Comments on: Is the number up for Yellow Pages? http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/2009/10/13/is-the-number-up-for-yellow-pages/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:19:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: J Doe http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/2009/10/13/is-the-number-up-for-yellow-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-64 J Doe Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:27:54 +0000 http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/?p=159#comment-64 ridiculous I need the phone book every single day It's esaie than any internet with all these ads and incriptions to get a single phone number I luve the phone book ridiculous I need the phone book every single day
It’s esaie than any internet with all these ads and incriptions to get a single phone number
I luve the phone book

]]> By: Rob Slack http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/2009/10/13/is-the-number-up-for-yellow-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Rob Slack Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:49:50 +0000 http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/?p=159#comment-62 Is the campaign about "giving people choice" or (since it is an opt-IN) hoping people will forget to do that and so become more reliant on 192.com? I don't think I'm being overly skeptical if I say the latter may be a part of the reason for the campaign. Look at the SPIN: "If you want a phonebook, you {should have the choice} to opt-in to receive one. If you don’t use printed phonebooks, then you {should have the choice not to have them dumped on your doorstep}." Giving people choice? Of course it is good! How could anyone disagree with more choice? They could say: If you don't want it you can opt out. Aren't the expressions in { } PURE SPIN? Is the campaign about “giving people choice” or (since it is an opt-IN) hoping people will forget to do that and so become more reliant on 192.com? I don’t think I’m being overly skeptical if I say the latter may be a part of the reason for the campaign.

Look at the SPIN:
“If you want a phonebook, you {should have the choice} to opt-in to receive one. If you don’t use printed phonebooks, then you {should have the choice not to have them dumped on your doorstep}.”

Giving people choice? Of course it is good! How could anyone disagree with more choice?

They could say: If you don’t want it you can opt out.

Aren’t the expressions in { } PURE SPIN?

]]> By: Katie Gardner http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/2009/10/13/is-the-number-up-for-yellow-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Katie Gardner Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:25:48 +0000 http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/?p=159#comment-61 Many website offer free directory enquiries. 192.com is one of them. The benefit of online directories are that they are updated daily, offer UK wide coverage and offer richer information such as maps. Please also note that this campaign is about giving people the choice. If you want a phonebook, you should have the choice to opt-in to receive one. If you don’t use printed phonebooks, then you should have the choice not to have them dumped on your doorstep. Its seems an environmental and economic waste to produce phonebooks for those people that simply don't use them. Many website offer free directory enquiries. 192.com is one of them. The benefit of online directories are that they are updated daily, offer UK wide coverage and offer richer information such as maps.

Please also note that this campaign is about giving people the choice. If you want a phonebook, you should have the choice to opt-in to receive one. If you don’t use printed phonebooks, then you should have the choice not to have them dumped on your doorstep. Its seems an environmental and economic waste to produce phonebooks for those people that simply don’t use them.

]]> By: Jilly Bussey http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/2009/10/13/is-the-number-up-for-yellow-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Jilly Bussey Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:23:44 +0000 http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/?p=159#comment-58 If the internet were more reliable and contact numbers more readily available, then yes, I would sign the petition. If the internet were more reliable and contact numbers more readily available, then yes, I would sign the petition.

]]> By: Oscar http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/2009/10/13/is-the-number-up-for-yellow-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Oscar Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:02:26 +0000 http://www.saynotophonebooks.org/?p=159#comment-57 Yeah, while we're at it, why don't we start a petition against newspapers. I mean, let's face it, everything we read in the newspapers can be found online within seconds. And it's better updated. And it would cost less. And would require less oil through distribution. Newspapers are dead. Let's opt-out of newspapers being printed. In fact, how about magazines? They can be issued & read online. Subscribed to. Blogged about. Tweeted. Yeah. Let's opt-out of magazines being printed. Books? There must be billions of books that sit in the shops unread. With e-readers available, noone reads or needs books anymore. Let's opt-out of books being printed. Then the publishers can just print on a case-by-case basis. Birthday cards? Who actually keeps a birthday card these days? You can send e-cards now. Much better. Yeah. Let's opt-out of receiving cards by post. What a ridiculously poor attempt at profiteering. Shame on you 192.com. Yeah, while we’re at it, why don’t we start a petition against newspapers. I mean, let’s face it, everything we read in the newspapers can be found online within seconds. And it’s better updated. And it would cost less. And would require less oil through distribution. Newspapers are dead. Let’s opt-out of newspapers being printed.

In fact, how about magazines? They can be issued & read online. Subscribed to. Blogged about. Tweeted. Yeah. Let’s opt-out of magazines being printed.

Books? There must be billions of books that sit in the shops unread. With e-readers available, noone reads or needs books anymore. Let’s opt-out of books being printed. Then the publishers can just print on a case-by-case basis.

Birthday cards? Who actually keeps a birthday card these days? You can send e-cards now. Much better. Yeah. Let’s opt-out of receiving cards by post.

What a ridiculously poor attempt at profiteering. Shame on you 192.com.

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