Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cylixd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!akgub!cylixd!dave From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Totally Bad Movies - The Final Chapter Message-ID: <412@cylixd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 12:37:15 EDT Article-I.D.: cylixd.412 Posted: Thu Oct 24 12:37:15 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 04:02:33 EDT Reply-To: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN Lines: 56 Summary: COMING SOON TO A TERMINAL NEAR YOU >I've had it with this discussion on so-called "bad movies." > >It reveals far more about the variety of personal >taste than anything else... >Why don't we get on to reviewing movies, new and old, good >and bad, and halt this fruitless discussion. ------------------------------- > ... First we had the Totally Bad Movie list, a wonderful > and delightful discussion. Now, in the last few days, someone has suggested > a Totally Funny Movie list, another wonderful idea, on its own. And now, > we have a suggestion for a Totally Good Movie list. Another fine idea on > its own. However, there is already too much net.movies traffic for our > own good. (I found over 100 articles after being away for 3 days!) > > Can we PLEASE put the Totally Good Movie list on hold for awhile, and > bring it back out after these other 2 have died away? Please? ---------------------------------------- >Better yet stop it completely. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MY COMMENTS: The discussion on Totally Bad Movies started out to be a lot of fun, and it has been useful, though in a serendipitous way. But recently it has gotten tedious, for the following reasons, I think: (1) Some who came in late on the discussion were not aware of the rules, and nominated bad, but not totally bad, movies. (2) Many began posting instead of mailing. Presumably this is because mailing didn't work (I have found email to goof up many times). This results in duplicate postings about the same movie and arguments back and forth about the merits of the movie. (3) The network has a much longer delay time than I had anticipated. I saw postings challenging movies that I had taken off the list 2 weeks before. Many of these challenges were posted. (4) Too many nominations and not enough challenges. That is why I adopted the "seconding" suggestion of Evan Marcus. Many will go away by default, and we will end up with a manageable list. The various postings by people who are tired of this discussion, and the recent lack of new discussion on the topic, indicate to me that it is time to close up this discussion and get on to other topics. It is getting out of hand. I actually made number 15 on the list of heaviest users this month; that is not a distinction I especially cherish. Therefore, on Nov. 4, I will post "Totally Bad Movies - The Final Chapter," which will include all the movies that have made it to the list by then. That will be my last posting on Totally Bad Movies. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Kirby ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave) (The views expressed herein are the exclusive property of Dave Kirby. Any person, living or dead, found with the same or similar opinions will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of law.)