Ratings question

[Daniel Billings]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lorraine Smith" <lorraine6474@usadatanet.net>
To: "Daniel Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>; <billo@shoreham.net>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>; "Joseph Pappalardo" 
<joepappalardo2001@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: Ratings question

> I totally disagree.
>
> I have not been on the air for over 10 years now.
> I filled out my diary honestly, and did not "vote"
> for any of my buddies stations unless I actually
> listened.

Good for you.  I did not say that former radio people should be banned from 
participating in surveys.  I just said that based on what I would likely do, 
their participation may not be a good idea.  I know that I probably wouldn't 
be so honest.  Maybe I'm an exception, but I don't think so.  I have friends 
whose livelihood could depend on the outcome of ratings and I would do what 
I could to help them out.  My loyalty would overcome any interest in the 
integrity of a flawed process.  If that makes me a bad person so be it. 
Maybe I'd just try to listen to my friends more often so I could be honest. 
But I know I would not just write down Imus on WZAN and Maine Public Radio, 
which are the stations that I actually spend the most time listening to most 
mornings.