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No human is a troll

posted 8 years ago by cashmccall
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I have heard the WW board was the tipping point for Amazon. WW was to be HBO's gem, their long term money maker, therefore, Amazon's money maker. But there was so much negative feedback on the WW board, Amazon finally decided to factor the negativity into future losses on VOD rentals. In addition, WW just started, it may have many seasons to play out. Therefore, HBO and Amazon (IMDB) decided it was a good idea to shut down the boards, nip it in the bud, shut down the opposing opinion, and hedge future earnings on future seasons.

Think about it, if you spent a fortune on a website that directly promotes your product, would you really want an open forum on said website that denigrated your sometimes inferior product? It's amazing they didn't think of doing this sooner.

[–] danloki 8 years ago

No Human Is A Troll but then you troll the board with that OP. Seriously, cash?

I must admit, despite not seeing eye to eye on this show, I am going to miss you. Your trolling was quite creative. I genuinely mean that.

Col Needham has given explanations for why the decision was made. WW was never mentioned as far as i have seen.

[–] cashmccall 8 years ago

The post was tongue-in-cheek. The anti alt right people have placards that say "no human is illegal", and Trump often says "he heard" when explaining his beliefs.

I'll miss your rebuttals, and although my entire post was made up, it's likely all true.

[–] danloki 8 years ago

Ah sorry about that. We had a hideous heatwave yesterday and my sense of humour evaporated.

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bye the way, col's explanations still aren't really convincing me. I think it's purely a money decision, and that's fair enough, but why not just say it.

[–] shadowrun_2 8 years ago

Not sure why WW would be the breaking point when the Game of Thrones board is nothing but trolls.

[–] plumlogan 8 years ago

Please - before we go - admit if you're trolling, or superiorly stupid ... or just stupid

[–] danmo783 (12) 8 years ago

It wasn't so much negative as it was trolls... I was active on the Westworld board for half a year, going at least once a week. There were so many trolls putting spoilers in the subject that things were ruined without even having to read their troll posts. I'm one of those people that NEVER go to the comments section until I finished an entire season or have seen the movie. That was part of the downfall I suppose. That and Hollywood paid off IMDB... Hollywood entertains me and pisses me off at the same time... love/hate relationship...