How Dull Can It Get?

[orion59]

Posted: 11/25/03 at 8:35am

This is just my personal observation over the past few days. It seems that things are very quickly chnaging now that we have the OT board. The topics on the OT board once were a mix of mindlessly annoying topics and sharp staire that mirrored and poked fun at some of the thread on th main board. Now it seems to be more of the mindless annoying crap.

The main board that once offered a diversity of topics is now sticking only to those very serious theater related topics like 10 Rosie O'Donnell deveoted threads and the 100th go around for "What is the role you would most like to play".

I continue to search for the wonderfully in depth, thoughtful, intelligent theater realted topics that were promised to me if we could just get rid of the OT stuff. There were certain members who came on and posted laments, whining, crying, screaming about the lack of these wonderful topics or the difficulty in finding them amidst the garbage. I keep searching but I am not finding that these same members, after all teh complaining are posting anything at all. I had mentioned before that I rarely saw posts from the people who were the most outspoken against OT threads. That still hasn't changed.

Again, this is justmenat as my personal observation. I certainly am not saying it was ever right to flood the board with nonsense and garbage but, it does seem that something is missing...unless, of course you happen to adore Rosie O'Donnell and can't read enough about her or if you happen to like digging out those saved lists and posting them on a bi-weekly basis.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 11/25/03 at 8:16pm

I've only been here about six weeks, but I do find that even within the routine topic di jour -- Rosie, understudies, preferences, long-forgotten favorites and nightmare evenings on b'way -- there are provocative, thoughtful posts. Often the gossip fodder or irritation of the day provokes tangential discussions that do have a remarkable amount of depth. I personally enjoy the blend, with the irreverent and glib observations tucked in between the more serious -- the back/forth IM-syled rifts sorbet between courses as it were. I sense that the age range here is very broad -- teens through those who are, per Mame, somewhere between 50 and death.

I will risk being Pollyanna, but the range of theatergoing is equally broad, and in general, the more experienced folk are kind to those who are less so. (When someone says "Jekyl and Hyde" is one of the 5 best musicals of all time ... it provokes more humor than vitriol.) It's an equal opportunity place to wax poetic, to vent. I guess -- new poster that I am -- I find the fact that just about everyone feels at home here very positive and moving.

Updated On: 11/25/03 at 08:16 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/25/03 at 8:21pm

You'd be surprised.

Seriously, when you bring up certain topics, certain individuals get their knickers in a twist. Some people stopped posting because of this & maybe some of them brought up the subjects you mention. Things go in cycles so I have no doubt things might change. Even if it does not, I enjoy the board & try & start discussions I think might be of interest

Updated On: 11/25/03 at 08:21 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 11/25/03 at 9:26pm

I didn't even notice the OT board had been opened. PSYCHED! I'll only surf there if I can count on never having to read another Superman mention from Roxy again!! Thanks for this thread, Orion.

Updated On: 11/25/03 at 09:26 PM

[Jack O' Hearts]

Posted: 11/25/03 at 10:17pm

what does that mean?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/26/03 at 6:07am

Beats me

[orion59]

Posted: 11/26/03 at 11:08am

I kinda feel like the guy in that commercial who says "It's the 21st century. Where are the flying cars i was promised?"

The OT borad exists so where are the great theater related posts I was promised? Where are the people who had so much to say that they insisted that the junk be filtered into another board? I feel cheated. Where are MY flying cars?

[sheekala]

Posted: 11/26/03 at 11:13am

Where is my synthetic companion that pilots my flying car?! Where is my emotion chamber where I can revisit past joyous personal moments in holographic glory? Where is my enjoyable 2003 theatrical season?!

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 11/26/03 at 3:59pm

"This is just my personal observation over the past few days. It seems that things are very quickly chnaging now that we have the OT board"

I agree, I forgot we had an off-topic board. I liked it when we only had one board for everything.