Congrats, Scott! I'm with Sue Heim on this one.
Toochis --- Susan Heim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MoPo's Second Decade: The Big QuestionHi Scott and > all, > I like the MoPo group. I don't mind the > occasional ads for selling posters. If I'm not > interested or don't have the time, I delete them. > But sometimes I have a quick look and have found > some nice pieces. I think trying to keep on topic > can be difficult sometimes. While it may start off > "movie based", sometimes topics proliferate into > political or social issues. I like that because it > starts interesting conversation. I enjoy hearing > other people's opinions, especially since I know > something about them from previous "on topic" posts. > It gives me, perhaps, a more rounded idea of who > they really are. Obviously, when one goes off on a > tangent, that may be where you, Scott, have to step > in and remind we are getting way off topic. That's > your call. > > I thought the discussions about Brokeback have been > fascinating. I was surprised by some of the posts, > but it has been very interesting. A little > controversy can be healthy. I don't think an > occasional stray from "on topic" is so bad. I have > come to think of many on our group as "friends" and > sometimes you just need to say what you need to say! > > Sue > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Burns<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 8:25 AM > Subject: [MOPO] MoPo's Second Decade: The Big > Question > > > I posed this issue earlier this year when the > "Brokeback" discussions were hot and heavy. I was > surprised at the lack of response. > > As MoPo enters it's second decade on Feb. 24th, > where do we want this group to go? > > Are you all satisfied with the way things are and > the "rules" we impose? Should we open things up and > be more of a community of people who share a common > interest in movie posters but want more from each > other? Here's what the FAQ says about posting (to > refresh your memories): > > 1) Personal attacks of any kind will not be > tolerated. This includes name-calling, innuendo, > insults or gossip. > 2) Off-topic posts are not permitted. There are > ample places on the Internet to discuss politics, > religion, sex or any other issue. Posts to MoPo > should be related to movies, movie memorabilia, and > the people who collect it. > > Obviously rule 1 is a good one. (Mr. Hershenson is > happy for that one!) But lately I've begun to > wonder if the iron-clad "on-topic" rule is such a > good one. While I consider JR a friend and I value > his opinion, lately he has been the single person > banging the drum about staying on topic. I admit > I've let things wander a bit. I did so on purpose to > see how MoPo might change. As long as our > discussions have movies as their BASE, I've been > quiet. I've found the discussions brought about by > "Brokeback" and "King Kong" to be some of the most > interesting things I've read on this forum in quite > some time. I also actually enjoyed finding out the > first poster many of you acquired (again sorry, JR, > perhaps the "poll" was not right on target, but it > elicited posts that were worthwhile). > > Is it for the better? Please, regulars and > lurkers, let me know what you think. MoPo is often > criticized on some of the other boards, like Not > Suitable For General Exhibition and Movie Poster > Forum for being nothing more than eBay ads and an > occasional want list. While not exactly a true > description, it doesn't stray far from the reality > of our group. I have to admit I really enjoy reading > those other boards and I've been welcomed on them by > their administrators (thanks Ari, Phil, Andy) and > their members (many of whom are also on MoPo). The > atmosphere is different than MoPo, especially NSFGE! > :) I think MPF has suffered some of the same > controversies we've had on MoPo concerning suitable > posts and that has created some personality clashes > and member defections. But these boards are > growing, with NSFGE at 232 members and MPF at 478 > (about the same as MoPo). The newest board is Movie > Poster Chat with about 82 members. > > Perhaps because MoPo is an e-mail based discussion > group the concern at opening things up a bit is the > possibility of an overflowing inbox. If that's the > case, a switch to DIGEST mode can offer you a single > e-mail daily. Or read the posts via the > mail-archive. > > One of the reasons (probably the only reason) > Style-B was created by Donnie Sullivan in Nov. 2004 > was the enforcement of the infamous MoPo "rules" > that limited what could be posted. That was a bad > time for our group and it created a lot of ill-will > among people. At the time I will admit I was nearly > ready to throw in the towel and shut MoPo down. > While I'm not a member of Style-B, Donnie and I did > settle our differences and I wish him and his now > *very* small group well. > > MoPo's not the only game in town anymore. Our > subscriber count has stayed fairly constant. Do we > need to change? Should we stay as we are? Are any of > you bored, thrilled, awake?? > > I just throw this out for discussion. But I would > like to hear from the 400 of you who never say > anything. I know you're out there..reading. So for > once voice an opinion. Oh and I'm not picking on JR. > He just one of the few who posts his opinions and I > appreciate that. I wish the rest of the "silent > membership" would do the same. > > Your turn. > Scott > MoPo List Owner > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible > for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible > for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
