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Originally posted by urgeok
everything starts from a simple seed ...
it just depends on how the origional topic is handled.
I stress my point re. the 'that sucked' 'it's gay'.
immature postings that drag any thread into the shitter.
if 90% of the responses are crap like that - then that overwhealms any points a decent poster may make .. and negates a good 2-3-4 whatever-way conversation.
humor is a good thing .. nothing wrong with having fun....
but i think that time and time again we see the reality here is that there simply arent as many people interested in discussing film as there are people who only come to life when there is some kind of conflict going on.
it kills me how people bitched about the new rules .. and how quiet things are as a result. it put a spotlight on the real reason most of the people actually came here .. to start shit, or join in on it.
that leaves us with a very small number of regular posters in the movie discussion forums. very small.
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sometimes less is more -
for instance, i've noticed the proliferation of tournaments in general forum - which is fine, but the voting is just that 'voting.' never any actual discussion about why? for instance, if we had a discussion about which is the 'greatest' horror film (ok - granted its over discussed and probably pointless) - wouldn't it be more interesting to have people give their REASONS for voting. (and they should be more than 'it was cool' or 'it was gay'.)
of course, as you note, such a discussion would likely end up with just ad hominem attacks and obscenities. but, if people were really interested in horror films - i think good questions are the starting point. maybe things like: best decade of horror? or "why people like horror" or "what exactly is a horror film?" probably too rudimentary, but i'd be very interested in discussing issues like these.
as i said before, the main thing i note about the 'movie forums' is that they are often people listing films they liked and why - mini-reviews, which i read - but don't always have anything to say about.
all of which, i think, returns us to the central question: why do people come to HDC in the first place?