Maybe... but we've recently had a person or two (or 20) who've shown an obvious lack of experience and knowledge about our business, at the same time being fairly insulting about people IN the business, who's theatres they were sure they'd be walking into. In short order, it was clear they had no money, no assets, no experience, little practical knowledge, but strong opinions that making the local theatre a better place wouldn't be more complicated than just putting them at the helm. People like this pop up in here frequently, and ask for lots of everyones' time.
I went back into the archives today, searching with simple terms, like "how to", "want to", "build a new", etc. Going back to 2002, there are too many to count. However, just going back to '04, many of the opening questions are by people with few, if any previous posts, In many cases, even going back that far, the first answer suggests a search through the archives first.
I don't have the time to separate the sincere from the lazy... the studious from someone who thinks they can do what we do with little more effort than some time with a computer and "google".
This discussion board is a great resource, as are other sites on the internet. Like a library, the information here is available with just a little effort on the part of the user. I'm with Mike. If the user won't even take the time to look around a bit before asking the most basic questions, he doesn't need sympathy or encouragement.
[This message has been edited by rodeojack (edited May 31, 2007).]
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