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hmm have you tried /r/movies/ ?

by clueless 2y ago

asolis0105 2y ago
It's lame. God created mankind in his own image; why can't I try to create a film community in my own image ?
- Pedro_Ribeiro 2y ago
  Go ahead my guy, you have my support :)
- criddell 2y ago
  I understand the Citizen Kane link, but… I don’t think “New York Daily Inquirer” is a great name for this project.
  - asolis0105 2y ago
    Yeah, it's a pretty long name, but the goal is to discourage average users. Having a long domain name already discourages lots of users. You immediately understanding the meaning behind 'New York Daily Inquirer' gives me hope that other users will be interested in giving it a try, as it's a word-of-mouth project. My take is that if you want to build a good community in any subject, you have to discourage average users; they are poison to the conversation. Lean and mean.
    - coolandsmartrr 2y ago
      I suppose Hacker News likewise dissuaded average users with its brutalist design, which made users to focus on the content of their post/comment. Furthermore, ycombinator.com is not a domain that seems friendly to the average user. Like any social networks, the key to this website's success would be retention. I hope you find a way to make users come back often.
probably_wrong 2y ago
I used to be super into /r/movies, but then two things happened. First, the user who used to make weekly box office analysis decided to stop doing it for free. Good for him/her, but that was a big blow for the subreddit. Second, once you're long enough you realize how the hype machine is always there. From "leaked" picture to teaser to poster to trailer, all negative comments are met with "you can't judge until you've seen the movie" while positive ones are upvoted to the top. Not the only forum guilty of this, but it turns the subreddit into yet another arm of the movie PR industry. I guess it's the inevitable end of all forums, so maybe this one will capture the magic that /r/movies lost.
- qingcharles 2y ago
  A majority of forums turn to shit, but some thrive. HN is one of the best examples out there, especially as it's public with no wall. What's the magic?
  - john2x 2y ago
    dang
  - throwadobe 2y ago
    Full time moderator(s) who are paid a proper living to do their job and happen to be literally _excellent_ at it
  - freedomben 2y ago
    What are some of the other examples?
- nottorp 2y ago
  > First, the user who used to make weekly box office analysis What does box office performance have to do with quality? Already looks like the subreddit has the wrong focus.
  - probably_wrong 2y ago
    It's a proxy for both the movie quality and for where the cinema winds are blowin. It also adds context to better understand what's at stake for movies based on distributor, producer and genres. When a horror movie costs 2M and a Marvel film 200M, "20M box office" by your favorite director can mean two very different things for their future.
mnk47 2y ago
r/TrueFilm is much better imo. Far from perfect, but it seems much closer to "HN for film nerds" than r/movies. Still, a new community that isn't beholden to Reddit's quirks and whims is always welcome.

hmm have you tried /r/movies/ ?

asolis0105 2y ago

It's lame. God created mankind in his own image; why can't I try to create a film community in my own image ?

Pedro_Ribeiro 2y ago
Go ahead my guy, you have my support :)
criddell 2y ago
I understand the Citizen Kane link, but… I don’t think “New York Daily Inquirer” is a great name for this project.
- asolis0105 2y ago
  Yeah, it's a pretty long name, but the goal is to discourage average users. Having a long domain name already discourages lots of users. You immediately understanding the meaning behind 'New York Daily Inquirer' gives me hope that other users will be interested in giving it a try, as it's a word-of-mouth project. My take is that if you want to build a good community in any subject, you have to discourage average users; they are poison to the conversation. Lean and mean.
  - coolandsmartrr 2y ago
    I suppose Hacker News likewise dissuaded average users with its brutalist design, which made users to focus on the content of their post/comment. Furthermore, ycombinator.com is not a domain that seems friendly to the average user. Like any social networks, the key to this website's success would be retention. I hope you find a way to make users come back often.

probably_wrong 2y ago

I used to be super into /r/movies, but then two things happened. First, the user who used to make weekly box office analysis decided to stop doing it for free. Good for him/her, but that was a big blow for the subreddit. Second, once you're long enough you realize how the hype machine is always there. From "leaked" picture to teaser to poster to trailer, all negative comments are met with "you can't judge until you've seen the movie" while positive ones are upvoted to the top. Not the only forum guilty of this, but it turns the subreddit into yet another arm of the movie PR industry. I guess it's the inevitable end of all forums, so maybe this one will capture the magic that /r/movies lost.

qingcharles 2y ago
A majority of forums turn to shit, but some thrive. HN is one of the best examples out there, especially as it's public with no wall. What's the magic?
- john2x 2y ago
  dang
- throwadobe 2y ago
  Full time moderator(s) who are paid a proper living to do their job and happen to be literally _excellent_ at it
- freedomben 2y ago
  What are some of the other examples?
nottorp 2y ago
> First, the user who used to make weekly box office analysis What does box office performance have to do with quality? Already looks like the subreddit has the wrong focus.
- probably_wrong 2y ago
  It's a proxy for both the movie quality and for where the cinema winds are blowin. It also adds context to better understand what's at stake for movies based on distributor, producer and genres. When a horror movie costs 2M and a Marvel film 200M, "20M box office" by your favorite director can mean two very different things for their future.

mnk47 2y ago

r/TrueFilm is much better imo. Far from perfect, but it seems much closer to "HN for film nerds" than r/movies. Still, a new community that isn't beholden to Reddit's quirks and whims is always welcome.