ant-mac
Member: Rank 9
I've always been rather fond of the double entendre humour to be found in CARRY ON films and many of the best British situation comedies.
I also don't mind the likes of FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD and MONTY PYTHON.
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I also don't mind the likes of FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD and MONTY PYTHON.
Doctor Omega
Member: Rank 10
I think that a lot of the other sites just copied and pasted the forum content of IMDB and then kind of just stopped evolving. I too, like the fact that this site has been grown from seed, with an intimacy amongst the members that does not really exist on the other sites. Making Ant-Mac an administrator was also a wise move in terms of keeping the place evolving and I have liked the recent restructuring and changes that have taken place under his adminlstration. The fact that trolls have never found a footing here is also great. Getting a rude response or sheer abuse to an innocuous post that you had made seemed to be a fact of life on IMDB. So, even if the IMDB forums were miraculously resurrected now, I would not want to go back. So, yes, we may be a sapling at the moment, but there is no reason why this place should not, one day, be a mighty oak. 
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Janine The Barefoot
Wacky Norwegian Woman
Yeah, I went to a couple of other sites too in the beginning but had to put on long-johns and a down jacket just to hand around....
those people are c-o-l-d!!!!! They can brag about their numbers and dis the lack of ours but not being a freaking penguin and/or having an overwhelming desire to live in the arctic.... why would I stay? I'd rather grow in small but worthy numbers than brag about being part of a site that's big but is just as hostile as IMDb got towards the end. And we are getting found! It may not be in huge droves and big spurts but most of those who come here end up staying. That's what makes us special. Our members are here because they want to be and they stay for the same reason! Like Doc said, growing into a mighty oak takes time. Personally, I wouldn't want to have thousands of members join over a couple of weeks or even a couple of months..... I don't want to lose what makes us, us. An enormous influx of people all at once would change the entire nature of who and what we are. I am not against growth, don't misunderstand me. But I'd rather have quality over quantity, which would serve to maintain the status quo. The chat feature for example, has turned into an enormous "lunchroom" for all us kids go to play in whenever we want to. It's brought us closer and allowed us to share in a way we might otherwise never have done (gotta love raunchy lunchroom humor.... and I'm still waiting for a good food fight to break out!). Hundreds of new members all at once would change that completely and I personally think it would be a terrible loss!
And thank you AM & Alex for all that you do and have done to help.
And here's to us! 
Dancing in time to the beat of our own bunny!!!
Hunter28
Member: Rank 3
I know nothing about twitter but was wondering if any of you have a twitter account. If you do could you get people to check this site out from twitter?Yeah, I went to a couple of other sites too in the beginning but had to put on long-johns and a down jacket just to hand around....
those people are c-o-l-d!!!!! They can brag about their numbers and dis the lack of ours but not being a freaking penguin and/or having an overwhelming desire to live in the arctic.... why would I stay? I'd rather grow in small but worthy numbers than brag about being part of a site that's big but is just as hostile as IMDb got towards the end. And we are getting found! It may not be in huge droves and big spurts but most of those who come here end up staying. That's what makes us special. Our members are here because they want to be and they stay for the same reason! Like Doc said, growing into a mighty oak takes time. Personally, I wouldn't want to have thousands of members join over a couple of weeks or even a couple of months..... I don't want to lose what makes us, us. An enormous influx of people all at once would change the entire nature of who and what we are. I am not against growth, don't misunderstand me. But I'd rather have quality over quantity, which would serve to maintain the status quo. The chat feature for example, has turned into an enormous "lunchroom" for all us kids go to play in whenever we want to. It's brought us closer and allowed us to share in a way we might otherwise never have done (gotta love raunchy lunchroom humor.... and I'm still waiting for a good food fight to break out!). Hundreds of new members all at once would change that completely and I personally think it would be a terrible loss!
And thank you AM & Alex for all that you do and have done to help.
Dancing in time to the beat of our own bunny!!!
duzit
Member: Rank 6
I for one am happy to be here & happy with the site family. As stated by DOC, Janine & others, other sites are bombarded with cold, mean, nasty, uncaring members & trolls. I feel safe here to be able to post without fear of any kind of attack. Best thing is how trolls have been dealt with. We may be small, but we are better than just OK...thanks for here to Alex, Ant-Mac & DR. O for making this our home♡♡♡
mustang2006
Member: Rank 2
Who knows? I've been off here for a while. Not much new conversation for some reason.
chainsaw_metal1
Member: Rank 8
I'm going to hell. Anyone else?
I been coming and going but between death in the family, me spraining my ankle pretty bad, and just hanging out around the bonfire at night nothing really new.
SoapboxQuantez08
Member: Rank 2
Like most, I first arrived as IMDb began shutting the boards. Perhaps they went to IMDb2...?
I've never been there, but left this site for about 4 months due to increased hours at work.
I was mostly lurking before I left, but intend to remain and be all the Quantez08 I can be. Whatever that is.
I've never been there, but left this site for about 4 months due to increased hours at work.
I was mostly lurking before I left, but intend to remain and be all the Quantez08 I can be. Whatever that is.
Doctor Omega
Member: Rank 10
Welcome back Soapbox!
SoapboxQuantez08
Member: Rank 2
Due to many posters choosing social networking, such as facebook, forums are a bit of a dying breed.
However, the important thing is that this site is built to last.
>There are 2 reasons IMDb shot itself in the foot:
1. It allowed PM's. This encouraged trolling, since users could message people they didn't know well.
2. It allowed name-changing. This was also a problem, since users could change their name without even making a new e-mail. In the blink of an eye, the trolling would begin.
IMDb ultimately made the right call: When you can't punish the guilty, you need to punish everyone instead.
>But the bottom line is that "strict but fair" is what works, and IMDb was like a linebacker that was out of position to make the tackle.
However, the important thing is that this site is built to last.
>There are 2 reasons IMDb shot itself in the foot:
1. It allowed PM's. This encouraged trolling, since users could message people they didn't know well.
2. It allowed name-changing. This was also a problem, since users could change their name without even making a new e-mail. In the blink of an eye, the trolling would begin.
IMDb ultimately made the right call: When you can't punish the guilty, you need to punish everyone instead.
>But the bottom line is that "strict but fair" is what works, and IMDb was like a linebacker that was out of position to make the tackle.
Mad_Monster_Party
Sandbox Chief Commissioner
You known we can!
Hunter28
Member: Rank 3
With your help Mad_Monster_Party the soapbox will one day be GREAT!You known we can!
Mad_Monster_Party
Sandbox Chief Commissioner
Doctor Omega
Member: Rank 10
Without wishing to tempt fate...
If this website were to sink below the waves and vanish tomorrow.....
What would you miss about it most?
And where the heck would we all go?
Doctor Omega
Member: Rank 10
I would miss the good group of regulars that we have got together here so far.
Would also miss the troll-free environment. I doubt that anywhere else would be quite as scrupulous about such things. At least here we have largely had sometimes wildly differing viewpoints, but no unpleasant dissent. Just consideration of the other person's viewpoint and then a quiet agreement to differ.
As for where to go, I would tread water at IMDB2.0, while trying to avoid the trolls there, but with one eye keeping a lookout for any new island on the horizon, then set sail for that!
And hopefully would see all the IMDF regulars safely washed ashore there too!
Would also miss the troll-free environment. I doubt that anywhere else would be quite as scrupulous about such things. At least here we have largely had sometimes wildly differing viewpoints, but no unpleasant dissent. Just consideration of the other person's viewpoint and then a quiet agreement to differ.
As for where to go, I would tread water at IMDB2.0, while trying to avoid the trolls there, but with one eye keeping a lookout for any new island on the horizon, then set sail for that!
And hopefully would see all the IMDF regulars safely washed ashore there too!
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The Seeker
Member: Rank 6
Ditto to what you said. I love the regulars here. As for where to go, I guess I'd have to be satisfied with Movie Chat, but really that website is just a supplement for me.
Doctor Omega
Member: Rank 10
No update since March 2017.
This is how we were regarded back then.....
This is how we were regarded back then.....