Here's an idea for consideration.
Since there's a lot of good info in the boards throughout the entirety of IMDb, such as legit questions people have asked about a scene, plot, etc., why couldn't the boards be left up as read only?
It seems like that would be a decent thing to do and would also serve the purpose of preserving a lot of good info/discussion that is here.
Not saying this idea should spark another petition... just thinking it might be worth pitching to someone... do you think there's a chance Needham would be receptive to this?
If he wanted to get rid of all the off-topic stuff, that could be taken care of over time.
Just a thought.
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