Rules of Decorum

Are the rules of decorum the same for different events? No, they cannot be. The behavior of the audience at a movie is different from the behavior of the audience at a professional wrestling match, for example, so the rules must depend on the situation.

One response to the comments by John (http://johninnorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2007/12/prof-mungers-interesting-comparison.html):

John:

"your calling my consideration of the standards that ought to apply in a university classroom and at a talk such as Rove’s “silly"

Should the good professor ever invite a guest speaker to his class or auditorium, I doubt very much that he would ever waive the rules of decorum.

Ken
Dalllas (sic)

Why do they necessarily have the same rules for decorum?

Mr. Rove's speech is different because the content is arguably educational, but the format is different from a class where an instructor is attempting to teach a curriculum, so different rules of decorum apply. As Tom suggests, (http://mungowitzend.blogspot.com/2007/12/long-live-internet.html) you wouldn't clap/cheer in approval for a professor in class would you?