From: rassilon@infopls.chi.il.us (Michael Quintero)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: RE: CONCERNING THE RETURN
Date: 27 Aug 92 03:54:46 GMT
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DSY (Dave Yadallee) Sez:
>rassilon@infopls.chi.il.us (Michael Quintero) writes:
>
>-
>- DSY (Dave Yadallee) sez:
>- >wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson) writes:

<<< People argument banter deleted >>>

>- 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.

Personally, I agree with you as to McCoy.  He is one of the better Doctors
with some very overdone (or is it underdone) stories (eg- Curse of Fenric:
should have been at least a six-parter).  But the fact remains that polls
by their very nature, can help gauge an audience but really should not be
used to say, "Everyone loves McCoy and that's that because the poll says
so."  As to the 200 respondents, that's surprisingly little (for me,
at least) because of the really world-wide audience of the Usenet
hierarchies.


>-
>- >-
>- >- 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.

I apologize if I seemed a little abrupt and rude myself.

>- >  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.

Well, the court case recently fell through (insufficient funds to sustain
a court battle, at the last I heard) While I understand that the Beeb is
funded by the license fee, these propounded citizen's rights don't seem to
be upheld in these circumstances.

>- >  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 )
>- ___
>Dave Shariff Yadallee

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