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#176

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 3:21pm

yep, and the ot board killed the main board didn't it? yessir, no one posts there anymore, do they?
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...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

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#178

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 3:33pm

there wasn't always an off-topic board either. "why do we need a board to talk about other stuff?" "this is a theatre site, if you want to talk about other things, go find another place!" "if you make place for discussions other than theatre, people will quit talking about theatre."
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.

...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

i'm a sonic reducer

he was the gimmicky sort

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#179

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 3:35pm

Different ideas, papalovesmambo. The OT board and the main board cover different discussion territories by definition. The adult board and the "regular" OT board serve to split users, not discussion topics. I'm sure an "adult" board could cover certain topics that aren't allowed here, but the main effect, by definition, would be to split users.

Obviously, that's exactly the effect many of the proponents of the board are going for. Maybe because I was under 18 not too long ago, I rather resent the implications of that. But that's just me.
#180

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 3:52pm

no, the argument insomniak made was that an adult board would draw the adults away from the other two boards like the pied piper leaving no one posting there but youngsters of whom insomniak has a disturbingly low opinion. it would just be another option available to posters. the idea that an adult board would keep people from posting on the existing boards is just dumb.

i mean look at all the people on this thread alone who have already gone on record as saying they would not be interested in availing themselves of such a board if it were to exist. are ya calling them liars? or are you putting them in the same category as those kids for whom you have such contempt?

life is unfair. so the adults might have a place to go and curse and talk about ****ing and sucking without the asterisks and ask questions without worrying that you're corrupting someone and the kids can't join them. whoop dee damn do. i hope all of you who managed to churn up all this indignation about a message board apply that same passion to the world in which you live and i hope that world is not just broadwayworld.
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.

...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

i'm a sonic reducer

he was the gimmicky sort

fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#181

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 3:54pm

Well then, why don't we just add a 'Homosexuals Only Board,' a 'Heterosexuals Only Board,' a 'WASP's Only Board'....same principle...making a board for the sole reason of inclusion and exclusion.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.

Updated On: 2/23/05 at 03:54 PM

#182

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 3:56pm

I haven't expressed contempt for kids here. And be honest- have you posted as much in the main board since the creation of the OT board? I doubt it. Your social circle (and heck, mine, too) mostly stays here. When people express a concern that the truly adult adults will abandon this board for the new one, you're being complimented, papalovesmambo. If the adults who make the migration are mostly the kind who act like babies but disguise it with "sophisticated" banted, I won't give a crap. It'll only be an improvement. But if the adults I respect all go, I'll be really disappointed- in them as well as in the situation.
#183

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:04pm

oh sticky, please re-read the last line of my last post.

plumsy, i don't post on either board with the frequency that i used to. but thanks for the compliment. it'll take a lot more than porn to drag me away from either board.
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.

...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

i'm a sonic reducer

he was the gimmicky sort

fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#184

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:07pm

*sigh*

I'm going to knit. Stress relief and all that. SticktoPriest, it's a hopeless cause- we're "kids" and therefore supposedly in a poor position to argue. I'm starting to rue the day I revealed my age.
#185

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:10pm

I read it once, thanks. And I found it a comment not pertinent to the topic at hand and that it really came out of the blue.
And my last post had nothing to do with your post.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#187

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:13pm

The reverse is true for me. I'm a Main Board person -- I come to BWW to discuss theatre, not politics (I have friends in the real world for that). I'm rarely on the OT Board anyway, so adding another non-Theatre Board won't matter much to me since I wouldn't join (certainly not for a fee). That said, I enjoy the contributions and perspectives of several of the under-18 members and think that any board excluding them would not be as interesting a place to spend time.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
#188

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:21pm

After reading this entire thread, I really don't know what to say or where to begin.

When I think of all the younger posters on this board who contribute so much to intelligent conversations (theatre related and non-theatre related) I could never in good faith support an adult board.
I want to write music. I want to sit down right now at my piano and write a song that people will listen to and remember and do the same thing every morning...for the rest of my life. - Jonathan Larson. Tick, Tick...BOOM!
#189

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:24pm

One final question. Does anyone know if this "brilliant" idea is supported by BWW Admin. ...or is the brainchild of Jose?
A simple answer( god, please) will do then I'm outta this one.

If it's another msg. board hosted by BWW, I'd be real surprised. Messages boards make no moola and moderators are scares enough as is.

If this is a Jose project, is it cool to hash it out here? Take it to e-mail, or pm to market this idea or just start your own board. It's turned into another endless debate on pros and cons of a new board on an old board. Age discrimnation, stalking minors, reading what's not really there. Way to Go! Remind me again what the D button is really for?

And Papa, you'd better be joking...you really don't want to go there. LOL!
www.pbentertainmentinc.com BWW regional writer "Philadelphia/South Jersey"

Updated On: 2/23/05 at 04:24 PM

#190

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:31pm

Great, now let's support a dictatorship. We're all supposed to love all of the ideas of the administration (you all know normally I do - love ya, Rob and Craig) and bow down to every wonderous bone they toss us, aren't we?

Just because this is a brainchild of a higher-up shouldn't mean members are not allowed to voice their opinions. Give me a break. A little debating is good for you every now and then - stretch those minds.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#191

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:37pm

from the post that started the thread, pati:

this is my own idea, and it is not endorsed by bww.com, at least not yet anyway!

what would make you think i am joking? i think that it's only fair to know whether the people with whom we're engaged in conversation are now or were ever under investigation, especially if that investigation involved in any way children. you seem to be indicating certain knowledge in that area.
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.

...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

i'm a sonic reducer

he was the gimmicky sort

fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#192

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 4:42pm

I sincerely doubt that this is the brainchild of anyone other than the individual who started this thread. He said as much in his initial post and has reiterated it several times.

"This is my own idea, and it is not endorsed by BWW.com, at least not yet anyway!" - Jose'

Sounds like a moneymaking scheme by a power hungry control freak whose QuizMaster title has gone to his head. I really doubt there's as much interest in it as he would like to have people believe.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. - Nelson Mandela

Updated On: 2/23/05 at 04:42 PM

#193

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/23/05 at 5:12pm

Having just read the 8 pages that were created after I posted I must say "thank you" to many of the adults out there.
I live in the Pocono Mountains(hick town). There is ONE other student who is interested in theatre at my school. This is the ONLY place I can talk about theatre during the school year.
Sure I make some immature comments every now and then, but which BWW'er doesen't?
I will be 18 in August. After that I will be going to college for my bachelors. After that I will be going to college for my masters. After that I will hit the world trying to make it as an actor. I know my chances of making a lot of money aren't good, and I will not spend my money on something that I already have here.
David walked into the valley With a stone clutched in his hand He was only a boy But he knew someone must take a stand There will always be a valley Always mountains one must scale There will always be perilous waters Which someone must sail -Into the Fire Scarlet Pimpernel
#194

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/24/05 at 12:20am

This is Jose's Intern (assigned by BWW.com) and I have a question for you.

How many of you who have voted "Nay" are actually under 18?

I have been given the task of tallying the responses and I will be posting them soon.

I just want to say that I think it is darned laudable that this thread created an opportunity for individuals, of all ages, to voice their opinions on a topic of some significance, i.e., the segreation of ages in contemporary American society.
#195

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/24/05 at 12:22am

Just when I thought the thread had died, it comes back.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#197

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/24/05 at 2:26am

This thread should be deleted. Enough said.
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer

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#199

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/24/05 at 9:48am

uh, like excuse me, i think phantom2 said, "enough said." so like why are you even writing anymore, plum? that's so totally disrespectful. but the bigger question here is why is bww discriminating against phantom2? i mean he clearly said that the thread should be deleted and yet over seven hours later it's still up. what's up with that? i can't believe that the powers that be are disrespecting phantom2 who's like only one of the most revered and loved and respected posters ever in the whole history of bww (i mean if not for his insightful and engaging posts this place would just be another message board, really). this is so heinous. you people all ought to be ashamed of yourselves.
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.

...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

i'm a sonic reducer

he was the gimmicky sort

fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#200

re: an informal poll re: adults only message board

Posted: 2/24/05 at 10:09am

PB ENT: "A simple answer( god, please) will do then I'm outta this one."

Look who's talking. Emphasis mine.


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Updated On: 2/24/05 at 10:09 AM

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