Forcing people to do or not do one thing or another never works. Growth has to be organic.
People congregated here in GD after or even before IMDb nuked their boards, and as a result a sort of momentum and habit has resulted. People commiserated about the loss of the IMDb board, which needed to be done, and thus got to know one another.
What you consider to be inane topics can being having fun to others.
I don't agree that the celebrations over a poster reaching X number of posts is a celebration of quantity over quality. I can only think of one person who may post a lot just to increase his (or her) post count. Everyone else just posts as they please -- frequently or not -- and when they reach X number, sometimes people notice and post threads to celebrate it.
It's about the success of MC, having been here as long as it's been, and people wanting to engage (and therefore post) enough to reach whatever hallmark it is. It's also just a way to connect with others and have some fun.
Many or most of us check the trending bar on a regular basis, and if a movie or TV show's board that we're interested in or curious about has been bumped up, go check it out. We can read only, or post and add to the discussion. It's up to all of us, individually, to choose what we want to do.
There are many posters here on various boards whom I've never seen here on GD. There are others who mainly, maybe even solely, post here.
IMDb had been around for a very long time, and was the first of its kind. It's not surprising that it gained so much activity (albeit a good lot of it questionable, meaning a breeding ground for trolls), or that MC will need more time to become not only as good as IMDb, but in my hopes, even better than.
BTW, there's another poster with a similar name as yours and I mix the two of you up. If I crossed swords with you in a Polanski thread, I apologize. Not that I don't still think my point was good, but I may have misconstrued yours.
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Retromogul (1082)
7 years ago
I honestly don't remember if we did but if we had a disagreement that's fine, there's no need to apologise.
I don't honestly see limits on the number of posts on GD a user makes in a day as perhaps being forceful. I think it would drive traffic towards other areas and also still allow the user the freedom to post topics elsewhere.
I have to disagree on the fun of posts like "police, police, police" or "anyone sprained their ankle", among others. I can't imagine any abundance of those sort of posts encouraging visitors to contribute thoughtful discussion.
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Catbookss (13664)
7 years ago
Okay, if you don't remember a disagreement with me or, more importantly, that it bothered you in any way, I'm all good too. I recall you as being an intelligent, thoughtful poster, although I admit I do mix you up with the other poster with a similar name. You're both intelligent and thoughtful.
I think you meant to say you didn't see a problem with setting limits on a poster being limited on posting on GD, but dropped a few words while saying it. That's fine, feeling that way is your prerogative. I only advise you to not push it. (ARVIN!)
I have no idea what the "police, police" thread is about, but that's okay. I don't have to participate in it, or understand it. I have no problem with the sprained ankle thread. After all, this IS General Discussion, described as a place where basically anything goes, unless it breaks the rules, here. Despite that, there're still a lot of move-centric discussions here.
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Retromogul (1082)
7 years ago
Thanks for the kind words! Yeah I got my words jumbled. That's what I meant to say in regards to limits on GD.
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