contact you regarding the complaints process.
This is an automated response, please do not reply to this email.

**wingnutt** · 10th November 2009, 19:29

yeh some newspapers are polically slanted,(mostly national) no such thing as unbaised news no more, been like it for a while.

cheers,

bob

**Devil** · 10th November 2009, 19:45

Originally Posted by Jantar

The only reply I got was:

That surname looks really hard to pronounce...

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 10th November 2009, 19:52

Originally Posted by Devil

That surname looks really hard to pronounce...

its pronounced EXZ

**candor** · 10th November 2009, 20:02

Hace complained to ASA re similar in the past. Response - its not an ad unless its selling a product for profit, opinion / editorial commentary is permitted, and when it comes to the agency LTSA now NZTA it has no jurisdiction (we complained re a speed ad) as Court precedents have estasblished them as experts and this means they cannot be wrong / incorrect / inaccurate - it is an impossibility. Who has the best lawyer wins

and the board is not a panel of decent people but ad industry reps

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**Jantar** · 10th November 2009, 20:28

Originally Posted by candor

Hace complained to ASA re similar in the past. Response - its not an ad unless its selling a product for profit, .....

Great, because ACC are selling a product. The proof of this is that we pay GST on their levies on the basis that we are receiving a prouct/service for those levies.