Any Ladies Here???? MEN NEED NOT APPLY!
Just wondering if there are many of us women left here on this site.
This is starting to feel like a Boy's Club around here. I'm not liking this. Where are the women?
Just wondering if there are many of us women left here on this site.
This is starting to feel like a Boy's Club around here. I'm not liking this. Where are the women?
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And there ya go! A male!
I was counting on a bit of honesty here.
Why does it matter Margo?
Isn't interaction enough?
What if I asked for only white straight atheist men to reply?
Do you see where this goes?
I understand. I have no problem with interacting with anyone, female or male. I was simply curious about the female ratio here on General Discussion. Lately, it's low.
I actually welcome any posts here in this thread. I do find it interesting that the first response is from males.
Men.
Not males and not females unless you are being scientific about a species.
People are men and women to my mind Margo.
I really dislike seeing people objectified without their permission.
Men and Women.
This woman stands corrected.
Did I say something to make you angry?
Never Margo, I think you are a charm and anger is the furthest thing from my mind which you elicit within me.
I just dislike how feeble it sounds when men and women are referred to as males and females. As is often the case on the Internet these days. Even sexist idiots have the decency to hate in proper syntax, I' not sure what these new dolts are up to.
juror8, read her caption
"Any Ladies Here???? MEN NEED NOT APPLY!"
She's just taking a count of females on this board, not handing out job applications, it should be implied that female cockroaches can't type, go find something else to bitch about,
Ug. Just comment on how classy she is
share" [–] captainbucky (3701) 12 hours ago
Ug. Just comment on how classy she is"
I believe you just did!
Feeling a bit left out, bucky? This was simply a shout out to see how many ladies are around these parts. I wasn't looking for compliments, but thank you! I'm charmed.
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So sorry that you feel that you must be quiet. This wasn't started in order to hurt the men's feelings.
I simply wanted to know just how many women were left out of our original group.
Dazed has informed us that she may leave.
Cat hasn't been around in a long time. We happen to be fond of these ladies.
There are others who haven't posted much lately either.
I wasn't trying to put down men or shut you boys out entirely, so don't go "Little Boy" on me. You are still allowed in the clubhouse.
There's a boy!
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I completely understand what you are saying. The names do help in steering clear of online harassment.
As an example of the name thing, when we all met here in the early days of this site, many of us thought that croft_alice was a woman because of the Alice. Surprise Surprise!! It's a Boy!
You have a great weekend too! See you around......
I wasn't the librarian that hushed you was I?
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Yes. I got mild irritation as well.
shareThen why did you even come here to comment? I have noticed your snide remarks.
I didn't realize that I was such a thorn in your side.
If you have some sort of a problem with me, either get it out in the open and resolve any issues you may have, or simply steer clear of me.
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I was directing that at bucky. If you didn't get a notification up by that little bell in the right hand corner, chances are it wasn't for you.
Interesting about the compliment. Switch it around....
When I say that a guy is mildly irritated, believe me. It is not a compliment. It's an irritation to me.
Yeah I am the same way. Grew up with a younger sister. We were always at each others throats, but there was always love there. We still do things to irritate each other, but it's all done in fun.
shareHey, Margo! It's mplo here, and I'm a woman who likes this website. Btw, the 1961 film version of West Side Story will be playing in selected movie theatres, nationwide, on Sunday, June 24th, and on Wednesday, June 27th. If you purchase your tickets online, fathomevents.com, fandango.com, and even amazon.com are good websites to purchase your tickets for West Side Story on. Hope I've been of some help here.
shareQuite the sausage party you got Goin on up in here!
shareYes, indeedy!
What are you? Male/Female? OOOOPPPS!
I mean Man/Woman???
None of the above...I, my fine lady, am a gentleman...damn few of us left😉 sorry to crash the party...just doing research...continue and have a lovely day!
shareI'm still here, Margo! I'm also missing some of the other ladies like Dazed and Cat!☹
shareMe too! I miss them a great deal. I don't even see much of GlenEllyn lately.
You want to know something else? I think I'm suddenly making enemies!
I had no idea that the MEN get hot under the collar and beat down the doors if they feel that they are not allowed in to play!
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Good to know......
I was considering fleeing for a moment there.
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I guess we are even..... or maybe not!
I apologize for calling you a little boy. That wasn't nice. I'm only mean to those who truly deserve it. You seem to be a nice person. You actually made good points in your post, so I'm sorry to have offended you in any way. That little boy crack was uncalled for.
As for the librarian, I LIKE that! Librarians are SMART! Thank you for the compliment!
Now if you were trying to insult me by implying that librarians are old maid, chastising old biddies, I honestly don't mind. I AM and old biddy! I'm 62! I'm also very proud of that fact. So far, I'm in great health and I'm enjoying retirement! Making vacation plans, having a great time at home......
Also enjoying telling naughty boys to be QUIET! 😉
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Yeah, they're a little touchy! I had no idea there was such a difference between male/female and man/woman!😐
Who knew?
You learn something new everyday. You can even learn from the males. 😐
Male/female applies to LOTS of species, while man/woman is specific to Homo sapiens.
No one who is your enemy is worthwhile, Margo, and I don’t think that you have any, anyway. I have some folks whom I am glad dislike me.
I agree that the women are going away. I think that’s a shame. I prefer women to men.
Yes, but I assume we're talking about humans here??? Although sometimes I do get the idea that some posters are just monkeys typing away on a keyboard...😑
share"Yes, but I assume we're talking about humans here??? Although sometimes I do get the idea that some posters are just monkeys typing away on a keyboard...😑"
😑 I guess the juror... oops! The JURY is still out on this one!
He obviously isn't around now.
Bingo, Strat.
shareI'm still here, Miss Margo. I've been a bit busy lately. Among other things, I'm painting the two bedrooms in my house, including the trim. Doing it all on my own is a lot of work for a little old lady like me. 😜 I still think that Cat will be back eventually.
shareHi GE! I figured you were just away for a little bit. I imagine that once the snow has completely melted, I may be too busy outside. I'm itching to start work on my flower beds. I'm also gathering up all of our unwanted STUFF and planning a yard sale next month. Memorial Day weekend sounds like a good time. Glad to know you are still among us. Hope to see a little more of Cat around here. I was starting to feel outnumbered!
shareI'm a male, but I was wondering the same thing. I don't feel like there are many women here.
shareThank you, and I'm glad to know that you noticed.
When we first all got together on this site, there seemed to be quite a few of us. Now it seems as though the ladies are dropping like flies!
Anyway, I don't believe we have met properly.
Pleased to meet you, samoanjoes! May I call you sam?
Sure you can call me that. I think part of the issue is that there is no way for us to distinguish ourselves. Maybe there should be a little something under our usernames like age, sex, and country.
shareI started a thread like that many months ago. I asked the sex of everyone. some of us even admitted our ages.
There was another thread a while back where someone wanted to know where we are from.
Perhaps another thread is in order!
Catch you later, sam! Nice meeting you!
Unfortunately, this site isn't as vibrant and active as the old IMDB boards were. I also don't like the fact that the busiest board on here seems to have nothing to do with TV/movies/acting, etc, and is one giant political argument that isn't even truly a political argument because nobody's really talking policy. One group says "you're sore losers" and the other says "you're racists," and they go back and forth with that. No insights are gleaned and nobody's having a good time here. Can't say as I blame the ladies for staying away.
shareYes you're absolutely right and I've also mentioned those same issues before. Quite galling too that Trump gets more activity than almost any movie or TV board. And that could very much put new potential users off. Myself and others have tried to remedy that but with not much success. Ultimately, there needs to be more users and definitely more women!
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Oh, I don't kid myself that this or any movie site now is as big as IMDb was. We are all scattered now. It just depends on the sites one likes now.
I still like this site. and I still enjoy posting on the individual movie boards here. There are people here who share a love of movies and TV shows. You just have to choose those threads.
As for politics," and is one giant political argument that isn't even truly a political argument because nobody's really talking policy. One group says "you're sore losers" and the other says "you're racists," and they go back and forth with that. No insights are gleaned and nobody's having a good time here. Can't say as I blame the ladies for staying away."
Agreed! That's why I simply stay away from politics. Nobody is interested in policy!
I still talk movies, TV, and the topics on GD that interest me. I actually like many of the people here..... men and women.
Folks seem to overlook the fact that MC is just over a year old. It takes time to build a following. IMDb wasn't built overnight, either - it took years. So we have to hang in there and keep building.
shareI also don't like the fact that the busiest board on here seems to have nothing to do with TV/movies/acting, etc, and is one giant political argument that isn't even truly a political argument because nobody's really talking policy. One group says "you're sore losers" and the other says "you're racists," and they go back and forth with that. No insights are gleaned and nobody's having a good time here.
Pretty much, yes, although I'd say there are plenty of other good discussions on other boards, too.
But as Margo said, MC is only a year old, while IMDb had been around for more than 10 years, so it'd be a flat-out miracle if MC were as active as it was.
I honestly don't think MC will be as big as IMDB, even if you give it ten years. Times have changed and newer (especially younger) users will be gravitating more and more to their own echo chambers on social media and YouTube instead of participating on boards like we did when I was young (1990s)
shareI believe that we are building something great here
All of us
Ill continue my habit of posting fun stuff and ill happily participate in any interesting threads i find
I think we have something good and special here
Movie convos and fun, silly
nonsense...MC is firing all of the guns
Fine people, interesting 'chats...they are gonna have to Taze my ass to get me out
Damn glad to see you by the way:)
Hang out, lets rock this joint!
You may be right. Many people, especially younger people, may not find message boards all that interesting anymore, if ever.
Still, I keep seeing a steady influx of new people here, and personally I thought IMDb became so toxic and troll-ridden in the last few years, that's not something I miss.
The comments on YouTube are so bad, they almost make IMDb's former boards look good.
This site is not maintained well. There are no enhancements, and no real creative workings. They also do not edit/moderate well. I don't see it lasting until they start to get serious and stop encouraging bad behavior, because that is all they will end up getting.
shareI hear you Miss Margo (sorry I'm a male too). The traffic towards Trump and the lack of activity towards many film and TV boards could be a hindrance towards new users coming on board and others to leave, including women. Of course this is also early days and I think the place still needs to grow organically.
Half of my motivation for creating the which actors and actresses would you date topic was to see how many females are here. I was disappointed to only hear from two.
"Half of my motivation for creating the which actors and actresses would you date topic was to see how many females are here. I was disappointed to only hear from two."
That is what really threw me. All the male responses.
No need to apologize. i actually do welcome the male, as well as the female point of view. thanks for responding. Nice to see that you still haven't left us.
You're welcome. As I also said, I completely understand how you feel even though you welcome all points of view. I've also been feeling there's been an abundance of man's man commentary. Not to mention the grumbling about millenials and "SWJ's" that sound like there written by middle aged men. And I still wish Trump's grinning mug would disappear from the opening page.
shareI read you LOUD & CLEAR!
I actually went there. I see what you are saying. I assumed that since he is a reality show personality, he is obviously from the IMDb site because of that.
After that, he has obviously been here because of the presidential election.
After that? Why are we even discussing this!!!!!
I'm tired of the whole back and forth! I went there... saw that! I have been through this whole thing! My husband and my son barely speak!
I'M NOT HAPPY!!!!
I'd like to see this site more BALANCED! That will make me HAPPY!
Yes it's sad to hear that your husband and son are barely speaking. Sadly, this is not a unique experience although I have to admit I was darkly amused by the stories of recently married couples divorcing - citing as the last straw political differences.
Nevertheless, the current divisions don't need to be abundant here as well. I'm sick to death of Trump and Trumpsters getting more attention than any movie or TV thread. This is a movie chat site. There are a billion other places to argue about politics!
All these men baiting each other is probably what's discouraging a more diverse crowd.
“General Discussion: Talk about anything here.”
And that is what we do. It may be about politics, playing mind games or herding sheep. When the Trump haters post I don’t respond....well maybe in this case.
As per you:
“I'm sick to death of Trump and Trumpsters getting more attention than any movie or TV thread.”
For someone who hates Trump and complains about all the political posts, most of your posts here have been about politics and the dastardly Trump. I’m a member of “The Basket of Deplorables”, but your posts outnumber mine regarding Trump. I counted at least 4 on this thread.
Deplorables +1 here.
shareA little more info...please. I want to confirm we’re in the same boat...er...basket. 😬
shareI occasionally play computer games.
Ergo, I'm a Nazi.
Aren’t we all? Especially we Trump voters...as far as the anti Trump folks believe. 😱 Odd thing though we, the “Basket of Deplorables”, aren’t the ones shutting down speech, rioting, destroying property, assaulting the police, etc. Those would be the new “Brown Shirts”...Antifa.
shareWhere have most of my posts and comments been about politics or Trump? You might have me confused with someone else.
I have occasionally responded to people bringing up politics and made two recent parody posts on the Trump board to see if that would help distract away from politics, but for the most part no, I do not mostly talk politics.
If GD can include unlimited political posts as well, then there's little hope of bringing in new users that just want to talk film. It also renders the separate politics board useless.
Is it even necessary to have a politics board on a movie chat site. There's already a million other sites to discuss politics.
@Retro,
I don’t want to belabor the point plus suffering the wrath of MissMargo, the Peacemaker. I was referring to the 4 posts in this thread, “Any Ladies Here???....” I myself need to start over reading the thread again to understand how Trump got thrown into the mix.
Well in that case yes you can say I did bring it up here as something that's annoyed me.
shareWell, they are getting back to being civil with each other. They have agreed to disagree when it comes to politics and NOT talk about it. It has been rough going though, for a while.
I completely agree. We don't need that here. People need to find better things to do with their time. The Trump board looks like a school yard ranking contest.
I'm sorry to hear about the politically-caused rift between your husband and son, Margo. Glad to hear they're finally getting back to being civil to one another.
Politics has always been divisive and polarising, but now it's gotten completely over the top and out of hand. It was bad before Obama, got worse during his office, and ever since Trump won, it's been off the charts. The only thing I can liken it to is the Civil War days.
Or a schoolyard ranking/p!ssing contest.
When all we can see is everything viewed through the lens of politics and rancour, we lose our humanity.
I wish there were a way to ignore certain boards. If there were, I'd put the Trump and Hilary Clinton boards on permanent ignore.
"I wish there were a way to ignore certain boards. If there were, I'd put the Trump and Hilary Clinton boards on permanent ignore."
That says it all.
I can't begin to tell you just how nice it is to hear from you. You have been missed by so many around here. You are an angel!
Thank you ❤️. And thanks to everyone who missed me. I really appreciate it, and have missed you guys too.
shareI have actively tried not to post in the Trump threads lately because I am sick of them in general. You have the anti Trump troll always posting everywhere then you have the pro Trump people posting in response to some of that. I would love the webmaster to come and just put those post somewhere else and not promote them. I think they are a detriment to the moviechat page.
shareI confess that I have seen the board in trending a lot lately. I just assumed that had to do with what I see is going on in the news. I honestly don't pay it much attention, but I did check it out after reading some of retromogul's posts. As I told him, it looks like a school yard ranking contest over there. Ridiculous!
shareSorry to hear that. I have never had a political discussion with my son, in fact, I don't even think he votes. Its easier that way.
shareWell. they have clashed before during other elections, but this last one was the one that seems to have divided most everyone. It's been a year or so, and they have mellowed. They just don't talk about it now.
I'm thinking you are lucky living up there in Canada!