The Blackbox Debate
Thu, 2 Nov 2006, 07:24 pmCassie_Dart30 posts in thread
The Blackbox Debate
Thu, 2 Nov 2006, 07:24 pmI write regarding the closure and censorship of the below thread - Blackbox Management: Good or Bad?
http://www.theatre.asn.au/node/5973
I recently had a young actress write to me and ask a question about her agency, so I sent her this link. It is a tradgic shame that dozens of people's comments have been censored, but I respect Theatre Australia for having posted that these messages were deleted as a result of one John W. of Blackbox Management. It is made clear to everyone what is really going on.
This young actress was, suffice it to say, not happy in her current situation. Will you delete my post for saying that?
Personal Experiences Matter
Mon, 6 Nov 2006, 08:15 pmI think most of the comments were not defamatory, and I did read them all. I think it was a lot of people expressing their personal experience of a service given. When someone writes a review of a film or a meal or fills out a costumer service slip at coles, just because the review is not positive doesn't mean it's defamatory. In most cases it is just considered someone's opinion, unless of course your Mel Gibson :)
To write about your own personal experience I think is completely legitimate. The real issue here is if someone has the money and the threat of legal action to muscle people's personal experiences out of the arena. I think the thread was a threat because of the shear volume of personal attributions, also because this site is considered a respected source of infomation between creators.
Cassie Dart
Actor-Writer-Director
www.fixedpoint.com.au