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A New Approach to Posting?
#25A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 9:24pm
Lovin' this thread. It's going to continue to spiral downward until everyone who claims to dislike all the snark and nastiness ends up becoming just as nasty in their criticism.
I have never understood why people take this stuff so seriously. If there is a post or poster you really don't like scroll past it. I must have scrolled past about 100 of kyle4's posts in the WOV thread.
Like anything that is public (and free) you take the good and the bad. The only one who can cause your panties to become twisted is you.
And for the overly sensitive I will clarify and say I am referring to the collective you, not someone in particular.
And for those of you who don't visit the OT board, you haven't even seen nastiness. Some of the trolls that pop over there would be really infuriating if they weren't so inept.
....but the world goes 'round
Updated On: 2/2/11 at 09:24 PM
#26A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 9:29pm
"Yes but then no one can ASSUME that that individual is NEVER nasty to other people."
If you're trying to say that AEA sent you a nasty PM then come out and say so. They haven't even posted in this thread and you bring them up out of the blue. If they didn't then please stop singling out a poster who isn't even here. And even if they did I don't care. But this dancing around is crazy.
The only one who can cause your panties to become twisted is you.
Stop picking on me, Taz *sob*
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#27A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 9:30pm
"Lovin' this thread. It's going to continue to spiral downward until everyone who claims to dislike all the snark and nastiness ends up becoming just as nasty in their criticism."
Not everyone.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
Jack Lopez-Turner
Swing Joined: 12/6/10
#28A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 9:31pm
"Yes but then no one can ASSUME that that individual is NEVER nasty to other people."
"If you're trying to say that AEA sent you a nasty PM then come out and say so. They haven't even posted in this thread and you bring them up out of the blue. If they didn't then please stop singling out a poster who isn't even here. And even if they did I don't care. But this dancing around is crazy."
LAME!
#29A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 9:39pm
It's true uncageg. You are the rare poster who is always constructive and never negative.
And as you know I have the utmost respect for you.
(I know that sounds sarcastic, but it is absolutely genuine).
....but the world goes 'round
#30A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 9:41pm
Stop picking on me, Taz *sob*
Eris, you know I have a mad crush on you. 
....but the world goes 'round
#31A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 9:42pm
Eris, you know I have a mad crush on you.
*Blush*
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#32A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 9:47pm
Sometimes we just have to embrace our inner *snark*
Sometimes.
I really try not to. But...
(I kid! I kid!)
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
Updated On: 2/2/11 at 09:47 PM
#33A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 10:16pmIt's a nice thought. I've learned to deal with snarky people by either dealing with them or ignoring them. Either way, I don't let anything or anyone affect my participation in this forum. from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#34A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 10:30pmI somehow do not envision us getting together & doing a kumbaya moment anytime soon.
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TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#35A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 10:54pm
"LAME!"
Nice way to answer a direct question.
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#36A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 11:27pm
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Updated On: 2/2/11 at 11:27 PM
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#37A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 11:27pmAwesome.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#38A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 11:29pmI thought if I held my laptop up to a mirror, I'd be able to read that, but it didn't work.
#39A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 11:30pm
.gnitsop ot hcaorppa wen a gniyrt ma I
gniyrt peek
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#40A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/2/11 at 11:31pm
I have a secret code, too:
318830
Think about it.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#41A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/3/11 at 3:30amI blame BroadwayWorld for making me such a cynical person. And the fact that society is awful. But mainly BroadwayWorld.
#42A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/3/11 at 6:50amSuch is the reality of message boards in general! It won't change unless the board switches to being moderated. Which would be fine by me. Life marches on either way!
#43A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/3/11 at 7:49am
I guess I'm one of the few who think the site is moderated just fine. They do delete things. But it's a slippery slope. It could easily become overly censored and that's not their intention.
It always comes down to whether you disagree with someone's opposing opinion or don't like the manner in which certain people express themselves. But neither of those are reasons for deletion.
When things devolve into personal attacks (as happened at one point last week in the thread about people seeing n2n multiple times) I notice that those posts are deleted. As they should be.
It's always easy to blame the mods, but as I said earlier this is a public forum. And it's free. Of course there is room for improvement but as I said earlier, if you let someone else's comments bother you that much it's probably time to step back and reassess how seriously you take this place.
Or you could always choose to simply not visit as many people have. But ultimately what you get out of this board, whether good or bad, is up to you. Not the mods.
....but the world goes 'round
#45A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/3/11 at 8:55am
tazber,
I don't pay enough attention to what gets deleted (or moderated) versus what doesn't (too many other things to do in life!), so I am far from an expert on the extent that things are currently being moderated on this message board (if at all). My comment was meant in general. It's not clear to me whether you thought I was "blaming the mods", or whether you yourself were making a genral comment. If you thought I was, that's an incorrect conclusion.
And I totally agree with your statement: "if you let someone else's comments bother you that much it's probably time to step back and reassess how seriously you take this place."
Jack Lopez-Turner
Swing Joined: 12/6/10
#46A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/3/11 at 10:16pmI just think people get too arrogant and nasty. There's no reason for it.
#47A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/3/11 at 10:23pm
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
klacombe@uoguelph.ca
Understudy Joined: 12/16/10
#48A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/3/11 at 10:46pm
I agree with everything you said HummingAlong. I wish more posts on here had a more positive tone. I like reading about people enjoying shows and actors even if they aren't my taste. It's fun to partake in other people's excitement. I find it is funny that people get bashed for enjoying a show that someone else deems awful. We are all different. We all enjoy different things. And we should be allowed express how we feel without the fear of getting bullied.
I don't think this board is ever going to be a happy friendly place to be but I think if people make an effort to start more positive topics and not partake in the negativity I think that would be fantastic.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#49A New Approach to Posting?
Posted: 2/3/11 at 10:56pm
"I just think people get too arrogant and nasty. There's no reason for it."
"LAME!"
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
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