Artemis
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Post by Artemis on Feb 16, 2017 23:33:59 GMT
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. I don't hold their wrong inside of me, I have let it go. I still think it's a pretty bad decision on somebodies part but it'll be interesting to watch this space to see what happens. Whatever is going to happen with IMDB it's a new chapter for everyone from the boards, which is kinda interesting to see where it leads. I totally think they'd try to pull off monthly subscriptions, I'd be very surprised if it hadn't crossed their minds.
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Post by marth on Feb 17, 2017 0:45:47 GMT
i think at the very least they could have left the boards going for each individual movie (and probably actors/actresses boards to) The majority of people who complain on IMDB Facebook page, are asking / begging for the same thing: Keep AT LEAST the Movie Boards! That´s what most people are going to miss, but the cold hearted arrogants won´t listen to them...
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Post by mslo79 on Feb 17, 2017 0:53:38 GMT
i think at the very least they could have left the boards going for each individual movie (and probably actors/actresses boards to) The majority of people who complain on IMDB Facebook page, are asking / begging for the same thing: Keep AT LEAST the Movie Boards! That´s what most people are going to miss, but the cold hearted arrogants won´t listen to them... Yeah, you would think they would have at least recognized that much because outside of the super high traffic specific movie boards, which are semi-spam(the kids flood these), the ones with lesser traffic (that have posts from years ago) tend to have decent conversations here and there. so even with the movie boards with high traffic/semi-spam they could simply clear the message board for that specific movie after the flood of traffic dies down after a year or two.
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Post by j2 on Feb 17, 2017 1:30:28 GMT
i think at the very least they could have left the boards going for each individual movie (and probably actors/actresses boards to) The majority of people who complain on IMDB Facebook page, are asking / begging for the same thing: Keep AT LEAST the Movie Boards! That´s what most people are going to miss, but the cold hearted arrogants won´t listen to them... ... just like we suspect they wouldn't.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 12:47:16 GMT
It wasn't the trolls (although it does seem that anyone with a contrarian opinion is now deemed to be one). That's just the spun rationale. Serious movie discussions quickly put them in their place and their impact dissipated very quickly. I would imagine the real reason is cost or should I say revenue. Amazon has plans for IMDB that likely involve better promotion, marketing and sale of movie product, that will only become apparent after the demise of the boards - popular ratings will be next to go. Movie makers are very concerned about public opinion forming before the marketing machine has done its work. Not eh gag orders now being imposed when attending a sneak peak.
IMDB represents a significant underutilised asset and its boards serve a social/community purpose that was affecting commercial interests. If trolls were the real objection why not introduce a nominal charge that would discourage the unworthy and improve the quality of discussion. No, there are bigger plans underway here. But let's replace that discussion here.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 13:15:01 GMT
Hope they'll get no more traffic and have to bring the boards back. Why are they so selfish? Trolls my arse. They just don't like normal regular folk not obsessing over overhyped films the media were paid to give positive reviews to.
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Post by vegalyra on Feb 21, 2017 21:42:11 GMT
It wasn't the trolls (although it does seem that anyone with a contrarian opinion is now deemed to be one). That's just the spun rationale. Serious movie discussions quickly put them in their place and their impact dissipated very quickly. I would imagine the real reason is cost or should I say revenue. Amazon has plans for IMDB that likely involve better promotion, marketing and sale of movie product, that will only become apparent after the demise of the boards - popular ratings will be next to go. Movie makers are very concerned about public opinion forming before the marketing machine has done its work. Not eh gag orders now being imposed when attending a sneak peak. IMDB represents a significant underutilised asset and its boards serve a social/community purpose that was affecting commercial interests. If trolls were the real objection why not introduce a nominal charge that would discourage the unworthy and improve the quality of discussion. No, there are bigger plans underway here. But let's replace that discussion here. I don't have time to go through all the pages in this thread, but do you think the negative feedback for the remake of Ghostbusters had a lot to do with this?
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Post by fritzelly on Feb 21, 2017 22:14:50 GMT
I don't have time to go through all the pages in this thread, but do you think the negative feedback for the remake of Ghostbusters had a lot to do with this? LMAO - Everyone under the sun knew that was a turkey
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Post by The Duck of Death on Feb 21, 2017 22:54:21 GMT
No, seems unlikely.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 22, 2017 3:41:12 GMT
Im thinking they will open it up eventaually again.
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Post by fritzelly on Feb 22, 2017 3:44:27 GMT
Im thinking they will open it up eventaually again. Doubt it, if they have plans for something different then why alienate a big consumer base by just eradicating it then to months later bring in something similar
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Post by Nalkarj on Feb 22, 2017 3:57:45 GMT
Im thinking they will open it up eventaually again. Doubt it, if they have plans for something different then why alienate a big consumer base by just eradicating it then to months later bring in something similar I don't think they'll bring it back either, but, in Friday's defense, I don't think he's talking about their having plans for something different but rather that they'll be forced to bring it back just because they've alienated a big consumer base. Like most things, especially on the Internet, it just boils down to cold hard cash. Unfortunately, as much as we may wish, I don't think they'll lose enough money for them to bring it back. Actually, a similar scenario happened with Disney last year. One of the most beloved rides at Disney California Adventure Park, the Tower of Terror, was scrapped so that they could build a Guardians of the Galaxy ride. I protested strongly, not because I have any personal connection with the ride (I don't, and I've only even been to Disneyland Resort once in my life; moreover, they're apparently [knock on wood] keeping the superior version of Tower in Florida) but because of the precedent it sets for other rides, "classics," many of which are the peak and pinnacle of themed ride building and design at which Disney once excelled. Now Disney parks losing their uniqueness and independence, and--dare I say it lest I sound like one of their commercials--sense of magic, all in quest of making a quick buck for an intellectual property that's extremely popular now but may dissipate in a few years and leave Disney with a turkey on its hands. The loss of the boards, which I've only known for a short while, is fairly similar to the loss of the Tower (which, in its incarnation in Florida, I've also only known for a while), in fact. In both cases, however, despite the fact that I believe both companies will suffer losses, I don't believe those losses will be so significant that they'll actually think about the loyal customers who really keep them going. For Disney, it's the people who care about the ToT who care about Disney parks, buy season tickets, keep coming back with children and grandchildren, etc. The thrill seekers will always prefer Universal, so Disney should not focus on that but rather do what it does best. Similarly, with IMDb, many of the posters here were the people who really cared about the site, think that it means something, met good people on it, etc. True, these losses are insignificant in the scheme of things, yet they show a blatant disregard and lack of caring that are indicative of truly significant problems. In other words, to answer the question at the top of this thread, I think they will go through with not having IMDb boards, and that the ToT in California Adventure will never return, and that we'll be all the worse for it. Yet, in the darkest gloom (and this is NOT the darkest gloom, by a long shot!), it's one job to keep up hope, so there is always that at the end. (Wow, do I go on long or what!)
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