Let's stick to the appropriate fora for a change
Tue, 14 Oct 2008, 10:51 amstinger28 posts in thread
Let's stick to the appropriate fora for a change
Tue, 14 Oct 2008, 10:51 amThis website is very neatly divided up into separate fora (or forums if you must) plus there is a facility for registrants to maintain personal blogs. Lately, it seems to me that the divisions are becoming somewhat blurred. For example, someone starts off expressing some personal thoughts on his own blog which generates into a debate about pro-v-am theatre and then gets into a review of his latest play. In another case, someone posts a perfectly useful (if a bit biased) review on the Revies forum, then a cast member responds (inappropriately I maintain) in a long boring post about the sacrifices he had to make for his art or some such self-serving twaddle, more appropriate to a blog.
Then of course there are an increasing number of posteurs sending cheerios to each other on general fora. Please don't - it is not really all that interesting for the rest of us - and don't forget that includes everyone on the World Wide Web!
As for trolls - remember the story of the three billygoats gruff...nuff said!-)
Marcie, firstly, I'm glad
Fri, 17 Oct 2008, 05:50 pmMarcie, firstly, I'm glad my blog got you along to see Suddenly at Home. In part, that was it's purpose. Secondly, please don't just be a reader. We need as many level headed contributors as we can get. It makes this site a more interesting place to visit.
Thirdly, if you try and put reviews in the review thread, then no-one is going to jump down your throat if you post a comment that doesn't strictly fit the forum heading.
I think Stinger's point, and he may well correct me here, is that the review thread, in particular, should be kept for reviews only. If someone wants to make comments, other than a review, about a particular show, then they should should do so in a Green Room Gossip thread, or some such thing.
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