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Author:  Harry Warden [ Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:37 pm ]
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For a while now the movie-related forums have been not getting nearly as many posts compared to the non-movie forums. This is getting away from the whole reason I gather KJ was created: to be a place to discuss movies first and foremost but with not as restrictive moderation as BOM. KJ is getting away from what it should be about. Forums such as The Water Cooler and especially The Politiko Palace are just serving to drive the attention further away from the whole point of the forum/site in general.
Author:  getluv [ Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:51 pm ]
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people like you drive me away from those forums.

and really, the Box Office Bash to me isn't the same anymore as it use to be.
Author:  Harry Warden [ Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:55 pm ]
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getluv wrote:
people like you drive me away from those forums.

and really, the Box Office Bash to me isn't the same anymore as it use to be.

:roll: Desperate to turn this into another "Let's gang up on Joe" thread?

There is an ignore function for a reason. Use it. If you don't, you have no one to blame but yourself.
Author:  El Maskado [ Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:12 pm ]
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The reason why the BO forum is slow is because its september where no interesting movie is playing. Same thing always happens each year whereas just months ago we saw alot of TDK threads in the forum. Again its the nature of the beast
Author:  Dr. Lecter [ Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:36 pm ]
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Yeah, September is just sloooowww....
Author:  Harry Warden [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:29 am ]
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It's not just September. It's all year that the WC and others get more interest, which shouldn't be what KJ wants for itself.
Author:  TonyMontana [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:44 am ]
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These things always go in cycles... you're 40 some odd days away from the Presidential election and talk is going to be heavy now - it always is at this stage during each election cycle. Fast forward to this spring, and I doubt that you'll still have people discussing/tracking the elections while ignoring all the big spring/summer movie releases.

As for the WC, it's always been popular around here, and likely always will simply because we've always been a fairly tight knit community.

But, you should know this community has always been about the video game forum, first and foremost. The movie stuff is secondary.
Author:  Harry Warden [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:49 am ]
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TonyMontana wrote:
These things always go in cycles... you're 40 some odd days away from the Presidential election and talk is going to be heavy now - it always is at this stage during each election cycle. Fast forward to this spring, and I doubt that you'll still have people discussing/tracking the elections while ignoring all the big spring/summer movie releases.

As for the WC, it's always been popular around here, and likely always will simply because we've always been a fairly tight knit community.

But, you should know this community has always been about the video game forum, first and foremost. The movie stuff is secondary.


There's no good reason to have a politics forum. No one's mind is going to be changed and if I do, I'm sure there are plenty of other better places to get political coverage; no need to bring it where it doesn't really belong.
Author:  TonyMontana [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:58 am ]
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How do you determine what belongs here and what not?

Why discuss anything? Will anybody's mind be changed about their movie preference? If they believe in UFOs? If they think Selma Hayek is pretty? If they believe in God?

The point is, it is fun to debate all these things, and even if you don't necessarily change your mind, these debates can challenge your views, make you rethink your position, and end up strengthening them.

If you cut everything out, but movies... you'd lose a lot of people, and as a result lose a lot of movie discussion. Lord knows I'm not here for the movie discussion. It's why nearly every board everywhere (whether it is a gaming forum or movie forum) has forums like the water cooler.

I'm actually surprised that you find it odd that there is a lot of politcal discussion happening now, or that the WC is used frequently. None of that is a very new concept, or different from any other forum on the net.
Author:  Harry Warden [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:08 am ]
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TonyMontana wrote:
How do you determine what belongs here and what not?

Why discuss anything? Will anybody's mind be changed about their movie preference? If they believe in UFOs? If they think Selma Hayek is pretty? If they believe in God?

The point is, it is fun to debate all these things, and even if you don't necessarily change your mind, these debates can challenge your views, make you rethink your position, and end up strengthening them.

If you cut everything out, but movies... you'd lose a lot of people, and as a result lose a lot of movie discussion. Lord knows I'm not here for the movie discussion. It's why nearly every board everywhere (whether it is a gaming forum or movie forum) has forums like the water cooler.

I'm actually surprised that you find it odd that there is a lot of politcal discussion happening now, or that the WC is used frequently. None of that is a very new concept, or different from any other forum on the net.


Such forums contain topics people take more personally which lead to more arguments, unrest, and cruelty. Cut them out, and you eliminate most of that.

As for those who would leave if they were cut out, who cares? Let them go.
Author:  TonyMontana [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:17 am ]
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Joe wrote:
Such forums contain topics people take more personally which lead to more arguments, unrest, and cruelty. Cut them out, and you eliminate most of that.

As for those who would leave if they were cut out, who cares? Let them go.


Most of the worst arguments ever here - that have led to hurt feelings - have been around movie discussions. Perhaps we should eliminate them?
Author:  getluv [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:30 am ]
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yeah. the movie forums just plain suck when Joe is involved. i try my best to ignore him, but i just can't. cuz i've never read something so retarded in my life. and i always have to be nice to him, cuz of his situation. which i totally respect.

i just wish if a few ppl left the movie forums, i would post more. i don't think the Water Cooler is mean-spirited anyway. it's just one persons opinion after all.

btw Music forum is catching up tot he VG forum in terms of posts tony.
Author:  Chippy [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:13 pm ]
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Who the hell cares?
Author:  snack [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:41 pm ]
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well, you could always go start your own forum.
Author:  Korrgan [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:52 pm ]
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There might be a lot of people that've become like me, in a sense. I really don't care about box office any more. I haven't in more than a year. I rarely even go into the BO forum. Box office just isn't an interest of mine any more. I barely even go into Cinemania any more. KJ, for me, is, these days, waaayyy less a forum about movies and more a place to either express myself or get wrapped up in the latest stupidass drahmaz in the Watercooler.
Author:  Dr. Lecter [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:44 pm ]
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Just wait 2-3 more months and the Awards forum will become huge again for some months.
Author:  kypade [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:41 pm ]
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kj cannot lose focus. what you call losing focus is what kj calls changing focus. kj is just a bunch of people...if they keep showing up here, regardless of where they post, they are focused.

note: kj is worldofkj.com/forum, not worldofkj.com
Author:  Chippy [ Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:59 pm ]
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Maybe if some people would stop being idiots... these some people are not the mods/admin.
Author:  Corpse [ Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:53 pm ]
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Eh, it seems fine to me. I think the forum was so busy from May-August, mostly due to The Dark Knight, it just seems slow right now and it doesnt help we just got out of September. And it won't help there isn't any really major blockbusters remaining the rest of the year. Unless some films break out, which I think there are a few films that will, though maybe not the ones most want. haha.
Author:  Bradley Witherberry [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:28 am ]
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KJ needs more cowbell...
Author:  Excel [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:21 pm ]
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we are going to need a dvds forum for whenever the dark knight comes out on dvd too.
Author:  Christian [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:29 pm ]
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Maroney n cheese wrote:
we are going to need a dvds forum for whenever the dark knight comes out on dvd too.



I lol'ed
Author:  kypade [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:34 pm ]
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Why? I missed the joke. Dont we have a dvd forum?
Author:  Christian [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:36 pm ]
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kypade wrote:
Why? I missed the joke. Dont we have a dvd forum?


Yeah we do. I just dunno what the eff excel is smokin'
Author:  Shack [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:29 pm ]
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Maroney n cheese wrote:
we are going to need a dvds forum for whenever the dark knight comes out on dvd too.


:funny:
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