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Post by j2 on Feb 10, 2017 16:48:09 GMT
I think IMDB believes we are sheep and we will just accept anything that they create for us. They think that IMDB is so ingrained in our lives that we will flock to the website no matter what. There is more to a movie then just watching it. What is the first thing we do after we watch a movie? we discuss it with our friends and our coworkers, the great part about it is that everyone has a different take on the movie and that is what makes it fun and engaging, it is apart of the experience. The IMDB boards allow us to do this on an even greater scale and I think it is a really valuable resource. For me personally, the closing of the boards has just created apathy, it has sadly caused me to lose a little interest in movies and shows because of my passion for discussing film and learning other's opinions on things. It is that shared passion for something that creates a community that can strengthen our love for movies. They have forgotten bad movie crashed way long before IMDb... Cleopatra? Waterworld? They think they can steer the conversation... right... We still publish in Social Media and we still uplift or lambast a movie, all they have done is shoot themselves on the ass. Agree.
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Post by gomezaddams666 on Feb 11, 2017 3:19:56 GMT
They'll regret this.
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Post by j2 on Feb 11, 2017 3:23:26 GMT
Many of us will try to make sure they do, that's a fact.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 14, 2017 3:53:09 GMT
I guess this place will suffice. I can hop between IMDB's reference pages & this message board for a fix. Though losing specific film & ppl sub-boards already blows.
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Post by fritzelly on Feb 14, 2017 4:01:15 GMT
If they do change their minds it will be way down the line and probably too late to recuperate what they lost with people thinking well what is to stop them doing it again in the future
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Post by j2 on Feb 14, 2017 4:25:39 GMT
If they do change their minds it will be way down the line and probably too late to recuperate what they lost with people thinking well what is to stop them doing it again in the future It's too late for them already as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by CoyoteGraves on Feb 14, 2017 10:59:16 GMT
I think that they'll go through with it, but once they see their numbers drop and all the complaints pre- and post- deletion, they will come around and fix it. Just like when DiGiorno frozen pizza changed their sauce, and then changed it back to the old sauce after complaints and dropped sales.
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Post by j2 on Feb 14, 2017 12:56:54 GMT
I think that they'll go through with it, but once they see their numbers drop and all the complaints pre- and post- deletion, they will come around and fix it. Just like when DiGiorno frozen pizza changed their sauce, and then changed it back to the old sauce after complaints and dropped sales. "fix" it. How do they 'fix' the wrong? Trust is gone. So a man slaps another man hard in the face and takes his money. He "fixes" it by returning his money. But what about the slap in the face and the entire wrong of it all? How is that fixed?
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Post by Artemis on Feb 14, 2017 14:11:41 GMT
I think that they'll go through with it, but once they see their numbers drop and all the complaints pre- and post- deletion, they will come around and fix it. Just like when DiGiorno frozen pizza changed their sauce, and then changed it back to the old sauce after complaints and dropped sales. "fix" it. How do they 'fix' the wrong? Trust is gone. So a man slaps another man hard in the face and takes his money. He "fixes" it by returning his money. But what about the slap in the face and the entire wrong of it all? How is that fixed? He might not be able to fix it, but he can perhaps forgive him for slapping him in the face? However, having said that I don't think I could forgive IMDB because to me it feels like its getting done for money purposes. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to make people subscribe monthly to IMDB in the future to see the "whole" information about the movie.
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Post by j2 on Feb 14, 2017 14:49:21 GMT
"fix" it. How do they 'fix' the wrong? Trust is gone. So a man slaps another man hard in the face and takes his money. He "fixes" it by returning his money. But what about the slap in the face and the entire wrong of it all? How is that fixed? He might not be able to fix it, but he can perhaps forgive him for slapping him in the face? He can (and I think he should) forgive him in that example, but in no way does the action get cleared out just because he'd choose to forgive him. The wrong would still be there. Oh I 'forgave' them. I don't hold their wrong inside of me and I let it go (and I think you might want to consider this for yourself). But definitely I'm not overlooking the fact of what they did, and Justice must come for them in all cases. There's a lot of people hoping for it. About monthly subscriptions for access to data WE provided, of course they'd do it if they think they can pull it off.
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Post by femalefan on Feb 14, 2017 23:32:13 GMT
It's more than shooting yourself in the foot tho. With THAT many boards, I'm inclined to believe more than half the users go there JUST for the boards. The boards are the main reason I use IMDB apart from it's news.
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Post by j2 on Feb 15, 2017 1:30:46 GMT
He can (and I think he should) forgive him in that example, but in no way does the action get cleared out just because he'd choose to forgive him. The wrong would still be there. Oh I 'forgave' them. I don't hold their wrong inside of me and I let it go (and I think you might want to consider this for yourself). But definitely I'm not overlooking the fact of what they did, and Justice must come for them in all cases. There's a lot of people hoping for it. About monthly subscriptions for access to data WE provided, of course they'd do it if they think they can pull it off. My Prime Membership came up for renewal today and I cancelled it. I wrote them an email briefly explaining the direct link between the closing of the IMDb message boards and the loss of my $90 annually. I expect exactly no-one cares about my small act, up to and including anyone generous enough to have read this far....but I feel good about it. It was the only statement I could make about something I genuinely cared about. Incredible statement, very well done. It is no small act from how I see it; instead it is a very significant act to me. I'm sure others think similarly or the same.
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Post by Slam Evil on Feb 15, 2017 2:03:47 GMT
I expect there's going to be a lot of that. A minority of users may post, but many, many more lurked to read comments on the boards. Taking them down could very well be the IMDb deathblow.
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Post by j2 on Feb 15, 2017 2:15:16 GMT
I expect there's going to be a lot of that. A minority of users may post, but many, many more lurked to read comments on the boards. Taking them down could very well be the IMDb deathblow. [Bad]action -> Reaction.
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Post by fritzelly on Feb 15, 2017 2:40:41 GMT
I expect there's going to be a lot of that. A minority of users may post, but many, many more lurked to read comments on the boards. Taking them down could very well be the IMDb deathblow. Exactly this, I didn't post much but read a lot
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Post by mslo79 on Feb 15, 2017 11:10:39 GMT
i think at the very least they could have left the boards going for each individual movie (and probably actors/actresses boards to) even if they shut down the main message boards. because having no discussion whatsoever is a bad thing if you ask me. because i think outside of the high traffic areas of the message boards you could usually have a decent conversation here and there and there were some quality posts on random movie topics here and there also which are now going to be gone soon.
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Post by Jerk on Feb 15, 2017 13:51:31 GMT
Do you really think IMDb will be stupid enough to close the area that gets more traffic? How do you know the message boards gets the most traffic on the entire site?
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Post by j2 on Feb 15, 2017 15:14:54 GMT
Do you really think IMDb will be stupid enough to close the area that gets more traffic? How do you know the message boards gets the most traffic on the entire site? Sounds like a good question, but soon we'll see which area affects which and which influences traffic [or not].
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Post by J.B. on Feb 15, 2017 19:50:06 GMT
We are about to find out in five days. As bad is it is, it isn't too suspenseful for me, as I am under the heavy impression that yes, they will go through with their mistake. IMDB will have cut off its right hand with its left, thinking they will still be a popular website. That may probably be true for a time, but interest in the site will most likely decline, as other websites, such as Wikipedia, already offer information on film-making staff and the cast. IMDB is vastly underestimating the value of user-created forum posts and film reviews.
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Post by Jerk on Feb 15, 2017 21:14:33 GMT
How do you know the message boards gets the most traffic on the entire site? Sounds like a good question, but soon we'll see which area affects which and which influences traffic [or not]. That's an excellent point.
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