Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site bunker.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!bunker!garys From: garys@bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho,net.flame Subject: Re: Re: Lost episodes and Crassness at pledge time Message-ID: <636@bunker.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 10:19:54 EST Article-I.D.: bunker.636 Posted: Fri Dec 21 10:19:54 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 08:31:40 EST References: <573@uwmacc.UUCP> <85@uwvax.UUCP> <6647@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: Bunker Ramo, Trumbull Ct Lines: 20 > Yes, public stations behave abominably at pledge time; the amazing thing > is that their behavior is actually counter-productive. > > a) There is NO advantage to the subscriber or pledger in regard to the > continued pledge breaks and begging -- even if you subscribe, you still > have to endure this nonsense. One of the public stations in this area (Connecticut) did provide the following incentive to pledge: Each day during pledge time, they announced how much they wanted to raise that day. When they reached that daily goal, they stopped having pledge breaks that day. (No, I didn't watch it every day to see how often they made their goal.) But to call PBS pledge time behavior "counter-productive" doesn't seem realistic; it may not be the most productive method possible (and you may be assured that PBS stations are looking for the most productive method possible), but it obviously works. Gary Samuelson