Actors Biogs
Thu, 24 July 2003, 01:05 pmGreg Ross36 posts in thread
Actors Biogs
Thu, 24 July 2003, 01:05 pmIn light of boulevards of broken dreams and worthless receipts, is it feasible or warranted for this site to provide an area where actors can post a jpeg photo and a three line biog, with contact details?
Re: Actors Biogs
Sat, 26 July 2003, 09:46 amWalter Plinge
We have discussed this at length within the ITA committee. This was an idea that we were hoping to implement when the site was first developed some years ago.
However there are several obstacles that we have been unable to overcome as yet.
The first problem is administrative, as pointed out by Craig.
The second problem and probably the biggest worry, is a security reason. You need to be able to contact the actors. We are yet to solve the problem of how a genuine director can find
"Sarah (19) South of River Perth. Dancer, Actor Singer. Experience: King and I (Marloo), Sound of Music (Marloo), Trouble With Angels (MLC), A Chorus Line (Old Mill)"
whose photo shows a gorgeous brunette...without every pervert in Perth being able to find her too. Even if she uses an email address, her email might be flooded with unwanted attention. How often does Sarah check her hotmail address anyway ? We need to put identifiers...How do we do this safely ?
The only way that I can think of, is that all contact details be held at a Central Registry. The ITA is the obvious choice, but we have trouble staffing the office as it is, without adding a potentially huge workload on our overworked volunteers.
Given that there is an obvious interest, we can certainly look at it again. Looking at it with fresh eyes, I've had a few ideas...
If you can think of solutions to these issues, we'd love to hear them.
Kimberley Shaw
ITA Vice President
Obviously, these are my views and not necessarily representative of a decision by the ITA Committee.
However there are several obstacles that we have been unable to overcome as yet.
The first problem is administrative, as pointed out by Craig.
The second problem and probably the biggest worry, is a security reason. You need to be able to contact the actors. We are yet to solve the problem of how a genuine director can find
"Sarah (19) South of River Perth. Dancer, Actor Singer. Experience: King and I (Marloo), Sound of Music (Marloo), Trouble With Angels (MLC), A Chorus Line (Old Mill)"
whose photo shows a gorgeous brunette...without every pervert in Perth being able to find her too. Even if she uses an email address, her email might be flooded with unwanted attention. How often does Sarah check her hotmail address anyway ? We need to put identifiers...How do we do this safely ?
The only way that I can think of, is that all contact details be held at a Central Registry. The ITA is the obvious choice, but we have trouble staffing the office as it is, without adding a potentially huge workload on our overworked volunteers.
Given that there is an obvious interest, we can certainly look at it again. Looking at it with fresh eyes, I've had a few ideas...
If you can think of solutions to these issues, we'd love to hear them.
Kimberley Shaw
ITA Vice President
Obviously, these are my views and not necessarily representative of a decision by the ITA Committee.
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