Should Theatre Australia Members Only be allowed to post
Sat, 15 Mar 2008, 08:23 amalanm23 posts in thread
Should Theatre Australia Members Only be allowed to post
Sat, 15 Mar 2008, 08:23 amThere have been an increasing number of incidents where 'anonymous' posters have used the freedom offered by the ITA's website to be offensive and downright rude. Most of you who use the site from time to time will have come across the term 'not verified' next to a name used in a posting, this indicates that this person does not have an account or has not logged on.
Some people feel that the ITA's website is losing it's credibility by having postings which are offensive, others stand up for free speech.
Under a 'members only' scheme, people would be required to have an official email address (which would need to be verified)before they can join and post. This means that those in our community who choose to post 'knee jerk' reactive comments would be slowed down.
Although it is relatively easy to set up free email accounts, it still requires a degree of effort and it would allow 'offensive' posters memberships to be terminated or suspended.
Now there's a thought, I wonder what the general consensus is, no doubt I will find out.
Keep it Real
Mon, 17 Mar 2008, 09:46 pmHaving people join to post certainly can hinder the constructive comments, perhaps an occasional jewel that I, for one, would not like to miss.
It's a simple fact of life that artists live within a world that requires them to be thick skinned. Abuse exists. Perhaps more in the theatre world than anywhere else there is an influx of temporary residents who are dabbling in the stage and REALLY not expecting to be shredded as a result. It would be nice of the 'trolls, kobolds, orcs, goblins' to ease off.
Having the ability to identify who posts? (Perhaps as suggested by compulsory membership) Can I direct thoughts to not so long ago when a Neighbours actor who on screen wasn't treating his girl too well, and was consequencially recognized and beaten up for his characters actions! :jawdrop: IT'S TV FOLKS. Yes but not all have a grip on the R World!
(In light of the modern world trolls better keep their identity guarded.)
But it would behoove us all to post thoughtfully as what we ponder over builds our own being.
LaLa
Craig