Goodbye. Your Witch Hunt Wore Me Out.

Well, I thought it might be fun to use this message board as a means of sharing opinions on Theatre (specifically, Broadway Theatre.) In the two weeks since I joined I've been accused of being everything from a "shill," to being Rosie O'Donnell, and Boy George (even when I protested and swore that I wasn't involved with TABOO.) Unfortunately, I have been (very obviously by some) made to feel rather unwelcomed here. So, guess I'll be moving on. Goodbye. Goodluck. All the best. Peace.

-Horsey

Updated On: 11/7/03 at 01:56 AM

come back as a new identity--and you'll be welcome if you are real. The truth always rises to the top. best of luck. =)

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Given that thread title, I assumed this was a WICKED discussion. Hmmm, silly me.

LouW95 believe it or not I agree with you regarding the need for HORSEY to stay and express his opinions, but I'm concerned by your constant attempts to have other people "silenced" for doing the same thing.This kind of reasoning brought forth the Taliban. More than once you've advocated that the "people who monitor this board(who do a great job by the way)" either ban or admonish posters for their views. We are a passionate bunch, but most people who post on internet boards are, check the Movie sites, the Sci Fi sites or the many political sites fall under that umbrella also, thereare plenty of people who address both sides of all possible coins. If people can't accept us for who or what we are and what we think then so be it, but it shouldn't be anyone's job to "shut down" someones opinion. Your way of thinking recently scared CBS into pulling The Reagans tele-movie from it's schedule,a program that was a drama, not a documentary or Lord's sake! We have to be careful in current times as free speech seems to nearing extinction.

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Updated On: 11/7/03 at 09:42 AM

Once again, you beat me to the exact same question. The one thing this site is NOT short on, is people posting.

As one of the people whom you feel was part of this, I just want to make a couple of points before you take off completely.
Okay, you were accused of being a shill and accused of being Rosie. Lot's of other people here have had the same thing happen to them. I was accused on the old Broadway.com board of being Mario Cantone for similar reasons as your being accused of being Rosie. I personally found it amusing. You were annoyed by it. You then carried that annoyance into other threads and at times were rude to people when it wasn't warranted. There are times when someone was simply staing a difefrent opinion and doing so without a personal attack but your response seemed as though you had been attacked.

People sometimes get into heated debates here, everyone has their own view and believes it to be right. that's part of participating on a message board.
I'm not saying any of us were 100% right but, neither were you. If you look at some of your posts objectively, you may see what I mean. Do I think you should leave or change screen names because of the arguments? No. However, you can't put the blame completely on the people here. It takes more than one eprson to keep an argument going. If you leave, it's your choice to do so and you can't really balme otehrs for driving you away.

I think it's ridiculous of you to go away if you beleive that you could enjoy participatng in this forum. I think you should stay and continue expressing your opinions (spelled correctly)and stop being defensive toward those who express different opinions. Defend yourself only when called for and not when you anticipate that it will be called for.

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well now folks, i am relatively new on the scene here, but i think you've all gathered i have no qualms about expressing my opinions and feelings so i thought since the waters looked nice and chilly here that i'd do a nice half gainer into the thread.

i walked into the middle of the "shill hunt" as my very first post will show. but one of the things that drew me to this site was open and frank discussion. sometimes open and frank discussion gets ugly. duh, we're human. but what separated this site for me was that i saw people who could find the humor even in the nastiness. if we can't laugh at ourselves then we're freakin' doomed and what i fell in love with about this site that was that even though yer a buncha "bitter queens" you revel in it and are not treating things in this board as if they are life or death matters. they're not.

something else that made me join this bunch was the fact that for the first time in a long, long, time i saw people able to express clearly that even though they disagreed with someone's opinion, that it didn't mean they had to immediately and for all times swear that person off as an enemy unworthy of even a moment's thought. even, god forbid, regarding politics which as we all know is almost as polarizing as musical theatre.

so horsey, if you feel you have to leave, then go. i think that doing so does more than anything to say to those who labeled you that they were right. i'm sure at some point i'll say something to upset the entire board here. it's something i have a talent for, but they'll have to terminate my membership because i'll go kicking and screaming.

and that's my 38 and a half cents

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What witchhunt?

I Miss Everything!

Lou, all I have to say to that is....

I am new to online sites like this and that is why I am what you call a "sudden poster". Sorry if I invaded your little world of like minded ethnocentrics. Your accusations and insults are way out of line. Keep on with this tone and this board will peter out ..Some advice: Be more tolerant and welcoming instead of placing labels on people who simply have a different opinion. So long. I hope every show receives great notices and promotes Bway.

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You go Sheek!

As I said, Horsey is about as gone from the board as Lou is.

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Ugh, even discussing it plays right into the martyr complex. The world is full of people who declare themselves in exile, only to return again and again. (Hi Roxy!)

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robbiej speaka the truth and with that, "END SCENE"!

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Sammy,
I've been called worse. At least nobody ever thought I was Rosie.
Mario is actualy a nice guy if you can get past the craziness. One person became convinced that I was not Mario but was then sure I was his sister, Camille, trying to promote him.

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