MovieChat Weekly
I started with the subject line "Current Forum News + What Happened to the Classic Movie Fans?" but then decided against it... Did they leave? Were they banned? Or does all the miscellaneous stuff discourage them from posting about movies (or even music, and other artistic endeavors)?
Maybe this could be a weekly thing I do... Asking people for laments, what they would like to see more, such as recommendations, lists, full movie links, history of film, theory, trends (e.g. Neo-Realism, New Wave, etc), reviews, etc..... Shit, reminds me of a post about Movie Podcasts, which I never got back to, not even sure if it was here (I post on almost a dozen sites) and I have a tendency not to look past the first page, assuming I've already read it.. Maybe I should go and see if I can allow 50 threads on each page - weird quirk of mine, I guess.
It would be nice to hear from those who aren't posting much. After all, after 2-3 years, people do discover movies and/or directors, (hopefully thanks to recommendation threads) and it would be cool for those who do see something great to share it with the rest of us.
Then again, I'm guessing some are going through hell with this pandemic, and are more worried about rent than having the internet. Hope they are all well, and know they are missed.
I like to post director/actor interviews, but they seem to be the only threads that get no replies, so I stopped doing so.
Not a criticism, but if you ever get the chance, go back a year or so and just compare - just to see the changes. I also wonder if current events change the subject matter, but then again, politics is verboten (which I think is a good thing) on the General Discussion board..
The threads I remember from the last 48 hours
-Spaghetti
-Jackie Chan saying the n-word
-Prostitution
-I don't care about humans
-Laundry
-Taking life with a grain of salt
-Swimming pools
-Burning calories
Besides the post I created, I can't think of any movie threads, although I know there are a few..
What do you think are the reasons forums change? Someone I used to talk to said she seemed to be too old for this site, which is unfortunate, as its good to have a cross-section from all demographics. Not to mention she loved movies and would always recommend movies to others.
Do you have other questions, but not wanting to start a new thread? Do you worry about creating too many threads? Do you worry about the content, feeling it might be out of place, and move on to something else? Do you peruse categories besides "General Discussion" (I don't).. Do you spend more or less time on here in 2020?
I wish we had statistics.. For example, how many new people we accumulate each week vs. how many we lose, but also figures for threads/day, and a sub-category of interest (replies/thread).