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.
We all can find behaviour
Tue, 5 Aug 2008, 11:41 pmWe all can find behaviour on this (and any other) site that offends or annoys us Peter. We can complain about it, or we can suffer in silence, but we for the most part can't change it.
A point to ponder.... When a review is posted of a show, and you/me as a director/actor want clarification of a point in the review, I believe the thread where the review is posted is a perfectly appropriate place to ask for such, should you feel the need to do so in public.
It is obvious that this is common practice. I personally don't think that directors and/or actors should enter into the reviews/debates of shows they are involved in. What they should do, is take the review in the manner it is presented. If it is mean spirited, then ignore it. If it is contructive, take it on board, consider the merits of the comments suggested, and then disregard or learn from them, as you see fit. If the review is glowing and effusive, take it with a grain of salt.
As a first time director, I welcome constructive criticism that will help me to learn and grow as a director. I have asked several accomplished directors who have seen my production for feedback - what could I have done better?
How can I do better next time?