On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:44:42 +0100, "Mortimer"  wrote:

>
>"Sam Nelson"  wrote in message 
>news:ciner5-h41.ln1@nntp.stir.ac.uk...
>> In article <nL1Fk.14966$yU7.10702@newsfe19.ams2>,
>> Chris Dent  writes:
>>> Mortimer wrote:
>>> > It may be easier not to take part, but it's not as much fun!
>>> >
>>> > I wonder how many people who give misleading answers do so for reasons 
>>> > of
>>> > coyness (as in the example of Conservative voters in1992) and how many 
>>> > do it
>>> > out of devilment and sheer bloody-mindedness in payback for being
>>> > interrupted from what they are doing by an unsolicited phone call which 
>>> > asks
>>> > (as they see it) inane questions.
>>>
>>> Why imagine that the questions are inane?  Who are these people consumed
>>> by devilment and bloodymindedness?  Why demand payback because you
>>> receive a phonecall in which you have little interest?  Are you sure you
>>> are not overstating this at least a little bit?
>>
>> Everyone else contributing to this thread, except you, thinks he isn't, I
>> suspect.
>
>Thank you for that vote of support. I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in 
>wanting to bugger-up the results of any survey that is carried out by means 
>that I resent, in the hope that it will devalue to the results to a point 
>where better, more public-friendly methods are used.
>
>Chris, for someone who is in the business of gauging people's response and 
>opinions, you seem to be sadly out of touch in this one. A telephone survey 
>is needed - and this is one that I *would* answer truthfully and honestly: 
>"What is your attitude to being contacted by phone by companies carrying out 
>a) surveys, b) telesales? Choose from: i) resent it strongly, ii) resent it 
>slightly, iii) neutral, iv) welcome it slightly, v) welcome it strongly". Do 
>that, and let's see what the results are. 

And when they all slam down the receiver or say "*uck off" you can
easily interpret the results ;-)

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