Classic Film : IMDb's message boards are no longer providing a positive experience

A lot of this has to do with censorship. There are alternatives for people are who want them.

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My best to you, we've still got 8 days. Someone wants to see that I go out with a mark as I've gotten the red letters of death warning. Ooooh, I better be careful or they will wipe out my account.

It ain't easy being green, or anything else, other than to be me

There are some who would freak out if they actually lost their red letters because something would be "different".

There was a point where I had them for at least three months straight. One disgruntled user abuser claimed to have reported jimcat, amyghost and I each with 55 sock accounts. "That's 155 abuse reports filed" he bragged.

Do the math.

It ain't easy being green, or anything else, other than to be me

I've got them too, so someone wants to go out with a few more scalps.

Interesting to note that the admins have been deleting a few regulars accounts for 'sedition' and unauthorised thought leakages about the rationale behind our forthcoming eviction but the usual anti-Semites and racist posters continue unhindered.


"Security - release the badgers."

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but the usual anti-Semites and racist posters continue unhindered.

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Strange their set of priorities. Maybe they think that the intended targets of such hateful comments don't buy merchandise or the admins just don't care. I'm not even going to bother to speculate, there's only 8 days left and then, who cares?

I've gotten a bunch of PMs from people asking me why I've not tried to lead some resistance movement or at least commented more about closing of the boards and how it's such a disappointment.

OK, it's disappointing but I'm not one bit interested in maintaining the status quo. A decade ago, I would have probably thought otherwise but there's less now that I want to hang on to and actually, I'm almost glad that I'm forced to consider other options.

It ain't easy being green, or anything else, other than to be me

No kidding. Someone got banned seven days ago.
http://www.imdb.com/board/11844624/board/thread/265797760

Oooo, been there, done that. Still awaiting them to do something. And not quite sure who I pissed off. Pity that, had I known I might have tried harder.
Tread lightly CloreT - 8 days
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Paladin

"Nothing but a silent mass of impenetrable vapour hiding its dead"