RENT wank ahoy
It's been quiet on the RENT front. Too quiet.
Then, suddenly, a lot of intro posts all at once. A lot of questions that could be answered with a simple Google search. Some people call troll but mostly answer questions thoroughly, if not pleasantly.
So, rent_head1996 takes it upon herself to post a notice.
I know this is gonna go on for a while and people are going to argue with me, yell at me for acting like the head, and call me an a--hole and worse but I really felt like I needed to make a comment on the state of this community.

In the last week or so, there have been many questions that are either A. in the movie or the show B. if you look for five and a half seconds you could find the answer or C. have been discussed to death. Please people, research and know something about Rent before you come here. We're happy to answer your questions, but it does get tedious and boring.

Second, and most importantly, there have been many many more attacks and arguments. It seems every single email I get is nasty and sarcastic. Please people, if you don't agree on what someone says, disagree with their statement politely! Most of the time someone says one thing and they are attacked with twenty or so replies. I don't think we exist to bring people down, we exist to have fun, no matter how idiotic that sounds. No one likes to get beat up emotionally.

Please take this into consideration next time you post.
I'm not entirely sure which emails she's referring to, but most of the resposes I've seen were civil, and keep in mind she's hardly the mod. RENT mod doesn't like having his omnipotence challenged, but has yet to respond.
Even after she posts that, people are still playing nicely within the comm, but since she's hardly the mod, people call her on it by anonymousing in her personal journal, which she is foolish childish kind enough to share with us within the comm.
Honey, you're not the mod of the Rent lj community. You've been around for what, five minutes? You have no business posting what you did in that post. It's not like you're this huge Rent expert. You're obviously a movie fan who has seen the show perhaps a couple of times, and I'm betting AFTER you saw the movie. Am I right? Leave it to the mod and the fans who have been members for years to smack down the newbies. You're a newbie yourself, and an annoying one, so just shut it.
So, n00bs ask questions, fangirl creates wank, and I have my first post since getting my journal from anon_no_more. I'm sure the fur will fly once the RENT mod gets wind of this.
Secretly? I'm betting rent_head1996 is the troll.
EDIT: rent_head1996's journal is bahleeted. Boo.
EDIT2: princess_di becomes my new hero for laying the smack down. Well, as much as has been laid at the moment.
Yes the incessive posting about shit that has been beaten like a dead horse is getting annoying. but fully acknowledging it is totally unecessary.

There is a FAQ sheet on this board. all you have to do is link it up and welcome newbies by explaning that.

If you think this board is bad with the snippy and snarky comments and belittling newbies. you aint seen nothing. This community got NOTHIN on CB. If you think this is bad, you couldn't last a week on CB.

lastly. that annoymous poster. eh we all get them. Calm down your fangirling and all will be good. Everyone should be careful with what they type. most Rent fans get snippy because they dont like being categorized with the kiddies that have been through the Wicked phase and had the whole ZOMG Idina!!!11!!1!!1! thing and then bringing it towards the current Rent cast and that movie cast as well. To many the show is a precious entity and they have to be strong and nasty to try to keep it that way, since the movie brought in a new slew of fans that are kind of ruining the fun for most people. I'm not saying that you were in the Wicked phase, but I'm saying I've read some of your posts and reviews...tone it down a bit. And that goes for everyone. Yes Rent preaches love and acceptance. But all shows have some message, and the fans are even worse than this. Rent is not the ends all show/movie. there is other shit out there. I'm not being nasty or anything. I'm just known for laying down the truth, and yo the truth may hurt. /endrant
EDIT3: In an attempt to...well, I don't exactly know what, mister_fister essentially reveals that they've only experienced RENT through the movie.
For as many times as I've seen the movie version there were several things I missed out on. Sometimes I am online (such as now) and I have the TV/DVD on and I'm not paying 100% full attention to what I'm watching. It also helps that I have A.D.D. *sighs*
Most of you have been very friendly and nice about questions I've had but I thought I'd share how I figured a few things out myself.

I didn't know for sure if Collins had Aids. When Angel tells Collins she has to go to the Life Support meeting she says its for people with Aids (like her). If you listen close you can hear Collins say "me too". I never heard him say that.

I was also unclear as to whether or not Roger had Aids or if it was just his girlfriend that was positive. Listening to One Song Glory I heard him say "virus" and "before I go". I quickly put two and two together. Going with the flow when the group walked out of the Life Support meeting Collins told Roger he was proud of him.
I never noticed that either, lol.

Again these questions had already been answered by you guys but I thought I'd point it out anyway. It was one of those "ohhhhhhhhhhh" moments.

Happy Friday♥
This one is just kinda weird, but is a bit...preachy? So I'm expecting wank, especially in the wake of the other nonsense.