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!-)
Twaddle
Mon, 3 Nov 2008, 11:21 pmWalter Plinge
I have this amazing ability. For a number of years I use to think i was different and weird however after some research i found out i was in fact Normal.
I discovered i could distinguish between 'what fits' and 'what doesn't'. When i read the review pages i turn on this ability and use it to my advantage. If looks and reads like a review it's "what fits" and i continue to read it. If its "how good was i last night" it's 'what doesn't' and i stop reading it. In an ideal world people wouldn't twaddle on about the shows they are in in response to a review, but lets face it, some will.
Sadly we'll have to engage our basic brain activity and use our natural ability to filter out the garbage. We could also make good use of the voting system which i see has been used a few times correctly for filtering out the garbage. Points to those who do. A simple and effective solution.