The story VooDoo has linked 2 raises some interesting issues:

1) The impressive solid views of גיורא רוזן, נציב התלונות, :

A) It takes 6 months and 35 complaints 2 check an issue that has been around 4 YEARS and the distinguished נציב התלונות could have noticed on his own TV set.

B) It takes a thorough inspection by the pros @ Misrad Hatikshoret 2 realise that “there is a problem”.

C) The “standards” probably define gain but not frequency, and the distinguished נציב התלונות would rather ignore the standard rather then simply update it.

D) The distinguished נציב התלונות ‘s job is 2 think (walla?) that complaints may (?) b justified.

E) The distinguished נציב התלונות admits there have been complaints since the early days of commercial TV i.e. 4 YEARS.
Yet only in the last 6 months the NUMBER of complaints could NO LONGER b IGNORED. (i.e. a small number of complaints MAY b ignored…)

F) A single complaint or 2 don’t require such an inspection and may b ignored by relating the complaint 2 hearing loss…

G) Ppl with hearing loss hear TOO LOUD (Pls read response #10 @ the end of the story – right on the money).


2) The story has yielded 125 responses in 1 day.

3) Most responses don’t include ACTIVE measures.

4) In a country of 6 millions, in YEARS of broadcasts, ONLY 35 (!) ppl have complained.

Read here: http://www.moc.gov.il/moc/doa_iis.dll/Serve/item/English/1.1.8.3.html
In article 7-8 the service provider must fix a problem according 2 the NUMBER of complaints, within a time frame.

Each complaint should b answered. There’s no bigger nightmare 4 a bureaucrat than additional paperwork.

So it’s all about the NUMBER of complaints, and (like everything else in life) -TIMING.

THE TIME IS RIGHT. A window of opportunity has been opened.

And we CAN do something about it. 4 ease of forum management I’ll post a following msg

Peace,

Zooot

Ok, so the commercials and different channels' audio levels drive U nuts.

Here U can do some thing about it in 3 simple steps:


A) Send a complaint with THE SAME TEXT (copy-paste) regarding the level of commercials AND the different levels in different channels

(I 4 exaple came up with the following text:

Ur Friendly Neighbourhood Zooot.)

to 3 addresses:

1) גיורא רוזן, נציב התלונות: http://www.channel2.co.il/public_gate.asp

2) MISRAD HATIKSHORET / Refer the response to: Agaf Le-Shidurei Kvalim Ve-Lavian . - Their job is 2 supervise the operators' technical compliance. http://www.moc.gov.il/moc/doa_iis.dll/rms_admin.get_HTML_form?nFormId_in=1

3) Ur service provider. :

MATAV : http://www.matav.co.il/contact/.

ARUZEI ZAHAV: http://www.aztv.co.il/site/he/aztv.asp?pi=107&lang=HE&DisplayForm=Y

TEVEL: by email, addressed to: info@tevel.co.il

YES: http://www.yes.co.il/Contacts/select.asp

If due 2 JAVA applets links don't work, go in through the homepage and look 4 the "contacts"menu.

B) Send an email 2 all ur friends quoting this post, and ask them 2 do the same if they feel the same way.

C) Post a msg in this thread in order to encourage others 2 do the same, and so that we all know what this forum’s worth.

If U happen 2 think levels r OK, or U don’t give a s.h.i.t. pls post here just the same 2 let us know U DO have an opinion of some sort.



If do U find this forum so helpful as I read here from time 2 time, if U appreciate ur fellow members devoting their time and effort here, this is ur opportunity 2 do something 4 the benefit of all.

It will take U a minute or 2, far less than the time spent on a msg asking 4 a recommendation 4 ur vocal mic.

I’d appreciate it if some quick Heb typing wizard will find it in his / her heart 2 translate this msg in2 Hebrew.

I’m personally very curious 2 find out whether this forum I have been writing in does have some value, or it will end up as yet just another link in the long chain of whiny IL forums on the web.

Peace,

Zooot

10x RM, U kind soul U.

Peace,

Zooot