<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I don't know. </div><div><br></div><div>It appears as though our world has become increasingly unsafe and full of "weirdos". </div><div><br></div><div>I'm an educator, so I think about danger these days perhaps more than most.</div><div><br></div><div>Vetting the postings is absurd, but what if there were a posting that led those who answered to a crazy hoax. Say a "Craigslist" sort if incident? I don't know; just a thought. A paid position? Don't know? But as u said, the world has become increasingly unsafe. What would Fred's; the list responsibility be if a "bad" posting led to the harm if s responder?<br><br>Pat C.</div><div><br>On Jan 3, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Martin Cosentino <<a href="mailto:martin@ensemble-theatre.org">martin@ensemble-theatre.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><br>the Cleveland Theatre Community, </div><div> </div><div>I would have to say that Fred Sternfeld has presented an ironclad answer to the issue of whether or not NEOHIOPAL is in the business of vetting casting notices. The last time I checked, there are professional agencies and sites out there, (mentioned here) who do that - for a FEE.</div>
<div> </div><div>I cannot imagine that the volume of casting notices that appear on NEOHIOPAL would warrant the hiring of a staff member, even on a part-time basis, to justify this expense. If the sites mentioned already provide these services, then my suggestion is that, unless Fred and his PRESENT staff cannot verify the authenticity of the posting, it should not go up on NEOHIOPAL. That being said, it would focus the market for these 'casting and audition notices' on the sites mentioned here, professionals who stand behind their postings. Anything else is a definite no-brainer. Happy New Year!!</div>
<div> </div><div>Martin Cosentino<br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Fred Sternfeld <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fsternfeld@gmail.com" target="_blank">fsternfeld@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote">Dear Subscribers,<div><br>Marc Moritz recently posted this comment about whether a casting service notice posted on Neohiopal was a scam or not:<br>
<br>"Perhaps NeoPal should use the same policy that other major services like Backstage and Performink use. They research every casting notice before posting it. These services take responsibility for their postings. So should NeoPal." (The original posting is below.)<br>
<div><br></div><div>I looked up the two sites Mr. Moritz suggested. <a href="http://Backstage.com" target="_blank">Backstage.com</a> charges between $15 and $20 per month. PerformInk is free but charges $7 per month to be "ad free" and also has some similar language (although their info is much more complete) to Neohiopal's in its "<a href="http://proboards.com/tos" target="_blank">terms of service</a>." I know that <a href="http://TheatreBayArea.org" target="_blank">TheatreBayArea.org</a> also is a paid site.</div>
<div><br></div><div>To do what Marc suggests would involve charging a subscription fee and hiring staff to research every posting.</div><div><br></div><div>I welcome list members to post their opinions and debate this topic. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Fred<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 9:50 AM, MARC MORITZ <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marcmoritz@yahoo.com" target="_blank">marcmoritz@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Perhaps NeoPal should use the same policy that other major services like Backstage and Performink use. They research every casting notice before posting it. These services take responsibility for their postings. So should NeoPal.<br>
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On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 1:45 AM EST <a href="mailto:thsthingovourz@aol.com" target="_blank">thsthingovourz@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>
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>Greetings Mary and thanks for the heads up, I had a feeling something was awry with this agency a few months back. They claimed to have roles in movies for me which were at the time, "currently being shot". I inquired more about these alleged jobs that the rep also claimed the director wanted to see me personally audition for. The audition was for a specific role in a major film the director was currently making.<br>
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>I then asked for the audition date and time which they gave me, then they also said they were Emailing me the 'sides' for the audition and told me the brief character description for my alleged part. I waited 24 hours and called them back inquiring if they had sent me the scene yet, as there was only a few days away from my audition set at 2:00 PM on a Saturday.<br>
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>The rep then started to switch the topic of conversation after saying 'don't worry about the script, we just want to see if we can use you in any of the current projects etc... This of course was far different than the last conversation she and I had, she was also now informing me to arrive any time for the audition because it's an open call. This was another thing that was contradicting to what the rep had said when pitching me and setting my appointment. I call this "The Bait & Switch".<br>
>I asked why I needed to be in an open call if the director wanted to see me personally for the specific role, and also asked what happened to my 2:00 PM appointment.<br>
>The rep then began to answer me by instead telling me about all the benefits of being with their agency etc...I couldn't believe the audacity and it was then I realized it was a very non-clever attempt to bilk some money from an actor like a Carnie working a rigged game at an amusement park.<br>
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>The correspondence between this company rep and myself, was as if I was being pitched to buy a used car, from some guy in a plaid dinner jacket & pants with a turtleneck sweater wreaking of Brut by Faberge, holding a toothpick in his mouth. Spotting the con-job, I cut her pitch immediately and said thanks but no thanks, and hung up on her in mid-sentence as she continued on with her ill-gotten manner<br>
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>Went to find out that this same company is all over Craigslist amongst all the "Wanted Big Butted Beauties for Adult Films" ads, and I've found that 90% of Theatrical ads on Craigslist are now for the adult industry, or a scam to bilk a person out of their hard earned cash. Wow, sorry that reply was so long-winded but for what it's worth, there's my 2 cents.<br>
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