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ljay889 said: "We had a list thread last night and some names were being added who weren't outright suggesting we be shut down. If we were able to have a list it should only be those performers who support shutting us down with an example tweet/link. "

That seems best.

Craig, your producers-banning-viewers is a completely off-base example because Broadway is still a business, and the business is going to rely on ticket sales and word of mouth, for which these boards are still a major source. They need the fans here. But as someone else said earlier, none of us need them.

I mean, I didn't start that list thread, but it was certainly contextualized in its first post. And - after all this scolding and fingerwagging - it violated no board rules. How can you obey unwritten rules that seem to change at the caprices of whomever has control of the delete button at the time?

ETA: this is not taking things personally. No more personally than tweets like Pasquale and Murin's indeed, a lot LESS personally

Updated On: 3/12/16 at 12:23 PM

Patti is so brave and should run for President. Let's all just stop talking about her now. If we don't then the terrorists win.

for someone who accuses us of taking this so personally, it seems CRAIG is actually the one taking it very personally. making it his sole mission to defend actors who are unfairly trashing an entire population of people. you cannot have it both ways. if you want to accuse posters on here of being rude or classless or inconsiderate, then fine. do that. but you must also call out the actors on twitter, instagram and tumblr who are doing the SAME EXACT THING right now. you are trying to play both sides but your bias is maddening so you just fail in the end.

Craig said: "My point is clear - it's inappropriate for either party to have a blacklist.

Really - what's the true objection here? The fact that you're taking this very personally says volumes. I find it hard to believe that any rational person believes that some posters here and/or some posts here are completely acceptable.

People got called out for being rude. It's NO different than when posters here call out others or performers for being rude. End of story. I don't care which side of the stage you're on. You're still a human being.

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I don't think it speaks volumes at all and unless someone is so bored to search through all my posts I can't recall that I've ever attacked or been out right rude to anyone on here except to Patti now. I have no problem with people saying how they feel no matter how negative or positive their posts are.

If I don't like what someone posts I just skip over it or respond to it, I don't cry about it.

What bothers me the most is I don't want censorship on here to the point where nothing negative is allowed to be said. I work very hard for the money I make and I have no desire to waste it on seeing actors who are absolutely clueless when it comes to their actions.

I try to see every Broadway show that opens so skipping a few by actors who don't deserve my money is fine by me at this point.

Updated On: 3/12/16 at 12:40 PM

JM226 said: "for someone who accuses us of taking this so personally, it seems CRAIG is actually the one taking it very personally. making it his sole mission to defend actors who are unfairly trashing an entire population of people. you cannot have it both ways. if you want to accuse posters on here of being rude or classless or inconsiderate, then fine. do that. but you must also call out the actors on twitter, instagram and tumblr who are doing the SAME EXACT THING right now. you are trying to play both sides but your bias is maddening so you just fail in the end.

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Exactly, Patti thanked someone for their support who said that they wished we all died in a fire. The stupidity alone in her doing that is simply amazing. She's fine with negativity and awful words as long as it supports her issues. She's a joke and I'll never give her a single dollar of my money.

Updated On: 3/12/16 at 12:46 PM

Posting one more time in this thread and then no more.

I'm not biased. And I can't be the only one that can see beyond Patti's personal complaint and how it related to her (NERDS) to see the bigger picture. Because even Patti commented that its something she wanted to post a long time but was so inspired only after it hit right close to home re: Nerds. It really doesn't matter what the impetus to right was. There were elements of her post that are 100% valid. Just like there are comments some of you have made which are 100% valid. If everyone can remove emotions from the conversation for a moment I believe that one "side" would see that the good outweighs the bad and that a "ban" on the message board makes no sense. And on the other "side" would see that self (and BWW led) moderation makes perfect sense as well as trying to find the right words - vs any words - to state your opinion.

That's my final parting thought in this thread.

"What bothers me the most is I don't want censorship on here to the point where nothing negative is allowed to be said. I work very hard for the money I make and I have no desire to waste it on seeing actors who are absolutely clueless when it comes to their actions."

I really don't think that is what they want. You can criticize a performance or show without being nasty, catty, bitchy, or verbally abusive. I'm thinking they just don't want horrible, degrading things said about them. Just like in any other job.

Interesting that someone who admittedly hasn't posted on the site for years suddenly emerges out of the woodwork to vehemently defend them.

That's not at all what she did.

Phyllis Rogers Stone said: "So the board will have a "blacklist" for its own members, but there's something morally wrong about having one for performers who don't know how the internet works?

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Isn't that incredible? #ThanksPatti

CarlosAlberto said: "LMAO!!! The lot of you got called out on your ish and the theater community is friggin' up in arms, and now some of you are even crying about it

Some of you need to man up, suck it up and keep it movin'....

"Totally!! What is the funny are the people who are complaining and whining that Patti and friends are whining and complaining about their nastiness ! They are often the ones who nasty attack other posters and stars.

YWIW...LOL!!