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so I just got my "nielsen TV viewing Diary" which looks like this:
I am supposed to fill it out with all the stuff I watch on t.v. Ratings are very important in determining which shows get renewed or canceled. The problem is I watch a lot of my t.v. online, especially since the t.v. in my room makes a weird buzzing noise that is really annoying so I almost never use it. Anyway, would you list your favorite shows even if you didn't really watch them?
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yeah i would definitely put down my favorite shows
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I'd definetely lie. Nothing is cooler than trolling your own TV provider ^^.
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Yup. I would. I probably would even go as far as listing two shows that air at the same time and tell them I was watching them simultaniously on different TV's.
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Canada5565 Posts
definitely. it still shows which ones are popular, besides, good way to support shows you like (especially if you watch online)
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well you still watch them... (just without commercials, and on a stretched maximized box of an online version)
for me, I watch Fringe, Mentalist, and House from the ctv.ca and globaltv.com websites so they still put ads and shit and i still watch the show using their means so imo i wouldn't feel like i'm lying.
put it this way, the survey is asking you, if we put on "this" show, would YOU watch it? and subsequently, would people like you watch it? you can pretend you represent everybody that watches your show but doesn't get the survey ![](/mirror/smilies/puh2.gif)
btw, isn't this one of the reasons we have the digital television black box now? aside from bringing you television in HD from across the nation, i thought they also note what you watch and translate it into ratings.
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I would troll the crap out of something like this if they tried to waste my time. Free surveys, pft.
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Yup, it doesn't matter if you don't watch them on tv
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Our household just did the same thing you are considering. We even said that we had a native Spanish speaker, lol.
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Oh my god the tv shows I would list
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On February 19 2010 01:19 Naib wrote: I would troll the crap out of something like this if they tried to waste my time. Free surveys, pft.
The survey came with $30 cash, so it wasn't free for them lol
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Just pick your favorite ones even if you don't really watch them.
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I would definitely put down the programs i dont want cancelled
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it serves the same purpose if you lie about shows you like, so yes you should
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No doubt lie and pick your favorites, DO IT `-´
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Yes, put down the shows you watch regardless of where you watch them. If you feel moral concern, bear in mind that they're trying to get you to watch a program in their specific venue so you'll sit through the brainwashing they've been paid to show you.
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a lot of people lie on polls, don't trust 'em. we people are mischievous beings.
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Baa?21242 Posts
On February 19 2010 01:53 BlackJack wrote:Show nested quote +On February 19 2010 01:19 Naib wrote: I would troll the crap out of something like this if they tried to waste my time. Free surveys, pft. The survey came with $30 cash, so it wasn't free for them lol
What? I only got like five dollars when I got one like 5 years ago D:
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