Does anyone know the official WTS process, and recognition of formal, or informal requests, to not be called upon? What is required? If a person contacted Bethel, how often do they notify the local congregation of a request? Is there an email address you could write to, or do you have to write a letter?
Also, is there any legal basis for their being required to uphold such a request? In USA or Australia?
I know about the Do Not Call web site in the UK. I'm looking at something that could be much more effective than this. For a start, it should be free, not paid. Second, it should be self perpetuating.
In order for the service to notify (automatically hopefully) the WTS of a Do Not Call request, you should have to recommend the service to 2 or 3, or more, other people. They in turn would be notified by email, and so on, it could build up considerable momentum in time, as these things do, and result in a huge number of people requesting a do not call status.
If the WTS has noone to call on, it will get hard to get rid of magazines, and much harder to preach - when I was in, people were never too excited about street witnessing.
The end result could hit them where it counts - $$$$. Furthermore, the referral campaign could help educate people that just don't want to be woken at 9.30am on a Saturday or Sunday morning abut the dangers of the WTS.
Thoughts?