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Post by kuatorises on Mar 9, 2017 20:03:59 GMT
I've paid attention to the amount of active users on the forum ever since IMDB closed. For consistency around the same hours (8-10pm) In the days after IMDB went down there were roughly 230-250 users online at one time. Then compare to the numbers in the past few days and they've been closer to 130-150 users online. That's a hefty decline. The amount of users online in the past 24 hours has also decreased by a similar proportion. Posts seem to be slowing down. Before I'd refresh the home page every few seconds only to see that there'd be new posts. As of right now though there hasn't been a new post in the past 3 minutes.The forum gained 2,000 users in it's first 3 weeks by the time IMDB closed. In the 2 weeks since it's only gained another 700 users.This is exactly what I was concerned and said was going to happen. The forum would boom following IMDB's closure as regulars would want to keep the board experience alive but over time people would get over it being gone. Users would start to show up less, there'd be fewer posts, less activity, creating a snowball effect until the forum died. I said before I'd be surprised if the forum was still active a few months after IMDB closed down and I still see that as being a strong possibility. Yeah, this is real panic-inducing kind of stuff.
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Post by kuatorises on Mar 9, 2017 20:11:17 GMT
I didn't even know that IMDB had a political board until I joined here and found out that the Admin was a member of it. I don't know where you're getting your information, but I was never a member of the Politics board on IMDb. As a matter of fact, I never posted a single thing on any general message board on IMDb unless you count the links to this site after I set it up. What is it with all these rumors floating around, anyway? I made a quick, free site for some displaced IMDb members. Next thing I know, there's all these rumors, slanderous allegations, and attempts to get this place shut down. Is this forum really that much of a threat to the other forums? Are the trolls losing so much sleep over being banned from a site they claim to hate that they must spend so much time seeking revenge? It's really bizarre. That is an incorrect statement. Just ask the trolls who have been banned from here, any member who has had their posts deleted, or any of the jerks who tried to flood this site with pornography. You want unmoderated trolls? Go to MovieChat. I saw people talking shit about you before IMDb even officially closed down the boards. I think it was the politics board? People were scrambling to create all these new sites and I was still trying to figure out which one I was going to join. I asked a couple of questions about one of the other sites versus this one and someone said that "IMDb2 was created by a troll" and was rambling on about you taking our personal information. I think it was just a sad attempt to get people to go to their sites. What was your screen name on IMDb anyway?
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Post by nerdbomber on Mar 9, 2017 20:14:15 GMT
^ i hope not. the interface on tmdb is terrible. there's no genre subforum directory or anything. this place is much more organized and user-friendly, it's easier to find/talk about specialized topics. You hope not what? They are changing and upgrading TMDB on a daily basis. It's probably gonna be the next IMDB. But then IMDB is gonna get the message boards back sooner or later. they're not updating/upgrading it to the point where it deserves any hype for being the next big thing - which i hope doesn't happen because it's a cluttered reddit-looking mess. i'm sure IMDB did their homework on whether it made financial sense to keep up the boards before pulling the plug on a service literally thousands of people were using. the boards aren't coming back, sorry.
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Post by telegonus on Mar 9, 2017 20:23:28 GMT
Yes is obvious this would happen There are too many sub forums on first page they should delete I agree. The plethora (excuse me!) of posting options is actually off putting to me. This place has sprawled out too quickly. One of the great advantages the old IMDB boards had was that they started small, then grew, but slowly. In time, we got accustomed to its size. Some of us,--me, for instance--just stuck to a relatively few boards, the film and star-related ones excepted. This was the core of the old classics, noir and westerns boards. There's almosty too much here to choose from.
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Post by Cezar on Mar 9, 2017 20:35:08 GMT
The only reason I am on this board all the time is because I don't have a job and I collect welware and food stamps.I really dont have anything else to do all day. Troll
April221968 is sounding like a troll account as well.
This is a new site, give it time.
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Post by LeWildPlatypus on Mar 9, 2017 20:59:17 GMT
I can't complain, it's either this or nothing. Who knows what fellow IMDb posters are up to these days.
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Post by SinisterCreep on Mar 9, 2017 22:14:30 GMT
I've paid attention to the amount of active users on the forum ever since IMDB closed. For consistency around the same hours (8-10pm) In the days after IMDB went down there were roughly 230-250 users online at one time. Then compare to the numbers in the past few days and they've been closer to 130-150 users online. That's a hefty decline. The amount of users online in the past 24 hours has also decreased by a similar proportion. Posts seem to be slowing down. Before I'd refresh the home page every few seconds only to see that there'd be new posts. As of right now though there hasn't been a new post in the past 3 minutes. The forum gained 2,000 users in it's first 3 weeks by the time IMDB closed. In the 2 weeks since it's only gained another 700 users. This is exactly what I was concerned and said was going to happen. The forum would boom following IMDB's closure as regulars would want to keep the board experience alive but over time people would get over it being gone. Users would start to show up less, there'd be fewer posts, less activity, creating a snowball effect until the forum died. I said before I'd be surprised if the forum was still active a few months after IMDB closed down and I still see that as being a strong possibility. its the same few people on here who 75% of the posts, Most are unemployed losers who think they know everything. Been a month and people are already sick of it. I hear alot of people hoping IMDb will return. It had ever movie and tv show on the board. It drew just too many people . You cant compete with that And you know for sure they're unemployed losers? maybe this site isn't what the IMDB was but that site took years to build up all it's info.
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Post by MCDemuth on Mar 10, 2017 0:19:49 GMT
Geez, the people on this discussion forum are ridiculous...
We need more boards... We need fewer boards...
We need Freedom Of Speech here... but there are too many trolls offending people here...
This site is only 1 month old... but doesn't compare to IMDb which was around for over 15 years...
How is this site going to get new members?... How are the other "dead" sites going to get new members?...
There is too much to discuss... There is too little too discuss...
This board doesn't have enough traffic... Let's post this topic on another board instead...
People aren't discussing enough of "Whatever"... Let's just complain about it instead of starting another "Whatever" discussion thread...
The Admin Team is too strict... ProBoards TOS, which YOU agreed to follow, says you must be moderated, or this site will close...
Get with the "program" people, and think a little bit...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 0:27:36 GMT
MCDemuth * We need quality boards. I don't think Politics really gives anything to this site other than aggression and stupid troll posts. * Freedom of speech should come with a responsibility, you can't just post any crap just to piss people off. If you want to post something controversial than explain why you feel like that. Provide some evidence. * Yep and when it first started you had better quality members and posts. * Forums are dying and have been so for quite a few years now. I don't think having heaps of members means a good forum anyway. Again, you want quality, not quantity. * Yeah to me that is silly. Not enough traffic so lets post any shit, anywhere. Again, quality, not quantity. * Agreed. People will post a thread about their fave show or movie and just write "I love this show/movie" ummm... why do you love it, start a discussion. * I don't think The Admin is strict enough to be honest but if they are going to be hardline then they need to apply the rules to everyone not just Conservatives they disagree with.
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Post by nerdbomber on Mar 10, 2017 0:34:58 GMT
Geez, the people on this discussion forum are ridiculous... We need more boards... We need fewer boards...
We need Freedom Of Speech here... but there are too many trolls offending people here...
This site is only 1 month old... but doesn't compare to IMDb which was around for over 15 years...
How is this site going to get new members?... How are the other "dead" sites going to get new members?...
There is too much to discuss... There is too little too discuss...
This board doesn't have enough traffic... Let's post this topic on another board instead...
People aren't discussing enough of "Whatever"... Let's just complain about it instead of starting another "Whatever" discussion thread...
The Admin Team is too strict... ProBoards TOS, which YOU agreed to follow, says you must be moderated, or this site will close...Get with the "program" people, and think a little bit... gosh, it's almost like people have different opinions on stuff
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Post by MCDemuth on Mar 10, 2017 0:48:41 GMT
MCDemuth * I don't think The Admin is strict enough to be honest but if they are going to be hardline then they need to apply the rules to everyone not just Conservatives they disagree with. The only thing I have seen the Admin team taking aim at is pornography, or highly questionable content like horse f'ing... That violates ProBoards TOS, and the Admin Team must deal with that... Otherwise, they have tried to stay out of moderating anything... According to ProBoards TOS, anything that someone considers offense, is not allowed... I find constant, every other word, cussing offensive. But they don't do anything about that... Why, because members would raise hell about that, and start spouting about how they have the right to "Freedom of Speech". So I put up with it. And to be honest, from what I have seen, it seems that if no cussing was not allowed here, half the members would not comeback. If you think this forum is slow now, just wait until that happens. We all have to compromise here... But again, is seems that people can't even do that. Everyone has to complain about everything and shout it from the roof tops here! No matter what is done here, or at any other IMDb replacement forum, people are just going to bitch and bitch and bitch. And as I said, the Bitching is ridiculous. It's all black and white. There is no grey here.
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Post by Admin on Mar 10, 2017 0:49:34 GMT
I don't think The Admin is strict enough to be honest but if they are going to be hardline then they need to apply the rules to everyone not just Conservatives they disagree with. Funny, you seem to disagree with those who think we apply the rules only to the Liberals we disagree with. It's not the moderation here that's slanted...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 0:51:22 GMT
MCDemuth Good to know then a lot of threads and posts here are breaching TOS. I don't mind the forum being slower, that is not my concern at all. I don't read 80% of the new threads and responses now anyway as they lack quality and purpose. I disagree there, this site is all grey.
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Post by Admin on Mar 10, 2017 0:56:23 GMT
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Post by cryso on Mar 10, 2017 1:33:32 GMT
Yes is obvious this would happen There are too many sub forums on first page they should delete I agree. The plethora (excuse me!) of posting options is actually off putting to me. This place has sprawled out too quickly. One of the great advantages the old IMDB boards had was that they started small, then grew, but slowly. In time, we got accustomed to its size. Some of us,--me, for instance--just stuck to a relatively few boards, the film and star-related ones excepted. This was the core of the old classics, noir and westerns boards. There's almosty too much here to choose from. Yes, if you have smaller numbers, do not spread them out. It is common sense. Make smaller, grow later
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Post by Admin on Mar 10, 2017 1:43:52 GMT
I agree. The plethora (excuse me!) of posting options is actually off putting to me. This place has sprawled out too quickly. One of the great advantages the old IMDB boards had was that they started small, then grew, but slowly. In time, we got accustomed to its size. Some of us,--me, for instance--just stuck to a relatively few boards, the film and star-related ones excepted. This was the core of the old classics, noir and westerns boards. There's almosty too much here to choose from. Yes, if you have smaller numbers, do not spread them out. It is common sense. Make smaller, grow later The layout of the categories and boards here started out as an exact replica of IMDb's general message boards. I've removed a few, moved a few othes into Legacy, and added a few sub-boards here and there, but for the most part it's no more or less than it was before. Most of the members here know this and have seen my numerous posts in which I state my plans to reorganize. It's really not as easy as it may seem.
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Post by bicks on Mar 10, 2017 1:57:33 GMT
Yes, if you have smaller numbers, do not spread them out. It is common sense. Make smaller, grow later The layout of the categories and boards here started out as an exact replica of IMDb's general message boards. I've removed a few, moved a few othes into Legacy, and added a few sub-boards here and there, but for the most part it's no more or less than it was before. Most of the members here know this and have seen my numerous posts in which I state my plans to reorganize. It's really not as easy as it may seem. I think the collapsible categories is a great help, you'll never be able to please the naysayers Admin. I think you are doing a fantastic job here and so do a lot of other people.
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Post by nerdbomber on Mar 10, 2017 1:58:37 GMT
Yes, if you have smaller numbers, do not spread them out. It is common sense. Make smaller, grow later The layout of the categories and boards here started out as an exact replica of IMDb's general message boards. I've removed a few, moved a few othes into Legacy, and added a few sub-boards here and there, but for the most part it's no more or less than it was before. Most of the members here know this and have seen my numerous posts in which I state my plans to reorganize. It's really not as easy as it may seem. The categories/subfoums are great the way they are - it makes everything so much easier to find, and that's going to be super helpful as this time goes on and posts accumulate. The "start off small" comments make no sense. It's no IMDB, but this is still a site with literally thousands of users and hundreds of active members.
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Post by SinisterCreep on Mar 10, 2017 2:09:34 GMT
MCDemuth * We need quality boards. I don't think Politics really gives anything to this site other than aggression and stupid troll posts. * Freedom of speech should come with a responsibility, you can't just post any crap just to piss people off. If you want to post something controversial than explain why you feel like that. Provide some evidence. * Yep and when it first started you had better quality members and posts. * Forums are dying and have been so for quite a few years now. I don't think having heaps of members means a good forum anyway. Again, you want quality, not quantity. * Yeah to me that is silly. Not enough traffic so lets post any shit, anywhere. Again, quality, not quantity. * Agreed. People will post a thread about their fave show or movie and just write "I love this show/movie" ummm... why do you love it, start a discussion. * I don't think The Admin is strict enough to be honest but if they are going to be hardline then they need to apply the rules to everyone not just Conservatives they disagree with. I don't think forums are dying at all. From what i've seen the main forums that die are the ones where there's too much moderation and censorship. look at the IMDB. that wasn't dying at all and the boards were shut down as the owners didn't like free speech and they used trolls as an excuse to shut it down. what they said about the boards being "unproductive" and not offering a good environment was not only Orwellian but a load of rubbish. the owners of Amazon,Facebook etc are all linked up with each other [not just on their sites] and with people in the US establishment/government. it's all part of a bigger picture.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 2:12:56 GMT
The layout of the categories and boards here started out as an exact replica of IMDb's general message boards. I've removed a few, moved a few othes into Legacy, and added a few sub-boards here and there, but for the most part it's no more or less than it was before. Most of the members here know this and have seen my numerous posts in which I state my plans to reorganize. It's really not as easy as it may seem. The categories/subfoums are great the way they are - it makes everything so much easier to find, and that's going to be super helpful as this time goes on and posts accumulate. The "start off small" comments make no sense. It's no IMDB, but this is still a site with literally thousands of users and hundreds of active members. Yeah keep telling yourself that. Facts remain that this boards cant compete against Reddit, FB, Twitter like the original IMDB can. I hope one day soon IMDB boards return, because I and many others are already starting to get tired of this place. Half the time it feels like Nazi Germany, other times its total anarchy. No real order or structure. Oh well. Something better will come along- someone out there working on a new board just like IMDB as we speak i bet.
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