What was your first post on MovieChat?
Mine:
I was really p!ssed off that they had the temerity to give only two weeks' notice, but to *then* destroy the boards earlier than they'd said, was the very.last.straw. I went back late afternoon to copy info from several PMs that I needed, and everything was GONE.
I just signed up here, after having looking at all of the alternatives I'm aware of. I like this place best. Probably will also sign up for TMDb, and PreviouslyTV, and thus far have only seen a few people whose names I recognize (either here or the other two sites), which makes me very sad. I feel a real loss for not having any way to communicate with the many virtual friends I've met and discussed things with over the years on the IMDb boards, and can only hope they make their way here, as I did.
Many thanks to Jim for taking on the daunting task of creating this site, including the previously existing threads from a good number of the top IMDb boards (film and TV), which has made me feel more at home and I'm sure I'm not alone on that. MUCH better than starting with blank slates on the forums.
I'm with many others who will avoid IMDb, and Amazon. You don't just destroy a significant long-time community this way without a backlash.