Codine, take a deep breath and calm down. It's just a message board.
OrdinaryJukebox, what you describe is all cause and effect.
Cause: The situation months ago, when there were 533 new threads about the exact same
Wicked-related topics per day, plus every general thread got posts about
Wicked in it.
Effect: People who actually wanted to talk about something other than
Wicked started getting a little pissed that a board that was supposedly about Broadway was looking more like a
Wicked fan convention. Backlash ensued, and threads about
Wicked were instantly subject to harsh treatment.
Effect of the Effect: People who post about
Wicked are automatically apologetic in anticipation of being yelled at for posting about the show.
The lessons we can take from all this? Even if you like a show, you don't need to make 5 threads about its stars' every sneeze. Irrationality breeds irrationality. And on a good board, some semblence of equilibrium usually takes hold over time.
Updated On: 2/20/05 at 01:01 AM