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From: ericf@uwvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho
Subject: Re: Lost episodes and Crassness at pledge time
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Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 10:22:37 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 17 10:22:37 1984
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I have to agree with Rick.  I don't know about other public
television stations, but I was watching Dr. Who on WHA, and
when a pledge break came on I was impressed at what whiners
they appeared to be.  They weren't asking, or begging, or
pleading, they were *WHINING*.  I, too, refused to pledge.

When will they realize how many people they're losing when
they do that?  Whatever happened to their attempt at
eliminating pledging by warning people in advance that a
pledge drive was coming, and that if they pledged in advance then some
of the pledge drive would be eliminated (exterminated?)?
This always seemed like a good idea to me (ever since I saw WGBH
do it, and they ended up with only two pledge days during pledge week!).

The only amusing aspect of the whole thing is watching while
the people during the pledge break try to engage the enthusiasm
of the Dr. Who fans to pledge, while all the time they have NO
idea what/who Dr. Who is.  I at least get a small chuckle out of
that.

Enough babbling.

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				    -Eric Feigenson

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