Imdb discussion board seems to have been something of an anomaly, a unique combination of smart movie info web layout that are user friendly that attracts casual browsers that then may be intrigued by the extra feature of discussion. Also it has the benefit of almost always being the top movie website that google returns when people search for nearly every movie.
That is why is was such a shame that it closed it boards. This site would take years to replicate that kind of success, and likely never would because the focus of this site is discussion which most casual movie info seekers are not looking for.
Also it is worth noting that the mods here seem to be hyper sensitive to any perceived terms violation; some of which are questionable. It is likely they are trying to keep away would be trolls, the type that sort of ruined imdb in the first place, but this also can be a turn off for those interested in more heated discussions. Which means those that are more regular and aggressive posters might not feel this type of site is for them and move on. Which means the heavy posters are not coming here anymore and there are not enough casual posters to keep discussions fresh.
So this site has a lot going against it. I think the only thing that can save it is if they somehow made some kind of arrangement with imdb to have a link system on that site to this site. otherwise I doubt this will survive. Since I have been trying this out it seems it peaked and is now already dwindling.
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