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Broadway Joe said: "bk said: "Want to level the playing field? Forget the abuse button - take away the anonymity and make people post under their real names. I guarantee you things would be different here.

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What an awful idea. I have no desire to have my full name out here just so people can read how much I hated or loved a show. I would find another board.

I also rarely post but I come here every day to read everyones posts. The vast majority of people who post here are fantastic and give great reviews of shows even if they hated the show.

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Why? It's your opinion. Can you only state it if you're anonymous? Do you have the courage of your convictions or not? It's as simple as that. Of course, you might state your criticisms differently if you were posting under your own name. Which is the point. And you wouldn't find another board because there would be no other board with the traffic of THIS board, which is, let's face, why people come here - they KNOW their little opinions on everything under the sun are being read. It's all about that.

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Why? It's your opinion. Can you only state it if you're anonymous? Do you have the courage of your convictions or not? It's as simple as that. Of course, you might state your criticisms differently if you were posting under your own name. Which is the point. And you wouldn't find another board because there would be no other board with the traffic of THIS board, which is, let's face, why people come here - they KNOW they're little opinions on everything under the sun are being read. It's all about that.

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Because I don't do social media and what I say on a message board shouldn't be easily found by just searching my name on Google. It's nobodys business what anyones real name is here.

And i don't need courage under my real name to post that the anarchist was the most painful thing I've ever had to sit through. It's a message board on the Internet, if you don't like what someone posts then either skip over their post or put them on block. Nobody is forcing anyone to read what is posted here.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Site-Update-Message-Board-Changes-We-Hear-You-20160311

bk said: "Hellob said: "bk said: "Want to level the playing field? Forget the abuse button - take away the anonymity and make people post under their real names. I guarantee you things would be different here.

Says someone named "Helob" :) It would change EVERYTHING. It's fine if you have a critique - what's not fine is to make it personal in such a way that it becomes offensive (although certainly other posters take great joy in being offensive, and live for it, just as others jump on that bandwagon and try to outdo it. Prior to the Internet there were plenty of bitchy little cretins out there, but they were talking to each OTHER, not on a public message board. I do love the "I'll just pick up my marbles and go to Reddit" stuff.

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My user name is part of my first and last name & until I recently changed my pic, it was a pic of me. My name is Helen Lobonc and I'll still say what I think. I really don't see why people think using an online vs real name would change their opinions. People on fb reply rudely to numerous threads, I still don't understand how it would change the way posters discuss things. The personal attacks between members might slow down but is someone going to not say "I think so & so is the worst actress ever" just because they show their real name? What is going to happen if so & so knows their real name? Is the actor going to contact them? That would be awesomely bad for the actors.

JRybka said: "I use my own name 'cause I do not "hide" behind my computer.

You can be critical of someone.... that is fine.

But when you bash them 'cause you think it is funny (for their looks or such) then you cross a line.

Maybe I am a Polyanna (and I can handle it if you want to bash me) but calling someone a C on the page or a retard is rude. How would you feel if you were calling your sister, mother or daughter a C or you had a child with disabilities and someone called them a retard?

I think the button is to be if someone is threatening or being aggressive in their posts. "

And that's fine, but that was just one post in the pull quotes, wasn't it? Somehow Murin and her ilk blew that up to "shut down all internet chat boards everywhere!"

I just thought you really like Burger King.

Patti has officially won and succeeded. she was not doing this for change or progress... she was doing this for publicity. she has been featured on broadway.com, NY times, several social media sites, gothamist, daily news, ny post, and more. the original intention of this was for her to vent AFTER ADMITTING THAT SHE DOESNT EVEN READ OR VISIT THIS MESSAGE BOARD. now all of a sudden she has become a warrior for change. i will just way what others are thinking: this was a media grab. she is playing it for viral hits and views. nothing more. thank you

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Updated On: 3/11/16 at 09:23 PM

gypsy101 said: "Have none of you EVER seen a comments section on Facebook? People post absolutely terrible and disgusting things with absolutely no sense of shame, and it takes basically legitimately threatening someone's life to have the post removed or the person punished in any way. They say sexist, racist, misogynistic, homophobic things with their real names and faces right there. People on the internet have no shame, anonymous or not.

" I think you meant to direct that at the actors who are demanding it, and yes, I've seen that everywhere there is a Facebook-linked comment section like on many news sites.

Kad said: "bk said: "Because my initials are - MY initials? I don't think it's much of a secret who I am, do you? "

I have absolutely no idea who you are."

The only thing that comes to mind is Burger King, honestly. Initials don't mean much.

I'm sorry, but that is still vastly different from having your full name next to your every post.

I have been on this board for years and, through my inclination toward certain topics, have managed to avoid any major discussions centered around him.

It is presumptuous to assume a user on this board can look at the initials "BK" and know precisely what that stands for.

Kad said: "I'm sorry, but that is still vastly different from having your full name next to your every post.

I have been on this board for years and, through my inclination toward certain topics, have managed to avoid any major discussions centered around him.

It is presumptuous to assume a user on this board can look at the initials "BK" and know precisely what that stands for.

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No, it's not exactly the same, but BK has been rather free with info that would identify him to anyone who cared. I don't think he can be accused of "hiding".

Before this latest I-don't-know-why-we're-arguing scuffle, if you'd asked me whether most longtime posters knew him, honestly, I would have answered "yes".