Erm...excuse me, Jim, but wouldn't your letter be considered an
unsolicited critique? Certainly not of theatre, but of...well, you
know.<br>
<br>
Seriously. All you have to do is hit the delete button. <br>
<br>
Thank you.<br>
Ali<br>
<br>
PS: You may certainly delete this if you would like.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Noah Budin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nbudin@sbcglobal.net">nbudin@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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This is why you have a delete button.<br><br>Noah<br>
<a href="http://www.noahbudin.com" target="_blank">www.noahbudin.com</a><br>
<a href="http://noahbudinsongs.blogspot.com" target="_blank">noahbudinsongs.blogspot.com</a><br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 6/25/10, Jim Jarrell <i><<a href="mailto:jarrellje@gmail.com" target="_blank">jarrellje@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Jim Jarrell <<a href="mailto:jarrellje@gmail.com" target="_blank">jarrellje@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject: [NEohioPAL] If We Want To Read Critiques, We'll Ask Your Opinions<br>
To: <a href="mailto:neohiopal@listserve.com" target="_blank">neohiopal@listserve.com</a><br>Date: Friday, June 25, 2010, 10:04 AM<div class="im"><br><br><div>I absolutely CANNOT take it anymore...to everyone who feels compelled to fill our email inboxes with unsolicited theatre reviews...<br>
<br>By what divine right do you suppose you are given the authority to
pollute our inboxes with your unsolicited opinions? Good or bad, if any
of us on the NEohioPAL list wanted your opinions, we would ask for them or
we would go pick up the magazine or newspaper the should be published in. <br>
<br>Before I get accused of being defensive over someone's opinion,
let me point out that I just recently moved back to Northeast Ohio after a 10-year absence and I have not yet appeared on a local stage
again to be critiqued by anyone. So, my words aren't mixed with the
bitter taste of a director/performer scorned (nor am I one of the BFFs rushing to their defense). Ill-tempered though they may be, my
words ARE mixed with shock and awe that people have the audacity to
think they have the right to send hundreds of people (some they may not
even know) their unsolicited opinions straight to their email
inbox. As if that weren't bad enough, the opinions are filled with
errors and give the impression that they are written for no other reason
than to embarrass anyone and everyone associated with the theatrical
production in question. <br>
<br>I'm all for "freedom of speech." By all means, please, exercise
your right to have your own opinion. Everyone is entitled to have their
opinion, whether I agree with them (or anyone else agrees with them) or
not. What I don't agree with is polluting my inbox with your opinions
if I don't ask for them (especially if they're poorly written
plagiarisms - as one recent diatribe was). If you want to express your opinion, do it responsibly.
Write something of quality that a newspaper or magazine would be
compelled to publish...and if you cannot manage that, there are any
number of a zillion free websites where you can start and write your own
blog. Even KJK has a blog, for goodness sake! It can be done!!<br>
<br>Then, once you have found a PROPER home for your unsolicited
opinions, you should feel free to share with the listserv a LINK to your
opinion so that we may have the CHOICE to visit it or ignore it. But,
please, if we don't ask for your opinion, don't force it upon us.
Especially not these embarrassing expressions that denigrate into online "flame" wars. It's just not cute.<br>
<br>Respectfully,<br><font color="#888888">Jim Jarrell</font><br>
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