tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post2921764439796699258..comments2023-10-14T15:52:29.871+01:00Comments on Tango commuter: CommentsTangocommuterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060601718946750364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-12458869146554444732011-03-21T05:00:40.295+00:002011-03-21T05:00:40.295+00:00I'm interested in talking with those who were ...I'm interested in talking with those who were there at Cachirulo, like Pedro Sanchez, etc. and hear their opinions. I spoke by phone with Hector's sister (a milonguera) and told her what I thought about the "performance." I hope I can view it with her and see her reaction.Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15193132193365389204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-19572844731455174302011-03-17T14:00:07.717+00:002011-03-17T14:00:07.717+00:00"I've begun to realise that Tangocommuter..."I've begun to realise that Tangocommuter is about the only tango blog of my acquaintance that hasn't enabled comment moderation."<br /><br />It's the only way against automated viagra sellers.tangobeginnerhttp://tangobeginner.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-3845513050367945902011-03-15T21:29:54.501+00:002011-03-15T21:29:54.501+00:00"Nobody ever knows all the facts" - and ..."Nobody ever knows all the facts" - and that's exactly my point. :)Marikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195873941515232734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-50879478133640717762011-03-15T21:04:15.538+00:002011-03-15T21:04:15.538+00:00"I think it's fair to criticize something..."<i>I think it's fair to criticize something you see - a behavior that's inappropriate etc.</i>"<br /><br />Glad that's settled, then.<br /><br />"<i> But speaking to someone's motives, or character - especially when you don't know all the facts</i><br /><br />Nobody ever knows all the facts, Mari.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546555586986008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-41560893876893945192011-03-15T20:37:43.776+00:002011-03-15T20:37:43.776+00:00Criticizing dancers and teachers on one's own ...Criticizing dancers and teachers on one's own site is one thing - using someone else's blog to attack someone is another. And when comments get personal, rather than keeping it to professional criticism, it is an attack. Elizabeth is right, how you phrase things is important. Hiding under "I was just being honest" is a way to justify being cruel without having to feel bad about it.<br /><br />I think it's fair to criticize something you see - a behavior that's inappropriate etc. But speaking to someone's motives, or character - especially when you don't know all the facts, is just poor debate and discussion skills. If you have to get personal to feel heard, how strong can your argument be?Marikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195873941515232734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-58196972151334148722011-03-15T20:03:48.529+00:002011-03-15T20:03:48.529+00:00Having the freedom to say what we think is importa...Having the freedom to say what we think is important. But does this mean we put our personal standards for the dance above our standards for kindness? People can surely be creative enough to write what they think (and thankfully we don't all think or dance in the same way) without picking an individual apart. Words are very flexible this way.<br />EElizabeth Brintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814965814308408209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-44661883160907428722011-03-15T19:19:01.391+00:002011-03-15T19:19:01.391+00:00Thank you for the link and the kind comment about ...Thank you for the link and the kind comment about my post re "Tango Idols."<br /><br />My feeling about comments on one's own blog as well as the posts themselves, is that the blog is "yours," and you can do what you like. It's not like a Forum or mailing list (Tango-L), which is supposed to be, I suppose, democratic and showing all sides of the question/opinion/problem.<br /><br />I moderate the comments on my blog because I don't want spam, commercial links, marketing, or sex sites. Otherwise people can say what they like. <br /><br />Controversy can also infuse life into any discussion. As do derogatory remarks.<br /><br />If people can't take the heat, they need to stay out of ...tangocheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012220622641996877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-89330795238301742552011-03-15T17:36:26.781+00:002011-03-15T17:36:26.781+00:00"You – the whole wide world – are welcome to ..."<i>You – the whole wide world – are welcome to say what you like about tango on Tangocommuter ... But derogatory remarks about other people definitely aren't acceptable.</i>"<br /><br />TC, I don't see how you can have it both ways. Tango is about people. Almost any comment derogatory about some aspect of tango is interpretable as derogatory about some person. And very often the person is integrally part of the product, e.g. dance teachers. Declaring such comments as unacceptable soon ends up in a situation like the Tango-L forum and its rules that permit anyone to freely (and falsely) praise a performer or teacher, but not to criticise except under very limited conditions. Or worse Dance Forums, where negative reviews of teachers are allowed only if the teacher is not identified, despite which the backlash has led to almost all the contributors now hiding behind assumed names. I think it is great that you let people comment freely, but not great that you then post-hoc declare a comment to be Unacceptable.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546555586986008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-70968162709050320532011-03-15T11:39:52.065+00:002011-03-15T11:39:52.065+00:00Stick to your guns, Janis.Stick to your guns, Janis.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546555586986008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-75554812795953561862011-03-15T09:34:20.497+00:002011-03-15T09:34:20.497+00:00Bravo!Bravo!Tina Ferrarihttp://tinatangos.com/blognoreply@blogger.com