curated: the IMDb is shutting down its forums

Mon, Feb 06, 2017

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But where will I go for mansplaining about the best way to appreciate movies/which actresses are worth fucking/paid studio shills talking up shit movies?

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bronxbee

Tue, Feb 07, 2017 1:22pm

how does eliminating participation “enhance our customer experience”?

Danielm80

reply to bronxbee

Tue, Feb 07, 2017 1:32pm

The same way banning trolls enhances this site.

Dent

reply to Danielm80

Sun, Feb 12, 2017 6:38am

Although I do enjoy silly banter, most of the trolling I’ve seen on this site is essentially just formulaic trash.

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to bronxbee

Wed, Feb 08, 2017 9:25pm

Have you ever read any of the forums over there? They are a cesspit.

Dent

reply to MaryAnn Johanson

Sun, Feb 12, 2017 6:35am

I don’t know, sometimes I like to go to 4chan to toss a rock into the abyss. Did you know they use terms like Patrician unironically over there? It’s utterly bizarre.

RogerBW

Tue, Feb 07, 2017 1:38pm

Were they ever “a positive, useful experience”?

I registered an account there some years ago because I wanted to submit some errata, and suddenly found I could see the forums. And promptly logged out again.

bronxbee

reply to RogerBW

Tue, Feb 07, 2017 9:42pm

while i might agree trolls and just plain idiots don’t enhance an experience, it was the expression that seemed rather weasel wordy… do people go on forums or on a site like IMDB (or this one) to *not* post comments?

RogerBW

reply to bronxbee

Tue, Feb 07, 2017 11:20pm

In the case of the IMDb, it never occurred to me that one might want to post comments until I happened to see that the forums existed. I can see them being useful with some small film that hardly anyone knows about, but when it’s something with ticket sales in the millions?