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Very serious question about the boards

posted 8 years ago by Warpspeed9
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Maybe someone from IMDB will read this and give us this option.

If yesterday instead of the message we got it would have said this:

IMPORTANT: The cost of running the message boards is going up. So to keep them open we are asking if most of you would be willing to pay $10 a month or $100 dollars for a year to help with the costs. We will keep an eye on all the boards and if most of you agree we will bill your account accordingly. So please in the next two weeks voice your opinion.
Thank you.
IMDB

If that is what it said how would you have responded?

I will start. I would have said YES

[–] aaahmemories 8 years ago

Sure I'd pay...at least something. $10 a month is a touch steep, though. Do they pay that much for IMDbPro?

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[–] Poisoned_Dragon1964 8 years ago

IMDBPro is $20.

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[–] Vegas_Devil 8 years ago

A month?

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[–] Poisoned_Dragon1964 8 years ago

Yes.

But it's for the privilege of being a contributor - adding entries, entering data on actors, characters, etc, refining and correcting entries, etc. I myself am a contributor in a small way. I shall continue to participate in IMDb after the message boards have gone.

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[–] aaahmemories 8 years ago

They don't have message boards, though, do they? Or at least, they wouldn't after the non-Pro boards disappear.

Oh, and is that $20/mo? (That's quite a bit!)

The Dumpster gives a whole new meaning to "red" states.

[–] Poisoned_Dragon1964 8 years ago

They don't have message boards, though, do they? Or at least, they wouldn't after the non-Pro boards disappear.
Correct. Hitherto, they've overlapped with the message boards. Once they're gone, though, it'll be strictly business.
Oh, and is that $20/mo? (That's quite a bit!)
It is, especially for those of us who live on a budget.

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[–] aaahmemories 8 years ago

That does seems steep. Once the boards go away, do you think it'll still be worth it?

The Dumpster gives a whole new meaning to "red" states.

[–] micCee 8 years ago

I don't know, because I feel that the quality at the moment isn't very high, and that is not specific to the RFS board, but to all the boards (and doubly so to The Soapbox). The change that I would personally like to see implemented would be to get rid of a number of boards and amalgamate, for example, this board with Philosophy and Politics.

If they could implement the change that I suggested, then I might be prepared to pay the $10.

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