# Why was the telemarketing thread moved to the Pit?

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**Created:** [October 18, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-telemarketing-thread-moved-to-the-pit/638122 "2012-10-18T13:39:59Z")
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### Author: ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-telemarketing-thread-moved-to-the-pit/638122/34 "2012-10-18T19:41:21Z")

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Yes, **Flyer** was plenty confrontational about the subject. And that’s an issue of the content of the thread, not the “popularity” of the poster.

> [@Ask the person who calls people--telephone surveys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-calls-people-telephone-surveys/638056/1):
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> Another issue, somewhat related, is the people who think that they can get us to quit calling them simply by saying something like “Quit calling” or “Stop calling me.” That’s not how it works. My company (and apparently most such companies) is VERY persistent. We do maintain our own internal Do Not Call list, but the only way to get on it is to specifically request it. Saying anything other than “Take me off your list” or something equally explicit will simply result in you getting called back.
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> I’ve occasionally had people ask me “What do I have to do to get you to stop calling?” I usually say something along the lines of “Well, we’re trying very hard to get this survey completed.” It’s not considered good form to come right out and say, “If you had taken our survey the first time we called, we wouldn’t be bothering you now.”

> [@Ask the person who calls people--telephone surveys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-calls-people-telephone-surveys/638056/9):
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> Not interested in doing the survey? Too bad–do it anyway or be bugged until that particular project ends.  
> […] Plus, I’ve never been one to really care what other people think. So your comment doesn’t bother me at all.

> [@Ask the person who calls people--telephone surveys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-calls-people-telephone-surveys/638056/31):
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> About “harassment”–#1, people choose to have a phone in their house/on their person. #2, they choose to answer it. It’s “harassment” that they voluntarily consent to.

> [@Ask the person who calls people--telephone surveys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-calls-people-telephone-surveys/638056/88):
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> In other words, you want somebody who will break down crying the first time a customer gets really nasty.
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> I’ve seen that happen more than once in low-paying jobs. As evidenced by this thread, a lot of people can be really unpleasant to someone else, merely because of the type of job that person has. I can take it just fine, and I can respond in kind when I feel it’s appropriate, but a lot of people can’t.

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