IMDB to shut down...

[TheUsualSuspect]

...their message boards.

I frequent them everyday to see what people are saying and get answers to questions.

Sad to see it go.

[MovieMeditation]

I cannot even escape clickbait on these forums... geesh

[Camo]

Don't think i've ever been on their message boards. Why are they closing? Are they not being used much or what?

[TheUsualSuspect]

I cannot even escape clickbait on these forums... geesh


Ha!!!


No ide why they are shutting them down. To save money? To stop the trolls? I go to the specific movie discussion pages and tv shows. Back when Lost was on, I lived on that board for theories.

Will it increase traffic to MoFo??

[Miss Vicky]

That's a shame. I almost never post, but I do like to read the boards to get other people's perspectives.

[Camo]

Back when Lost was on, I lived on that board for theories.

haha. I don't remember going on IMDB ever but i ended up on all sorts of different message boards for theories when Lost was on. That and old MSN Wrestling Groups in like 2006 when i was 13 were my introduction to message boards. Never posted on any of them though.

[The Gunslinger45]

Never was on the IMDB boards. I won't miss them. Though I am curious why they are shutting down.

[matt72582]

I was going to make a mention, didn't know if discussing OTHER boards was ok.

I've been an official member there for 16 years, and for a few years before making a username. They want everyone to go on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube -- basically NOT a message board. It'll be a place to reply to what THEY list.

I'm guessing IMDB got paid a lot of money to refer them.

[MonnoM]

I never really visited the official forums because it was just full of threads with random arguments. However, I do read posts made on the film pages, so I hope those don't go. But it's more than likely they will, considering it uses the same forum function.

[Citizen Rules]

I never really visited the official forums because it was just full of threads with random arguments. However, I do read posts made on the film pages, so I hope those don't go. But it's more than likely they will, considering it uses the same forum function. Ditto....I never go to the main boards there, because it's a bunch of flames. I don't even read them.

However, I do read some of the post on the individual movie pages. I gain a lot of insight there. Though I swear every classic movie has a dumb-ass post that says: Is this movie racist? Including a hilarious post about why Apollo 13 (1995) was racist:rolleyes:....all the astronauts were white!

[CiCi]

I love the boards for certain actors and actresses, it has some interesting info on them. And it's brilliant for things like Black Mirror just to see certain theories people come up with.

But it is a mess. Hunger Games vs Battle Royale has been a warzone for years now, and so many threads get derailed due to petty arguments. I'll be sad to see it go though.

[MonnoM]

Ditto....I never go to the main boards there, because it's a bunch of flames. I don't even read them.

However, I do read some of the post on the individual movie pages. I gain a lot of insight there. Though I swear every classic movie has a dumb-ass post that says: Is this movie racist? Including a hilarious post about why Apollo 13 (1995) was racist:rolleyes:....all the astronauts were white!

Yeah, the boards on a movie's page have really helped me out a lot. Whether it was to find a song/soundtrack, news on its progress or even where to find the film in general. It's just ridiculous getting rid of them.

[Citizen Rules]

Yeah, the boards on a movie's page have really helped me out a lot. Whether it was to find a song/soundtrack, news on its progress or even where to find the film in general. It's just ridiculous getting rid of them. Are they getting rid of those? I hope not. I bet it's the main boards that will be gone. But, then again it's probably a cost saving feature, as it takes a payed moderation team to police any board, so the movie boards might be gone too. Anyone now for sure?

[MonnoM]

Are they getting rid of those? I hope not. I bet it's the main boards that will be gone. But, then again it's probably a cost saving feature, as it takes a payed moderation team to police any board, so the movie boards might be gone too. Anyone now for sure?

I assume they would be if they're getting rid of the forum function entirely. They really do need to address this, though. Maybe they have and I missed it.

[MonnoM]

They did say this however...

"We will continue to enhance our current offerings and launch new features in 2017 and beyond that will help our customers communicate and express themselves in meaningful ways while leveraging emerging technologies and opportunities."

We'll just have to see.

[Gideon58]

Just the message boards, not the whole sight, correct?

[Steve Freeling]

Though I swear every classic movie has a dumb-ass post that says: Is this movie racist? Including a hilarious post about why Apollo 13 (1995) was racist:rolleyes:....all the astronauts were white!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFzTwYzh_ro

[Camo]

Just the message boards, not the whole sight, correct?

Correct. No way is IMDB closing its doors before movieforums, no offence movieforums.com.

[Yoda]

"None taken," said an anthropomorphic film reel.

[Kaplan]

I don't post on IMDb. Maybe five posts in the last three years. But they were entertaining and sometimes useful to skim over. Here is their full message:

IMDb Message Boards Announcement

IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. As part of our ongoing effort to continually evaluate and enhance the customer experience on IMDb, we have decided to disable IMDb's message boards on February 20, 2017. This includes the Private Message system. After in-depth discussion and examination, we have concluded that IMDb's message boards are no longer providing a positive, useful experience for the vast majority of our more than 250 million monthly users worldwide. The decision to retire a long-standing feature was made only after careful consideration and was based on data and traffic.

Increasingly, IMDb customers have migrated to IMDb's social media accounts as the primary place they choose to post comments and communicate with IMDb's editors and one another. IMDb's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/imdb) and official Twitter account (https://twitter.com/imdb) have an audience of more than 10 million engaged fans. IMDb also maintains official accounts on Snapchat (https://www.snapchat.com/add/imdblive), Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/imdbofficial/), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/imdb), and Tumblr (http://imdb.tumblr.com/).

Because IMDb's message boards continue to be utilized by a small but passionate community of IMDb users, we announced our decision to disable our message boards on February 3, 2017 but will leave them open for two additional weeks so that users will have ample time to archive any message board content they'd like to keep for personal use. During this two-week transition period, which concludes on February 19, 2017, IMDb message board users can exchange contact information with any other board users they would like to remain in communication with (since once we shut down the IMDb message boards, users will no longer be able to send personal messages to one another). We regret any disappointment or frustration IMDb message board users may experience as a result of this decision.

IMDb is passionately committed to providing innovative ways for our hundreds of millions of users to engage and communicate with one another. We will continue to enhance our current offerings and launch new features in 2017 and beyond that will help our customers communicate and express themselves in meaningful ways while leveraging emerging technologies and opportunities.

[MovieMeditation]

Never used or visited the message boards, outside of maybe 2-3 visits out of curiousity or a random link...

I love and admire IMDb for their grand size and how it's the best place for anything movies (at least in broad strokes), but those user reviews? God damn such idiots... somehow I always find myself unintentionally reading some negative user reviews and get totally frustrated because those type of users rarely understand what they even saw. They ask questions about the obvious and complain about what ,to me, is so simple to understand... AND I JUST WANNA STRANGLE THEM every single time!!

I mean, I guess when going as global and world wide as IMDb, anyone can participate. But man, I hope the message boards were smarter, because if not, I'm glad they're gone. :p

[Topsy]

I didnt really know they had one outside the specific movie/actor..and i always found that part really messy

[Camo]

I love and admire IMDb for their grand size and how it's the best place for anything movies (at least in broad strokes), but those user reviews? God damn such idiots... somehow I always find myself unintentionally reading some negative user reviews and get totally frustrated because those type of users rarely understand what they even saw. They ask questions about the obvious and complain about what ,to me, is so simple to understand... AND I JUST WANNA STRANGLE THEM every single time!!

For anyone who knows IMDB well, you know when you scroll down and there's always one user review then a link saying there's x amount of reviews for this movie that you can click and read. Is that one review always picked because it is the most or it is at least somewhat positive? I've always wondered that because i've found myself on IMDB alot because someone has linked to a film there because it's hilarious that it even exists and the one review they show on the films page is almost always trying to be positive no matter how stupid, sick, ridiculous, whatever the movie is.

[CiCi]

I think some people pay users to post positive reviews, especially for smaller films where there are only a few user reviews

[Camo]

I think some people pay users to post positive reviews, especially for smaller films where there are only a few user reviews

Definitely. i was more curious about the selection of the displayed review, there must be mods that decide that because it's only one review per film with a link to the rest of the user reviews.

[Blix the Goblin]

IMDB forums are garbage anyway, the way they are designed is obnoxious.

I will say I do miss the golden age of the Rotten Tomatoes forums, those were good times

[Camo]

Rotten Tomatoes Forums? Damn, i always forget all these sites had/have forums that i use for other things. I remember someone sent me a link to the Cracked Forums which still baffles me.

[Cobpyth]

I frequently read and posted on the IMDb forums for specific sections (individual films/actors/etc.). Very sad to see those go. Social media has completely taken over internet communication and I'm not really that happy about it.

[Blix the Goblin]

Rotten Tomatoes Forums? Damn, i always forget all these sites had/have forums that i use for other things. I remember someone sent me a link to the Cracked Forums which still baffles me.Rotten Tomatoes has kept their forums well-hidden for years, it's like a secret club. Unfortunately, mismanagement and constant changes destroyed it. A decade ago there were as many as 700 active posters during peak hours, now it's pretty much dead. SadI frequently read and posted on the IMDb forums for specific sections (individual scenes/actors/etc.). Very sad to see those go. Social media has completely taken over internet communication and I'm not really that happy about it.I hate social media, it's the worst thing that has ever happened to the internet.

[Cobpyth]

I hate social media, it's the worst thing that has ever happened to the internet.

Like all progress, it has its upsides and its downsides.

Making life easier through innovation often takes a certain charm away from it. I guess you and I are both people that are sensitive to that loss of charm.

[Camo]

Rotten Tomatoes has kept their forums well-hidden for years, it's like a secret club.

No wonder it failed and sounds terrible.

[Blix the Goblin]

No wonder it failed and sounds terrible.And yet for a time it was one of the most popular movie forums on the internet, maybe the most popular. It didn't fail because it was a secret, and I'm overstating that. It was made purposefully hard to find on RT's main page, but if you already knew about it, then it was easy to get to.

Anyway, it failed because they kept reformatting it, which would cause bugs and glitches, and at one point deleted it for months before bringing it back. Posters got sick of it and migrated elsewhere.

[Camo]

And yet for a time it was one of the most popular movie forums on the internet, maybe the most popular. It didn't fail because it was a secret, and I'm overstating that. It was made purposefully hard to find on RT's main page, but if you already knew about it, then it was easy to get to.

Anyway, it failed because they kept reformatting it, which would cause bugs and glitches, and at one point deleted it for months before bringing it back. Posters got sick of it and migrated elsewhere.

Glad you enjoyed it but it still sounds terrible. RottenTomatoes the site is pretty terrible, not gonna bring up the common complaints because you've obviously heard them a million times before but yeah bad site IMO. Pretty useful but equally awful.

Hopefully you post here regularly now Blix because i've enjoyed your posts.

[Blix the Goblin]

Glad you enjoyed it but it still sounds terrible. RottenTomatoes the site is pretty terrible, not gonna bring up the common complaints because you've obviously heard them a million times before but yeah bad site IMO. Pretty useful but equally awful.Well the forums were the only thing I ever liked about Rotten Tomatoes, the main site is horrible and has only gotten worse. Hell, half of the so-called "critics" in their aggregate are glorified bloggers who wouldn't know a good movie if it bit them. Some of them don't even care about the film's quality, only what they perceive to be its socio-political themes/messages. If it fits their own personal ideology, fresh, if it offends them, rotten. RidiculousHopefully you post here regularly now Blix because i've enjoyed your posts.Thanks, and ditto

[Camo]

Fair enough. I thought the forum would have some connection/support to the site but if you guys just talked about movies indepedently of the site then fair enough.

[zissou]

Yeah. It was always a wild west show over there, but if you could handle the heat it was fun. Someone there recommended this place as an excellent movie forum so I'm here to give it a whirl! Thanks moderators for the chance!

[Camo]

Yeah. It was always a wild west show over there, but if you could handle the heat it was fun. Someone there recommended this place as an excellent movie forum so I'm here to give it a whirl! Thanks moderators for the chance!

An idea for Yoda: Mark all the recent refugee's so we can bully them and later place them into Ban Camps.

That or hopefully they stop constantly drawing attention to themselves for some reason.

[resopamenic]

Imdb would be like "let's move this cancerous board to more malignant one"

[zissou]

An idea for Yoda: Mark all the recent refugee's so we can bully them and later place them into Ban Camps.

That or hopefully they stop constantly drawing attention to themselves for some reason.


Sorry. I shouldn't have said anything, I guess. Maybe this forum will be better for more members? Maybe not...

[Miss Vicky]

Sorry. I shouldn't have said anything, I guess. Maybe this forum will be better for more members? Maybe not...

He's kidding.

[Yoda]

Yeah, 'twas a joke. That's how most of us are around here. Welcome! :)

[Gatsby]

I'm not surprised, a lot of forums I've known have almost all shut down over the last five years. It's the end of a trend, which is a bit sad, but I'm curious about how IMDB will create new ways of communication between members.

Hmmm, will Movie Forums be the last one forum standing? :p

[Citizen Rules]

Sorry. I shouldn't have said anything, I guess. Maybe this forum will be better for more members? Maybe not...Hey Zissou, pop over to the Birthday and Introductions forum here at MoFo
http://www.movieforums.com/community/birthdays-and-introductions.html

And introduce yourself, you'll see we're one big happy family (usually;))

[Miss Vicky]

Meh, intro threads are overrated. I never made one, just jumped right in and got to know other people and they got to know me more organically. :shrug:

[Gatsby]

Hey Zissou, pop over to the Birthday and Introductions forum here at MoFo
http://www.movieforums.com/community/birthdays-and-introductions.html

And introduce yourself, you'll see we're one big happy family (usually;))
Lol don't link any of the Survivor threads to 'im.

[Captain Steel]

Ditto....I never go to the main boards there, because it's a bunch of flames. I don't even read them.

However, I do read some of the post on the individual movie pages. I gain a lot of insight there. Though I swear every classic movie has a dumb-ass post that says: Is this movie racist? Including a hilarious post about why Apollo 13 (1995) was racist:rolleyes:....all the astronauts were white!

This post is racist!
Apollo 13? You and your racist movies, Rules!
I bet you put this anti-BLM, ginger-made, white-bread propaganda in your top 10 favorites!

[Citizen Rules]

Looks at Captain Steel's Top 10 movies, see's Apollo 13 there, chuckles to myself:p

Capt, I just checked over at IMDB for that thread and it's gone. Too bad it was hilariously stupid. The guy had no idea that Apollo 13 was based on a real story and was sooooo mad that all of the astronauts were white.

Though, they're still some really stupid discussion threads for Apollo 13 like these thread titles:

I can't watch any movie made before 2000...sad, really really sad.

Apparently, a sequel is in the works!...a sequel? How in the hell does that work:tsk:

Imagine if Christopher Columbus... you can just guess what this one is about.

[Steve Freeling]

That sounds like the kind of person Dad would dub a "****ing dumbass."

[Captain Steel]

LOL! I thought you were also going to say that my top 10 looks like an alt-right rally!
Good thing I have Crimson Tide in their with Denzel, otherwise there's nary a person of color in sight!

(But hey, let's not sell "Joe P. Cox" short - he was the black member of Clarence Bodicker's gang in Robocop...)

"Mind if I... zip dis up?"
http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/9/9d/RoboCop_012.jpg/601px-RoboCop_012.jpg

:D

Apparently, a sequel is in the works!...a sequel? how in the hell does that work

I guess the sequel would be Apollo 14. Sure, another mission to the moon, this one successful, not quite as exciting as what happened to 13 (but then sequels aren't usually as exiting as their predecessors.) ;)

[Iroquois]

What a shame.

[Citizen Rules]

Maybe a sequel, like this one?

http://nerdsdofundao.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Apollo-18-Nerdflix-300x225.jpg

[Steve Freeling]

That piece of ****?! What the hell?

[Citizen Rules]

Didn't like that one Steve? I though it was kind of cool, until the final act, then it lost me some.

[dadgumblah]

Hmm, yep, it sounds like IMDB is really depending on social media for its lifeblood now. Funnily enough, I've been a member at IMDB for 11 years but year-after-year spent less and less time on the boards. It's a great place to cross-reference movies and stars or to just basically get their credits. The boards were, to my understanding, not moderated at all, hence all the out-of-control "discussions." One thread would start and a troll would drop in and easily spin it out of control into talk about something else entirely. I couldn't understand why there wasn't even one moderator, or am I misunderstanding that? It definitely seemed that way, because when name-calling erupted, or racist rants, obvious child on daddy's computer typing insults, etc. etc. stopped a film discussion dead-cold, and the childishness would go on, it sure looked like no moderator existed. And if they did, there was no place you could find their names.

In the almost-five years I've been here, I've rarely been elsewhere, except Letterboxd, where quite a few of us at MoFo post also. I'll still go to IMDB to see the day's movie news or check out some movie trailers but I won't miss the boards at all. Still, it's a pretty big news story.

[gbgoodies]

Are the IMDB message boards that are being closed down the questions at the bottom of the IMBD pages, or do they have some other message boards that I don't know about?

[Camo]

That sounds like the kind of person Dad would dub a "****ing dumbass."

Every time you refer to your dad or mum as just dad or mum rather than my dad or mum i always imagine them as these supreme mother and fathers of movieforums.com. And that's okay.

Our surname is Freeling guys.

[The Rodent]

I never really used their boards tbh.
I did join the site ages ago, but I can't even remember what name, password or even the email address I used. I gave up after a couple hours as it was full of trolls and spammers. A lot of perverts on there as well if I'm honest.

[NedStark09]

Correct. No way is IMDB closing its doors before movieforums, no offence movieforums.com.
Well I was a member of comingsoon boards when they did this and a certain part of the frequent group went on and made a seperate Boards site. I think if got a few IMDB members they could maybe make there own boards thing where they can post and talk and control spammers if have Mods.

[Chypmunk]

Meh - forums as an entity are hugely overrated anyway. Never used one in my life.

[The Rodent]

Well I was a member of comingsoon boards when they did this and a certain part of the frequent group went on and made a seperate Boards site. I think if got a few IMDB members they could maybe make there own boards thing where they can post and talk and control spammers if have Mods.



I think they're after something un-moderated like IMDb was so they can troll and insult each other.


They've come on here, got welcomed... and then basically accused MoFo of being run by Nazis because we have moderators... and then left.
And that, from what I could tell, were the nice ones.


No wonder IMDb failed. This proves exactly what I said in my last post about IMDb's Boards.

[Citizen Rules]

I think they're after something un-moderated like IMDb was so they can troll and insult each other.


They've come on here, got welcomed... and then basically accused MoFo of being run by Nazis because we have moderators... and then left.
And that, from what I could tell, were the nice ones.


No wonder IMDb failed. This proves exactly what I said in my last post about IMDb's Boards. That makes no sense. Many of us MoFos have said that we have IMDB accounts. I do. The only person on MoFo who ever said anything like that was Sci Fi Slob...a fellow MoFo, not an IMDB refugee.

I for one welcome anyone from IMDB boards here. We need new members to keep this place active and to replace the old members who have left. Besides some of those so called IMDB "trolls" might turn out to be great MoFos:)

[Miss Vicky]

I for one welcome anyone from IMDB boards here. We need new members to keep this place active and to replace the old members who have left. Besides some of those so called IMDB trolls might turn out to be great MoFos:)

Rodent's referring to a thread where a whole bunch of them came over at once earlier tonight and some were being insulting. One or two seemed okay and Rodent and I welcomed them, but then the thread disappeared and they mostly seemed to have disappeared with it.

[Citizen Rules]

Rodent's referring to a thread where a whole bunch of them came over at once earlier tonight and some were being insulting. One or two seemed okay and Rodent and I welcomed them, but then the thread disappeared and they mostly seemed to have disappeared with it. Oh OK, thanks for explaining.

[The Rodent]

That was my point though.


We welcomed them in... and they then insulted us by saying everyone on here was hostile, said the place looks like it's run by dictators, and then left.


That thread has seemingly vanished now too, and they have deleted their posts as well.
Unless that was a Mod done that of course but from what I've seen, those guys were the nicer ones of those that have signed up over the past couple hours.


If that's the general consensus of IMDb users, and from my own personal experience on IMDb's Boards it is, then I hope they find somewhere else.

[gbgoodies]

Am I the only one who didn't even know that IMDB had message boards?

[Miss Vicky]

That thread has seemingly vanished now too, and they have deleted their posts as well.
Unless that was a Mod done that of course.

I think it may have been a mod or possibly a result of the spam reporting system. The entire thread vanished including my posts. I don't think a regular user has the power to do that.

[The Rodent]

I know a thread can vanish from reports, which would mean everyone's posts will vanish with it.


I never reported it though myself, so must have been either Destiny or Loner as they use invisible mode.


What's odd though, is those new guys posts are at 0... which is not possible even when reported, so they have to have deleted their posts themselves.


Oh well. It's no steam off my piss so bye bye.

[Camo]

To be fair to all of them, i was just as insulting back. Also i ironically welcomed some troll that followed them here before i welcomed them. Mostly because he was the one interesting member.

[Miss Vicky]

To be fair to all of them, i was just as insulting back. Also i ironically welcomed some troll that followed them here before i welcomed them. Mostly because he was the one interesting member.

On the other hand, one or two regulars being insulting shouldn't be enough to bash the forum as a whole especially when others are being kind.

I got into an argument with Harry Lime on my second day here (admittedly I was being overly defensive due to being new but he wasn't exactly being welcoming either). I certainly didn't write off the whole forum because of it, just thought he was a jerk. Now I like the guy and wish he was around more. :laugh:

[The Rodent]

^^
I got into an argument within my first few days... with Destiny!!!! A MOD!
:laugh:

[Miss Vicky]

^^
I got into an argument within my first few days... with Destiny!!!! A MOD!
:laugh:

I got into a bit of an argument with her pretty early on, too. :laugh:

[Camo]

I realized you were all idiots by my second day so i didn't really post for about two years until i became an idiot.

[Camo]

I argue with Destiny pretty regularly it seems, not meaning to it just kind of happens. Great mod :cool:

[The Rodent]

I realized you were all idiots by my second day so i didn't really post for about two years until i became an idiot.




Was that when you decided to put a bunch of go-to-default-favourites in your top 10?
:rotfl:

[Camo]

Was that when you decided to put a bunch of go-to-default-favourites in your top 10?
:rotfl:

Is this to me i honestly don't know haha?

[The Rodent]

Edited...

[Iroquois]

It's okay, you'd have to be an idiot to stick around here.

[Swan]

Even so there isn't a bad film in Camo's top ten, imo.

[Miss Vicky]

Even so there isn't a bad film in Camo's top ten, imo.

I count six. :p

[Camo]

Edited...

? Your top ten is pretty much 80s cheese+modern nostalgic for the 80s cheese.

Those are all favourites of mine and i don't think there's many with Naked or Eraserhead in their top ten. Have you ever watched any non 80s or non trying to be the 80s films?

[The Rodent]

I once watched a movie from the 70s.


Think it was called Jaws or something. Thought it could have been better with Arnie in it.

[Camo]

Even so there isn't a bad film in Camo's top ten, imo.

Correct. One user with great taste who has no problem watching films without explosions.

[Swan]

Correct. One user with great taste who has no problem watching films without explosions.

I like movies with explosions... explosions of the heart!

[Swan]

I like movies with explosions... explosions of the heart!

Shut up Swan :facepalm:

[Camo]

Anyway that was a weird sidetrack...

[The Rodent]

Hey Swan, I like your new avi.
I never knew Chris Pine had grown a beard.

[Swan]

Hey Swan, I like your new avi.
I never knew Chris Pine had grown a beard.

Unrelated but I ate a crispy pine cone once

[Chypmunk]

Unrelated but I ate a crispy pine cone once
And I never knew crispy pine cones aren't part of Chris Pine's extended family :eek:

#learnsomethingneweveryday

[The Rodent]

You know what's worse than me called PTA Chris Pine?


Google Images reckon that picture is Max Ophüls!

[Swan]

It is Max Ophuls though.

[The Rodent]

And my avi isn't copyright theft.

[Swan]

Shut up Rodent, Max Ophuls directed my favorite movie, Real Steel.

[The Rodent]

You mean that 80s apocalyptic movie starring Patrick Swayze?

[Swan]

Yeah dude.

[Camo]

Real Steel is an 80's movie. Swayze was dead and it wasn't the 80's but it was a 1980's movie!

[The Rodent]

Real Steel Dawn Of The Dead Calm had way too much CGI to be 80s.

[Camo]

THE EIGHTIES

:docbrown:

[The Rodent]

:dodgy:

[Camo]

Can't believe you got that added.

[The Rodent]

Heh!
Might have to find one of Idris Peach Melba and see if Yods will add that too.

[iank]

I don't think I ever used IMDB. Didn't fancy it. Some moderated forums can be unpleasant at times, so I can certainly imagine (and live without) unmoderated ones. YT comments are bad enough half the time...

[Marlon Brando]

Never go the message boards there so no biggie.

[TONGO]

Everyone, slam their message board with links to MovieForums.com!!

[Citizen Rules]

Why? You'll think that they're all just Alts anyway;)

[TheUsualSuspect]

Everyone, slam their message board with links to MovieForums.com!!

So they can rip this place apart? Brilliant idea...:rolleyes:

[Sexy Celebrity]

Everyone, slam their message board with links to MovieForums.com!!


You're the troll. You do it.

[CiCi]

Yeah, I never felt welcome on their message boards, they're very hostile. From my experiences anyway, I just got into arguments everywhere I went when all I wanted to do was drop a generic comment :lol:

Besides, they've been a mixed bunch since arriving, I hope the nice ones stick around though, the site could use some fresh blood! :p

[Elessar]

I'm from there..
but I'm no troll.
In fact I didn't post in their message board, I just read it sometimes for fun.
I have been looking for some decent movie forums for a while, but didn't find any.
Then, in the light of IMDb's closing, someone post the link to this forum.
For what I've seen here so far, quite an interesting board.

[Dani8]

Everyone, slam their message board with links to MovieForums.com!!

I'm just giving personalised invites. there are some seriously unhinged people there I wouldn't want to see polluting this peaceful place. I dont mind the mischief trolls. Just scalliwags having a bit of harmless fun. It's the malicious trolls I find rather disturbing.

[TJLamb0518]

Everyone, slam their message board with links to MovieForums.com!!

Isn't that kind of like having a tumor removed and then eating it?

[Dani8]

LOL. TMI, TJ. think i need to vomit.

[TJLamb0518]

LOL. TMI, TJ. think i need to vomit.

yeah....it's not a pretty picture.

[Dani8]

It was creative, though. thumbsup.

I give as good as I get over there but wow, over the years I have attracted some utter nutbags. Changed my fight style a few years ago to just come back to malicious posters with a hug or a shrug. I was talking to someone about this the other day. That drives malicious trolls over the edge. It's as if not being able to make their targets cry gives them a meltdown.

[TJLamb0518]

It was creative, though. thumbsup.

I give as good as I get over there but wow, over the years I have attracted some utter nutbags. Changed my fight style a few years ago to just come back to malicious posters with a hug or a shrug. I was talking to someone about this the other day. That drives malicious trolls over the edge. It's as if not being able to make their targets cry gives them a meltdown.

Waitasec....that sounds like a familiar tactic......

[Dani8]

Have we crossed paths over there? Have we had a punch up?

[TJLamb0518]

Have we crossed paths over there? Have we had a punch up?

Was your name the same over there?

[Dani8]

No. Which boards? Was your name the same over there? I dont recognise it.

[TJLamb0518]

No. Which boards? Was your name the same over there? I dont recognise it.

Oh, I bopped around, but for the last year it was primarily the DC and Marvel movie boards.

Most of the other movies I love are so old or obscure they don't generate a lot of chatter unless you want to talk about if Cooper was right to want to go into the basement or if Cornelius and Zira created a new timeline or just fulfilled a role in their own history.




.....I need more hobbies....

[Dani8]

We're probably safe, then. I'm not a comic reader and started getting a bit stale with the comic genre in film, but recently posted on deadpool and dr strange boards. Dont think I got into punch ups over my comments there. didnt like Deaddpool on first attempt but my nephew kept prodding me so I gave it another go with a different mind set. Had a lot of fun with it. Loved Dr Strange. Visually breathtaking, acting was great, and Mads was unreal. don't think I hung around on either board for more than a few comments.

[TJLamb0518]

We're probably safe, then. I'm not a comic reader and started getting a bit stale with the comic genre in film, but recently posted on deadpool and dr strange boards. Dont think I got into punch ups over my comments there. didnt like Deaddpool on first attempt but my nephew kept prodding me so I gave it another go with a different mind set. Had a lot of fun with it. Loved Dr Strange. Visually breathtaking, acting was great, and Mads was unreal. don't think I hung around on either board for more than a few comments.

I had ZERO interest in deadpool until my incredibly cheap friend and his wife demanded we all go see it. They had seen it the week before so I was floored that they would go to the theater to see the same movie twice in as many weeks.

This was the role Reynolds was meant to play.

[Dani8]

Ryan was hilarious. Really looking forward to seeing him and the rest of the cast in Hitman's Bodyguard.

[TheUsualSuspect]

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0804503/board/threads/265764337//

[The Rodent]

I always thought IMDb was crap any way.


For general info on a movie, I use Wiki and The Numbers :laugh:
I think I've used IMDb about 7 times, and that was for the sci-fi countdown on here because the host is using IMDb's genre tags.

[Citizen Rules]

I like IMDB for hard facts on movies: such as full cast members list, production facts, awards, trivia, alternative title, etc and I did read some of the reviews too...

BUT...I never cared for the silly boards over there, mainly a bunch of people bashing each other, over and over and over again. I hope MoFo can retains it's tight knit, community feel. I sure don't want MoFo to become another IMDB type board.

[mark f]

I use IMDb about 50 times a day, but I rarely use the Message Boards.

[Loner]

They've come on here, got welcomed... and then basically accused MoFo of being run by Nazis because we have moderators... and then left.
And that, from what I could tell, were the nice ones.

Or worse, and than they try to sneak back in.

[Yoda]

I think there was just one initial misunderstanding.

I count only one person who tried to start any trouble, and they were promptly warned and haven't been back since.

[OdumC]

Or worse, and than they try to sneak back in.

Feel free to go read the original thread. it's back. this was to say the least a.... creative retelling as we actually asked for and wanted moderators, called no one a nazi, didn't insult anyone, and left with a wave.

We DID get a pretty good laugh out of someone having only seen a couple posts of the tagalong troll they seemed to love taking it as an insult to be "compared" to him.

(Which also didn't happen, I just agreed with one of the ones being hostile that "Yes, I think he'd fit in here better than we will")

Didn't realize agreeing with someone would be taken as an attack, But all in all, glad to see that's not the case.

[Movie Max]

If that's the general consensus of IMDb users, and from my own personal experience on IMDb's Boards it is, then I hope they find somewhere else.

Since this IMDb freak show began on MoFo, I read a few opinions on other forums/blogs about the closure. It seems that many are viewing the boards' members in a negative light, others mostly negative with a few exceptions.

I never bothered with IMDb message boards, so, I have no first hand experience.

[Movie Max]

BUT...I never cared for the silly boards over there, mainly a bunch of people bashing each other, over and over and over again. I hope MoFo can retains it's tight knit, community feel. I sure don't want MoFo to become another IMDB type board.

I love your protectionist instinct.:D

[Miss Vicky]

Or worse, and than they try to sneak back in.

Feel free to go read the original thread. it's back. this was to say the least a.... creative retelling as we actually asked for and wanted moderators, called no one a nazi, didn't insult anyone, and left with a wave.

We DID get a pretty good laugh out of someone having only seen a couple posts of the tagalong troll they seemed to love taking it as an insult to be "compared" to him.

(Which also didn't happen, I just agreed with one of the ones being hostile that "Yes, I think he'd fit in here better than we will")

Didn't realize agreeing with someone would be taken as an attack, But all in all, glad to see that's not the case.
You completely misunderstood that interaction and Camo's intentions. And I certainly didn't "love the tagalong troll."

Also Loner is one of our mods. I'm sure he's quite familiar with the thread.

[TJLamb0518]

Since this IMDb freak show began on MoFo, I read a few opinions on other forums/blogs about the closure. It seems that many are viewing the boards' members in a negative light, others mostly negative with a few exceptions.

I never bothered with IMDb message boards, so, I have no first hand experience.

The problem was a lack of moderation allowed people to run nuts and spout whatever they wanted.

And the lack of moderation? Not imdbs fault. When you think about EVERY movie and TV show and EVERY actor and actress having their own boars, the 10's of thousands of people they (imdb) would've had to employ makes it unrealistic. They DID ban people for getting out of hand, but there was no way to stop them from just re-registering. Swear filters only work until someone (like every 9 year old on the planet) figures out ! is a substitute for "i" and so on. The problem is that you had to trust people to act in a mature rational fashion and, well...THAT never works out.

It was Mos Eisley over there.

[TJLamb0518]

You completely misunderstood that interaction and Camo's intentions. And I certainly didn't "love the tagalong troll."

Also Loner is one of our mods. I'm sure he's quite familiar with the thread.

Miss Vicky, I cam in late to all this and I read through the thread. I think it was (and hope it was) just a big misunderstanding. You guys have a rhythm and cadence that comes with knowing one another for awhile. Perfectly natural. And, given the reputation imdb message boards (rightfully) have, I can imagine a certain amount of...trepidation about an influx of their population. Add to that, we KNOW what that reputation is (and how earned it is) and we're coming into an environment knowing that reputation is out there so maybe we were a little more ...thin-skinned than we normally we would be. So an off handed humorous comment got taken the wrong way and hackles were raised and everyone got off on the wrong foot.

Hopefully, we've all put that behind us and we can stop looking at "you guys" and "us guys" and all just have fun talking about movies and maybe having Taco Tuesdays.

[OdumC]

The problem was a lack of moderation allowed people to run nuts and spout whatever they wanted.

And the lack of moderation? Not imdbs fault. When you think about EVERY movie and TV show and EVERY actor and actress having their own boars, the 10's of thousands of people they (imdb) would've had to employ makes it unrealistic. They DID ban people for getting out of hand, but there was no way to stop them from just re-registering. Swear filters only work until someone (like every 9 year old on the planet) figures out ! is a substitute for "i" and so on. The problem is that you had to trust people to act in a mature rational fashion and, well...THAT never works out.

It was Mos Eisley over there.

That's not even getting into the socks... if you looked right NOW on the Batman v Superman board you'd see a sock named "OdumsMom" where they took a personal pic when they doxed my info, photoshopped make up onto it and run around talking about what a complete wh-re she is.

THAT'S the kind of toxic sludge we were looking to get away from. so when we pop into a new board and we're already hearing about how people from IMDB shouldn't be allowed, or a troll that makes youtube vids attacking little girls or threads about how he loves hitler, and "gas all the .."not even going to FINISH that one.. is the best user to pop over yet,

Maybe you can understand where "this place seems a bit hostile.. keep looking?" comes from when we can't even use the pm to just quietly back out because we're too new.

[Yoda]

Yeah, I think this is a much ado about nothing: someone was kidding around, and they didn't realize he was kidding because, hey, why would they? They don't know him. Everything else is just a ripple effect from that.

For what it's worth, it all comes from a good place: the people here by and large really like it, so they're protective of it.

[Yoda]

And man, were you really doxed? That's nuts.

[TJLamb0518]

That's not even getting into the socks... if you looked right NOW on the Batman v Superman board you'd see a sock named "OdumsMom" where they took a personal pic when they doxed my info, photoshopped make up onto it and run around talking about what a complete wh-re she is.

THAT'S the kind of toxic sludge we were looking to get away from. so when we pop into a new board and we're already hearing about how people from IMDB shouldn't be allowed, or a troll that makes youtube vids attacking little girls or threads about how he loves hitler, and "gas all the .."not even going to FINISH that one.. is the best user to pop over yet,

Maybe you can understand where "this place seems a bit hostile.. keep looking?" comes from when we can't even use the pm to just quietly back out because we're too new.


I understand there was a mis-step on both sides (and really, let's just put sides away) like happens with a lot of new groups interacting. Think about how a "new person" on imdb (like yukio, I suspect he may've seen this) would've reacted to seeing how you, dteam, FLD and I go back and forth trying to decide if we like each other or if we wanted blood. Because we have a cadence and short hands and ways of speaking to one another that is probably off-putting.

Yoda seems (from my reading) to have identified the miscommunication and took steps to address it. That alone makes me happy to give this place a serious chance and put any painful first steps behind us.

[TJLamb0518]

And man, were you really doxed? That's nuts.

You would not BELIEVE the nonsense that went on there. Holocaust deniers, 09/11 deniers, people saying homosexuals and mentally challenged people should be exterminated. There was even one guy who swore he was from Israel who supported Hitler. Think on THAT one.....

[Miss Vicky]

What's the post quota for PMs? Ten? That's not a lot to ask of someone before they get to use a feature that could easily be abused by spammers in order to spread their crap in a way that would be undetectable by mods unless they received one or someone else reported it.

[OdumC]

And man, were you really doxed? That's nuts.


Oh yeah, back on the Man of Steel board, originally I showed up to just make some general criticism about the handling of a childhood hero and was promptly trashed for it, I had posted a link to a pic on my photobucket, it had my gamername on there, they backtracked from there, got my real name, then they used a mobile exploit to get into my facebook, steal pics, personal info etc...

To this day they still talk about a decade old divorce I had...

At one point I had some guy claiming to be a marine posting my real name and the best address they could come up with telling me he was going to show up at my door and beat some respect into me... I let him know I'm in THE stand your ground state and he probably might want to rethink that...

It's a cesspool, we KNOW it's a cesspool... we're just a group of adult friends who have good discussions while fending off the trolls never getting the push for everyone to relocate.

Every single person in the group that came over have had disagreements, but it's either "Wow never looked at it like that" or "I guess we'll just agree to disagree..." because we're adults who know how to handle ourselves accordingly.

Time will tell.

[Yoda]

What's the post quota for PMs? Ten? That's not a lot to ask of someone be before they get to use a feature that could easily be abused by spammers in order to spread their crap in a way that would be undetectable by mods unless they received one or someone else reported it.
I don't think they're complaining about the cutoff, they're just pointing out that they couldn't discuss all this amongst themselves, which probably didn't help matters.

[OdumC]

What's the post quota for PMs? Ten? That's not a lot to ask of someone before they get to use a feature that could easily be abused by spammers in order to spread their crap in a way that would be undetectable by mods unless they received one or someone else reported it.
I didn't say there was anything wrong with the post quota, but as is I'd only made 4 posts and look where we were... Considering the atmosphere I figured it was just time to go.

I'd never been in a "Hi we're new here" thread that gave off such a strong "Go Away" vibe.

Add to that people saying Joby Dimms was the all star, he was going to be the best new poster etc... yeah... definitely time to roll. that guy has said some of the most vile comments I have seen in years.. and that's from someone old enough to have been getting online since it was using a phone modem to call into a local BBS.

[dteam6]

You would not BELIEVE the nonsense that went on there. Holocaust deniers, 09/11 deniers, people saying homosexuals and mentally challenged people should be exterminated. There was even one guy who swore he was from Israel who supported Hitler. Think on THAT one.....



To add to that--that is the same guy who PRAISED the Nazis and the terrorists, called them "winners" and called their murderous acts "defensive measures" against "US aggression".


Naturally, that same said guy threatened to book flights to "find and deal with" you, me, Odum and our friend, Yukio.




.....Have we traumatized these guys enough? :rotfl:




What's sad is that they we haven't even scraped the tip of the iceberg. :eek:

[Miss Vicky]

Again, misunderstanding. I get it. But it still irritates me that you continue to deny that this:

We DID get a pretty good laugh out of someone having only seen a couple posts of the tagalong troll they seemed to love taking it as an insult to be "compared" to him.

(Which also didn't happen, I just agreed with one of the ones being hostile that "Yes, I think he'd fit in here better than we will")

is a comparison and an insulting one.

"Yes, a troll that we all hate will fit into this community better than we adult friends will so let's all leave."

[Movie Max]

So, this is slowly turning into an IMDb allumni Jerry Springer episode?

[TJLamb0518]

Again, misunderstanding. I get it. But it still irritates me that you continue to deny that this:



is a comparison and an insulting one.

"Yes, a troll that we all hate will fit into this community better than we adult friends will so let's all leave."


Miss Vicky, I'm here with my two cents again. I think what happened is that you guys were being sarcastic talking about that one poster (who is...well, exactly as you all think he is) and, because these are message boards and not spoken, tone was lost on people unfamiliar with your rapport. Even the thought that we'd be lumped in with that poster is, well...practically traumatizing.

You guys sussed out that poster, in a moderated environment, in record time.

Now picture dealing with him for months and months in a total free-for-all environment. Where he was unfiltered.

[TJLamb0518]

So, this is slowly turning into an IMDb allumni Jerry Springer episode?


Right now it's more like Sally Jessie Raphael.

[Movie Max]

Right now it's more like Sally Jessie Raphael.

Oh darn.

https://media.giphy.com/media/vzvhQSvzVBWCs/giphy.gif

[TJLamb0518]

Oh darn.

https://media.giphy.com/media/vzvhQSvzVBWCs/giphy.gif

And now it's all sexy.

[Miss Vicky]

Even the thought that we'd be lumped in with that poster is, well...practically traumatizing.

I do understand that, but being "lumped in with that poster" is exactly what OdumC did to us. Yes, Camo was joking around in a way that could easily be taken as serious by someone who doesn't know him but Rodent and I were both going out of our way to be welcoming in that thread. So it feels like a slap in the face when he/she continues to deny that what he/she said is just as insulting.

[OdumC]

Again, misunderstanding. I get it. But it still irritates me that you continue to deny that this:



is a comparison and an insulting one.

"Yes, a troll that we all hate will fit into this community better than we adult friends will so let's all leave."
Why? so far all we'd seen was how Joby was the good user. so saying "I agree with them that joby IS the one who will fit in good around here" is just AGREEING with something YA'LL had said, while dteam would know that's shorthand for "troll central, let's bail"

Now if you want to dissect comments, should we start dissecting the... creative retelling where we were calling people nazi (never happened) or leaving in a huff when we found out there were mods? (also, never happened) or how we just showed up looking to fight? I mean I was willing to just glaze over that and overlook it, but if we're going to harp on something, well, your toilet bowl isn't clean either.

I GET the thread was gone so you didn't think anyone could check the story but it's back and anyone curious can look and see.

[dteam6]

I didn't say there was anything wrong with the post quota, but as is I'd only made 4 posts and look where we were... Considering the atmosphere I figured it was just time to go.

I'd never been in a "Hi we're new here" thread that gave off such a strong "Go Away" vibe.

Add to that people saying Joby Dimms was the all star, he was going to be the best new poster etc... yeah... definitely time to roll. that guy has said some of the most vile comments I have seen in years.. and that's from someone old enough to have been getting online since it was using a phone modem to call into a local BBS.



Joby is the exact byproduct you get when you post a highly non-moderated board. He's everything wrong with an environment like that and every reason WHY shutting IMDB down was such a good idea.

[Miss Vicky]

Why? so far all we'd seen was how Joby was the good user. so saying "I agree with them that joby IS the one who will fit in good around here" is just AGREEING with something YA'LL had said, while dteam would know that's shorthand for "troll central, let's bail".

Talk about revisionism.

No, that's not all you'd seen. You'd also seen Rodent and I telling you guys that you are welcome here and that this is a great community. You'd also seen us give you advice on how to do things and what the forum has to offer. Dteam also got plenty more assistance from me via PM.

But you just now calling this place "troll central" isn't insulting either I suppose.

ETA: It should also be noted that while the thread is back for people to see, it's not there in its entirety since some posts have been removed due to rule violations, particularly the one against the use of profane language.

[dteam6]

I do understand that, but being "lumped in with that poster" is exactly what OdumC did to us. Yes, Camo was joking around in a way that could easily be taken as serious by someone who doesn't know him but Rodent and I were both going out of our way to be welcoming in that thread. So it feels like a slap in the face when he/she continues to deny that what he/she said is just as insulting.



As a friend of Odum, I have to say this: we all had a big misunderstanding and we BOTH thought you guys were praising Joby. We've given our reasons for hating Joby and our history with him and, as TJ explained, we didn't understand the sarcasm/sense of humor. If you saw where we came from, you'd understand why.


Wires were crossed. Simple as that.


Odum said what he said because he thought you guys were praising Joby.


If you guy had ANY idea of what we had to put up with form Joby you'd understand how easily the wrong idea could come across.




I think we need to put this behind us already--seriously. It's a needless argument that's being prolonged needlessly.

[dteam6]

Talk about revisionism.

No, that's not all you'd seen. You'd also seen Rodent and I telling you guys that you are welcome here and that this is a great community. You'd also seen us give you advice on how to do things and what the forum has to offer. Dteam also got plenty more assistance from me via PM.

But you just now calling this place "troll central" isn't insulting either I suppose.



I haven't been here long but everyone from IMDB that you see here so far were people invited by myself...except for Joby, of course. I wouldn't ask people along to another forum if they were a troublemaker.


We all misinterpreted each other.



We all need to move on...

[OdumC]

Talk about revisionism.

No, that's not all you'd seen. You'd also seen Rodent and I telling you guys that you are welcome here and that this is a great community. You'd also seen us give you advice on how to do things and what the forum has to offer. Dteam also got plenty more assistance from me via PM.

But you just now calling this place "troll central" isn't insulting either I suppose.

Oh like telling me if I don't like it I can leave instead of someone just saying "Hey we're KIDDING"? Because that, along with shots after we left also happened.

and I didn't JUST call this place Troll Central, I was explaining that was the vibe I was getting.

Like I said I was willing to just let it pass and chalk it up to just a misunderstanding but for some reason you want to keep fighting like you're completely innocent...

Well argue it all you want. between the complete re-write I read including things that never even remotely happened, (calling people "Nazi"? please...) and your inability to just let bygones be bygones and start fresh, it's obvious you just want to argue, and, true to what we originally said, that's not what we're here for.

Bye!

[Miss Vicky]

Yes, I said that if you don't like the place you can leave. You still can. :shrug:

I also never called anyone a Nazi.

[TJLamb0518]

Oh like telling me if I don't like it I can leave instead of someone just saying "Hey we're KIDDING"? Because that, along with shots after we left also happened.

and I didn't JUST call this place Troll Central, I was explaining that was the vibe I was getting.

Like I said I was willing to just let it pass and chalk it up to just a misunderstanding but for some reason you want to keep fighting like you're completely innocent...

Well argue it all you want. between the complete re-write I read including things that never even remotely happened, (calling people "Nazi"? please...) and your inability to just let bygones be bygones and start fresh, it's obvious you just want to argue, and, true to what we originally said, that's not what we're here for.

Bye!

C'mon man....both you you and Miss Vicky just need to let this go. Everyone had a bad first step in this. Both of you, put it behind you. Either decide to get along or block each other so you won't see the other. There's no need to bail. This place seems pretty cool and has been overall pretty welcoming.

But then, I am a wonderful person and beloved by most, so maybe it's just me.

[TJLamb0518]

Yes, I said that if you don't like the place you can leave. You still can. :shrug:

I also never called anyone a Nazi.

Not even Hitler?


Because, you know....he was one. Kind of The One (apologies to Jet Li).

[dteam6]

C'mon man....both you you and Miss Vicky just need to let this go. Everyone had a bad first step in this. Both of you, put it behind you. Either decide to get along or block each other so you won't see the other. There's no need to bail. This place seems pretty cool and has been overall pretty welcoming.

But then, I am a wonderful person and beloved by most, so maybe it's just me.



I second that.

[TJLamb0518]

I second that.

....just that last sentence, right?

[Chypmunk]

Jaysus - really don't see the point in this still going on personally.
I like the new intake that I've interacted with (both publicly and privately).

[Miss Vicky]

But then, I am a wonderful person and beloved by most, so maybe it's just me.

I am a wonderful person as well. Don't know about "beloved by most" but I was elected president in the last MoFies so there's that. (Then again Trump was elected POTUS so...) :laugh:

I am, however, not one to sugar-coat or withhold opinions nor am I likely to ever be. I gave myself the title of "Resident Bitch" for a reason. I also rarely use the ignore feature because I find it ineffective.

Not even Hitler?

Edit: I never called anyone on MoFo a Nazi.

Actually according to the search I ran, nobody used the word Nazi anywhere on the alumni thread (unless the post was altered or deleted by mods) and the after-the-fact convo that happened in this thread before the alumni thread re-appeared didn't use the word either.

[TJLamb0518]

I am a wonderful person as well. Don't know about "beloved by most" but I was elected president in the last MoFies so there's that. (Then again Trump was elected POTUS so...) :laugh:


Ah, but I have a flock of animated animals follow me wherever I go (which REALLY cheeses off the people at work).


I am, however, not one to sugar-coat or withhold opinions nor am I likely to ever be. I gave myself the title of "Resident Bitch" for a reason. I also rarely use the ignore feature because I find it ineffective.

Do not let me recent spate of rationality fool you, I'm not exactly known to be diplomatic when I see something wrong. But, it's all new for all of us so I just think we can step back and take a breath.



Edit: I never called anyone on MoFo a Nazi.

Well, we all know what happens when you invoke that word on the internet.



Actually according to the search I ran, nobody used the word Nazi anywhere on the alumni thread (unless the post was altered or deleted by mods) and the after-the-fact convo that happened in this thread before the alumni thread re-appeared didn't use the word either.


Wait, no one used the word Nazi? I retract my above claim about using that word!

Nazi!!!!!


i'M THE FIRST! I'M THE FIRST!!! TOP OF THE WORLD, MA!!!!!

[OdumC]

C'mon man....both you you and Miss Vicky just need to let this go. Everyone had a bad first step in this. Both of you, put it behind you. Either decide to get along or block each other so you won't see the other. There's no need to bail. This place seems pretty cool and has been overall pretty welcoming.

But then, I am a wonderful person and beloved by most, so maybe it's just me.

I DID let it go... I'm not the one rehashing it...

But whatever, the fix is in, all she wants to do is fight so if she's still going on about it, she's doing it unseen.

[dteam6]

....just that last sentence, right?



Of course! I wouldn't lie to a friend. :nope:

[OdumC]

Wait, no one used the word Nazi? I retract my above claim about using that word!

Nazi!!!!!


i'M THE FIRST! I'M THE FIRST!!! TOP OF THE WORLD, MA!!!!!Go look at the end of page 3 of this thread and the posts after that all agreeing how horrible we were...

Yep, the nazi card was played.

[Miss Vicky]

The argument was already being rehashed before I posted in here today.
And stop feigning innocence.

[dteam6]

I DID let it go... I'm not the one rehashing it...

But whatever, the fix is in, all she wants to do is fight so if she's still going on about it, she's doing it unseen.



:highfive: Good man!

[TJLamb0518]

Go look at the end of page 3 of this thread and the posts after that all agreeing how horrible we were...

Yep, the nazi card was played.

Look, don't make me quote Frozen...."Do you want to build a snowman?"...wait, that's not right....."Let if go, let it go".


If someone called someone else a Nazi, write it off to the heat of the moment. no one took over Poland or anything.....

[dteam6]

The argument was already being rehashed before I posted in here today.
And stop feigning innocence.



Who are you replying to?

[TJLamb0518]

The argument was already being rehashed before I posted in here today.
And stop feigning innocence.

Miss Vicky, please...I'm asking nicely. Can we just let the past be what it was and work on now and tomorrow? If the 20th goes like I saw Yoda predict, aren't we better off being a unified front now?

[dteam6]

[quote=TJLamb0518;1639427 no one took over Poland or anything.....[/quote]



Don't give Trump any ideas! :shifty:

[Miss Vicky]

Okay, Rodent did throw it in there, that did not come up in the search I ran. Apologies for that. But I suspect he was feeling just as irritated with the way things played out after he also made efforts to be helpful and welcoming.

[TJLamb0518]

And I just want to say how colossally screwed up it is that I'M the one playing peace maker! You veterans have NO idea.

[Miss Vicky]

Who are you replying to?

Odum.

[OdumC]

Look, don't make me quote Frozen...."Do you want to build a snowman?"...wait, that's not right....."Let if go, let it go".


If someone called someone else a Nazi, write it off to the heat of the moment. no one took over Poland or anything.....

And that's exactly what I did... but if she refuses to and wants to nitpick one thing I said which wasn't even an insult.. just code to dteam to leave, then we'll let it be known I saw a lot of creat... nah, outright LIES.

I saw that the first day back and it hasn't been brought up til now since she wanted to fight instead of being an adult and just letting it go as a misunderstanding.

Like I said the fix is in so let's just drop it.

[TJLamb0518]

Okay, Rodent did throw it in there, that did not come up in the search I ran. Apologies for that. But I suspect he was feeling just as irritated with the way things played out after he also made efforts to be helpful and welcoming.

My problem with rodent are his impossibly difficult quizzes. How do I only score 75% of a Spider-Man 2 quiz? That's just WRONG! I refuse to ever be wrong; I came from imdb!

[Miss Vicky]

And I just want to say how colossally screwed up it is that I'M the one playing peace maker! You veterans have NO idea.

And I was the one welcoming people and being helpful when they first arrived...

Talk about screwed up. :D

[TJLamb0518]

Don't give Trump any ideas! :shifty:

The last few weeks have shown that to be a statistical impossibility.

[dteam6]

And I just want to say how colossally screwed up it is that I'M the one playing peace maker! You veterans have NO idea.



See? I keep telling you to use your powers for good rather than evil and look at us now. :yup:




To quote that awful Man of Steel:




Daily Planet secretary in the rubble: "He...he SAVED us!"

[OdumC]

And I just want to say how colossally screwed up it is that I'M the one playing peace maker! You veterans have NO idea.Here's how dropped it was... Rodent made the comment, they all agreed, Rodent was nice and cordial in my new hello thread, we had a nice convo about blu-ray vs dvd...

I'm not interested in holding things said in the heat of the moment against anyone, but I'm also not going to be harped on by someone that can't be as adult about it.

Problems solved, let's move on.

(This is diplomatic Odum.. I'd like to leave IMDB Odum in retirement)

[TJLamb0518]

See? I keep telling you to use your powers for good rather than evil and look at us now. :yup:




To quote that awful Man of Steel:




Daily Planet secretary in the rubble: "He...he SAVED us!"

Great, now I have to make out with Amy Adams on a mass grave......

[dteam6]

The last few weeks have shown that to be a statistical impossibility.



....Unfortunately, that's just as bad, If not worse. :shrug:

[Miss Vicky]

Sorry, just a nitpicky request from a bitchy MoFo veteran - Would you please stop using such huge spaces between your sentences? It makes for a lot of unnecessary scrolling.

[OdumC]

:highfive: Good man!

Where's my cookie?

[Joby Dimms]

Hi tjlamb! Nice to see you here!


The last few weeks have shown that to be a statistical impossibility.

Everything he's doing is 100% constitutional.

[dteam6]

Where's my cookie?
Uhhh...ummmm...I can't find an emoticon for one! Sorry! :(

[TJLamb0518]

Hi tjlamb! Nice to see you here!




Everything he's doing is 100% constitutional.

Is it? Because he seems to have a lot of judges disagreeing with him.

[dteam6]

Is it? Because he seems to have a lot of judges disagreeing with him.
Thank God for that...

[dteam6]

Sorry, just a nitpicky request from a bitchy MoFo veteran - Would you please stop using such huge spaces between your sentences? It makes for a lot of unnecessary scrolling.
Sorry--I wasn't aware I was causing so many spaces to form in my posts. I didn't even hit enter more than twice on that post--I'm not sure why it created such a giant space like that.

[Dani8]

I think they're after something un-moderated like IMDb was so they can troll and insult each other.


They've come on here, got welcomed... and then basically accused MoFo of being run by Nazis because we have moderators... and then left.
And that, from what I could tell, were the nice ones.


No wonder IMDb failed. This proves exactly what I said in my last post about IMDb's Boards.

Yes this is true. After signing up I posted for a while then left, several times. Usually to make a pot of twinings english breakfast, go to the shops or chat with real life friends in my 'burb, take some conference calls, whip up a frenzy in the kitchen, have dinner with hubby, watch a movie or latest episode of a current favourite tv show, and go and see my darling dentist to get some cool drugs to ease the pain in my crater like molar until my appointment to have the bastard pulled next week. I'm sure to leave again any minute. There it is...the kettle just boiled. Back soon.

Hey I think I found something for an avatar if your offer to help me is still on the table, rattus rattus.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Ummmm.

I think I read somewhere that someone mentioned Taco Tuesday?

[Swan]

Ummmm.

I think I read somewhere that someone mentioned Taco Tuesday?

Is that the only reason you popped into this thread? Because of the mention of tacos?!?!

[Movie Max]

Ummmm.

I think I read somewhere that someone mentioned Taco Tuesday?

I saw Twinings English Breakfast tea mentioned. Now I'm thirsty.:(

[Miss Vicky]

Sorry--I wasn't aware I was causing so many spaces to form in my posts. I didn't even hit enter more than twice on that post--I'm not sure why it created such a giant space like that.

The fact that you're hitting it twice is precisely the problem. If you hit enter once, it'll give you a double space. If you hit it once while holding the shift key, it'll give you a single space.

[Dani8]

I saw Twinings English Breakfast tea mentioned. Now I'm thirsty.:(

I'm addicted. I lost my tastebuds temporarily due to medication and couldnt taste anything. Started drink the extra strong english breakfast. I'm in heaven.

[Yoda]

The fact that you're hitting it twice is precisely the problem. If you hit enter once, it'll give you a double space. If you hit it once while holding the shift key, it'll give you a single space.
And an addendum: you don't need any line breaks below a quote, since the quote is basically its own paragraph, so you can put the response immediately below the quote tags, and it'll show up in the right place (rather than wrap at the end of the quote box or something).

[Dani8]

I think I might have been double spacing by accident as well. Apologies.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Just do your own thing and disregard Vicky.

[Movie Max]

Just do your own thing and disregard Vicky.

Yeah, but once you get used to how she operates, it's fun to interact with her.:cool:

[Yoda]

I think I might have been double spacing by accident as well. Apologies.
We normally immediately ban people for double spacing, but I guess we can make an exception here. :suspicious:

[Dani8]

Yoda, I think you know by now how cheeky I am. I'm very tempted to double space on purpose to see if you will fight me yoda style. To be serious for a moment, I'm very habitual and it takes a bit to get me to break a habit. If i keep doing it, just smack me. It wont be on purpose. Nothing worse than having to scroll and scroll, especially if people are using phones.

[Yoda]

Yoda, I think you know by now how cheeky I am. I'm very tempted to double space on purpose to see if you will fight me yoda style.
You:

http://orig13.deviantart.net/e57e/f/2011/045/f/5/hunt_and_peck_animation_by_fowlhunter-d39l6zc.gif

Me:

https://49.media.tumblr.com/fe121bd570f0102c780fbb7ebfb5ac8c/tumblr_n2ptm9AxDH1rawb5do1_400.gif

To be serious for a moment, I'm very habitual and it takes a bit to get me to break a habit. If i keep doing it, just smack me. It wont be on purpose. Nothing worse than having to scroll and scroll, especially if people are using phones.
No worries.

[Dani8]

Yes, this is true...I cannot deny. I am a crappy typist.

[Yoda]

It's a generational thing. I once heard that it's nearly impossible to be fluent in a foreign language if you don't start learning it before a certain age, and I think the same is true of being a particularly fast/efficient typist. Thankfully, my parents were just forward-looking enough on technology that me and my siblings all used typing tutor programs (MAVIS BEACON WHOO) from a young age.

[Swan]

Typing tutor programs? What a geezer! I got fast at typing by joining message boards. :D

[Dani8]

How dare you call me a geezer. Excuse me while i get my walking frame to toddle into the kitchen for more tea. I'm leaving.
*flicks scarf and flounces off...slowly.

[Dani8]

Back now. The kitchen is miles away.

[Swan]

How dare you call me a geezer. Excuse me while i get my walking frame to toddle into the kitchen for more tea. I'm leaving.
*flicks scarf and flounces off...slowly.

I was calling Yoda a geezer. Isn't Yoda like, a million years old?

[Chypmunk]

I was calling Yoda a geezer. Isn't Yoda like, a million years old?
Technically Yoda is almost 0 day.

[KyuJuEX099]

Fine by me.

I can't even post a topic due needing a phone numbers to approve it.

[Dani8]

No point now, Kyuju. Just lots of whining that it's closing, cyber buddies making goodbye threads, and pimply basement dwellers bringing out all their socks to abuse the crap out of people they dont get enough attention from. Apparently I have a micropenis and tiny balls.

[TJLamb0518]

No point now, Kyuju. Just lots of whining that it's closing, cyber buddies making goodbye threads, and pimply basement dwellers bringing out all their socks to abuse the crap out of people they dont get enough attention from. Apparently I have a micropenis and tiny balls.

And now it's sexy again.

[ShopkeeperTriumph]

Apparently I have a micropenis and tiny balls.

Well, is it true, though?

[OdumC]

And now it's sexy again.

Bow chicka wow wow

[Dani8]

Well, is it true, though?


As far as I'm aware i don't have man parts anywhere currently on my body.

[TJLamb0518]

As far as I'm aware i don't have man parts anywhere currently on my body.

Want to borrow mine? Thanks to the girlfriend, they're detachable.

[Little Devil]

Want to borrow mine? Thanks to the girlfriend, they're detachable.
OUCHY!!!!

[Sedai]

Wait, did someone mention tacos?

http://www.dylancooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pork-1-of-11.jpg

[Dani8]

LMAO @ Lamb. And oh god, I could go for a burrito for breakfast.

[TheUsualSuspect]

IMDB continues to become a horrid shrill of its former self.

They've gutted the user reviews section to the point of it being almost impossible to navigate. Before I could easily sort and filter reviews to love it/ hate it, chronological and more. Now I barely know where to look. I can barely find my own damn reviews on the site.

I use to visit the site everyday, now I'll barely visit it once a week. I think I'll stop posting reviews there and voting for films in general.

[Citizen Rules]

I noticed that two days ago, IMDB's 'new and improved' movie review section had became useless!

They call it Ordered By: Helpfulness. Unless I'm missing something I can't even see how to sort the reviews like I use to (Love It...Hate It...Popularity...Chronological).

I use to go there and read the Love It, then read the Hate it reviews, which gave me a broad view of the film's strengths and weaknesses.

Now the reviews area, looks like a corporate weasel move to limit information, while making the movie look as good as possible. I'm sure Hollywood is happy with the dumbing down of IMDB reviews!

Screw IMDB and Long Live MoFo!

[Dani8]

Now the reviews area, looks like a corporate weasel move to limit information, while making the movie look as good as possible. I'm sure Hollywood is happy with the dumbing down of IMDB reviews!

Screw IMDB and Long Live MoFo!

That was the fear when the CEO posted his letter to members. Smazck Smack no more bad reviews; our paying customers are crybabies/

[Citizen Rules]

That was the fear when the CEO posted his letter to members. Smazck Smack no more bad reviews; our paying customers are crybabies/I can't believe more MoFos haven't noticed the poor design of the new IMDB review page. It makes me appreciate the way the MoFo review pages work, MoFo's is so much better.

[Camo]

The only time i ever really used IMDB was for Lost theories back in the day. I always hated the design and the way their message boards are. Letterboxd is a much better site for rating and reviewing movies.

[TheUsualSuspect]

I can't believe more MoFos haven't noticed the poor design of the new IMDB review page. It makes me appreciate the way the MoFo review pages work, MoFo's is so much better.

I agree. I'd frequent the reviews pages a lot. Not anymore. I just wish MOFO had more reviews to go off of. A lot of times it's one or two and the one is usually IRO. :p

[Citizen Rules]

I agree. I'd frequent the reviews pages a lot. Not anymore. I just wish MOFO had more reviews to go off of. A lot of times it's one or two and the one is usually IRO. :pI've copied all of my IMDB reviews, though I have less than 10, and will post them here when I get a chance, then I will delete them from IMDB. I think I'll delete my IMDB account too. I mean all it was good for was their discussion boards, now gone...and reviews, now screwed up. I don't need an account to look at their site.

[matt72582]

YouTube and Hotmail changed their layout -- it's almost not clickable.. I can't explain it using computer jargon, but it's awful.

By the time people get used to the new layout, they'll be changing it again.... IMDB and AOL (chat rooms) really dug their own graves.. If only they'd listen to their customers.

[matt72582]

Btw, if you were a fan of reading each movie's message board, some guy I know from IMDB set up a new page, with all of that saved.. PM me if you want the URL.

[Dani8]

I can't believe more MoFos haven't noticed the poor design of the new IMDB review page. It makes me appreciate the way the MoFo review pages work, MoFo's is so much better.


It's dreadful. I went in this morning to look at reviews for Jackie. Walked straight back out again. Will be staying here in future - I agree this set up is much better, and with a smaller user base yo0u actually get an idea of how people rate.

[Fabulous]

They fixed their Reviews section so that you can now sort them as you like. This is for the mobile app. Haven’t tried the desktop site yet.

[Citizen Rules]

They fixed their Reviews section so that you can now sort them as you like. This is for the mobile app. Haven’t tried the desktop site yet.I just checked with a desktop, I couldn't find anyway to sort them. Someone else with a PC check it out and post back.

[the samoan lawyer]

I just checked with a desktop, I couldn't find anyway to sort them. Someone else with a PC check it out and post back.


Yeah you can sort the reviews on mobile but there's no other option on desktop, that I can see anyway. Just sits at.... Ordered By: Helpfulness

[Swan]

Before you know it, they'll charge you tons of money like Photobucket.

[Bht88]

one day someone will bring them back