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Let's stick to the appropriate fora for a change

Tue, 14 Oct 2008, 10:51 am
stinger28 posts in thread
This 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!-)

thou shalt not respond to a review in the review thread

Thu, 30 Oct 2008, 01:03 pm
Getting back to my original contention, I just think it is inappropriate or at least unseemly for someone involved in a show to respond to a review on the Reviews page. It is a bit like an actor coming out front of house in costume during interval and asking "How are we doing so far, folks?" - then gushing over or taking issue with anyone who dares make a comment. I would prefer that page to be preserved for comments by independent observers who have actually seen the show. Look at the schemozzle that has resulted under Gordon's review heading 'Apocalypse Perth' - (with the utmost respect of course), how can this be helpful to the casual enquirer who is just thinking of what theatre they might like to go and see? If someone wants to respond to a review (as I have done often recently), or if someone hasn't actually seen a show but wants to comment, there are plenty of other pages to do it on. Ssstinger>>>

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