why the need.....

to post every headline on bway.com and playbill.com? It is safe to say that everyone here has a computer and likes theater. I think it is also safe to say that the above attributes make it possible for the same people to see these headlines on the aforementioned sites. So why the need to post them here? It's annoying as hell. It's not like you are breaking the news to us. Contribute something interesting and stop trying to be Jimmy Olsen.

Updated On: 12/17/03 at 05:22 PM

I think people post headlines here because they wish to discuss them.

Good grief, this is a new low in nitpicking. Whoever posts those -- our host here? -- wants to make sure everyone knows the latest. Call it being thorough. And being thoughtful. And by the way, since I've been here (mid-October), on a number occasions I've posted my POV on DIRECT LIFTS from the articles in red at the top, only to have subsequent posts write "where did you hear that, Auggie?" So even cited by a generous-spirited administrator, they are ignored by many otherwise discerning people. Which I what I suggest anyone should do who finds their presence here too distracting.

For an example of how useful facts gleaned from said pieces can be, look no further than Playbill quoted tonight: considering how much hand-wringing goes on about the absences of Donna Murphy ... isn't it efficient having one site inform you she's returning tonight??

One person's information overload is another's time saver.

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Updated On: 12/17/03 at 06:05 PM

i agree. many times, i don't even look at the headlines on this site, and don't go to the other broadway sites everyday. i click on posts that look interesting and i would not have known that NBS is closing if not for a post here. we're here to discuss broadway, so why not post those headlines to hear the reactions of our peers.

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That , my friends, is the definition of irony.

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Updated On: 7/9/04 at 11:39 AM

so people are being lazy not visiting other theatre sites while they're (we're) being lazy sitting at our computers avoiding work we should be doing? don't think so. this excellent site is a broadway hub. we have a chat, news, who's who and a ton of other great stuff. no one is going to like everything. i love finding the news here from other sites.

I think somone forgot to take his or her happy pills.

Keep the headlines. It saves me the time of looking at playbill.com or broadway.com. It's not about being lazy. It's about managing one's time...

Yes, keep the headlines, but only the ones about me !

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