Someone Stop Claude
Tue, 8 Feb 2005, 07:42 pmWalter Plinge41 posts in thread
Someone Stop Claude
Tue, 8 Feb 2005, 07:42 pmI reckon this has gone far enough. If someone doesn't put a stop to this Claude McNamara then i will notify the authorities. It seems that every time a young girl asks for work, he's there. As a perfect example: there is a post from a young girl 13 wanting a job in acting/modeling. The only person to reply is none other than Claude and he states and i quote "I need someone your age to model a product for me.
If you are interested E-mail me with enquiries and a photo at Claude_McNamara@hotmail.com
I hope to meet you soon and make your drem come tru!
Claude"
Now this coming from the guy who was just looking for young 13-17 year old girls to act in his motion picture with the chance of being noticed by hollywood. Get help Claude and get off this site.
If you are interested E-mail me with enquiries and a photo at Claude_McNamara@hotmail.com
I hope to meet you soon and make your drem come tru!
Claude"
Now this coming from the guy who was just looking for young 13-17 year old girls to act in his motion picture with the chance of being noticed by hollywood. Get help Claude and get off this site.
Re: Someone Else?
Thu, 10 Feb 2005, 01:40 pmHi Crispian
Crispian wrote:
> This is the ITA website peoples. Independent Theatre
> Association. Its a website for AMATEUR/COMMUNITY/INDEPENDENT
> THEATRE.
If you check the home page, it's a bit broader than that.
ITA members and members of member companies probably make up 2-3% of the traffic on the site. Maybe a bit more than that actually posting on the message boards.
For the last four years contributions from across the theatre sector and the country have been welcomed. Most companies in Perth, professional or amateur, promote their shows here if not their auditions.
Film auditions? I guess it's likely to interest some of the audience on this site. I don't hear many complaints about them being posted unless people start flooding the boards. I know some of the low budget, local work (esp. student films) have been cast almost exclusively from this site.
> Grant, I've read all the posts about moderation and free
> speech and I completely understand everyone's and your views
> on the matter. I have no doubt that you will assist the
> authorities if they investigate but lets be realistic....when
> do the authorities usually come in? WHEN ITS TOO LATE.
>
> Do you want on your conscience, the possibilty that a
> criminal act may have resulted from the use of this website?
Have you personally called the police and reported your concerns?
No?
How's your conscience?
:-)
This isn't a question of conscience it's a case of taking responsible steps to provide a relatively safe virtual environment. And I would emphasize that that is a responsibility we all share.
We're all capable of making judgements and all have responsibility for acting on our own judgements.
I've taken a number of steps to try and steer some of the younger people using the site in more constructive and useful directions, as have the ITA. I'll continue to revise strategies in this area and am happy to consider other suggestions. Speaking of which...
> I don't have a solution but perhaps there are measures that
> we can take to prevent 'opportunistic' predators. Maybe
> compulsory registering of email accounts before posting? It
> stops newbies posting willy nilly.
Compulsory registration will do nothing to discourage, in your words, "opportunistic predators".
Free, relatively anonymous email addresses are a dime a (hundred) dozen. Registration will be a hindrance to the casual contributor but no hindrance to the serial pest.
A quick survey of this site a few months back revealed that some of the most persistent "willy nilly" posters _are_ among the 2,200+ registered users on the site.
Perhaps the most effective measure we can take are redirection and education.
Anyone arriving at this site from google with a search including the words "teen" or "year" is treated to a prominent message redirecting younger visitors to information targetted specifically at them:
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=teen+theatre+australia&btnG=Search&meta=
I'm not sure how educational that message is.... sorry crg!
You'll also have noticed that I've made a point of notifying people on a regular basis that the privacy apparently afforded by an anonymous or assumed name posting is illusory at best. We're logging sufficient information such that police should be able to track down anyone using the site with relative ease. Perhaps drawing this to the attention of some individuals might afford them just the required amount of discouragement?
Cheers
Grant
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Crispian wrote:
> This is the ITA website peoples. Independent Theatre
> Association. Its a website for AMATEUR/COMMUNITY/INDEPENDENT
> THEATRE.
If you check the home page, it's a bit broader than that.
ITA members and members of member companies probably make up 2-3% of the traffic on the site. Maybe a bit more than that actually posting on the message boards.
For the last four years contributions from across the theatre sector and the country have been welcomed. Most companies in Perth, professional or amateur, promote their shows here if not their auditions.
Film auditions? I guess it's likely to interest some of the audience on this site. I don't hear many complaints about them being posted unless people start flooding the boards. I know some of the low budget, local work (esp. student films) have been cast almost exclusively from this site.
> Grant, I've read all the posts about moderation and free
> speech and I completely understand everyone's and your views
> on the matter. I have no doubt that you will assist the
> authorities if they investigate but lets be realistic....when
> do the authorities usually come in? WHEN ITS TOO LATE.
>
> Do you want on your conscience, the possibilty that a
> criminal act may have resulted from the use of this website?
Have you personally called the police and reported your concerns?
No?
How's your conscience?
:-)
This isn't a question of conscience it's a case of taking responsible steps to provide a relatively safe virtual environment. And I would emphasize that that is a responsibility we all share.
We're all capable of making judgements and all have responsibility for acting on our own judgements.
I've taken a number of steps to try and steer some of the younger people using the site in more constructive and useful directions, as have the ITA. I'll continue to revise strategies in this area and am happy to consider other suggestions. Speaking of which...
> I don't have a solution but perhaps there are measures that
> we can take to prevent 'opportunistic' predators. Maybe
> compulsory registering of email accounts before posting? It
> stops newbies posting willy nilly.
Compulsory registration will do nothing to discourage, in your words, "opportunistic predators".
Free, relatively anonymous email addresses are a dime a (hundred) dozen. Registration will be a hindrance to the casual contributor but no hindrance to the serial pest.
A quick survey of this site a few months back revealed that some of the most persistent "willy nilly" posters _are_ among the 2,200+ registered users on the site.
Perhaps the most effective measure we can take are redirection and education.
Anyone arriving at this site from google with a search including the words "teen" or "year" is treated to a prominent message redirecting younger visitors to information targetted specifically at them:
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=teen+theatre+australia&btnG=Search&meta=
I'm not sure how educational that message is.... sorry crg!
You'll also have noticed that I've made a point of notifying people on a regular basis that the privacy apparently afforded by an anonymous or assumed name posting is illusory at best. We're logging sufficient information such that police should be able to track down anyone using the site with relative ease. Perhaps drawing this to the attention of some individuals might afford them just the required amount of discouragement?
Cheers
Grant
[%sig%]
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