Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
#0Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:23pm
A friend of mine recently complained to me that TalkinBroadway.com which was one of the first and best known Broadway chat boards seems to be slowing down -- posts are fewer, news less up to date. Why is that while other boards (including BWW) seem to be growing more popular?
I for one never liked the format of their chat board. BWW is definitely more accessible. Are there a lot more Broadway themed message boards then there used to be?
Any thoughts?
Updated On: 7/13/05 at 01:23 PM
#1re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:30pm
I never liked Talkin' Broadway.
Back when the Broadway.com message boards were being shut down, several posts were made saying "Come join a new Broadway community" and linked to BWW.
BWW was an instant success - everyone just flocked over here.
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#2re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:31pmI never went "talkinbroadway". I've been a fan of BWW.
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#3re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:32pmI've never heard of Talkinbroadway.com. This board is my favorite.
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#4re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:32pmI've never been to Talkingbroadway.com...At this point when you search for almost anything broadway related on Google BroadwayWorld comes up somwehere in the results list...
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#5re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:33pmTalkinBroadway is okay, but BWW is the best by far!!!
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#6re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:33pmWell one thing I respect TalkinBroadway for is that there are some very intelligent posters on there. Lots of knowledgable people, but I do think the energy is nasty over there. Lots of bitter queens.
#7re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:34pm
There's definitely an ATC slowdown, which I attribute to the summer. There are other theater chatrooms, but ATC and BWW are the only two focusing on Broadway that i'm aware of.
After posting on both for awhile, you notice the differences and distinct personalities of each.
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Updated On: 7/13/05 at 01:34 PM
#8re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:35pmYeah...and we already have a small group of them forming here... *cough*
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
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#9re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:36pmNot any more nastier than it can get over here.
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#10re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:37pmlol. It's much nastier. You should scroll through some of the posts!
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#11re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:38pmI've never been to another board, and frankly, had no desire to look for one - this, to me is Home!
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#12re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:40pmOops. Posted that before I realized you can make it flat. Updated On: 7/13/05 at 01:40 PM
#13re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:40pm
When i see messages from a fellow BWW'er there, i want to give a virtual wave. We may date other message boards, but BWW is our main squeeze.
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Updated On: 7/13/05 at 01:40 PM
#14re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:41pmATC seems a lot more reserved than BWW. I hardly spend anytime at ATC, but I refer to Talkin' Broadway for news rather than BWW. But BWW Boards OWN.
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#15re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:43pm
never heard of talkinbroadway.com
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#16re: Is this message board replacing TalkinBroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:48pm
"It's much nastier. You should scroll through some of the posts!"
I do. On a daily basis for several years now.
I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2. "unleash the girly"
Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.
Puppies are babies in fur coats.
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#17re: is this message board replacing talkinbroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:53pm
yeah...and we already have a small group of them forming here... *cough*
forming? kiddo, they've been here all along and thank goodness for that.
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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
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
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#18re: is this message board replacing talkinbroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:55pmOf course BWW is a great place: It's the home of the Minnelli Family!
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#19re: is this message board replacing talkinbroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 1:58pmI came from musicals.net. I was never a fan of talkinbroadway...
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#20re: is this message board replacing talkinbroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 2:03pm
I never used it because when I've tried to sign up for ATC, they've told me that they discriminate against AOL users.
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#22re: is this message board replacing talkinbroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 2:35pm
"At this point when you search for almost anything broadway related on Google BroadwayWorld comes up somwehere in the results list..."
That's so true. Sometimes I search for something and one of the first links is to a thread in which I was part of the discussion. It's kinda wierd actually.
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#23re: is this message board replacing talkinbroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 2:52pm
"Well one thing I respect TalkinBroadway for is that there are some very intelligent posters on there. Lots of knowledgable people, but I do think the energy is nasty over there. Lots of bitter queens."
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#24re: is this message board replacing talkinbroadway.com?
Posted: 7/13/05 at 2:55pm
I've been on ATC fairly longer than BWW, though I lurked on here for quite some time. One of the biggest differences is that you must be 16 to be on ATC (I learned that the hard way). On the other hand, I remember a while ago there was a thread here on BWW started by a 10 year old. That's fine, but that usually means that there are bound to be more, how do I put this, "simpler" threads. Not that they're all "simple," but every now and then, it'll happen.
In fact, there was a mini discusion about the two boards on ATC a couple days ago. Someone was asking for something, and another poster told them to ask it on BWW - it's quicker, then explained that they use BWW for quick info, but ATC for more insight.
Another thing is that ATC is strictly theatre chat. No "off-topic" board, no avitars, no markups, and anything that's considered a "poll" is deleted ASAP.
I love BOTH ATC AND BWW, but lately I've been coming to BWW a lot more often because things are posted a lot faster.
And as far as getting nasty, it gets nasty over here a lot more often, but when it's bad at ATC, it's BAD. You should have seen a thread last year about someone who was offended by Assassins. And there's not much love for Lloyd Webber or especially Frank Wildhorn.
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