How important is BroadwayWorld to Broadway? — Page 3

Sure he has the right to ask to stay on topic -- just as everyone has the right to discuss things however they see fit.

Jordan was named in the op, he is part of the topic.

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I get such a kick out of responses like -

"The reason this board is becoming increasingly irrelevant is (IMO) too much time is spent makes "witty" jokes and infighting, insulting and name-calling. It is increasingly difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff."

Because if you put 200 people with a common interest in the same room to discuss theater, you would have a perfectly civilized conversation with everyone remaining entirely serious. And that's exactly what some people expect with an internet message board. Where the idea that that was possible ever came from, I'll never know.

"It's mostly important to those who post here."

"Well yea, isn't that the point of a message board?"

Of course it is, tazber. I was responding to the OP's original question.

Lord knows Musto does.

I am never starting a thread drunk again.

Made me laugh.

I've only mentioned BWW to a few of my friends who work regularly on Broadway (two or three of them you know well). Actually, I didn't mention it, they did. The conversation was short and started with, "Oh, GOD."

Followed by a "word of warning" issued to the fellow castmates within earshot:

"Avoid message boards like the plague! They are poison."

And I heard a story about a cast member who was ripped to shreds here in a thread, who happened to hear about it and decided to read it.

She was in tears for days and was given the big, "I told you so!"

Never again.

The others who were with us (many of them members of this Broadway cast) agreed. They all know about the boards here and on ATC, but most of them will never go anywhere near them.

If they do, it's out of morbid curiosity, usually with a drink in hand.

They do visit BWW and read the articles and promos (particularly when they are about them or their friends, which isn't surprising) ... but the boards are also a running joke from people in the Broadway community. "It's where egos go to die."

I wonder how many people here realize that.

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Updated On: 4/14/13 at 10:53 AM

Dave spent three paragraphs talking about Jordan, then three sentences talking about the main topic. This is rich.

I think this thread demonstrates pretty well why many of the pros don't come anywhere near here.

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Dave19 seems to miss the point- what makes someone like Jordan an alpha poster is not posting in bulk, but the fact that we, for the most part, ENJOY those posts. They are witty. They are funny. They are usually insightful or at least incisive.

Web theory posits that there are two types of web interactors: Mavens, who create content or provide vital information, and connectors, who provide the framework and connections around the mavens. A connector can wield as much power as a maven if the support system is good, insightful, entertaining or otherwise enjoyable.

This is what I couldn't make explicit through the haze of colorful vodka drinks last night. Most long-term board members, especially the recognizable characters, have a usual function on the board. Whizzer is probably the most obvious maven- his "thing" is reviews. When a new show comes out, you often hear people saying "I can't wait for Whizzer's review," because we know this is something he has made an online art out of. But you can't have a site with all mavens, or all wannabe mavens, at least not in a dialogue based community. The connectors on this board, be they commentators, critics, or comedians, are at least as important as the people generating substantial information, because they make the board readable, interactive and entertaining as opposed to a series of blog posts.

So don't disparage wit, Dave19. Wit is what keeps this board alive during slow seasons.

I AM SPARTACUS MAVEN!

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I doubt the latter ever happened.

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But how important is te BroadwayworldTV section to the TV community?

Not as important as BWW geeksworld.com

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Lily was Helen's older and prettier sister, that's why her theater is so much bigger.