TCM announces it is sunsetting the TCM Forums

[ziggy6708a]

How do yous guys feel about his "Monthly Giveaway" prize/bait idea?
Seems kinda smarmy to me....
"where three people will win a gift card that can be used towards the purchase of classic movies or books on Amazon, or whatever a person wants to use it towards.

Any registered member on this site who posts at least ten times during the month will be entered into the monthly drawing.......
Amazon gift cards will be given to three winners...each gift card valued at $10.

To claim the gift card, a winner will have to provide a valid email in order to receive the link to redeem the gift card.

This is just an idea I had to show appreciation! I know some people are on a fixed income and may like getting a freebie..."
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clever marketing or fawning baiting??
 

[Hibi]

Who is paying for the gift cards???

[laffite]

How do yous guys feel about his "Monthly Giveaway" prize/bait idea?
Seems kinda smarmy to me....
"where three people will win a gift card that can be used towards the purchase of classic movies or books on Amazon, or whatever a person wants to use it towards.

Any registered member on this site who posts at least ten times during the month will be entered into the monthly drawing.......
Amazon gift cards will be given to three winners...each gift card valued at $10.

To claim the gift card, a winner will have to provide a valid email in order to receive the link to redeem the gift card.

This is just an idea I had to show appreciation! I know some people are on a fixed income and may like getting a freebie..."
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clever marketing or fawning baiting??
 

Are you sure you are posting on the right forum? I hear that something like this is going on at the "other" site. (where the Admin has a moniker "God.")

I have not heard anything like this over here. Something new?

I generally disapprove of these gimmick-y type things, but would be perfectly indifferent if a lot of members here would want it. I would probably not enter the drawing.

[laffite]

How do yous guys feel about his "Monthly Giveaway" prize/bait idea?
Seems kinda smarmy to me....
"where three people will win a gift card that can be used towards the purchase of classic movies or books on Amazon, or whatever a person wants to use it towards.

Any registered member on this site who posts at least ten times during the month will be entered into the monthly drawing.......
Amazon gift cards will be given to three winners...each gift card valued at $10.

To claim the gift card, a winner will have to provide a valid email in order to receive the link to redeem the gift card.

This is just an idea I had to show appreciation! I know some people are on a fixed income and may like getting a freebie..."
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clever marketing or fawning baiting??
 

Are you sure you are posting on the right forum? I hear that something like this is going on at the "other" site. (where the Admin has a moniker "God.")

I have not heard anything like this over here. Something new?

I generally disapprove of these gimmick-y type things. Whatever, though.

[Dargo]

I've noticed some posters aren't on either site. Have they given up on us? I've been doing some poster searching on both sites. There are some people I miss already. It's not like we can count on new people just showing up like on TCM's. Unless we get some disenchanted ones from Tops board. I hope we can keep this place going.

Hibi, have you or anyone you know of heard from Lorna? Or for that matter, from scsu (Rich)?

(...speaking of people we miss)

[laffite]

I spoke to Rich a few days ago. He is thinking of coming over here. He seems busy. I asked him whether he might resume his brilliant 100 Years silent film thread and and he said maybe though it would probably be every two weeks instead of every week. He is such an intelligent, funny guy, I wish he comes over here.

Hibi, I only heard reently that mighe be definite news, he was so devastated with the demise of the forum that he was sort of broke down. You may have read the same thing. Or perhaps this is old news. I have no insider news.

[LostHorizons]

How do yous guys feel about his "Monthly Giveaway" prize/bait idea?
Seems kinda smarmy to me....
"where three people will win a gift card that can be used towards the purchase of classic movies or books on Amazon, or whatever a person wants to use it towards.

Any registered member on this site who posts at least ten times during the month will be entered into the monthly drawing.......
Amazon gift cards will be given to three winners...each gift card valued at $10.

To claim the gift card, a winner will have to provide a valid email in order to receive the link to redeem the gift card.

This is just an idea I had to show appreciation! I know some people are on a fixed income and may like getting a freebie..."
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clever marketing or fawning baiting??
 

To me, it’s just whatever. I wouldn’t join up because of that offer (ten whole dollars in 2022!) but also it’s probably the least offensive thing about his site. My question is if he has that money to dump away why not spend the 80 dollars a month on an Invision board and then we could have a new site identical to the old one at the TCM board? That’s an example of him wasting money and being cheap at the same time when he could have saved the money and made everyone actually respect him if he bought an Invision board.

[LostHorizons]

How do yous guys feel about his "Monthly Giveaway" prize/bait idea?
Seems kinda smarmy to me....
"where three people will win a gift card that can be used towards the purchase of classic movies or books on Amazon, or whatever a person wants to use it towards.

Any registered member on this site who posts at least ten times during the month will be entered into the monthly drawing.......
Amazon gift cards will be given to three winners...each gift card valued at $10.

To claim the gift card, a winner will have to provide a valid email in order to receive the link to redeem the gift card.

This is just an idea I had to show appreciation! I know some people are on a fixed income and may like getting a freebie..."
===========================================

clever marketing or fawning baiting??
 

Are you sure you are posting on the right forum? I hear that something like this is going on at the "other" site. (where the Admin has a moniker "God.")

I have not heard anything like this over here. Something new?

I generally disapprove of these gimmick-y type things, but would be perfectly indifferent if a lot of members here would want it. I would probably not enter the drawing.

He is asking us what we think of Mr. MacDonald using that as a gimmick on his site.

[LostHorizons]

Yeah, I noticed Nips is over there. He can have him!

And Sepia and LuckyDan too. It’s like his site specifically picked up all the annoying people.

[laffite]

How do yous guys feel about his "Monthly Giveaway" prize/bait idea?
Seems kinda smarmy to me....
"where three people will win a gift card that can be used towards the purchase of classic movies or books on Amazon, or whatever a person wants to use it towards.

Any registered member on this site who posts at least ten times during the month will be entered into the monthly drawing.......
Amazon gift cards will be given to three winners...each gift card valued at $10.

To claim the gift card, a winner will have to provide a valid email in order to receive the link to redeem the gift card.

This is just an idea I had to show appreciation! I know some people are on a fixed income and may like getting a freebie..."
===========================================

clever marketing or fawning baiting??
 

Are you sure you are posting on the right forum? I hear that something like this is going on at the "other" site. (where the Admin has a moniker "God.")

I have not heard anything like this over here. Something new?

I generally disapprove of these gimmick-y type things, but would be perfectly indifferent if a lot of members here would want it. I would probably not enter the drawing.

He is asking us what we think of Mr. MacDonald using that as a gimmick on his site.

Got it, thanks.

I don't believe TopGod has garnered that many new members since the Nov 30. He had 67 before and now he has 79, and he seems stuck there. A net gain of 12. We have had more since then here. It was ghost town prior to Nov 30 and is seems bustling a bit now.

[LostHorizons]

Are you sure you are posting on the right forum? I hear that something like this is going on at the "other" site. (where the Admin has a moniker "God.")

I have not heard anything like this over here. Something new?

I generally disapprove of these gimmick-y type things, but would be perfectly indifferent if a lot of members here would want it. I would probably not enter the drawing.

He is asking us what we think of Mr. MacDonald using that as a gimmick on his site.

Got it, thanks.

I don't believe TopGod has garnered that many new members since the Nov 30. He had 67 before and now he has 79, and he seems stuck there. A net gain of 12. We have had more since then here. It was ghost town prior to Nov 30 and is seems bustling a bit now.

Instead of doing the raffle he should have just bought a new effing Invision board. Then he would have actually been a “god” to the TCM fan base for doing that.

[laffite]

He is asking us what we think of Mr. MacDonald using that as a gimmick on his site.

Got it, thanks.

I don't believe TopGod has garnered that many new members since the Nov 30. He had 67 before and now he has 79, and he seems stuck there. A net gain of 12. We have had more since then here. It was ghost town prior to Nov 30 and is seems bustling a bit now.

Instead of doing the raffle he should have just bought a new effing Invision board. Then he would have actually been a “god” to the TCM fan base for doing that.

If I have it right, he would pay $30 a month for the gift cards. Invision Community is $99 a month.

[HoldenIsHere]

It's nice to have some familiar faces here. I've finally been able to get a new password, not remembering the one from, what, seven years back?

I've discovered some of your great posts here from years ago!

I'm glad you're back.

[Masha]

I don't believe TopGod has garnered that many new members since the Nov 30. He had 67 before and now he has 79, and he seems stuck there. A net gain of 12. We have had more since then here. It was ghost town prior to Nov 30 and is seems bustling a bit now.

At the bottom of this forum's homepage is a small section labeled: "Who Is Online". It is a five-minute running total of how many are viewing the site. A short time ago the count was: forty-seven. Only a few were registered users but it does indicate there is interest. I would not be surprised if the total was occasionally eighty or above.

[Feinberg]

I went to the site and just watched the "raffle" draw in which the lady thanks their "supporters." Doe he not get money from advertisers on his site?