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Post by charzhino on Mar 9, 2017 14:54:34 GMT
For me I joined 4 movie forum sites:
Imdb2, TMDb, superherohype and moviechat.org
I think the one that gets most traffic is superherohype, but thats discounted by the fact its for supehero films only. TMDb and to a greater extent moviechat.org don't get too much traffic from what I can see. Imdb2 is aesethically the best site for me personally and I love the ease of navigation, posting and scroll reading on mobile. The only thing lacking is individual dedicated movie boards. I also use imdb2 mostly now rather than its 2 direct competitors so hopefully this site gets more traffic because I think its the best for general movie forum.
Others suggested reddit but I hate the design of that site and will never use it.
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Post by medjay on Mar 9, 2017 15:49:18 GMT
For me I joined 4 movie forum sites: Imdb2, TMDb, superherohype and moviechat.org I think the one that gets most traffic is superherohype, but thats discounted by the fact its for supehero films only. TMDb and to a greater extent moviechat.org don't get too much traffic from what I can see. Imdb2 is aesethically the best site for me personally and I love the ease of navigation, posting and scroll reading on mobile. The only thing lacking is individual dedicated movie boards. I also use imdb2 mostly now rather than its 2 direct competitors so hopefully this site gets more traffic because I think its the best for general movie forum. Others suggested reddit but I hate the design of that site and will never use it. Lacking? Individual movie boards should b made based on long term demand only. Its hard to navigate on a PC because of all the sub boards.
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 9, 2017 18:13:57 GMT
I totally agree and perfectly put here also Two Socks . I also really like this board just way it is smaller and very well looked after too - unlike the Old IMDB . This new board is just perfect and wouldn't change a thing either ( unless it was positive changes and additions but otherwise - just right ! ) . PS - I really love your Wolf Avatar also Two Socks - so adorable yet powerful . I think there are to many sub boards making it bloated. Just curious here medjay - how could any sub-boards make this site seem bloated ?
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Post by simpsonsfan742 on Mar 9, 2017 18:25:04 GMT
Unfortunately, a lot of users have went to a similar site that opened way before the closure of IMDB boards which is called The Movie Database That site has every film message boards and every actor name and now the admin will make a lot of improvements since so many people have registered. I honestly believe that everyone will end up going to that site and it will grow very big because it's been into existence way before IMDB closed it's message boards. I'll take another look at that site soon,to see if it's improved since right after the IMDB board closure. Been meaning to do that, but of all the boards I've checked out since the IMDB closure, I keep coming back to this one. I think just because to me, it's very comfortable to use, and I'm glad there isn't the issue of trolling like what'd sometimes happen on the IMDB boards. Who cares if this isn't the most ever used board, since I'm happy the way it is. For the record I have permanently linked to this board on my signature(along with using #BoycottIMDB) on another site I regularly post on, and hopefully maybe a few new people decide to take a look at this board. We'll see, I guess. I'd been seeing a small but noticeable increase in the number of posters here, in the weeks since the IMDB boards shut down.
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Post by medjay on Mar 9, 2017 18:25:59 GMT
I think there are to many sub boards making it bloated. Just curious here medjay - how could any sub-boards make this site seem bloated ? If i read what the subs are it takes a lot to get from the top to the bottom.
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Post by Harry Skywalker on Mar 9, 2017 19:17:39 GMT
There's this site that is basically the new IMDB: www.themoviedb.org/It has message boards to every movie, TV show and actor like IMDB had. And they are making a lot of changes to accommodate ex-IMDM members. Now it has General Message Boards as well and it's gonna have a lot of new other features. I don't really understand their design. Too artsy, too intellectual. They are taking advice of many ex-IMDM members and other users. They are gonna keep improving the site a lot, mainly during this year. I don't think that design is artsy or intellectual at all. I just find it different and sometimes rather awkward... for now.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 19:38:50 GMT
Why do you think turnout is so low here? Never more than 80-90 members online at any time. Where'd everybody go? its dissapointing but i think the Admin is running a dictatorship. banning people who dont deserve it while letting the trolls run rampant. I miss IMDB at least the members were very careful about what they said on there. Can fault the board for that. Also the block button doesnt work on here. YOu can still see thier threads- just not thier individual posts. IMdbs ignore button made ignored members threads invisible. Clearly superior to this board.
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Post by deembastille on Mar 10, 2017 1:59:44 GMT
Why do you think turnout is so low here? Never more than 80-90 members online at any time. Where'd everybody go? its dissapointing but i think the Admin is running a dictatorship. banning people who dont deserve it while letting the trolls run rampant. you have a warped sense of the word Troll. ha freaking ha! hell no, they were not careful! we had people with multiple sock accounts who would use them to harass people on multiple computers/tablets/phones all at once! we had people discover and display personal information [not talking birthdays or favorite desserts here] over everywhere! didn't even matter if you visited 'that' idmb page or not, they still posted your personal information on there! they were slick! erm... you know when you block someone you have to click 'save changes' right? same with imdb and you taking someone OFF of ignore. do you not know what that red squiggly line means? okay, now you have gone full retard. the ignore feature did jack shit on that board. all it did was made you ignorant to whomever you were ignoring. the feature didn't block these people from replying to you or whatever, it also allowed them to continue to harass you even though you didn't see it. just because you didn't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there. I really hated this about imdb. the ignore feature had a seedling of a good idea but it was done ass backwards. I have been saying that for the nearly 10 years I was on there. we should be able to see your other posts/threads but you should not be able to respond to or see mine. lastly, that admins are at least present here and are active members. I swore to god they were drones on Oimdb. nothing was done when we had one guy with none less than 15 sock accounts other than just banning 'that' sock account when he got out of hand. how about blocking that name ip address?[you have to sign up with a real name and all that jazz]. the place was ass backwards.
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Post by fritzelly on Mar 10, 2017 2:02:56 GMT
its dissapointing but i think the Admin is running a dictatorship. banning people who dont deserve it while letting the trolls run rampant. you have a warped sense of the word Troll. ha freaking ha! hell no, they were not careful! we had people with multiple sock accounts who would use them to harass people on multiple computers/tablets/phones all at once! we had people discover and display personal information [not talking birthdays or favorite desserts here] over everywhere! didn't even matter if you visited 'that' idmb page or not, they still posted your personal information on there! they were slick! erm... you know when you block someone you have to click 'save changes' right? same with their do you not know what that red squiggly line means? okay, now you have gone full retard. the ignore feature did jack shit on that board. all it did was made you ignorant to whomever you were ignoring. the feature didn't block these people from replying to you or whatever, it also allowed them to continue to harass you even though you didn't see it. just because you didn't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there. I really hated this about imdb. the ignore feature had a seedling of a good idea but it was done ass backwards. I have been saying that for the nearly 10 years I was on there. we should be able to see your other posts/threads but you should not be able to respond to or see mine. Only a few weeks gone and people already looking back through rose tinted glasses lol
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Post by deembastille on Mar 10, 2017 2:07:57 GMT
Only a few weeks gone and people already looking back through rose tinted glasses lol you DO know that rose tinted glasses means you see things all lovely and great instead of the reality, right?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 2:09:34 GMT
Why do you think turnout is so low here? Never more than 80-90 members online at any time. Where'd everybody go? Yeah, this board wont last. The only advantage this board has over IMDb is it can post photos. other than that- trolls galore. Alot of inappropriate threads and posts that the Admins or mods do nothing to prevent. People are already starting to leave now This board is already the new Myspace.
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Post by fritzelly on Mar 10, 2017 2:11:53 GMT
Only a few weeks gone and people already looking back through rose tinted glasses lol you DO know that rose tinted glasses means you see things all lovely and great instead of the reality, right? Yeah, going by some of the posts here IMDb was the best thing ever that never had trolls and did everything you ever wanted and even bought you breakfast in the morning
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Post by deembastille on Mar 10, 2017 2:25:17 GMT
you DO know that rose tinted glasses means you see things all lovely and great instead of the reality, right? Yeah, going by some of the posts here IMDb was the best thing ever that never had trolls and did everything you ever wanted and even bought you breakfast in the morning I never said that, though. Imdb was fine for what it was worth but *it* was ass backwards where it counted. having admins who never patrolled the boards and the retardness that was the ignore feature. it just sounded like you disagreed with what I was saying before. which is totally fine but the rose tinted analogy is 'ohh, this is great' when I wasn't writing that at all.
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Post by deembastille on Mar 10, 2017 2:26:57 GMT
Alot of inappropriate threads and posts that the Admins or mods do nothing to prevent. you have this special magic wand that everyone else doesn't know about???
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Post by fritzelly on Mar 10, 2017 2:48:51 GMT
deembastille no, I was supporting your post in my half assed attempt at humour
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Post by SinisterCreep on Mar 10, 2017 3:30:32 GMT
Why do you think turnout is so low here? Never more than 80-90 members online at any time. Where'd everybody go? Yeah, this board wont last. The only advantage this board has over IMDb is it can post photos. other than that- trolls galore. Alot of inappropriate threads and posts that the Admins or mods do nothing to prevent. People are already starting to leave now This board is already the new Myspace. You seem determined to write this site off. it seems to be growing to me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 3:57:25 GMT
So far your original post has 78 replies with 1,358 views. Whats your definition of disappointing?
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Post by Admin on Mar 10, 2017 3:58:15 GMT
Also the block button doesnt work on here. YOu can still see thier threads- just not thier individual posts. For whatever reason, thread blocking is not an inherent function of ProBoards' blocking system. However, I've added the ability to block blocked members' threads to the privacy settings: Profile > Edit Profile (button) > Privacy (tab) Also, I'm sorry that you feel some members have been banned undeservedly, but I assure you that I am no dictator.
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Post by J.B. on Mar 10, 2017 4:05:02 GMT
Why do you think turnout is so low here? Never more than 80-90 members online at any time. Where'd everybody go? I think the turnout for this forum is still bigger than any of the others, at the moment. As you've written though, it seems lower than IMDB's late days. We weren't able to see how many users were browsing a forum on IMDB, but I think the number must have been very high, probably well beyond one thousand an hour, throughout the general message boards. This could be coupled with a notion that people may have lost enthusiasm for IMDB spinoff forums.
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Post by fritzelly on Mar 10, 2017 4:15:27 GMT
I don't get all the hate for this site recently - of all the sites that started up after the announcement many have already gone, several are barely surviving with the members they have, a few have enough members that they may survive for 6 months This is the only site that has the kind of numbers and activity to continue as a general movie forum Yes there are many dedicated genre forums but they are dedicated to that genre
Take this site for what it is, hell in 10 years it could have 10 million members, it's only a few weeks old ffs
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