You know what? I've changed my mind

Let's make it registration only. I'm a regular member on Puppets and Stuff.com, a forum for puppet makers/teers. They are honest, open, inviting and wonderfully encouraging. There's never a bad word said, and when someone makes a criticism, it is meant and taken with goodheartedness. Granted the membership is smaller than this site, and it's more niche, but my god... what a difference. I'd rather spend 10 hours on P And S than 10 minutes here lately. Like the rest of the regulars, I'm tired of the constant bitching, backstabbing and trolling. Do people honestly have so much time that they sit there and type out badly spelled diatribes on why they're right and someone else is wrong? While I don't think it will contribute much, an attitude change is needed here, and it may just come in the form of registration. And if we seriously can't get off our asses and promote an enjoyment of the art form, then we need to either get off this site or get out of the business. I understand there are a lot of egos out there, and no one likes being told they're not doing well on stage; but the reviewers, posters and other people don't enjoy being slagged either. We have some great things to contribute, and a *huge* wealth of information in the people who are here: instead of discussing and asking questions, posting photos and sharing our shows/experiences, we devolve into a monthly "who did what wrong and when" ... god, debate isn't the right word (it's so much less than a debate), but I'll use it anyway. We should be offering a vast resource for theatre people. What do we offer? The latest greatest misspelled bitch fest on small town amateur theatrics. For the past six months, I've gotten more and more frustrated with this site. I, like Daniel (Kershaw), am tempted to leave. ... Let's make it registration only to post. Fuck the trolls; I'm sick of them. Ok, I've got that out of my system. I'm going to P and S for a while to cheer myself up. (Yeah yeah... I know I'm going to end up troll baiting. But you know what? If they have nothing better to do, then what a sad fucking life they lead.)