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The Trolls Have Won

posted 8 years ago by Zaphenzo
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Very sad day. It looks like, unless IMDb is pulling a prank (Google style), the boards will be closing in 17 days. I assume this is mostly due to troll activity. Luckily, this board has been relatively clean of trolls, but pretty much every Marvel board has been troll heaven, with hundreds of trolls and sock accounts flooding the boards non-stop. It will suck not having an easy place to find to talk about all kinds of movies and box office success/failures. I will miss you all. Boo on the stupid trolls. I guess they'll have to find something else to do with their meaningless time that they spent trolling IMDb boards.

[–] troyplafond 8 years ago

Reddit, my friends.

Reddit.

[–] magnusplin 8 years ago

Shh, don't give the trolls any ideas...

[–] troyplafond 8 years ago

Trolls on Reddit are better than trolls here, cause it's easier to get trolls banned from a subreddit than to get them blocked on IMDB, and we can also downvote them so they're out of sight, out of mind.

[–] UnvoicedApollo1 8 years ago

I hate Reddit.

[–] troyplafond 8 years ago

There aren't really any other popular messaging boards though.

[–] magnusplin 8 years ago

Because IMDb is so much better, right?
If anything, Reddit has much more civil and classy people than IMDb does. I haven't seen as many trolls, either.

[–] UnvoicedApollo1 8 years ago

It's much better organized and easier to find topics I'm interested in.

[–] Zaphenzo 8 years ago

Reddit, my friends.

Reddit.

My only problem with Reddit is that it's too crowded, I feel. Like on this board, for example, we've kinda got our own little community and I feel like I know most of the frequent posters. Even on some of the more overrun boards, like MCU boards, I knew a lot of the people there. Reddit is much more crowded and I feel like it would take much longer to start to get to know the people there. But that's just me.

[–] troyplafond 8 years ago

There are plenty of smaller communities. r/Moana is nearly empty right now, we could migrate there and still keep the small commu7nity feel. Going to places like r/disney and other big places like that would obviously remove that feel, but there are plenty of other options if you look hard enough.

[–] Smoked_Herring 8 years ago

Luckily, this board has been relatively clean of trolls

Except it has been a haven for Wallfish socks since October when it comes to box office obsessions.

[–] OhNooos 8 years ago

As annoying as that is, it is nothing compared to some of the rampant bullying and hate speech that I've seen on other boards at IMDB. I can see why they are shutting it down; it was getting toxic and must have become more of a headache over time.

[–] Smoked_Herring 8 years ago

True. Those things are generally problematic as well, along with spammers advertising illicit sites. I could understand if the IMDb mods also want to do away with them permanently. There are just not enough mods to go around, unfortunately.

[–] WeirdRaptor 8 years ago

They were still a contributing factor to this unfortunate decision.

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." -Gandalf

[–] OhNooos 8 years ago

Yes, I agree - all of the trolls contributed to the current situation. In addition to the toxic atmosphere of bullies, racists, misogynists, and homophobes, there were the offers of illegal downloads and streaming. There were also trolls that brought ratings of movies down that they had never watched and who targeted films and performers, almost campaigning against them negatively. None of this was good for anyone and I don't blame IMDB for shutting it down. It takes too much energy to deal with.

[–] WeirdRaptor 8 years ago

True, but I think the answer is simply dropping the boards for individual films and keeping the Main Boards that encapsulate an entire topic. That way you have all the users in one place where its easier to keep an eye on them.

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." -Gandalf

[–] OhNooos 8 years ago

Do you mean the boards that you find when you click on the link for "Message Boards" under the
"News & Community" tab? The one where things are in broader categories and not separated by individual movies? Maybe that could have worked with some modification.

[–] WeirdRaptor 8 years ago

Yes. Those. Hey, would you be interested in one of the alternatives some of the users have cooked up? I just signed up for an IMDb fan forum over to ProBoards. I could give you the link.

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." -Gandalf

[–] OhNooos 8 years ago

I'm not sure if I'll join another group or not, but I've been collecting links. If you feel like sharing, I'll check it out. And thank you. No matter where you end up, I wish you well.

[–] WeirdRaptor 8 years ago

http://imdb2.freeforums.net/

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." -Gandalf

[–] OhNooos 8 years ago

Thanks! I have been checking that one out. They don't seem to have a board for animation yet. Maybe the owner can be messaged or petitioned, somehow.

[–] WeirdRaptor 8 years ago

There is a "Suggest Box" topic in the bottom section of the site.

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." -Gandalf

[–] Tinny-Tinette 8 years ago

The worst trolls I've seen have been on the Full House boards. They're not trolls, just demented psychopaths

[–] OhNooos 8 years ago

I haven't been there. Have you been to the Ghostbusters (the new one) board?

[–] Tinny-Tinette 8 years ago

Have you been to the Ghostbusters (the new one) board?

No.

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[–] Zaphenzo 8 years ago

Full House?! Really? What on earth do they have to troll about there?

[–] Tinny-Tinette 8 years ago

Full House?! Really? What on earth do they have to troll about there?

Yup. They legitimately harasses everyone who praises the show, but goes huge lengths by doing so.

[–] Zaphenzo 8 years ago

Interesting. Who could have such a personal vendetta against a nice, wholesome show like Full House? Oh well, some people just really need psychiatrists.

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[–] OhNooos 8 years ago

I hope you reported that to the police.

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

How is the screenshot fake? It's your account. You can't fake a screenshot. Nice try to cover your ass though.

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

You're right, they're NOT fake screenshots. They're real. And you can lie all you want, but anyone else can see the truth.

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

https://twitter.com/TPulson?lang=en

Oops. Who's lying now?

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

Ohhhh now I tricked you? Interesting how your story keeps changing.

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

Yep, you have me saying pedophiles should be killed.

And I have you admitting you're a pedophile and threatening to kill and rape me and my family.

https://twitter.com/TPulson?lang=en

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[–] OhNooos 8 years ago

I wondered about that. So he/she is really the troll. What they are doing is defamation of character and is illegal. You would have grounds in a small claims court to sue, although it can be somewhat hard to make a case. Maybe just let them know that every thing they do gives you more evidence and ammunition for a court case and to cease and desist.

[–] Tinny-Tinette 8 years ago

Thanks.

[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

Can you tell me how its defamation when its true? Those are PM's from him. Its literally his account.

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

Yes they are. You even admitted they were real.

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

Lies upon lies Tinny.

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

You said those horribe things.

[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

He's claiming on here I made them up, which is impossible, so here's him admitting they're real in a pm.

https://twitter.com/TPulson?lang=en

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

That is impossible for one, and two you admitted they were real.

https://twitter.com/TPulson?lang=en

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[–] kjc_214 8 years ago

Tinny, stop. Own up to it. Its impossible for me to fake that.

You threatened to kill me and rape me and my family.