From: yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: RE: CONCERNING THE RETURN
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 05:40:45 MDT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada

rassilon@infopls.chi.il.us (Michael Quintero) writes:

-
- DSY (Dave Yadallee) sez:
- >wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson) writes:
- >  I said over the laast 12 months, not just the recent one.  It seems to you
- >that people arguments don't matter.  Hey, Tom!! People arguments are worth
- >$1000000!!
-
- What are "people arguments"?  Arguments made by people, or arguments made
- against people, or what?

  The arguments that people make pro and con!!  The exploitative term is
marketing.

- Anyway, it's almost impossible to back up things
- with statistics from the net.  With 73.8% percent of the readers not
- contributing, you do indeed get a "vocal minority".  Either people who
- actually do contribute, or people who have vested interests (e.g.- fan of
- a Doctor held in low esteem)  With these kinds of contributers, statistics
- begin to mean very, very little.

  Not necessarily.  Nemesis in NZ did a r.a.dw 11 months ago, which had similar
results to the DWM poll.  USEnet poll had 200 respondents.  On the other
point, let not jump to quick conclusions!  There might be some people who
just don't want to jump into the debate, but they are always invited.

-
- >-
- >- So what does that prove? They may be the vocal minority.
- >
- >  I wish I could believe that!
-
- That's the problem, Dave.  You're so closed-minded about anybody's
- theories but your own.  Instead of coming up with solid facts and
- theories of your own, you reply with glib comebacks and facetious
- statements.

  I will take the warning seriously!  I have managed to run into people with
the person who introduced me to the net because of this.
  Labelling does does not help, I hope to see the above tactic avoided in the
future.

- >  You make the argument of Public TV.  Tom, you are reminded that BBC IS
- >Public television.  It is  funded by the British people via a license fee.
- >The Public does have input into what goes on!! And as Ian has pointed out,
- >there are 2 BBC stations and mabye fams should lookk to Alan Yacoub, BBC2
- >Controller, as the hero who could bring back the Doctor instead of Powell.
-
- Then, by your argument (that the Public does have input into what is aired)
- the British viewing audience doesn't want DW back, since they haven't said
- they want it back.  The facts are that the British public DOES want DW
- back, and that BBC hasn't been listening.  Ergo, the British public doesn't
- have any REAL input into programming.  While BBC1 doesn't appear to have
- any plans whatsoever about bringing DW back, it is true that BBC2 seems to
- be more receptive about science fiction in general, so it very well may
- be where DW will end up, if anywhere.

  Recent events included the use of a citizen's Charter to sue the BBC for
 not producing Doctor Who.  Furthur, the BBC is funded by a license's fee
which the British peole have to pay.   When it has to down to suing a station
due to "misrepresentation", That's very pathetic!   And the real person to
blame is Powell for the bureaucratic mess.

-
- >  I usualyy read the Oxford! and I can't speak for you, mate!
-      ^^^^^^^ are you sure about that? :-)

     grin, he says over breakfast.


-
- Mike (Not the Cyberleader) Quintero ( rassilon@infopls.chi.il.us )
- ___
-  * MR/2 1.04 NR * OS/2: Windows with bullet-proof glass.
-


Dave Shariff Yadallee
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