Flaming Reviewers
Tue, 5 Aug 2008, 04:03 pmstinger20 posts in thread
Flaming Reviewers
Tue, 5 Aug 2008, 04:03 pmWhen I think of the expression 'flaming' as applied to personal attacks (usually anonymous) in postings on a website such as this, it makes me think of the schoolboy trick of lying on one's back, knees to chest and applying a naked flame to the gases expelled from the nether bodily orifice, usually producing a spectacular tongue of blue fire, capable of burning quite an artistic pattern on a nearby wall.
In my view, the 'Review' forum of this website should be for reviews (ie commentary on shows from an audient's point of view) ONLY. It is no place for personal attacks, anonymous or otherwise. It is especially no place for those overblown asses who did not even see a show themselves but can't resist the temptation to vent their guts over someone elses hard work the minute they smell blood.
So to all you 'Walters' out there, you are giving 'Plinge' a bad name, as well as a foul smell.
I think we all miss an
Tue, 5 Aug 2008, 06:13 pmI think we all miss an important factor: until recently, reviews were published solely in newspapers. Even in most online publications, adding a commenting function is a new thing, and not often used by the people involved in the show (how many comments are made on The Age's review page, etc.?). But on this site, it's been available for years.
Perhaps the issue is one unique to this site, which is much more community focused and not like publications where the reader is not expected or encouraged (as much) to participate.
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