Petition re unwanted cold calling

Sir John Luke · 02-02-2010, 19:19

Following on from this thread

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22...de-people.html

and as suggested by Moldova here

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34955314-post300.html

there is now a petition available for anyone who thinks cold-calling regarding 'official' surveys should be subject to opt-out via the TPS

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SurveysTPS/

Please sign, if you feel strongly enough.

Cobbydaler · 02-02-2010, 19:50

Signed (for all the good it will do)...

**Russ** · 02-02-2010, 19:56

Good luck....

Dukefever · 02-02-2010, 20:00

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Originally Posted by Russ

Good luck....

Lol, full of enthusiam here I see.

Duke

Cobbydaler · 02-02-2010, 20:09

That's because he carries them out...

**Russ** · 02-02-2010, 20:10

For the 5th time, no he monitors them.

Cobbydaler · 02-02-2010, 20:15

Semantics, you are part of the apparatus...

Sir John Luke · 02-02-2010, 20:18

With respect - the last thread was closed because it was going round in circles. This one is to give the chance for people to register their opinions via a petition, rather than just bitching at each other on a forum.

**Russ** · 02-02-2010, 20:20

This one will go exactly the same way as the last but I'm all in favour of promoting a petition.

**Chris** · 02-02-2010, 20:25

Top idea Sir John. Signed.

**Russ** · 02-02-2010, 20:32

Having now read the survey I think you might want to change a few things to make it factually correct.

First of all it's called 'social research' not 'official surveys' which is ambiguous and the telephone method is called 'incremental dialing'.

Gary L · 02-02-2010, 20:39

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Originally Posted by Russ

Having now read the survey

It's a petition

Sir John Luke · 02-02-2010, 20:45

Don't see any way to change the wording once accepted, but I think most people will get the idea.

'Predictive dialling' was indeed a mistake on my part with reference to the earlier thread, but it is at least as bad as 'incremental dialling'

**Russ** · 02-02-2010, 20:50

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Originally Posted by Sir John Luke

Don't see any way to change the wording once accepted, but I think most people will get the idea.

Not really - if you feel as strongly about it as you appear then surely you'd want people to know exactly what you're petitioning against and why it's exempt from the TPS.

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Originally Posted by Sir John Luke

'Predictive dialling' was indeed a mistake on my part with reference to the earlier thread, but it is at least as bad as 'incremental dialling'

I'm not sure what 'predictive dialing' but as well as being correct, calling it 'incremental' is also more self-explanatory.

Hell it's your petition, do what you want with it but if you're sure so many people object to social research calls then I'd have thought you'd want it to be as accurate and straightforward as possible.

02-02-2010, 22:31

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Originally Posted by Gary L

It's a petition

lmao

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir John Luke

Following on from this thread

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22...de-people.html

and as suggested by Moldova here

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34955314-post300.html

there is now a petition available for anyone who thinks cold-calling regarding 'official' surveys should be subject to opt-out via the TPS

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SurveysTPS/

Please sign, if you feel strongly enough.

signed