Anne Teldy will be out of her TV.com office Tuesday, Sept. 30th in support of the "Gone Dark" campaign. She will return on Wednesday, Oct. 1st.
Thank you, Glenn11523, for providing the following (you can find updates at his LATEST BLOG)
Make Your Voice Heard - September 30 Blackout
We've all heard from many of our friends complaints and grumblings.
Some of our friends have already left.
Many feel disenfranchised and even more are considering whether to stay or not.
Then it occurred to me that to simply leave the site is the playground equivalent to taking your ball and going home.
If you don't like the way the game is being played, then make your opinion known.
A site like tv.com is dependent upon users.
That user base and support is what makes the site possible. From the user base comes the data that is fed to advertisers ("we can help you reach XX of people by buying ad space on our site...").
CBS has rolled out a new version of tv.com that it seems not many of us are fond of. Blinding white background, small grey text, difficulty posting blogs and comments, the list goes on (and on, and on).
Meanwhile we bleed out users. Some of them have been around (like me) since before this site was even tv.com.
Should we complain about it? Hundreds have, it hasn't really made an impact.
Should we leave? Maybe, but I think we should at least let our voices be heard first.
So, I suggest:
Tuesday September 30 - TV.com Blackout Day!!
For 24 hours, don't log into the site, don't contribute, don't edit, don't post, don't show up at all.
Let those that run the site see just how many of us are not happy with the way things are going and more importantly show those at CBS just how many of us are feeling this way.
The reason? It makes perfect sense that if they see a potential to lose a vast number of users (thus spoiling their ad rates, since who wants to pay a lot of money to reach a small number of people) that they may take our dissatisfaction more seriously and actually do something about it in a more timely fashion.
Of course if general apathy ensues and/or if people don't see the value of a blackout day, then CBS and tv.com can merrily continue on their present course safe in the knowledge that eventually we'll all just resign ourselves to the futility of having an opinion.
So.... if you agree to participate in a 24 boycott of logging into tv.com on Tuesday September 30, 2008
I urge you to repost this blog and invite all your friends to do the same.
I am not some rebel out to cause trouble for trouble's sake. I am a user who feels let down by the way things have gone around here recently and if all the hype about "we listen to you" is true, then by our collectively going silent for 24 hours and showing them in real terms just how many people are dissatisfied I hope that tv.com will find a way to really solicit our feedback about what we want to see improved.
The first step is to agree to participate. If that is well received, then I suggest on Wednesday October 1, 2008 when we return, we post a blog with our top 5 things (more if we have them, less if that's the case) of things we want to see changed.
My feeling is that this might get their attention and actually get something done.
Are you on board with the idea? If so, please repost this and tell your friends.
This is how I've decided to deal with my frustration as opposed to just "taking my ball and going home."
Tuesday September 30, 2008 - I won't be here for 24 hours! Repost if you won't be either.
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by clicking here.
I won't be here September 30th. I hope not to see you here then!
Anne Teldy
Since nothing else is going on in my life and I don't wish to write about my party and my episode of Stargate Atlantis until after SparkleFarkle gets my letter about same, I thought I'd share a few insights I've garnered in my 44( 
) years.
Ten Things I've Learned from Television
1. All emergency room doctors are experts on everything from the common cold to rare African parasites but are completely incompetent when using birth control.
2. Every crime scene technician anywhere is the United States is an expert in fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, electronics, microbiology, ballistics, and DNA sequencing and has all the necessary equipment for each in his lab.
3. Every small town is a Peyton Place of sex, lies, and secrets complete with domestic divas, nosy neighbors and aliens or vampires.
4. Every police officer in America has a sibling or parent who is or was a criminal.
5. Networks are run by brain-damaged alien monkeys on crack.
6. All police detectives drink bourbon and listen to jazz.
7. Whether you are a waitress in a greasy spoon, a factory worker, or an office-type, you need only tell your boss you're leaving early or need to take some personal time and then can do so with no repercussions.
8. Bad guys are really bad shots.
9. Anyone, despite his/her income levels, can afford vacations in exotic climes.
10. Under no circumstances should you stay at the same hotel with, travel in any kind of vehicle with, or visit a small town anywhere within 100 miles of Jessica Fletcher.
There they are: ten things I know are true because I've seen them on TV. Maybe someday I'll tell you what I've learned from soap operas. 
Take care.
Anne Teldy
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