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Film discussion group: Let's have a vote!

posted 7 years ago by MinaVladimir (4081)
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I propose a vote on a few points for structuring the discussion threads and schedule.

Please vote with Yay or Nay on these points:

1. A new film pick every two weeks (on a Sunday/Monday).
Yay (4)/ Nay (1)/ Undecided (0)

2. Moving the discussion threads to the individual film boards.
Yay (3)/ Nay (0)/ Undecided (1)

- An open thread with the roster in the Video board, where the members announce the new picks /with date, so to avoid confusion/.

- After the pick has been posted in the Video board thread, a new thread is opened on that film’s specific board, with the “ATM” marker, as it is here /by the member doing the picking/.

/These two subpoints are just a rough idea for the organising/

NEW! 2.1. Trial period for moving the discussions.
Yay (5)/ Nay (0)/ Undecided (0)

3. Keeping the discussion threads here, as they are now.
Yay (1)/ Nay (2)/ Undecided (1*)

4. Inactive member’s names get italicized in the roster. They can, of course, come back anytime. This is just for clarity's sake :).
Yay (3)/ Nay (0)/ Undecided (1)

NEW! 4.1. Removing inactive members from the roster after a set perioud of time /They can always be added back in!!!/
Yay (3)/ Nay (1)/ Undecided (1)

NEW! 5. Moving the club to GD.
Yay (4)/ Nay (0)/ Undecided (1)

Comments and additional suggestions are welcomed! I’ll add those to the OP for voting as well.

I'm not suggesting that we do away with the voluntary and open-ended nature of the group and discussions. I hope that these points allow for that to remain the same. But I think a little structure wouldn’t be a bad thing. Also, I think it’d be nice to branch out a bit, and contribute to the specific boards as well :).

I'm looking forward to your votes and comments :)

EDIT: Added more points, as well as my votes.

[–] Sentient Meat (1509) 7 years ago

Sounds like you have some good new ideas.

You might want to streamline the way you notify members about film titles... After the first week, I never heard back from the group until several weeks later. By that point, I didn't see much point in trying to catch up. Putting it in general is a good idea... if someone is continuously disruptive or trolling we can ignore them... meanwhile you will have much better luck building an audience and finding new participants. Good luck! If I see new titles come up I will try to watch them.

[–] MinaVladimir (4081) 7 years ago

Thanks for the comment Sentient Meat! :)

I don't know how we would notify the members, beyond having a thread specifically designated for the picks and the roster for knowing when your turn is. It would be too much of a time suck if we were to send PMs to everyone when a new pick has been chosen for example (if we could send messages in bulk that would also be an option). After that people kind off have to check in themselves. Which should be less of a hustle if we were on GD :).

I don't see trolling being a big problem with what we have going on here. Those posters seem to be interested more in politics, than movie discussion. And you're right, we could always ignore the trouble makers.

Anyway, I'll be glad if you joined back in and came to chat about the movies!