@Fergoose said:

@thebarnman said:

@Harry Skywalker said:

IMDB closing their message boards was pure lunacy.

But needed. Every other post was about how some aspect of a movie was racist and/or sextist. It was out of control.

That's what a report button and moderators are for. Like here.

I've read they had problems keeping up with those bad posts. And if I'm to believe what others have written about movie companies getting upset because IMDB couldn't keep enough of the spam under control; it was easier to drop the forums to keep them happy rather than trying to keep the bad posts under control.

@thebarnman said:

@Fergoose said:

@thebarnman said:

@Harry Skywalker said:

IMDB closing their message boards was pure lunacy.

But needed. Every other post was about how some aspect of a movie was racist and/or sextist. It was out of control.

That's what a report button and moderators are for. Like here.

I've read they had problems keeping up with those bad posts. And if I'm to believe what others have written about movie companies getting upset because IMDB couldn't keep enough of the spam under control; it was easier to drop the forums to keep them happy rather than trying to keep the bad posts under control.

Im sure it was making enough money to hire more mods. I mean seriously it was probably bringing in a good amount of change a month. They just picked the easy way out.

@OddRob said:

@thebarnman said:

@Fergoose said:

@thebarnman said:

@Harry Skywalker said:

IMDB closing their message boards was pure lunacy.

But needed. Every other post was about how some aspect of a movie was racist and/or sextist. It was out of control.

That's what a report button and moderators are for. Like here.

I've read they had problems keeping up with those bad posts. And if I'm to believe what others have written about movie companies getting upset because IMDB couldn't keep enough of the spam under control; it was easier to drop the forums to keep them happy rather than trying to keep the bad posts under control.

Im sure it was making enough money to hire more mods. I mean seriously it was probably bringing in a good amount of change a month. They just picked the easy way out.

And it's probably making even more money now that the sponsors are even happier.