On Public Figures and Private Lives
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Originally posted by Gelfling:
[b]MMMMMM…….
I’m going to have to disagree with both Aleck and Myaoxing about the fact that the reporters had the right to report from their own POV, well, perhaps they did, being that this is not in fact a professional reporting type forum and none of the said moderators were[/b]
I think you’ve put your finger on the problem. The
Moderators were there in an ambivalent role, which is not surprising since this is the first time this sort of report has been written for the board (I think??) They were obviously there as more than fans, but not normally being reporters didn’t write with the kind of “distance” a professional reporter should have. Actions (or non-actions) that don’t sound like much at all to me reading the report seem to have been taken very personally. It’s anentertaining read, but it’s not necessarily fair. I guess our reactions come partially from how we would have approached this “assignment”.
I do however feel strongly that at their workplace people (even actors!) have a right to be left alone if that is important to them. If someone blows off an agreed on interview, that’s a totally different story, it’s rude and unprofessional. But nothing was promised in this case–and the guy seems to have shaken hands and introduced himself. That’s more polite than I’ve been at times.
Also, when is one of you Canadian readers going to step up and mount a defense against these expectations of unnatural politeness that we seem to have of you [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]. Or is there really some good behaviour virus floating around up there? [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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