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GreeneStreet, I can tell you that I first came to BWW years before I joined the team, specifically because of the message boards and that desire to communicate about the art form that we love, so I certainly sympathize. 

As we do when deemed necessary, some users have been suspended, but no posters have been banned indefinitely. Normally, we have a process that we go through before we suspend someone, but because of the rapid succession of offending posts last night, we amended that a bit. Also, for posters that have been suspended before (including some long-time ones), we go straight to suspension. 

Also, from some of the posts that we've seen this morning, it seems like some people think that they have a handle on everything that went down last night, but there is a lot more that happened that just being a part of the boards would not allow you to see. 

So, when we say that we are examining all internal options to make the board a more positive experience for everyone, we genuinely mean that. We welcome anyone who wants to be a part of figuring that out to do so, even if they currently are not able to post. As long as things are respectful and not attacking, you are welcome to voice concerns here, or to email contact [at] broadwayworld [dot ]com.

i wish we could all stay here personally (so i can hang out with y’all cause my school blocks reddit) but i understand why.

this has got me all sad now. it always felt like a family over here, we were toxic and sarcastic and over dramatic but there was always a sense of respect. i definitely haven’t been here long but y’all were fun and it was cool, getting to have different opinions outside of stan twitter. 

 

My post got deleted, this is exactly the problem with this place. I said absolutely nothing that was offensive, the best content this website puts out is the message board and the members that contribute to it and it should be protected.

This message board's interface is extremely outdated. It hasn't had an appropriate update in years and the last one wasn't very good. There are so many easily added features that could be added to make it better.

The message board shouldn't be heavily moderated because of people's opinions it should be moderated for personal attacks on one another or for actual spam.

We shouldn't be bending over backwards because someone doesn't like another person's opinion that gets posted here. Less vanity searching by one person would also get rid of these issues.

Updated On: 12/10/18 at 12:47 PM

"I have been here before in a different incarnation.  Speaking about no one in particular, and speaking only for myself, no, these people were NOT "all loved and respected from our community".  Some were bullies/trolls who, for whatever purposes, hijacked what began as civil discussions, and just would not let go.  The behavior of some here was shameful.  I expect, perhaps wrongly, better from the BWW crowd.

The missing threads will not be missed.  The missing bullies and trolls will not be missed.  Time for a new beginning."

^^^This.
 

LxGstv and Broadway Joe, I know I sound like a broken record, but I honestly understand where you are coming for, perhaps even more than you realize. But, as I've said before, this is not really just about one performer, one poster, or one topic of discussion. 

I completely understand that it looks like that from the outside, because of the very public stuff that sparked everything last night. But truthfully, this is about us trying to navigate an ever-changing online world in which moderated discussions are in direct competition with the freedom afforded people on social media. 

Unfortunately, as we are a part of the Broadway community as well as the hosts of a message board, we simply can't allow the the posting freedom that social media platforms have. So, with every new challenge (be it online or offline), we have to figure out how best to address them. Some, we see coming, some we don't.

That is why we welcome you to continue to contribute feedback as work through some new ideas to try to find that ever illusive, delicate balance. 

"Part of the Broadway community" means, I assume, "we have a vested interest in making sure performers are happy with what goes on here so we can have access to them to create content in order to create revenue."

Highlands Guy said: "BroadwayBear2 said: "It's also quiet, because many of the more vocal posters have had their accounts blocked/deleted including Sondheimite and BroadqayConcierge, and quite a few others. The whole thing got out of hand, I dont think removing these people we all loved and respected from our community was the answer. We need to be able to discuss things together"



I have been here before in a different incarnation. Speaking about no one in particular, and speaking only for myself, no, these people were NOT "all loved and respected from our community". Some were bullies/trolls who, for whatever purposes,hijacked what began as civil discussions, and just would not let go. The behavior of some here was shameful. I expect, perhaps wrongly, better from the BWW crowd.

The missing threads will not be missed. The missing bullies and trolls will not be missed. Time for a new beginning.



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I pretty much agree with this. It's nice to have somewhere to discuss what's going on in the theatrical and Broadway universe with respect and kindness, but so much of what goes on around here tends to be bullying, trolling, and personal attacks against both other posters and performers, directors, producers, etc. It's one thing to be critical and dislike something and discuss it, it's another thing entirely to engage in personal attacks or cross the lines of decorum. If you can't handle a message board in which rules will be enforced or decorum will be held, find somewhere else to go. There are plenty of places where that sort of behavior or tone is welcome if not celebrated. I'm all far keeping things within the guidelines, especially on such a notable website as this.. What happened last night and the things people were saying were distressing and I for one applaud the moderators for their actions. This is a private website, they are allowed to enforce whatever rules they see fit. 

 

Kad said: ""Part of the Broadway community" means, I assume, "we have a vested interest in making sure performers are happy with what goes on hereso we can have access to them to create contentin order to create revenue.""

Even beyond that, the shows themselves buy lots of ads here.

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Anything attacking a performer or criticizing their personal life (outside of critiquing their performance in the show) is being deleted. There’s a difference. What is happening today is within the BWW rules.   

 

Updated On: 12/10/18 at 01:57 PM

A few weeks ago I posted my concern that the site was possibly under a trolling attack- old threads being unnecessarily bumped, and attempts to exploit religious/cultural tensions by both hardcore theist and hardcore atheist posters alike.

I'm not pushing any narrative here one way or another, but I WILL say, my time on several other innocuous message boards has pointed out to me that there is no corner of the internet, however niche, that cannot be turned into a low-level anxiety machine by those who, for political or personal reasons, wish to sow discord.

CedricOates said: "Wait, Sondheimite and BroadwayConcierge were both deleted ?"

I doubt it. Maybe a temporary ban? 

WOW--talk about instant censorship--I just posted a comment comparing this to an incident a few years ago that disrupted this board, and bingo ! gone !

Please respond Mr Moderator, on here, and tell me the reason for said delete. It would help show what you can and cannot say.

Thank you in advance