Some recent posts got me thinking... Exactly how many people read this forum?
By now, all regulars should know or recognise people who have been posting for a while, people like Burgo, Ash, Susan etc [the list is much longer, so don't feel bad that you were left out!], but recently I've noticed a lot of new blood who pop in for a quick comment here or there.
I don't mean those with stupid points and just starting wars or whatever, but people who actually contribute to the forum.
Are we being watched by a bunch of silent viewers who don't actually make a comment [or rarely make a comment], but just read what is being said?
I'm talking about the people who read the forum but don't continually post comments and replies, and never really introduced themselves to the 'gang'.
Here is your chance to introduce yourselves: Are you a long time listener, first time caller?
Make your mark here, and let's see who our audience really is!
I actually started out as just an observer. When I first discovered this site, I used to come in just to read the reviews and watch the video clips. It was probably about 6 months before I started contributing to the message board.
Hey Burgo you're not a first time caller! (Wait, neither am I) After reading the reviews of this site for two years I finally went to the message board and after a week of observing I started posting. Now I'll just back off from this topic.
I am basically the same as daveblackeye15, I 've been reading Andrews reviews for years and I started reading the forums last year and decided to start posting. I 'm not a first timer , but I certainly wouldn't consider myself an old veteran.
I have posted a couple of other places and quit doing so because people were so discourteous. I have seen a couple of pretty good flames started here, but nowhere near the degree I've seen at some other boards. People here seem to realize you can have divergent opinions without trying to trash the other guys.
I think I've been around since 1999. I know I started looking at this site back in 99 or even earlier so it wasn't too long afterward that I started posting. I use to post a lot more but now I only post a few times every week maybe where I think I can chime in with something. Actually for a real long time I wasn't even a registered user, just never took the time to do it (think the profile says it all!) I did finally a few months ago so I guess I'm official now. I have a review up here for Dawn of the Mummy (just looked at it- March 2001, didn't think it was that long ago damn 3 years already) hoping to eventually get a review I did for Psych Out last year up here.
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I'm all about interaction so it would be unthinkable to me to just sit back in the shadows and not say anything.
I suspect that there are probably hundreds if not thousands of people who read the stuff we write and never utter a peep on here.
To me, that is truly strange.
I often wonder why so many people are like that.
Oh well...
Post Edited (06-28-04 17:01)
You're right daveblackeye15, it should be first time posters posting here, not us regulars (or semi-regulars). I didn't start posting here until I'd visited the website for about a year, reading reviews and the like.
raj wrote:
I didn't start posting here until I'd visited the website for about a
> year, reading reviews and the like.
That's another thing I don't get...
When I first visited this site I read a few reviews and then went straight to the message board.
I visited the message board and wrote something on it within 1 hour of entering this site for the first time.
Waiting 6 months to a year to post on the board!!!?
That is something I will never understand.
Well, I was a review reader since 2000 or so, and in the last few months I started to peruse the boards and if I see something where I can contribute, I do so. This is one of my favorite all time sites, and I wanted to share in the full fun.
Oh wait....
"My name is Ed, and I watch B movies."
There, I feel better
-Ed
Because at first all I was really interested in was the reviews.
My name is Gus Nukem.
My task is to observe ... I rarely interfere.
I think I've been posting on this forum for approximately 2 years, my post count would be higher but I'm part of the old school before there was registration on the board. Yeah, I have no life.
"we knocked on the door
of hells darkest chambers
pushed to the limits
we dragged ourselves in." -Joy Division
trek_geezer wrote:
> I have posted a couple of other places and quit doing so
> because people were so discourteous. I have seen a couple of
> pretty good flames started here, but nowhere near the degree
> I've seen at some other boards. People here seem to realize
> you can have divergent opinions without trying to trash the
> other guys
i have to agree. ive been here for a couple of months now and this the only place that i go to regularly to post. other sites i go to the boards are just immature and just fillled with flames.
"I know I know ive been exposed permeant psychoses..
at least the colors are nice"- Aeon Flux
I've been posting since about Feb of this year. I found this site by accident and now I don't know how I ever got along without it.
There was registration? I must've missed that possibly. Damn, now i'll get stuck in the crappy sections, like ballet...
I found this site looking for wav files for some movies, and gradually made my way through the site to the forum. I didn't post straight away, because I didn't find anything that struck my fancy straight on, but I did eventually. In my haste to post I didn't even come up with an original nickname, how dull...
Anyway, I was hoping that we'd get more 'unknowns' posting here just to let us know they exist: with the exception of Gus [hello by the way] I recognise the other names so far.
There's no need to comment, just say hi, don't be shy! And if you're worrying about a good nickname, just look at mine; it's nothing special. Initials will do just fine!
Come on people!!!!! Drop us a line, then slip on back to anonymity!
I've been comming to Andrew's site for some time. Years, in fact....maby, 3? Came here from The Bad Movie report, by Dr. Freex favorable link.
It's part of my daily routine, when i have the time.
Always glad when Andrew has time for a new review.
Speakin' of which...is he out of the country, agine?
I found this site by word of mouth. I have been looking around for about a week now and made my first post the day I found it. :0
I suppose I've been reading/posting for 4 or 5 years -- I guess I first posted in late '99.
I used to post 5-20 times a day & get into all sorts of running commentaries, but got worn down by a nasty argument I had with Squishy The Squid -- several nasty arguments, acutally. Maybe the guy was 100% correct in everything he said, but his manner wore me out & made visiting the board a chore instead of a pleasure.
I'm in at least one movie here in the reviews --- ROBOC.H.I.C. (click on my name & see my picture!) -- and try to do as much commercial/film work as I can (not much/never enough), so you may have seen me in other things, too (Kill Line, various late-night lawyer spots, etc. etc.).
I haven't been around for awhile -- ongoing computer problems -- & have missed the site, especially Vermin & The Demons of Stupidity. Is Vermin still around? I was deeply honored that I got a mention in the liner notes of the last Demons CD.
I hope to hell my new film -- "Punkworld", made by Boris, the videographer for George "Parliament/Funkadelic" Clinton -- gets any sort of release. Direct to vid., buried on late-night cable, I don't care -- just don't bury the goddam thing . . .
peter johnson
Feel special, i don't post on any other boards. I don't have time to read any other boards. Back in the day i used to work as a sysop on compuserve, moderating contributing as well as doing tech stuff to the boards and rooms. It was a general world forum, naturally I ran the entertainment msg section. I have no memory of how i found this site, probably my usual surfing habits and clicking on links listed on various sites.
I suspect there's a good deal of readers out there who find more amusement listening rather than contributing. Sometimes people are real shy about that, some just like seeing others interact. Once in awhile people break through that barrier when a topic hits a nerve. If everyone who visited here posted, dear god we'd have about 101 threads a day titled "what is your favorite bad movie?" Are you ready for that? ;-) Trust me, you aren't.
Btw something i always thoght would be interesting is if andrew or someone here had something like what bravenet offers (guestmap). It's a neat idea to have us all on a big map, our names and general location. Check out guestmap, i tried it on my site once and didn't have as many participate but with this board we'd get quite a few, at least the regulars. I like the idea of visually seeing everyone's location. ;-) And maybe if most visitors here really do come from places like kansas and iowa....
Susan wrote:
> Btw something i always thoght would be interesting is if andrew
> or someone here had something like what bravenet offers
> (guestmap). It's a neat idea to have us all on a big map, our
> names and general location. Check out guestmap, i tried it on
> my site once and didn't have as many participate but with this
> board we'd get quite a few, at least the regulars. I like the
> idea of visually seeing everyone's location. ;-)
On my brother's memorial site www.corychapman.com I use the Bravenet Guestmap.
Here's the direct link to it so you can see what it looks like:
http://pub7.bravenet.com/guestmap/view.php?usernum=577572247
It's totally free and does indeed add a nice little touch to any website.
The only downfall is that you must use Internet Explorer 6 or higher to post your pin.
So many of my friends and family that live in other states can't post on it because they use an older version of IE.
Other than that I think it's fantastic. You can post your pin, select the flag of your country and write a text message saying whatever you want.
Susan also wrote:
" And maybe if most visitors here really do come from places like kansas and
> iowa...."
Actually, I think that only Brother Ragnarok & I are from Iowa. There was one other guy named Bmeansgood that I believe was from Des Moines (I think that was him) but he's been missing in action lately.
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I found this site a couple of days ago and this if the trird time I have visited, and the first time I have visited the message board. I think this is my third post so far, I dont usually bother to look at a message board unless I think I will be interested enough to make a post.
I like the idea of the guestmap, it would be interesting to see if there were any others from Australia, sometimes it seems that everything interesting in bad television and cinema, and the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres, is happening overseas.
I've been looking at Andrew's site since 1999, mostly just reading the reviews. Over the years, I occasionally browsed the forum, but not really often. I've only been posting for about a year. It's only one of three boards I regularly read and/or post on.
Ah, the aussie invasion hath truly begun [can't you tell where i'm from :-p ]
Go Iguanagirl, keep on posting. But god help you if you're from Sydney...
>>>sometimes it seems that everything interesting in bad television and cinema, and the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres, is happening overseas.
That's a tough call, since Undead was an australian film, in an industry that seems overrun with cheap comedies that invoke the 'australian spirit' and a bunch of larrikins, it was a breath of fresh air. We are getting there, one would hope.
There's just no budget in the australian film industry for big sci-fi\fantasy epics. Or at least noone is bothering to try it out, damn people will risk money on a third crocodile dundee, but won't give up a wee bit for a cool sci-fi flick.
We did have Farscape here, that's got to count for something at least...
Mad Max and Mad Max II (Road Warrior), don't forget them.