Just to let you know, I’m pretty sure that the reason your post was hidden is because it was flagged so many times by members of the community (name calling, from the code of conduct applies to people who aren’t members of the community, as well as those who are), it wasn’t just Josh who didn’t like it. When a post is flagged enough times, it’s hidden automatically.
So if you can make the same point but with a different choice of words or perhaps even simply keep your posts constructive, everyone’s happy! For example, “I don’t respect the guy & I don’t think Monzo should follow his example”, would have worked.
Having just got my Monzo current account and seeing the “vanity” sort code you managed to secure it spawned an idea: not sure if it’s been discussed yet, apologies if it has.
I personally would prefer that Monzo keeps things as standard as possible for everyone, that way they can focus on their core business, however “vanity” account numbers would be an easy win, it just has to pass the mod 11 check and there are a fairly large range of them, so investors and early adopters alike should all be able to get one. - thoughts?
We’ve decided not to offer ‘vanity’ account numbers mainly for this reason
Whilst the current account is finding its feet, issuing ‘vanity account numbers’ adds another layer of complexity to the rollout process - mainly with regards to the logistics rather than the technical restrictions.
Deciding who gets first pick of sort codes amongst investors alone could be a potential sticking point for example.
Investors should get perks, no question about that, but they shouldn’t have the loudest voice which drowns out everyone else. The problem with that approach is the bank is then being tailored for a very small minority of people instead of the wider Monzo community.
I disagree with giving more perks to investors. Investment should be done as an investment, ie: to buy shares, not to get perks. It increases the divide and could make Monzo too biased towards investors.
We’ve seen a passion for Monzo keepsakes (3D printed hot chip etc) and a passion for live tracking of user numbers.
What about for a perk in the 2018 round… invest x amount and get a little hot chip ornament that displays the number of users (with 9 digits- implying a billion user target) and updates every 5 mins from the live counter?
I have no idea how that would be implemented or how much it would cost, but thought I’d throw that out there as ideas have been few and far between and you can’t get any worse than “free Monzo socks/hat”
