"Is anybody out there?"... Hi im looking for a role in acting, can you help? =0)

Na, I didn't know there was an auditions page because it is hidden away under "what's on". Now, a normal, intelligent person would assume that "what's on" would refer to productions for which there is a forum, which the same intelligent person would think would be in the "Billboard" forum. But, when you look at the Billboard forum it is a wild collection of different topics. Given the chaos on this site, it is no wonder that a child can't find anything on auditions. The search function is not the solution: efficient organisation is. I access this site [which I have done less and less recently] on the agglomorated listing of postings from all sources - "all recent posts". This is the most sensible strategy if I am not looking for anything in particular. Even if I did want to find all the auditions, I should be able to find them easily: there would be a forum headed "Auditions" surely? The "all recent posts" heading says it: it should all be there. I shouldn't NEED to use the search function. There is an endemic problem. Let's look at the auditions for the past couple of weeks [on the first couple of pages of "all recent posts"]. There were six auditions called. Only three of them were designated "Auditions" [source: hidden away under "what's on"!]. Two of the others were located under "Billboard Bulletins - Film and Video". The third was located under "Theatre Classifieds". There is clearly a problem with the site. It's confusing and poorly organised for adults, let alone children. The site is, I repeat chaotic and inefficient, so don't get stuck into the kids who have stars in their eyes because their grade six teacher said they were great in the class play. Another side of the problem is that some people posting audtions are clueless - not because they might not have found the hidden audition link - but because they don't understand the medium. Because they don't have it in their head that people from all over the country [or the world] might use this site - so they don't indicate the location of the audition in their notice heading. You say, "But you can't force people to do things a certain way, and no matter how the site is set up, people will either find ways to do things differently, or simply ignore the methods." However, if the organisation of the site is optimised, you minimise the anarchy. Furthermore, if the writers of the notices really have their reader in mind they would not leave it to the user to work out in what city or region the production is located. Sensibly, this would be indicated in the heading. The question is, can this site continue to serve theatre in Australian its current form? At present it is inefficient and chaotic because it lacks a firm hand and a sensible structure. I suspect that - for the site owner - it has become a monster; that the idealism that has sustained it from its early days is no longer enough. I appreciate that this is a free site. But, the best free sites serving the various elements of the industry here or overseas are disciplined. They are controlled often by two or more moderators. The sites have clearly thought-out and specific subject areas and are, therefore, more useful to the user and the industry. Then there are the paid services available to support actors. I suspect that - in order that "Theatre Australia" might make the contribution its author intends - there needs to be a re-think about the site's function. What is its principal function? What subsidiary functions support that central vision? What elements that have crept into the site need to be cut out? Maybe some sections have to be tightly controlled while letting free-wheeling discussion proceed elsewhere on the site? Etc., etc..... The answers to these questions should dictate how the site is organised. Resposes to my previous criticisms of posters who don't put in the location of their productions and auditions, etc., suggest that some people have been defensive rather than accepting the comments as the constructive criticism they are meant to be. In my view, Theatre Australia will be marginalised without a firmer hand and some basic reorganisation around principles based upon efficient service to the industry. The fact that it is a voluntary service is no excuse for chaos!