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HEADS UP: Importing the Entire IMDB Archive, so site may be down for a little while this weekend

posted 8 years ago by jim (137)
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Quick heads up - This weekend I'll be importing the entire IMDB archive that has been made public, so the site may be down for a little bit while that happens. The original content had limits of 9 replies per thread and skipped quite a few of the less popular movies/shows, but thanks to the archive that has been made public, we'll now have the full archive.

If the site goes down for a bit, don't panic - we'll have lots more content and archived posts soon!

Jim

[–] croft_alice (12180) 8 years ago

Thanks for the heads up ,i Hope the band from RE boards will Be reunited once again

[–] hbenthow (83) 8 years ago

Jim, will the imported posts retain their original nesting? That is to say, will the imported version of an IMDb comment that was nested below another comment be nested in the same manner on MovieChat? This would be useful to keep it clear who was responding to who, especially in long discussions.

Also, will they have any quote boxes preserved? Some IMDb discussions heavily utilized quote boxes to the point that certain discussions might become a little confusing without them.

[–] jim (137) 8 years ago

Yes and yes

[–] Bella-UK (1288) 8 years ago

Don't know if this has been mentioned before Jim, can we have emoticons at some point too as I loved those moving ones on IMDb they were so popular. Also, the tools making something bold and centred and so on. Many thanks.

[–] hbenthow (83) 8 years ago

That's wonderful news!

I just remembered something else - will spoiler tags also be preserved?

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 8 years ago

Thanks, Jim. U da man!

[–] LLOwens (983) 8 years ago

Some of the threads I started or posted comments to on IMDb had literally a hundred replies or more, as many times the meat of the discussion occurred way down thread--so this is very welcome news indeed Jim!

[–] 9 (1235) 8 years ago

[–] GERARD KENNELLY 123 (341) 8 years ago

well done

[–] keybored (2660) 8 years ago

Thanks Jim for all the work you are putting into this site.

I have a concern that IMDB may at some point in the future come after you about the style of the site looking just like theirs and wonder if a change in colour scheme and logo would be wise.

If IMDB are not bothered then leave it as it is but it is something to consider.

[–] CoriSCapnSkip (2180) 8 years ago

You are WONDERFUL! We bow and bestow blessings on your superiority, acknowledge your extraordinary efforts, and humbly honor your awesomeness. I trail tidings of your achievements far and wide and encourage others to do the same.

[–] Bella-UK (1288) 8 years ago

We are so lucky to have someone around like you Jim, we all sing your praises, do remember to SLEEP!

[–] Jochen (96) 8 years ago

Wow