Them good ol' moderation blues...

Tue, 5 Apr 2011, 02:07 pm

Bass Guy26 posts in thread

This is an old chestnut of mine, but... I've noticed in the reviews section a couple of instances where unfawning comments have been moderated down- simply because they didn't follow the rapturous praise of other postings on the same thread. This happened with "Zastrozzi" a week or two ago, and has just happened on Gordon's "Company" review thread today. Neither of these posts could be construed as trolling, slanderous or even mean-spritied; it's just they had the nerve NOT to say "This is the best (fill in the blank) I've ever seen...". Some of the critisisms offered were pointed, certainly- but well reasoned, and certainly nothing that amounted to hate-mail. In the case of the Zastrozzi one, it DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY from the site. I went back to read it again and it had simply vanished, and I've been unable to locate it again. And considering one of the chief admin folk here was in that particular show, one is tempted to smell a rat or two.... And this is one of the problems I have with moderation (as I've bleated about from the get-go); sure you can "moderate things up", but should you have to? If someone is silly enough to post something hateful (and I'm as guilty of that as anyone on this site) leave it up and let people respond to it. Don't hide it because it disagrees with the general tenor of the conversation. I like reasoned debate- if I want irrational stupidity, I'll read (or post on) facebook. I would have thought this site could withstand more open discussion. What are everyone else's thoughts? Assuming this hasn't been moderated out of public view.... Eliot McCann

Sure anony, it's a hobby.

Sat, 30 Apr 2011, 06:01 pm

jeffhansen

Sure anony, it's a hobby. That doesn't mean that the people participating don't want to perform to the best of their ability, does it? While a lot of us don't have formal training, we can always learn from the people around us, and from the views of those who see our work. Those that think they have nothing to learn really have no place in theatre. I agree with Nev, in that crits posted here are likely to be well thought out if you need to sign your name to it. It's easy to post "What a load of of shit XYZ was" under the cloak of anonymity. www.meltheco.org.au

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Them good ol' moderation blues...— Bass Guy5 Apr 2011

This rat is clean— Labrug5 Apr 2011
I don't see anything— jeffhansen5 Apr 2011
Various points.— David Hardie8 Apr 2011
Assumptive consumptive.— Bass Guy8 Apr 2011
- In defence of the WPs— Labrug8 Apr 2011
Why be anonymous?— Bass Guy8 Apr 2011
- Anonymity— Labrug8 Apr 2011
  - Accord!— Bass Guy8 Apr 2011
Point of interest— Labrug8 Apr 2011
Personally, I'd like to see— jeffhansen8 Apr 2011
I've voted down all your— Daniel Kershaw16 Apr 2011
- The only comment I've voted— crgwllms16 Apr 2011
Everyone knows you are a— Walter Plinge16 Apr 2011
I like Craig's suggestion— Lisa Skryp16 Apr 2011
That's a great idea!— jessmess17 Apr 2011
That's a great idea!— jessmess17 Apr 2011
yay— Neville Talbot19 Apr 2011
- Thoughts— Labrug20 Apr 2011
- Target practise— crgwllms21 Apr 2011
  - I moderated that as Excellent. Nicely put.— Labrug21 Apr 2011
Wow, The debate rages on.— Walter Plinge28 Apr 2011
but we don't— Neville Talbot29 Apr 2011
They cant take it because— Walter Plinge30 Apr 2011
- Sure anony, it's a hobby.— jeffhansen30 Apr 2011
also...this isnt a bank and— Walter Plinge30 Apr 2011

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