Movies

Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Movies

08/22/20
How's it going folks, the once and future moderator, JD here, just a few years late but it seems like things are still humming along. Don't know how much longer the board in general will last but let's keep everything neat and kindly and we'll get along just fine.


10/13/14
Hey, everyone.

I've been thinking for some time too much time is taken up by my web activities. Although I greatly reduced my Wikipedia activities earlier this year, recent events have led me to the conclusion that I need to step up the slashing of my web presence, and since Nitcentral doesn't exhibit anywhere near the traffic that it did in 2001 when I first joined our little community (with much of the traffic shifted to other social media like Facebook), I've decided to call it a day as moderator. It's hard to believe that I've been moderator here at Movies for eight years, and for a total of 11 when you count my tenure at the Friends boards, but it's been a blast. I'll still post in Movies and the Big Bang Theory boards, at least for the foreseeable future, but as a visitor. I want to thank Phil Farrand once again for creating this little sandbox for us to play in, and for all the kind words, suggestions, viewpoints and friendships that have resulted through my interaction with others here. Live long and prosper, Nitpickers!

Luigi Novi


10/21/06
Hi, everyone!

Luigi Novi here. I was logging into PM to correct a misspelling in a post, when I saw that Voyager and Movies were now in my Page Manager, so it looks like I'm the new moderator for both. (I had stated that I'd take Voyager if no one else wanted it, but was really enthusiastic for Movies when that one became available; I had no idea Phil would give me both, and no one contacted me.) Hopefully this won't be too much of a workload.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to improve these boards, do not hesitate to make them, or to offer constructive criticism.

Be advised that as per Phil Farrand's rules of Nit-C, profanity, insults, and ad hominem arguments (particularly those directed at fellow posters) will absolutely not be tolerated. If you cannot conduct discussions in an intelligent, civil, manner, then you are not welcome here.

Also, if you want to post anonymously, fine, so long as you do not do so merely to violate the site's rules, or to engage in sock puppetry. But please choose a name other than the plain "Anonymous." Be creative. Use your imagination. :-)

And one other thing: If you want to create a new board, please make sure that one doesn't already exist for it. There were COUNTLESS redundant boards whose posts I had to merge chronologically when I took over. Remember that a movie could be in one or more Genre, so check all the ones that apply. You can also use the Keyword Search tool in the left hand tool bar to search for a board with a given title or key word. Please use it. Thanks. :-)

If you have trouble navigating through the Sink, here is a breakdown of the subtopics:

Moderator Archives
Instead of a Bug the Moderator board, what I’m going to do is let people communicate with me on the Movies Main board, just as on PM, and after those conversations die down, move them to the Archives. Right now there are two subtopics in the Archives: One of posts made during Jake’s tenure as Moderator, and one made during mine. I've also created this set-up in PM as well.

People in Film
This is to talk about actors, filmmakers, etc. Not only is this for discussing specific people (Kevin Bacon, Denzel Washington, Roman Polanski), but also discussions pertaining to people in general (“Are Actors Overpaid?” “Options Clauses in Actor Contracts” “Directors who Work with the Same Actors”). Please do not start a board here to say, “Hey, did you hear this actor will be in this upcoming movie?” That sort of post belongs on the board for that movie, because it’s specific to one movie. The Create a New Conversation button is active on all the Genre boards now, so if there is no such board, create one.

Movie Lists and Awards
Best Movies, Funniest Movies, Movies We’re Not Looking Forward To, Best Credits Sequence, Tough Gals in Movies, AFI’s Best Films, Premiere Magazine’s Best Films, the Oscars, the MTV Movie Awards, etc. You get the picture.

Sequels, Remakes & Adaptations
These boards are to discuss sequels, remakes, and adaptations as a subject. As with People in Film, please do not start a board here to say, “Hey, they’re making a live-action version of Akira!” Instead, start a board for that movie. Boards here are for discussing things like “These are sequels I like, and these are ones I hate”, or “These are my top 5 cartoon adaptations”, or “What aspects of a novel do you guys think should always be retained in a movie adaptation, and which should be changed?” These are boards to discuss such movies as a group.

Movie Websites
Pretty self-explanatory.

DVD & Easter Egg Topics
Also pretty self-explanatory. These are mostly DVD topics, but there is also a topic for Movie Easter Eggs, since it’s similar in theme. Incidentally, the topic “Widescreen or Pan-N-Scan Format?” is linked to in the Roundtable Discussions area (see below).

Recurring Nits, Patterns, Clichés, & Trivia
These boards are for recurring trends, patterns and other miscellaneous quirks that we notice in films, such as recurring nits, homages, rip-offs, movie "rules", clichés, appearances by the number 47, cap codes, trailers, the way Halloween is referenced in Scream and vice versa, etc. Again, please do not post here just to talk about one movie.

Roundtable Discussions
This is where we discuss our opinions of various aspects of the movie industry, such as the quality of movie soundtracks, the definition of science fiction vs. fantasy, the overall health of the industry, whether nudity in certain films is necessary to the plot or just gratuitous, the future of digital filmmaking, the merits of various MPAA ratings, etc. Again, this is not a single-movie board.

Games
Boards in which Nitcentralians’ partcipation is purely for fun, such as guessing movie quotes, scrambling or combining movie titles, etc.

Help Me Remember This Movie
This is one single board that just didn’t seem to fit into any other category.

Please understand that in regards to areas like People in Film or Sequels, Remakes & Adaptations, when I set certain parameters for the creation of boards there, and say don't create this type of board there, I’m not criticizing or pointing the finger, because in cleaning the boards, I found that I myself made posts or created boards that I ended up moving or merging with other boards too. Becoming a moderator has lent insight into the need to keep boards organized that I might not have appreciated as much solely as a user. (Moderator, organize thyself.) Please take the time to look through the Sink, and see how everything is organized. And if you have any problems with this set-up, or have any polite criticisms or suggestions for improvement, do not hesitate to voice them. :-)
By Tim McCree (Tim_m) on Tuesday, November 05, 2013 - 4:56 am:

The movie section, for some reason, is no longer restricted to members only posting. That means it's open to spambot attacks.

You might want to rectify that ASAP.


By Tim McCree (Tim_m) on Friday, November 08, 2013 - 4:55 am:

Since Andre's posts have been removed, someone is one watch here. Excellent.

However, I have to ask why my post of last Tuesday has not been addressed or responded to. I expressed a concern as to why this section is no longer password protected.

During the spambot attacks of two years ago, I campaigned vigorously for the whole site to be password protected. I strongly, and correctly, it seems, believed that once the whole site was thus protected, the spambot attacks would stop, and they did.

So why has that security been removed here? So long as this area is thus unprotected, not only is it once again vulnerable to spambot, but also any troll that decides to make trouble.

Is this a Mod or Admin problem? An explanation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


By Butch Brookshier (Butchb) on Saturday, November 09, 2013 - 7:42 pm:

I think we're having that same problem that we had from a year+ back where the page shows to be set to restricted posting to the mod, but behaves as if set to public posting. I've e-mailed Phil.


By Admin (Admin) on Sunday, November 10, 2013 - 7:04 am:

I just turned off the board completely and then set it back to moderators and users. Hopefully, this will fix the problem. Have a great day!


By Tim McCree (Tim_m) on Sunday, November 10, 2013 - 7:08 am:

Thanks, Phil :-)


By Luigi_novi (Luigi_novi) on Monday, October 13, 2014 - 10:43 am:

Hey, everyone. Please see my post at the top of the announcement section.


By Kevin (Kevin) on Monday, January 24, 2022 - 5:38 pm:

Do the movie forums, particularly comedies, need a 'Start New Thread' button..?


By JD (Jdominguez) on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 1:29 pm:

This is a good question, I have changed the protocol for new boards under movies. The Start New Thread feature under each genre is removed and one may post a message under that board requesting a new movie board be started with their proposed first comment. If I judge the comment to be of value to start a discussion then I will create the board and move that message to it.


By Tim McCree (Tim_m) on Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 5:38 am:

Good idea, considering a certain poster who has the habit of starting posts with "What do we think?"


By ScottN (Scottn) on Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 9:17 am:

Interesting idea. What do we think? :-)


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