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IMDb is shutting down its message boards.

posted 8 years ago by KYLE-D
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Wow, first my favorite site TVRage shuts down & now IMDb is shutting down its message boards.
Evidently the Internet is telling me to find new hobbies.
If anything happens to Answers.com, I'll have to quit the Internet. 2 of my 3 favorite time passing things to do on the web are now gone.

Although thinking about it, it's not all that surprising. Even I've made the comments that the boards, at least the ones I visit regularly, have slowed down a lot in the past few years. This one in particular is night and day different in traffic now than it was years ago.

[–] TrueLoveWays 8 years ago

This really sucks. 

[–] KYLE-D 8 years ago

Indeed it does, especially since it took me almost 6 years to get my Posting Quota down from an hour to 5 minutes and now it was all for nothing.

[–] TrueLoveWays 8 years ago

I feel you.

[–] Final_Hitokiri 8 years ago

especially since it took me almost 6 years to get my Posting Quota down from an hour to 5 minutes and now it was all for nothing.

I swear yours had to be some type of system glitch.

I've had the red message of the IMDb Gods on my screen for nearly the past 7 years and my posting quota has never changed.

At any rate, we'll miss you Kyle! You were always THE source to go to for information. I'm still waiting for the day that Peter Griffin makes a "Kyle-D cutaway" gag!!! 

[–] KYLE-D 8 years ago

I swear yours had to be some type of system glitch.
I've had the red message of the IMDb Gods on my screen for nearly the past 7 years and my posting quota has never changed.

I can only assume whoever gave me an hour quota 6 years ago was a REALLY big fan of Elizabeth Taylor because they clearly didn't like my joke of "Rihanna was hit hard when Chris Brown told her about Taylor's death".
At any rate, we'll miss you Kyle! You were always THE source to go to for information. I'm still waiting for the day that Peter Griffin makes a "Kyle-D cutaway" gag!!!
Thanks, I can honestly say I'll miss this site. I enjoyed answering trivia questions about Seth's shows.
Even if I don't get a direct reference, [*fingers crossed* it might happen] I'll always have the almost-maybe-shout-outs.

[–] MacFarlaneFan 8 years ago

Well, I actually do have a message board specifically for Family Guy if anyone would like to join, http://macfarlaneverse.boards.net/

I mean, yes, it's for all of Seth's cartoons but it's not a requirement to be a fan of all of them. FG lover and AD haters are welcome, and vice versa.

[–] Brynjolf_Bjarme 8 years ago

I'm glad you set that up.

Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody dies.

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[–] jnc8999 8 years ago

This is bull s h i t

[–] checkiec 8 years ago

Damn, oh well. Good riddance. The trolls had it coming anyway.

[–] KYLE-D 8 years ago

by checkiec (Sat Feb 4 2017 06:39:16)

Damn, oh well. Good riddance. The trolls had it coming anyway.

That's the thing though, they aren't getting what was coming to them, the trolls aren't getting any comeuppance. They won which is what sucks the most.

Instead of the administrators actually moderating and dealing with the people who aren't making the boards a "positive, useful experience" they've decided to chuck the whole thing which is stupid.
It's like closing the busiest & only grocery store in town because a few people steal.

If IMDb is indeed the "world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content", you'd think they'd want to strive to make its most popular feature the best it can be but evidently not. Instead of doing their jobs they're just quitting and honestly I think driving the first but huge nail into their own coffin.

I also find it rather hard to believe that the "vast majority" of their 250 million+ monthly users are dissatisfied with the boards. I know I was never asked how my experience has been & I can't be the only one. I'd love to know just how many of those 250 million visitors use the boards and if it really is a supposed small number of them.

- Ok, Rant over.

[–] checkiec 8 years ago

The community forums suck anyway. If reddit was destroyed I would be happy as *beep*.

[–] Raging-Bullwinkle 8 years ago

Sadly, KYLE-D is correct. The trolls have won.
Perhaps IMDb has something they'll unveil later on to replace them. Time will tell.

[–] deuceswild513 8 years ago

Sorry your made up "reading pyramid" did nothing.

[–] checkiec 8 years ago

Your useless comments didn't help either deuceswild513.

[–] dddavis-69573 8 years ago

I need your expertise. How can I keep in contact with you? Are you on social media or do you post on any other sites?

[–] KYLE-D 8 years ago

by dddavis-69573 (Sun Feb 5 2017 02:18:57)

I need your expertise. How can I keep in contact with you? Are you on social media or do you post on any other sites?

I just have twitter https://twitter.com/Mr_KyleD and the only other site I'm particularly active on is Answers.com https://wiki.answers.com/Q/User:KYLE-D.
I did join majabajs' http://macfarlaneverse.boards.net under Kyle, naturally.

[–] Brynjolf_Bjarme 8 years ago

There's this: http://imdb2.freeforums.net

Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody dies.

[–] Brynjolf_Bjarme 8 years ago

Here's a better site than the one I posted: https://www.imdforums.com/index.php

Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody dies.