IMDB shutting down its message boards

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Aging Millenial: Nov 24, 2016; by zen death robot

http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/imdb-message-boards-shut-down-1201977581/

quote:

Blame the trolls: IMDb, the Amazon-owned website that provides movie, TV and celebrity content, has decided to shut down its message boards because they�re �no longer providing a positive, useful experience� for the vast majority of its users.

�As part of our ongoing effort to continually evaluate and enhance the customer experience on IMDb, we have decided to disable IMDb�s message boards on February 20, 2017,� IMDb said in a notice posted on its site on Friday. �We regret any disappointment or frustration IMDb message board users may experience as a result of this decision.�

The shutdown also means IMDb�s private-messaging system will be disabled on Monday, Feb. 20. The website said the decision to kill off the message boards came �only after careful consideration and was based on data and traffic.�

Amazon, which acquired IMDb in 1998, says the site has more than 250 million monthly users worldwide.

The website said part of the decision was driven by the fact that users have migrated to IMDb�s social-media accounts as the main forums for comments and communication with IMDb editors and other users. It currently has 6.9 million followers on its Facebook page and nearly 3 million for its official Twitter account.

According to IMDb, it plans to launch new features in 2017 to help users �communicate and express themselves in meaningful ways,� but it didn�t provide details on what those might be.

I think this is a bad thing.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:24

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 09:38

Iron Prince: Aug 28, 2005; Buglord

can't wait til all the refugees come here

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:24

EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

IMDB had message boards?

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:24

Riot Bimbo: Dec 28, 2006

Read as: An amazon executive got owned HARD in an imdb flame-war

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:24

Hardawn: Mar 15, 2004; Don't look at the sun, but rather what it illuminates; College Slice

drat it, I liked to read those on strange movies

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:25

Gaunab: Feb 13, 2012; LUFTHANSA YOU FUCKING DICKWEASEL

I think this is a good thing.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:25

VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

Dun dun dun, another one bites the dust.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:31

Emmideer: Oct 20, 2011; Lovely night, no?; Grimey Drawer

The PLAN is progressing nicely. Soon, my goons, soon we shall be the only forum left on the internet!

Mwhahahahahah!

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:38

Cubone: May 26, 2011; Because it never leaves its bedroom, no one has ever seen this poster's real face.

didn't we do a weekend web on imdb once, and there were weird little sub-communities that had popped up on like the "shallow hal" board where they would argue about politics and poo poo?

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:44

happyhippy: Feb 21, 2005; Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup; Pillbug

So who would win in a fight, Legolas or the Shewinston from Ghostbusters?

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:44

Dreddout: Oct 1, 2015; You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

EorayMel posted:

IMDB had message boards?

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:49

Gargamel Gibson: Apr 24, 2014

loving FINALLY.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:50

Joust: Dec 7, 2007; No Ledges.

Sadly, now that 1000's of users can VR-chat in real time about how ugly kate winslet is, those boards are obsolete.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:52

luncheon meat: Oct 11, 2007; Brendan Jones, 42, Bendigo

drat, now where can I go to discuss film? I wonder if every actress' board still has that inevitable thread asking about her tittays

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:53

Lumpy the Cook: Feb 4, 2011; Drippy-goo-yay, mother-gunker!

Social media is a plague

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:55

its all nice on rice: Nov 12, 2006; Sweet, Salty Goodness.; Buglord

jon joe posted:

The PLAN is progressing nicely. Soon, my goons, soon we shall be the only forum left on the internet!

Mwhahahahahah!

But what about the weekend web?

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:56

Emmideer: Oct 20, 2011; Lovely night, no?; Grimey Drawer

its all nice on rice posted:

But what about the weekend web?

We'll replace it with more photoshops.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:57

Hillary 2024: Nov 13, 2016; by vyelkin

Gaunab posted:

I think this is a good thing.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:58

Shaquin: May 12, 2007

thats too bad it was like a lil joke snack when youd see a funny list of discussions beneath a movies page

# ? Feb 4, 2017 01:59

Riot Bimbo: Dec 28, 2006

big companies snatching up community websites and promptly strangling the life/charm out of them is like the opposite of a good thing, even if imdb was full of weirdos

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:00

Gargamel Gibson: Apr 24, 2014

i like these actress shes very talented what movies can i see her feet thank yuo

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:01

Lumpy the Cook: Feb 4, 2011; Drippy-goo-yay, mother-gunker!

basic hitler posted:

big companies snatching up community websites and promptly strangling the life/charm out of them is like the opposite of a good thing, even if imdb was full of weirdos

Two decades isn't exactly prompt, but I agree.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:03

Harveygod: Jan 4, 2014; YEEAAH HEH HEH HEEEHH

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN

THIS TRASH WAR AIN'T GONNA SOLVE ITSELF YA KNOW

My favorite trope: "Is ________ gay?" on the Breaking Bad forums.

Is Gale gay?
Is Gus gay?
Is Flynn gay?
Is the fly gay?
Is Lidia's humidifier gay?

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:10

Tricky D: Apr 1, 2005; I love um!

Flies can't be gay.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:39

Kuato: Feb 25, 2005; "I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING"; Buglord

I hope we get some refugees as good as Cobra Commander. This place will turn around in no time. Hopefully the Gamefaqs message boards are next

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:41

b-minus1: Jul 24, 2008; She's a maniac, maniac
on the floor
And she's dancing like she's never danced before

EorayMel posted:

IMDB had message boards?

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:41

Sophy Wackles: Dec 17, 2000; > access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.

The IMDB boards are toxic as gently caress. Worse than yahoo comments even.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:42

b-minus1: Jul 24, 2008; She's a maniac, maniac
on the floor
And she's dancing like she's never danced before

the espn comment sections were great before they switched to facebook

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:44

SHISHKABOB: Nov 30, 2012; Fun Shoe

I dont think this loving matters.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:45

Monos Bullet: Dec 6, 2016; Yea, and I say unto you, bringeth me a machiatto of caramel, with crickets on top.

Good. The layout was awful and they did not allow enough comments per page.

Pawn 17 posted:

The IMDB boards are toxic as gently caress. Worse than yahoo comments even.

Does yahoo even do comments anymore? I stopped going there a few years ago when all but the main stories didn't have comment sections. I think they were trying to integrate tumblr into yahoo more or something.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:46

Joust: Dec 7, 2007; No Ledges.

Rest in Peace.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:47

Zeluth: May 12, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

Moana is the poo poo.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:48

Flesh Forge: Jan 31, 2011; LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DOG

I have no opinion about this thing.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:49

Lumpy the Cook: Feb 4, 2011; Drippy-goo-yay, mother-gunker!

Anonymity-enabling online communities of every type are getting phased out and removed, comment sections in particular. By 2020 half of the Internet will likely be heavily moderated social media sites (Good luck saying anything bad about Marvel's newest movie without Disney-sponsored administrators suspending your accounts!) The other half will be advertisements.

It's only a matter of time until some company buys this site out just to purge it. Wait... you don't think that's why Lowtax made this thread, do you?

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:51

Shaquin: May 12, 2007

somethingawful will always be a free spirited hog pit

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:52

Lumpy the Cook: Feb 4, 2011; Drippy-goo-yay, mother-gunker!

I can't remember who said it (I think it was on this site years ago) but there's this one comment that keeps popping into my mind and it was something along the lines of how "the future is basically all of the bad parts about cyberpunk, like corporate-controlled everyday life, suppression of liberties, private security everywhere, basic all-around lack of human rights, etc, without any of the good parts like cybernetic limbs and flying cars and underground hoverboard gangs and robot sidekicks and stuff."

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:55

Mega64: May 23, 2008; I took the octopath less travelered,

And it made one-eighth the difference.

We did it, we outlived IMDB's forums.

We should do a Weekend Web on them to celebrate and archive the weirdness one last time.

# ? Feb 4, 2017 02:57

Lumpy the Cook: Feb 4, 2011; Drippy-goo-yay, mother-gunker!

# ? Feb 4, 2017 03:01

b-minus1: Jul 24, 2008; She's a maniac, maniac
on the floor
And she's dancing like she's never danced before

Lumpy the Cook posted:

lmao

# ? Feb 4, 2017 03:04

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 09:38

Fallows: Jan 20, 2005; If he waits long enough he can use his accrued interest from his savings to bring his negative checking balance back into the black.

Those were the first forums I used to post in in the early 2000s!

Rip sweet prince

# ? Feb 4, 2017 03:33

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