From: cpd@cat.pan.net   
      
   "cloud dreamer"  wrote in message   
   news:7fCdnfKUqZsd43_RnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@supernews.com...   
   > On 16/11/2010 9:09 AM, Neil Rieck wrote:   
   >> [...snip...]   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> That's not how the rating system works. Neilsen has a set number of   
   >>> meters out there in selected homes. They base their numbers on them and   
   >>> extrapolate total viewership from the sample set.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> The measurement boxes are expensive so they (Nielson) still support a   
   >> larger paper diary system which allows people to lie (network bias).   
   >   
   > They would statistically lie in equal numbers so the difference would be   
   > negligible.   
   >   
   > So, tell me. What else are they supposed to do???   
   >   
   > Until they can start collecting data live from DVRs, what other system are   
   > they supposed to use???   
      
   [delurk, trimming newsgroup headers and momentarily breaking silence]   
      
   Hi cd, it's been awhile... I'm trying to minimize my presence on the   
   newsgroups because of all the identity hijacking going on, both with others   
   and myself.   
      
   We seemed to get along okay, and so I just wanted to say that I do perceive   
   some signal in with all the noise in this thread.  My sense is that Neil   
   wrote in good faith, and what I took away from it was that while there may   
   not be a solution, being aware of some of the problems is still wise.  I   
   don't see him as a "your name" clone, and I agreed with his analysis about   
   the B5 situation among other things.  Many of the things I agreed with were   
   items that got snipped out or otherwise unaddressed.  I'm not all that   
   familiar with who Neil is, maybe his contribution came from one of the   
   crossposted groups, but I'm hoping to do a good turn by advocating for the   
   things he said that I agree with.   
      
   Well, that's all I wanted to mention.   
      
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