Q & A With Sha and Blake Bennet - Episode 2

[Blue011]

Context Is Important

If you publish a scene whether it is on BTS or not and actually put a rating against it then I'm afraid that the members are entitled to their opinion. If a member wants to make a statement like "It's boring and stupid", he is totally entitled to do so. Just because that member doesn't write 10 paragraphs justifying his statement, doesn't mean that other members can criticise him for not doing so.

Don't forget that some members have a full time job on here and cannot write Shakesperian type posts on here.

I do not disagree that members can and should be entitled to post what they want.

But, we talk about how this forum is a community. The forum is frequently referred to by members as the "icing on the cake" as to why they remain a member of this site.

In order to make use of this, we need to understand where a poster is coming from.

Why I like the rating system is because it does not require a member to do anything other than rate the particular video. The numbers speak for the ratings.

When you elect to post on the forum, you sort of up the ante.

You are correct in that this does not require the poster to write a magnum opus.

A pithy sentence will do.

However, "boring" or "stupid" contains no pith.

The difference between "boring" and "the models in the scene were not attractive" is immense.

The amount of time to make that addition is negligible; but, it helps the readers of this forum understand a point of view.

Now, I do understand that there might be some who do not want to provide any further information. So why not encourage those who feel this way to just vote by rating the episode using our nice 1 - 5 scale and eschew the "boring" or "stupid" comment that tells nothing further.

If you rated an episode a "1" then I can fairly safely conclude that you found the episode "boring."

I have no idea what the comment "stupid" means without some further information.

If you want to be a troll, you can post "boring" or "stupid" as much as you like.

While I realize Jon that we are a people separated by a common tongue, I do not think this is all that difficult. It also reflects a sense of consideration for the participants of this forum.

It is more a matter of ettiquette than anything else. I am sure that Mr. Carson of Downton Abbey could explain the matter of keeping up the old standards if you asked him.

 

[mikeyank]

Mike Yank posted much that I agree with; but, concluded with a statement which I do not understand..

"I think that the system of rating videos that we PAY for is appropriate, but to "rate" an interview that we requested, and is presented to us at no charge is rude, as these are a gift from management."

Again, why?

The purpose of a rating system is to let Blue Media and the membership know how the vast majority of the subscribers to this site feel about the content being provided. Mike Yank seems to feel because "some" of the membership asked for a specific Behind the Scenes interview, that that means there is some special perrogative for "some" members over other ones.

I think it is nice that the site contains some behind the scenes stuff that let us see how the site works and some of the personalities involved -- but the vast majority of members made no such request.

You do not get a special papal dispensation that anything you ask for is above comment.

You may find it "rude" to rate what you asked for.

That is fine. Do not rate it and your conscience is clear.

But, you should not attempt to end the practice of rating of Behind the Scenes videos because you do not want to see the result because you know that some members do not like what you asked for.

It is better for everyone involved to keep the information flowing between management and the membership instead of creating a special content that is off limits because a few wanted the content and do not care what the general membership feels about this.

Quite simply Mike, you do not speak for the general membership.

You are a long time member and poster on this forum. Your opinion is valued.

But, your opinion also should go through a normal process of evaluation to see whether or not your opinion is shared by the rest of the membership.

No one should be given a pass on this.

I find it strange that you, who advocates that this forum is suppose to allow anyone to say anything they want, pretty much no matter how offensive to others it might seem, should demand a pass for something you requested. What is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

I do not disagree that members can and should be entitled to post what they want.

But, we talk about how this forum is a community. The forum is frequently referred to by members as the "icing on the cake" as to why they remain a member of this site.

In order to make use of this, we need to understand where a poster is coming from.

Why I like the rating system is because it does not require a member to do anything other than rate the particular video. The numbers speak for the ratings.

When you elect to post on the forum, you sort of up the ante.

You are correct in that this does not require the poster to write a magnum opus.

A pithy sentence will do.

However, "boring" or "stupid" contains no pith.

The difference between "boring" and "the models in the scene were not attractive" is immense.

The amount of time to make that addition is negligible; but, it helps the readers of this forum understand a point of view.

Now, I do understand that there might be some who do not want to provide any further information. So why not encourage those who feel this way to just vote by rating the episode using our nice 1 - 5 scale and eschew the "boring" or "stupid" comment that tells nothing further.

If you rated an episode a "1" then I can fairly safely conclude that you found the episode "boring."

I have no idea what the comment "stupid" means without some further information.

If you want to be a troll, you can post "boring" or "stupid" as much as you like.

While I realize Jon that we are a people separated by a common tongue, I do not think this is all that difficult. It also reflects a sense of consideration for the participants of this forum.

It is more a matter of ettiquette than anything else. I am sure that Mr. Carson of Downton Abbey could explain the matter of keeping up the old standards if you asked him.

I apologize Blue, if I in any way was coming off as "entitled" just because I spend so much time on this forum, and have accumulated an "obscene" number of posts, but I certainly would never think that my opinion is any more valid than a person with one post.

I enjoy reading your posts Blue. You've been around here for a while now too and I appreciate your perspective. I also agree that calling something that Sha did as a "favor" to members "boring" and "stupid" was the epitome of rudeness. It may be his right to say it, but in my opinion it is boorish behavior.

It was a FREE bonus for us. While I still see no reason for a rating scale on BTS, as long as it's there you can vote 1 as Blue suggested to show your displeasure, but my suggestion is once you realize that it is not something you are enjoying, why not click the little x that closes the scene on your computer and move on to something else. Again, as I said earlier when someone gives me a gift, I would never directly criticize the person who gave it to me, and tell them how much their gift sucked or that I found it "boring" and "stupid"...