Apparently any criticism of the Which Online forum system is unwelcome. Then again, in other areas any mention of Which Online is unwelcome.

I admired the Consumers' Association. The decision to drop that name, and not merely to drop it, but to excise all mention of it, was - I believe - a mistake.

The phrase "Consumers' Association" may not have had what the marketeers call "recognition", but it was positive and welcome to those of us who knew it. To drop it lost that positive effect.

My recommendation would have been, at least, to ensure that the phrase "Consumers' Association" remained visible in the publications and websites of "Which?"

I'll propose a radical thought. Which? is so far from being a useful expression of consumer interests, and is so incompetent in what it does choose to do, that the quicker it fails the better. Its perpetuation will merely delay the creation of a new and better organisation that can properly defend the rights and interests of individuals against the encroachments of governments and other over mighty powers.

John Bennett 12-9-2005

Purely for reference, earlier stuff is here and here.