New discussions topic

[codered11343]

I would love to have a rigging topic added to the discussions page. Rigging is one of the things that most people do from time to time and we always seem to ask for help when we are planning it. This would be a great new discussion topic.

[Footer]

Read the TOS, rigging is not discussed here due to liability reasons. We will discuss anything you want, as long as advice given here can not lead to injury and death.

[codered11343]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[ishboo]

How about a software topic (sound cue playback, stage management tools, lighting offline editors etc.) I think this would be beneficial because it is an emerging field with now page of reference on the entire internet so far.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Footer4321

Read the TOS, rigging is not discussed here due to liability reasons. We will discuss anything you want, as long as advice given here can not lead to injury and death.

Then we should just all give up and go home.

Though I understand the "why", the reality is that just about everything we discuss here could lead to injury and death. Just as we discuss electrical work, and fall protection, and power tools, and working at heights, rigging can be as safe or as dangerous. Every time we hang a light we're "rigging".

Just want to open the discussion. Who/what do we really think we're protecting? If someone asks a question that is "90% of the way there" the I'm willing to help out. However, if someone asks a "I've got a car and some fishing line, how do I hang it," then I'm not going to offer any more help than "get someone with more knowledge."

My $.02.....

--Sean

[ishboo]

Originally Posted by Sean

Then we should just all give up and go home.

Though I understand the "why", the reality is that just about everything we discuss here could lead to injury and death. Just as we discuss electrical work, and fall protection, and power tools, and working at heights, rigging can be as safe or as dangerous. Every time we hang a light we're "rigging".

Just want to open the discussion. Who/what do we really think we're protecting? If someone asks a question that is "90% of the way there" the I'm willing to help out. However, if someone asks a "I've got a car and some fishing line, how do I hang it," then I'm not going to offer any more help than "get someone with more knowledge."

My $.02.....

--Sean

I think Sean raises a very valid point, everything in tehatre can be dangerous, what if we added a disclaimer in the TOS or as a sticky at the top of the topic I think there is a lot of information to be shared and gained on the topic.

[derekleffew]

Originally Posted by ishboo

I think Sean raises a very valid point, everything in tehatre can be dangerous, what if we added a disclaimer in the TOS or as a sticky at the top of the topic I think there is a lot of information to be shared and gained on the topic.

Safety

Make sure you know what you are talking about when it pertains to Rigging, Power Distribution, or any potentially dangerous situation. More people are hurt or killed every year in showbiz accidents due to rigging or electricity mishaps than any other causes. If you are not 100 percent sure that the info you are posting about either subject is correct, then don't offer it up as fact.

The members and management of Control Booth have expanded and redefined the above since its inception. Discussions of "how to" for rigging, electrical, and pyrotechnics are generally not permitted.

To quote an even harsher TOS, from Mike Holt:
This Forum is intended to assist professional electricians, inspectors, engineers, and other members of the electrical industry in the performance of their job-related tasks. However, if you are not an electrician or an electrical contractor, then we are not permitted to help you perform your own electrical installation work.

Yes, there's a difference in the two forums' Mission Statements, but the end goal is the same: we want our members to remain alive and uninjured. Certain tasks in theatre should only be allowed to be performed by professionals. Since the majority of CB's members/readers are non-professionals, we have drawn a fuzzy, gray line