Helene

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. That people are trying very hard, which is difficult to quantify, doesn't mean that what they are doing has any artistic value or that their administrative efforts have been sound. We don't have a double-standard here where people need to post with their full names if they have something to criticize, and I, for one, don't presume to know what Ballet Alert! members have done in their real lives. I believe volcanohunter already made some suggestions upthread. We don't close threads because they are critical. Nor do members have to footnote their comments or conform to anyone's standards except to follow the basic rules of the board. If someone says something that is factually wrong, other members are welcome to point out why. We're all welcome to count or discount each other's opinions. That is just as true in face-to-face situations as it is over the internet.