The Movie Forum

We had a movie forum, of some sort, and it got killed. I guess I understand the point, but In just didn't see a reason to bring it back.

That was a completely different forum, it was a contest forum. This is for all threads categorizing each movie in it's own single thread in one single location like the TV shows forum plus a few extras.

Might as well just create a music subforum and kill the media part all together.

Might as well just create a music subforum and kill the media part all together.

 

 

I don't want to sound like a dick, but Juanky is right. What is left for the front page of the media guide forum? Music and video games. But you have to click extra links to discuss tv shows and movies? You could easily pin the movie review threads and the TV show DVD releases at the top of the media guide.

 

I'm just under the impression that sub-forums clutter things. In cases such as multiple polls or in the CBL case that's fine...or the babes forum which some users may not want to see all over the off-topic forum. These are OK. But to me it just seems pretty tedious to have the sub-forums.

 

Just my opinion. I think the people running things here do fine job, but on this issue I kinda object.

I disagree (obviously). The addition of the sub forum adds organization. The main reason for making the forum was because 75% of the media guide's main page was movie topics, same reason for the TV forum.

 

Adding it's own forum gets people to make individual threads for old/current/upcoming movies that would not have been made had it not been for it's own forum.

 

I don't get why one extra mouse click should be described as tedious or too much.

I think that having two different forms of media with their own sub-forums, then combining another two in one (which happens to be the main media forum) it actually makes it less organized. You have to go into different places to discuss fairly similar things. It's almost like having a major league baseball forum and then having free agency and trades subforums.

 

And it's not only the extra mouse click. It's also the read/unread forum issue. I'd rather not have to continually look at the unread icon because I didn't wander into one of the subforums and click on a topic. This isn't too big a deal, something that just gets to me here and there.

 

Obviously I'll live with this and these aren't huge issues. And unless anyone else steps up and states the same issues with this, my last two posts will have been rendered useless.

Click the Marlins logo to the left of the forum on the main page, that's what I do.

 

I think you'd actually be more frusturated if the media guide forum was filled with movie and tv discussion that only certain people care about, but those people post in them alot, thus keeping them on the frontpage.

Might as well just create a music subforum and kill the media part all together.

 

That's not a very bold statement, Juanky. TV Shows and Movies subforums are mainly for running threads that can be discussed over long periods of time (if you look at the TV Show forum it's been pretty successful especially since we're in the middle of Summer Hiatus). I doubt you can do the same with Music (well at least not on these boards). Not only that but Media Guide is used for a wide variety of entertainment news.

I still don't get why wrestling was disbanded....especially since it was created therefore filling a need of some sort.

Because only 4 or 5 people posted in it.

 

... and not that often.

I agree with those that said the subforums add organization. This way you can easily search for a movie or show to talk about...It's much more tidy and efficient than smothering them together.

i was just gonna make a post about how i thought the TV Show forum should be killed... and then i see theres a Movies forum.

 

those forums are pointless. they're not going to get as much hits as the plain Media forum.

I think the TV shows forum has been doing pretty well actually.

I think that having two different forms of media with their own sub-forums, then combining another two in one (which happens to be the main media forum) it actually makes it less organized. You have to go into different places to discuss fairly similar things. It's almost like having a major league baseball forum and then having free agency and trades subforums.

 

And it's not only the extra mouse click. It's also the read/unread forum issue. I'd rather not have to continually look at the unread icon because I didn't wander into one of the subforums and click on a topic. This isn't too big a deal, something that just gets to me here and there.

 

Obviously I'll live with this and these aren't huge issues. And unless anyone else steps up and states the same issues with this, my last two posts will have been rendered useless.

I agree. I used to read all about TV shows, but since it got its own forum I barely wander in. Oh well.

To each his own but I like the sub forums. Threads about TV shows or movies were always popular so they deserve their own forum while music, video games, and celeb news only come about here and there.

If you are too lazy to make an extra click in order to find a very clean, organized list of tv shows and/or movies, then you fail at the internet.

If you are too lazy to make an extra click in order to find a very clean, organized list of tv shows and/or movies, then you fail at the internet.

 

See I personally think a forum that is just a long list of either TV or movie titles is beyond stupid. There lies the problem. The topics got ten times more dull.

 

But that's just me.

 

Agreed.

 

We had a forum where movies were being discussed in said fashion and one day it was gone. I'm not hating, but this is just a ravamp of that forum. I don't understand, if it was inadequate before, why we need a retread.

 

Tv forum, whatever. I don't really visit it much because I don't watch that much tv, but it'll be useful in the future when I want to buy DVD's of said shows.

We used to have a literature forum too - but unfortunately, there weren't enough bookworms here at the time.

I'd bet there's less bookworms now.

Another complaint about the movie forum...

 

Why on earth are you allowing spoilers in the review thread? The whole point of a review is to try to convince people to see or to avoid a film. You don't do that by spoiling key plot points. If you actually read reviews by professional film critics you will quickly discover that they rarely contain "spoilers."

 

From now on can you please contact either Passion or myself for complaints like these? No need to rant on this thread. The forum is just a week old, obviously it's not going to be perfect.

Another complaint about the movie forum...

 

Why on earth are you allowing spoilers in the review thread? The whole point of a review is to try to convince people to see or to avoid a film. You don't do that by spoiling key plot points. If you actually read reviews by professional film critics you will quickly discover that they rarely contain "spoilers."

 

From now on can you please contact either Passion or myself for complaints like these? No need to rant on this thread. The forum is just a week old, obviously it's not going to be perfect.

I don't see why you would call that a rant, but I shall consider your suggestion.

thanks, i shall consider your request.

For the love of God - there's a spoiler tag, people.

 

Go like this:

 

[ spoiler ]Johnny Depp is very sexy in POTC 2[/ spoiler ]

 

Nix the spaces between the brackets and the tag will work.

 

This isn't directed at you, penguino - it frustrates me as well.

Another complaint about the movie forum...

 

Why on earth are you allowing spoilers in the review thread? The whole point of a review is to try to convince people to see or to avoid a film. You don't do that by spoiling key plot points. If you actually read reviews by professional film critics you will quickly discover that they rarely contain "spoilers."

From now on can you please contact either Passion or myself for complaints like these? No need to rant on this thread. The forum is just a week old, obviously it's not going to be perfect.Where better to discuss something like this?