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Equilibrium
11-12-05, 03:20 AM
Is it just me or is MoFo a bit slower these days...
i dunno i seem to remember lots of topics..heated debates, important doscussions with long responses...etc
now its just more of the same..it just doesnt seem like much is going on around here anymore.
what do you guys think?
I agree. The greats are either gone or too lazy to bother drawing anything out anymore.
Not to mention a flurry of new posters, who I encourage and welcome, who have lately been rubbing regulars the wrong way.
As much as one member can be, Holden (for me at least) used to be one of the pilars that erected MoFo, but I don't blame him (and others) if the incentive to pursue lengthy and smart discussions on film here is dulled by the obstacle course that is irrelevant posting.
Now I sound incredibly cynical, which though many of my posts are glazed with my bitter humour I actually am not, I'm just trying to offer up something could resemble an answer. I'll always love MoFo, but we'd all be lying if we said it is what it used to be.
Equilibrium
11-12-05, 02:23 PM
Thats exactly how i feel as well. Yes there are some funny posts, but honestly I feel like there is nothing but really (and for a lack of a better word) stupid posts. Mindlesss blurbs in which i usually have nothing to say to. I check MoFo on daily basis, at least 3 or 4 times a day, but I rarely ever post anything just because nothing here is very thoughtful anymore. Its all just "let me see if i can come up with the world's most worthless thread topic". That is not what a forum is. A forum is a place where arguements are had, debates are frequent, and intelligent discussion is plenty. I know that I should do less bitching and more trying to make the forum a better place, but honestly when I am here I have no inspiration, or I feel that if i started a thread on a current event, political idea or something of the like,..I'd get the usual "hmm interesting" or a weird smily, or other wastefull one or two word posts. No one types anything out anymore, its all just short answers. Ugh, anyways all that being said I'm not going anywhere, but I think you are right when you say that we'd be lying if we said it is what it used to be.
Pyro Tramp
11-12-05, 02:53 PM
Thank god for Obiwan making things interesting, how sad is it that he's the best thing on here for a while.
Piddzilla
11-12-05, 03:07 PM
I agree. I too check in on MoFo several times a day but the interesting discussions are rare nowadays. The only lengthy discussions these days seem to be the ones that are about how much various members dislike each other. It is true that many who really are into deep discussions about cinema are either gone (I especially miss Kong) or not bothering to bring up interesting subjects anymore, myself included. I too feel like if you get more than five responses to a topic dealing with something slightly above the intellectual level of "what-is-your-favourite-so-and-so" - you'll have to consider that a success. Meanwhile, childish fights engage half the MoFo squad to a mindblowing degree. I also miss the political and social debates I used to have with Chris and others.
SamsoniteDelilah
11-12-05, 04:23 PM
I look forward to a flurry of intellectual and thought-provoking threads from you guys. Bring 'em on. :)
Ah yes, the good old days Equilibrium, when I called you an azzhole and you threatened to punch me in the face. :rolleyes:
It does seem like the majority of posts are something like, "do you remember this film from the eighties?" or "where is this still from?"
Things would be better if they made some good movies for a change.
How many remakes and sequels can Hollywood curn out before your average dipchit will figure it out?
What's next Paid Programming the Movie?
It could be like Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078488/).
Random people being mutalated and killed with Ronco products. :rolleyes:
Ash_Lee
11-12-05, 06:26 PM
I don't want to offend anyone here (this forum's been good to me), but these days I rearely find anything that I can reply to, there's nothing that really interests me or anything that I know enough about to take part in (the "Nothing thread" is the only thread I feel I can post in these days :( ).
The other problem is that I'm useless at starting threads (I always feel embarrassed to :blush: ).
SamsoniteDelilah
11-12-05, 06:38 PM
What's next Paid Programming the Movie?
:rotfl:
Excuse me, I have a script to write...
Piddzilla
11-12-05, 08:28 PM
I look forward to a flurry of intellectual and thought-provoking threads from you guys. Bring 'em on. :)
Ok. Pick a topic!
Austruck
11-12-05, 09:27 PM
I noticed this too ... and I'm intermittent at best around here. Could part of the lethargy be that -- at the moment -- there aren't that many exciting movies out there to discuss? Granted, you can always fill in the gaps with discussions of older movies already out of the theater, but I'm betting this place is hoppin' a lot more when there is a general excitement about movies. The whole industry has been in a slump for months (years?), and lately I've checked the new movies out on Fridays and just thought, "Ugh. Another weekend to stay home and find something to do." Nothing's looking like it's worth my hard-earned money.
HOWEVER, I am happy to say that the next several months seem to have a lot of offerings I'm eager to see. I'm hoping that the usual holiday fare will pick things up around here too.
In that sense, this forum reminds me of a gaming forum I frequent for Myst gamers. Every time a new Myst game was coming up, the whole forum would be abuzz -- newcomers finding their way in, everyone posting like madmen about the new game and all the previous games too. Once the game was out and nothing new was on the horizon, the forum would go almost comatose and the mundane threads and lists would come out.
Am I making any sense, or should I just shut up now?
Piddzilla
11-12-05, 09:33 PM
Wellll.... You're partly right. But I don't think the discussions need to depend on how many interesting new films that are out there at the moment. A lot of interesting threads have been dealing with great, timeless or controversial directors, older classics or obscure masterpieces. I definitely think that the problem lies mostly in the fact that lots of passionate debaters are either absent or passive.
Austruck
11-12-05, 09:39 PM
Combine the two, then. But this sort of ebbing and flowing, waxing and waning has been true on other forums I frequent, depending on the timeliness of the forum's raison d'etre. Which is why I mentioned it. I was just thinking yesterday of how blah the movies all seem to be lately. I LOVE going to the movies, even for mediocre movies, and nothing's getting me out there in the past few months.
I wasn't saying my reason was to the exclusion of the other reason. But certainly, the two together are not a good combination for this board.
SamsoniteDelilah
11-13-05, 01:44 PM
Ok. Pick a topic!
My point was, if you're going to complain, you should fix the problem. I'm not sitting here having a whinge about how other people's posting is "childish" and "boring". But I'll start a couple threads.
Austruck
11-13-05, 02:00 PM
I started an argument over 50 Cent's new movie. Does that count? :D
Darth Stujitzu
11-13-05, 02:25 PM
Don't know if I've been around long enough to comment, but in my brief 5 months or so I have felt a slight change in the quality of posts and threads recently.
Still a great forum, but I have found fewer thought provoking threads of recent.
Having said that the fact that my Diploma takes up so much of my life now, and I have less time to watch movies and post on Mofo, I also agree with Austruck that we are in the calm before the winter season storm of new movies. Personally speaking this summer was one of the better ones, there were fewer dissapointments than usual, and I look forward to see what the winter season has to offer.
Perhaps some of the older Mofos need time away, or perhaps like me, their circumstances have changed and don't allow as much time for Mofo anymore.
Hopefully the lull will soon be over, as for the infighting, I'm not a fan, don't mind different opinions, I just don't like when people turn these personal, or believe that they are 100 % right and are not willing to make compromises.
Piddzilla
11-13-05, 06:34 PM
My point was, if you're going to complain, you should fix the problem. I'm not sitting here having a whinge about how other people's posting is "childish" and "boring". But I'll start a couple threads.
I understood your point perfectly. Now, tell me how I make other people feel interest in threads that bore them? To me things have not been as fun around here as they used to be and I don't seem to be the only one thinking that. Am I complaining when I point that out? Having a whinge.... :rolleyes:
And when I asked you to pick a topic I meant for you to pick a topic and I would start a thread about it. But I'm sure the ones you've started will do more than fine.
I started an argument over 50 Cent's new movie. Does that count? :D
Most certainly. Since yesterday lots of interesting discussions have popped up...
Equilibrium
11-13-05, 08:42 PM
Austruck, yes you are partially correct in that the recent flurry of movies has not been up to standards. Honestly, its like there are no more REALLY good movies anymore. I think the best movie I've seen this year is like Star Wars III, thats kind of sad. BUT, this section of the forum particularly is a misc area, and you can post about anything..and its usually not about movies (because those posts go in the movies section). But, if you looks through some of the old archives..you'll find some pretty useless and worthless thread topics (which is ok not everything needs to be serioius) but you'll also find a plethora of interesting subjects. You can't really say that nothing interesting is going on in the world, because interesting things are always happenening. Nowadays all you see is things like (and i mean to offense to the thread starters im just making a hasty generalization) "nothing thread" , "gossip", "Finally back" etc. These are ok threads except for the fact that they are THE ONLY threads. Honestly, lol, bitching here is the funnest time ive had on this forum in some time. It might just be a little funk that MoFo or its members are in but seriously something needs to happen because sadly this is the most interesting thread I've created or read through in a while.
EDIT: Here is a thread thats lame...no offense to the noob who started it http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=11238
Equilibrium
11-13-05, 08:44 PM
Since yesterday lots of interesting discussions have popped up...
Pfffffff... Tell me about it.
SamsoniteDelilah
11-13-05, 10:55 PM
And when I asked you to pick a topic I meant for you to pick a topic and I would start a thread about it. But I'm sure the ones you've started will do more than fine.
I'd feel pretty weird about suggesting someone else post something.
Tea Barking
11-14-05, 01:18 PM
I'm just not smart or interesting enough to make any interesting threads...
Blister
11-14-05, 02:32 PM
My threads never seem to go anywhere, so i'll just stick with posting in other people's threads and chip in a few opinions here and there. It works better that way.....
yeah well when I first joined I loved the topics and the users seemed a lot more lively than now. I also just got sick of playing little 'thread games' or making top 10 lists. There has been rare incentive to actively use my mind on this forum lately. Ok sure I probably wasn't around/posting when the threads equilibrium is talking about were up and happening but I still miss the same thing, or at least the compelling nature of it.
New users add interest to the forum but old users need to set the tone I think. If there is no interesting or thought-provoking threads on the go then new users just end up making short uninspired posts and end up getting restless......well a lot of users have been a bit tense lately.......I am generalising this to the present culture of the forum but of course there would be other factors. I am just looking for more than pointless arguments and silly games. & hoping that we can become a more intellectual forum once more :)
I am not one for huge posts,:yup: I do read everyones posts http://bestsmileys.com/reading/5.gif I have never started a thread of substance :nope: I also make those silly smile posts http://bestsmileys.com/happy/1.gif :blush: I think all the people who are complaining could help this Forum to be like it used to be, come up with new topics, you are all intelligent young people who have very strong opinions, use them to make this a smart, intelligent, interesting, happy and funny place to be :yup: Don't wait for the old people to return, be the new generation of MoFo's http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/4.gif
Equilibrium
11-15-05, 03:06 PM
Who moved this thread out of the misc section and why?
I think it was doing perfectly fine right where it was.
Who moved this thread out of the misc section
I did.
and why?
Because it's about the site, and this forum is for things about the site.
Is it just me or is MoFo a bit slower these days...
i dunno i seem to remember lots of topics..heated debates, important doscussions with long responses...etc
now its just more of the same..it just doesnt seem like much is going on around here anymore.
what do you guys think?
Is your other name Revan???
Equilibrium
11-16-05, 01:22 AM
Is your other name Revan???
negative. why?
Oh, just the exact same thread with the exact same name (including amount of periods), with the exact same subject in another forum. :D
Thanks for clearing that up for me. :p
Oh, just the exact same thread with the exact same name (including amount of periods), with the exact same subject in another forum. :D
Thanks for clearing that up for me. :p
woa that's weird.....maybe it's an epidemic across all forums!! The culture of the world as we know it is changing for the worse!! or maybe I'm just being pointlessly melodramtic!!!
I hope to see the wheels of change moving soon anyway and I'm more than happy to play a part in that :)
maybe I'm just being pointlessly melodramtic!!!
Yes :laugh:
My days here are numbered.
There is rarely a time when someone suggests a movie here that I like or haven't heard of.
If I see one more lame ass overated screwball comedy, I'm going to puke.
I use to way through the dung heap to see if there's a diamond in it, only to find more dung.
What a waste of time.
There is rarely a time when someone suggests a movie here that I like or haven't heard of.
Do you ask for suggestions or anything of the sort? I get non-stop movie suggestions from this site, even if they aren't targeted specifically for me, so even if the conversations these days may be lacking, I fail to see how you can read through any number of threads and not find out about a movie you haven't seen before?
Equilibrium
12-03-05, 10:59 PM
Do you ask for suggestions or anything of the sort? I get non-stop movie suggestions from this site, even if they aren't targeted specifically for me, so even if the conversations these days may be lacking, I fail to see how you can read through any number of threads and not find out about a movie you haven't seen before?
Yeah but for the most part, theres more talk about all movies....useless talk. I fail to see anyone talk about movies in comparison with each other. Or, for instance a cult movie that is new and ezciting.
I found out about Se7en, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, and Magnolia from other sites because they had running conversations about them. Don't get me wrong i Find food movies here too, but unfortunately its a rarity. I feel as though my days may be numbered here as well, but for now I'm still not bored enough to quit.
Do you ask for suggestions or anything of the sort? I get non-stop movie suggestions from this site, even if they aren't targeted specifically for me, so even if the conversations these days may be lacking, I fail to see how you can read through any number of threads and not find out about a movie you haven't seen before?
It isn't that I can't find a movie I haven't seen before, it's that I can't find many great movies I've haven't seen before.
Sorry, most of the suggestions for films on this site are crap.
If people are unhappy about the post, threads, debates then start something that you are interested in, instead of sitting back waiting for others to do it, come on do it, stop wineing :D
Tacitus
12-04-05, 08:00 AM
If only some folks put the same effort into finding some vibrant new movies and telling us about them as they do when expecting others to do the leg-work then whinging about it.... :)
EDIT - Oops, that's exactly what nebbie said. She writ it better though. :D
Caitlyn
12-04-05, 01:13 PM
What the person above me and the person above the person above me said... :yup:
If people are unhappy about the post, threads, debates then start something that you are interested in, instead of sitting back waiting for others to do it, come on do it, stop wineing :D
Like you Nebs, Tacitus and Caity...I was thinking the same thing.
Those of you that are interested in debates could always PM each other and brainstorm ideas as to what would be an interesting topic to discuss/debate.
It isn't that I can't find a movie I haven't seen before, it's that I can't find many great movies I've haven't seen before.
Sorry, most of the suggestions for films on this site are crap.
What threads are you looking at for suggestions? Have you pin pointed a member (either by PM or checking on their past posts) who's taste runs similar to yours or whose film lists have seemed interesting to you? If you're looking for something specific in a movie, you could always start a thread about it. :)
I've had a good experience here with suggestions. I'd never have seen To Live, Truely, Madly Deeply, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Dirty Pretty Things, The Chorus and many others if I hadn't either seen it on someone's list, recieved a recommendation or read a review on it. Thanks btw, Brian, Holden, Linespalsy, Kong and birdygyrl for those movies I listed. :)
Well.... It IS the holiday season...that may have something to do with it. I have been EXTREMELY busy these past few weeks, and haven't had time to really relax and go off on a subject. I idle all day, everyday on the site, but I am at work and not really ON the site, it is just open in a tab in my browser so I can peep here and there.
So...it's the holidays, my car blew up, and we are slammed at work, so my web time has suffered.
I can always find something of value on MoFo, so I haven't experienced any of the issues you guys are talking about.
MyRobotSuit
12-07-05, 01:15 PM
It isn't that I can't find a movie I haven't seen before, it's that I can't find many great movies I've haven't seen before.
Sorry, most of the suggestions for films on this site are crap.
Never been inspired by our movie choices? That's really sad. Holden Claus needs to bring you presents.
undercoverlover
12-12-05, 11:24 AM
I have a suggestion that MIGHT help, i stress the might because it may have no great effect at all. Why dont we delete all the old threads and start a fresh and regenerate the board. All threads that have been dying a death for ages that no ones posted in for ages - delete them and we can start them again, that way newbies wont be given a huge list by Holden 'See this thread and this one, this one too' etc.
if that made sense...
Equilibrium
12-22-05, 07:55 PM
i don't support deleting old threads but i definitly don't like it when you start a topic and you are told to referr to other threads. So what if there are topics that have already been talked about....talk about them again i say! Multiple threads might be confusing but it provides a bigger outlet to vent. There shouldn't be just ONE thread about Braveheart for instance..how about 5 or 6.
undercoverlover
12-25-05, 09:44 AM
i say delete old threads so that people dont end up copy and pasting old posts, it might help freshen things up...
i say delete old threads so that people dont end up copy and pasting old posts, it might help freshen things up...
I like that plan, actually. I've got nothing to do for about a week. I'd volunteer to be temporarily deputized as a mod just to clear up the old, and very dead threads.
I like that plan, actually. I've got nothing to do for about a week. I'd volunteer to be temporarily deputized as a mod just to clear up the old, and very dead threads.
cool word creation, 'deputized' :p . I second your self-nomination for clearing up the old + dead threads. It'd probably be really interesting to check out as well I reckon. I don't know about deleting them tho, because they are a part of mofo history, members who posted in those old threads won't be able to look at them again. I personally love reading the threads from the start of mofo and seeing the old regulars like sadesk (not sure of spelling) and some of the early posts by OG and Yoda (or TWT).
It's fun, but maybe locking those threads so they can't be posted in and making new ones would be cool. :)
cool word creation, 'deputized' :p . I second your self-nomination for clearing up the old + dead threads. It'd probably be really interesting to check out as well I reckon. I don't know about deleting them tho, because they are a part of mofo history, members who posted in those old threads won't be able to look at them again. I personally love reading the threads from the start of mofo and seeing the old regulars like sadesk (not sure of spelling) and some of the early posts by OG and Yoda (or TWT).
It's fun, but maybe locking those threads so they can't be posted in and making new ones would be cool. :)
or there could be a new section of mofo where we can put all the old threads, and lock them, so the history's there, but we can clean up the posting forum
Equilibrium
12-26-05, 01:08 AM
or there could be a new section of mofo where we can put all the old threads, and lock them, so the history's there, but we can clean up the posting forum
I'd boy in favor of that but not in favor of deleting them.
undercoverlover
12-27-05, 05:46 PM
ok a graveyard to put old threads in, i second eyes to be the one to do if its up for debate. Yoda?
SamsoniteDelilah
12-28-05, 01:10 AM
I like having the old thread around. That way, if old discussion is relevant, it's available, and searchable. Having posted someplace where the search function didn't work, I have come to really appreciate one that does what it's supposed to do - making things easier on those who value the history of the place. It gets old when you find 13 threads on one topic where people are saying the same things repeatedly (been there too... moved.). That's my two cents on that.
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