Nobody likes surveys, but sometimes we care enough to do them. But who in their right mind wants to be interrupted in the middle of an an article, flipping between pages? That’s what the NYT is forcing, rather aggressively: articles are broken up to small pages, then clicking on “Next” brings up the survey, instead of page 2 of my story.
How many times do I have to say no? Apparently the NYT decided to ignore readers’ wish to opt out:
Click the “Yes, I’ll take the Survey” button at right to begin — you will not be recruited for this survey again after that. If you opt not to participate, click the “No Thanks, Take Me to My Destination” button. You won’t be recruited for the survey again for 24 hours.
The ONLY way to get rid of the annoyance is to say YES, otherwise they will keep on bothering you every single day. That’s ridiculously aggressive. The New York Times sure knows how to alienate readers.
Oh my goodness, I really like how the visual language is all alarming (red, sorry for the interruption), and then you ask for help? sigh… It’s like being approached in the mall by those folks who want to massage your hands, except a massage is much better than this… =)