Mean People Suck

[toodramatic]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 7:44pm

So theres been a new person posting on this board...this person has admitted to not knowing much about theatre...and from the the looks of the threads shes started that is very clear.

Some people have been very rude to her...one person posted: "You should be kicked off this site for posting this."

You mean she didn't come out of the woumb knowing who William Finn and Stephen Sondheim are! Shame on her!

I for one am glad there are ppl who are new to theatre on this board. Theatre has become an increasingly closed off art...we need all the ppl we can get. Welcome to theatre and be aware not everyone is a jack***.

Mean People Suck!

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 7:55pm

I agree. It's lame how people like to bite newbies heads off because it makes them feel good. Get over it. Save your harsh words for a time when they are actually needed.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 7:57pm

Mean people do suck. Correcting someone is okay, but don't be rude. If you're referring to elphaba something, well she was really very wrong to make racist comments.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 8:14pm

I agree... there's no need for rudeness. We can ALL learn from one another.

That said, too many newbies join and immediately begin posting questions and polls that have been done to death, or make simple little mistakes (calling cast albums "soundtracks"), or creating new WICKED threads.

I would never suggest not allowing newbies to post, but perhaps their posts need to be moderated and if rejected explaining why and directing them to threads that already cover the questions they raise.

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 8:31pm

Couldn't agree more! My friend wont post anymore on here because of the rudeness.

Posted: 9/4/05 at 8:33pm

If you're talking about Nard and I, we weren't being rude. Nard might've mocked her, but I was just stating my opinions.

She was the one telling us to "Get a life".

[elphieisperky]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 8:46pm

Well said, toodramatic. I actually had a friend problem on the boards too, I kept telling her how great these boards and the people were, and evil posts scared her away, so now I feel terrible. If someone posts something you don't like, leave it. Don't say anything nasty about them, just ignore them, and the thread. And new people deserve to be treated well, I mean, they like theater! Anyone who likes theater is a cool person!


Updated On: 9/4/05 at 08:46 PM

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 9:06pm

I agree with frontrowcentre2. Too many people join the boards as soon as they discover them and immediately start posting thread topics that have been done to death. I lurked here for about 6 months before I joined and began posting, and I've only started about 3 threads TOTAL since then.

A few months ago, I suggested that new posters should have a month or so after they first join before they can start new threads. That way, they can learn to contribute to the rest of the board instead of jumping in head first and expecting to dictate the conversation.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 9:35pm

What do you mean NARD?

I only got pissed when she called korenglish KOREA.

[Patronus]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 9:36pm

Exactly, I think it's important for people to take some time to learn how things go around here. I lurked for over a month before I even registered to get an idea of the dynamic of the board.

It isn't quantity, it's quality that makes this an amazing community.

And the trolls that come on making stupid racist remarks or posting the same thought over and over with no purpose other than to disrupt a thread aren't here to be part of the community, they are here to cause problems.

Mean people suck, but stupid people suck too.

Updated On: 9/4/05 at 09:36 PM

[Hairspraydoll]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 9:45pm

I second having new posters wait for a while before they start threads. But I also think there are some people on this board that are a little quick to jump down people's throats. AND those of us who have been on for a little bit know others personalities and know who is being really mean and who is joking around. Newbies would learn from that if they observed for a bit.

[ConvinceMe2]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:46pm

Look, let's get one thing straight. There are more bitches here than in a 50 Cent video. Just ignore them.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:01am

I guess I'm a mean person because I came out of my mother's womb humming Rodgers and hammerstein.

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:04am

Rodgers and Hammerstein didn't exist in Ancient Rome. Besides, when the doctor heard how off key you were, he spanked you!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:08am

...and I slapped him back. Told you I was mean!

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:09am

LOOK at it this way:

IT IS ALL THEY HAVE!

This!! BROADWAY!!! That's it!! They are either desperate to be ON it or have no capacity to listen to or watch anything else!!!

You have no idea how sad it is!!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:11am

If that bothers you so much Voiceanth, why do you keep posting here?

And for yoour information, I've been to the opera three times this season, I went to four concerts of the Philharmonic and a Chopin concert in Amsterdam.

So much for you "All Broadway"

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:13am

shrug

[etoile]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:21am

Oh, Voiceanth, not everyone's hopes and aspirations are and were the same as yours. Really there's no need to be so bitter.

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:26am

Never took an acting class in my life!

..... Was the chinese boy in the Nutcracker once at 8 or 9......Never wanted a moment on stage playing Teveye..

Jim Morrison, Sinatra, now they were cool - and no dorky songs and , painted flats and other people in your way,,,,

Oh and you BET I have a taste of what this place is like - glad you found a home here dear! you and your little "beat up gang" must make you feel like Ma Barker..
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[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:33am

Then why don't you find a website like "Pop Singers. Com" and start
posting there? Then we won't be subjected to this asinine grudge you carry.

[etoile]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:39am

"beat up gang"??? Honey, I'm as disliked here as much as you are.

Well...maybe not as much as you. That really would be a LOT.

XOXOXO - Ma

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:39am

Because in America dollpoops - I have the right to post most anywhere I want - we all do

Now let's say there was a Tennis website with a message board

since most tennis players are Cute and 20-25

your possible dislike of the sport would over ride your possible tepid feelings for the game!!

There are other reasons to visit!

Calling someone who won't refer to Streisand in anything less than a derogatory manner beacuse she "stole" a part that another performer had no chance in hell in ever gettiing - 76 years ago - - should'nt speak of grudges..



Updated On: 9/5/05 at 12:39 AM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:44am

Still, that's a discussion which is appropriate for a site called "BroadwayWorld.Com". You keep bringing up all the Jessica Simpsons and Brittney Spears that you like, but there is no connection to this site's purpose.

I happen to enjoy watching tennis. I even dated a tennis player once.

If you don't like playing in the orchestra, why don't you go out and start one of your own?

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:45am

Gang violence IS the answer.