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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Jan 24, 2016 22:45:04 GMT
There is theatre outside of London? Unfortunately there is. Tried to have it shut down but those Northerners rebelled. |
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Post by mickeyjotheatre on Jan 24, 2016 22:45:50 GMT
Would it not be easy enough to just have a general 'regional' section? There's no point having region specific boards because they wouldn't be used enough and most regional theatre is touring productions which tour, so.
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Jan 24, 2016 22:46:58 GMT
Would it not be easy enough to just have a general 'regional' section? There's no point having region specific boards because they wouldn't be used enough and most regional theatre is touring productions which tour, so. Regional productions are not tours. Tours are tours and regional productions are just that local regional productions. And thats exactly what I originally wanted. Separate regional & international boards. Matthew's point about them not being used enough on old site is a mute one. This isn't the old site and shows lack of ambition of attracting new users. As I've said before lets be the theatre site for everyone. |
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Post by mickeyjotheatre on Jan 24, 2016 22:55:36 GMT
Regional productions are not tours. Tours are tours and regional productions are just that local regional productions. And thats exactly what I originally wanted. Separate regional & international boards. Matthew's point about them not being used enough on old site is a mute one. This isn't the old site and shows lack of ambition of attracting new users. As I've said before lets be the theatre site for everyone. I understand the difference between regional theatre and tours, when I said regional theatre I was referring to the theatre in the regions. If you're in Bath, Bristol, Edinburgh, Dublin, Sheffield, Chichester etc. then there's a wealth of regional theatre produced, but if you're from the middle of the south coast, you're getting touring productions. This is why I agreed with you and suggested a general 'regional' board rather than specific areas as some were suggesting, so I agreed with you, no? |
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Post by lynette on Jan 25, 2016 0:28:29 GMT
There is theatre outside of London? Unfortunately there is. Tried to have it shut down but those Northerners rebelled. Radio, give us a chance. Some of us have to fire up the Zimmer frame before we range round the new Board. We will be up in Edinburgh for sure and we expect a warm Scottish welcome from you. I like mine with a splash of water. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 5:41:36 GMT
Would it not be easy enough to just have a general 'regional' section? There's no point having region specific boards because they wouldn't be used enough and most regional theatre is touring productions which tour, so. Regional productions are not tours. Tours are tours and regional productions are just that local regional productions. And thats exactly what I originally wanted. Separate regional & international boards. Matthew's point about them not being used enough on old site is a mute one. This isn't the old site and shows lack of ambition of attracting new users. As I've said before lets be the theatre site for everyone. There are two reasons why I think a Regional section is a bad idea: 1) It's been tried before and it failed. Your argument that this is a new site is moot, because it implies that the people who used WhatsOnStage are in some way a different type of person than those who will use this site. The factors that caused the failure of the old Regional section are still in play. 2) There's nothing about titles like "Plays" and "Musicals" that says "West End only", and having a separate section called "Regional" carries the implication that regional theatre is of secondary importance. It's not having a "Regional" section that sends the message "this is for everyone". The reason why we're echoing the structure of the old site isn't lack of ambition. It's because the structure of the old site is one that had been found to work. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 25, 2016 10:08:19 GMT
Just to add, the Feedback section (within Forum at the bottom of the main page) Is for members to make suggestions. Support for a suggestion can be shown by using the "like" button but regardless of that all suggestions will be discussed. After the official launch we don't want to be frequently changing the layout "in flight" as that becomes annoying for visitors who generally like to know where things are, however we may have more occasional updates where the ideas with most support all get implemented together.
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Post by djp on Jan 25, 2016 17:24:04 GMT
Many thanks to all for setting up the new site. Have we dropped the www.theatreboard.co.uk/ address - as its currently unreachable on IE and chrome on my PC. theatreboard.proboards.com/ seems to be working fine - thats how I am typing this. Is it a change, or a blip - or something my end - like BT's DNS ? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 25, 2016 17:34:11 GMT
Many thanks to all for setting up the new site. Have we dropped the www.theatreboard.co.uk/ address - as its currently unreachable on IE and chrome on my PC. theatreboard.proboards.com/ seems to be working fine - thats how I am typing this. Is it a change, or a blip - or something my end - like BT's DNS ? Blip. We are looking into it. It doesn't affect all users, oddly. Thanks for flagging djp. |
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Post by stevep on Jan 25, 2016 20:25:03 GMT
Hi. Am I missing something? Every time I return to this board it takes me to the beginning of each thread
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Post by lynette on Jan 25, 2016 23:10:16 GMT
Yes, I had that too. I'm tapping v softly on the last poster block on my iPad and now I'm getting to the latest post.
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Post by stevep on Jan 27, 2016 1:05:04 GMT
Thanks
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Post by michaelh on Jan 27, 2016 13:50:49 GMT
Right, well this is my first reply to the new board. Still buzzing about Show Boat in Sheffield on Saturday... but hello forumites!
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Post by Squire Sullen on Jan 27, 2016 22:41:11 GMT
I just removed TheatreForum from the favourites on my phone and replaced it with TheatreBoard - now I feel like I've properly committed to our new home.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2016 6:56:45 GMT
I just removed TheatreForum from the favourites on my phone and replaced it with TheatreBoard - now I feel like I've properly committed to our new home. I still haven't plucked up the courage to do it... Perhaps I will now, knowing someone else has done it! But it feels quite a leap! |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 28, 2016 9:01:13 GMT
I need a picture for my profile. Just need to find something theatrically appropriate.....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2016 15:02:52 GMT
I've been doing some archaeology. The first public post on the WhatsOnStage forum went to Lee W (linked to save bandwidth for people who don't care). My first post seems to have been unexpectedly prescient. Consider the penultimate paragraph in the light of what eventually happened. |
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Post by Ian on Jan 28, 2016 18:39:22 GMT
Yes the "new" board started in Feb 2007 and had a rocky start - loads of spam posts and a particularly nasty troll which older members might remember! WoS were very resistant to the idea of registration.
... and Lee W did not seem to stay the course!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 6:53:08 GMT
Just a thought for the security conscious! As Matthew pointed out in a post on the old forum, we don't know if theatremania will actively shut down and remove the old site, or if it will just sit there as a dead site, with nobody looking after security etc.
So it might be an idea to modify your profile there to avoid any security issues - eg change your email address to one you don't mind being spammed, make sure your password is not one you use for other sites, make sure your birthday isn't set to your actual birthday, etc.
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Post by infofreako on Feb 9, 2016 6:00:20 GMT
Well this is all very nice. Well done to all involved in the move across.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 12, 2016 9:45:47 GMT
We have officially launched today. Which means if any of you have social media accounts, or blogs, or write for any websites or have any press contacts, then please now feel free to spread the word in whatever way you can.
Also, to celebrate us being official we have a competition open to all members, where you can win two tickets to a In The Heights performance of you choice. You can find it in the new 'competitions' section. Good Luck.
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Post by danielwhit on Feb 12, 2016 11:10:15 GMT
So, this has happened.  |
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Post by paul on Mar 13, 2016 0:03:14 GMT
Been lurking since the WOS debacle and move here but actually got around to registering - thanks to all behind the new board!
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