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| Subject: Crowning The Next Miss CA Before The Pageant | |
Author: Marge the Moderator | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 08:38:50 03/11/14 Tue Some people may say I'm over-reacting, but today I made the decision to remove any posts declaring any particular contestant "the next Miss CA." The simple fact is, the pageant starts more than 3 months from today. Many girls who may not fit some people's idea of the next Miss CA today in March, may work their tails off and totally transform by pageant week. More importantly, the moment someone declares anyone the next winner, the immediate response is typically someone disagreeing, pointing out "the chosen one's" shortcomings as they perceive them, etc. And once again, we have nasty arguments over contestants who don't deserve to be picked apart in the process. I know many of you are EDs, parents and friends who are justifiably proud of your titleholder's/daughter's/friend's accomplishments, and you are more than welcome to express your excitement here. Likewise, some of you may genuinely like some of the contestants and want to make constructive suggestions on ways to improve before the state pageant. (If that is the case, you may be better off sending them an email or a private message on Facebook.) To summarize… All posts of the nature of "Suzie Smith IS the next Miss CA! Everyone else might as well stay home." Or, "Suzie Smith is clearly the Chosen One this year," will be removed as soon as I find them. And if they have been up long enough to attract responses, positive or negative, those will be removed as well. If you want to post "5 reasons why Suzie Smith would make a great Miss CA," that's fine. Bashing responses will be removed; rational responses challenging any facts or respectfully disagreeing with the original will be allowed to stay, at least for now. I reserve the right to remove those, too, if the negativity gets out of hand. NO BASHING OF ANY CONTESTANT - "tone deaf" is bashing, "she needs to work on her talent" is not. "Fat" is bashing. "Swimsuit needs work" is OK. Top 15, Top 10, Top 5 prediction lists are fine. Personally, I prefer these lists with rationale supporting your choices, but if you just want to lists names and titles, that's your prerogative. So these are the rules for now. But if you can't handle them in a responsible manner, then I'm afraid I'm going to have to restrict communication even further. California is blessed to have arguably the most competitive state pageants (Miss and Teen) in the nation, with the overall calibre of contestants higher than just about any other state. Let's celebrate that over the next 3 months, and make them feel loved and appreciated, the way the class of '13 so charmingly and maturely loved and appreciated each other over the last few months. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Thank you Marge. This is one of the best posts I've seen on this board. I hope we can all make a true positive change on exchanging information here. [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:58:26 03/11/14 Tue Thankful [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| [> Subject: Thank you so much!!! Wish this board could have been moderated in this matter in the last few years. It would have saved a lot of bashing that took place. Looking forward to a an informative and positive message board. | |
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Author: Thanks! [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:53:30 03/12/14 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |