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  • 3% (2)
    Indie Horror
  • 23% (13)
    The Classics
  • 5% (3)
    Horror in Print
  • 5% (3)
    Horror Media (games/TV/comics)
  • 16% (9)
    Upcoming Horror
  • 3% (2)
    Horror in Release
  • 12% (7)
    Reader Reviews
  • 1% (1)
    Suggestions for Creature Corner
  • 16% (9)
    Creature Corner Community
  • 10% (6)
    International Horror
55 Total Votes  
post #1 of 44
8/25/04 at 10:26pm
Thread Starter 
We're going to add four new subforums to the Creature Corner boards real soon. I've included some choices, and feel free to write in your own choices.
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post #2 of 44
8/26/04 at 1:22am
One of the things I really enjoy about this board is the diversity in regards to film ... The could be a nod to THE CABINET OF DR CALGARI and in the next thread we're talking about KAIRO ........ and I like that ....

When I went over to check out the Horror Channel boards, there were just too many film subfourms ..... It makes for bland conversation when movie talk gets too specific ... plus, I like to read about stuff I'm not necessarily familar with ........

What I think would be good would be to create subfourms for non-film horror related topics ie video games, comics, books, even TV shows or CGI ... or costumes, make-up, etc etc ....

But as far as dividing up the film boards, I think you run the risk of splintering the interest too thin, and ending up with sparse and uninteresting responses ....
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post #3 of 44
8/26/04 at 1:27am
International horror has exploded, so that might be the way to go.

IMO, the books & mags forum can handle horror fiction and the video games forum likewise, but I may be wrong...
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post #4 of 44
8/26/04 at 1:37am
There are too many forums as it is; I think CC handles the horror crowd pretty well, and I've never noticed an issue with their interests "spilling over" to the regular board.

JMO
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post #5 of 44
8/26/04 at 1:40am
For example, let's look at the whole DVD issue...when you want to bring up a DVD release, does it go into "films in release or on video", "DVD", "Film discussion", or "DVD reviews"? Time to stop specializing, Nick, all due respect.
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post #6 of 44
8/26/04 at 1:45am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chavez
For example, let's look at the whole DVD issue...when you want to bring up a DVD release, does it go into "films in release or on video", "DVD", "Film discussion", or "DVD reviews"? Time to stop specializing, Nick, all due respect.
what he said
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post #7 of 44
8/26/04 at 1:46am
Hey Nick,
I just want to say that the corner is a really great board and I have to agree with Elmie that sectioning off the boards will result in less conversation. Right now there's a great sense of community here, and subgrouping will probably dissolve that. Not trying to be a dick in any way, just thought I'd throw in my two cents.
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post #8 of 44
8/26/04 at 1:51am
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Originally Posted by Eyebulb - Head of Obfuscation
Hey Nick,
I have to agree with Elmie .
Which is what I essentially did. Sorry Elmie, you said it first and better. I'm an idiot...
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post #9 of 44
8/26/04 at 3:48am
Reader Reviews would be a good one that wouldn't take away from the Community feel the CC forums currently have.

The Other Media one is also a cool idea, but I have to agree with the other dudes. Too many sub-forums might leave the CC a little dry.
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post #10 of 44
8/26/04 at 3:48am
I gotta say about the only thing I guess I wouldn't mind seeing, would be to add a horror in print/books/short stories sub category. I mean, I'd rather things just stay the way they are, as elmie said, part of what I like is the variety in one place. That being said, I do like the sticky threads for horror games and horror comics right now. So a horror books section would be appropriate I think.

But as for movies? I'd prefer the boards stay the same way right now rather than to break it up into sub-categories.
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post #11 of 44
8/26/04 at 7:21am
Why not leave it as it is? The people that come here enjoy it for how it is now.

There's room for all types of discussions under the Creature Corner banner, and all are welcome without being categorized.
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post #12 of 44
8/26/04 at 7:41am
I also like it better the way it is. On the horror channel they got different subforums, and you can find threads on Haute Tension in at least 3 different sections. The way the Corner is is much better.
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post #13 of 44
8/26/04 at 8:41am
Ya The Horror channel boards layout is terrible. I really enjoy the setup here at CC. The only sub forum I think we need is reader reviews
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post #14 of 44
8/26/04 at 9:13am
No. Just, no. I wouldn't mind the "other horror media" forums, like horror vidgames, books &comics, and shows/cons. But keep the film stuff here. I HATE the overfragmented layout of the HC forums, and CHUD's BTW. It makes no sense. That Uncle Creepy guy said he won't cange a thing, but maybe you can be reasoned with. Fragmentation kills communities.
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post #15 of 44
8/26/04 at 9:18am
I think CHUD's layout works beautifully, but I'd put the CC at maybe four max. One for different mediums is a good idea, although I'm not sure a Classics forum would work purely because the term classic seems so much more debated in horror circles. I mean, it sounds blasphemous, but there are some people who don't consider HALLOWEEN and EVIL DEAD II classics at all, but yet many would shelve them as such.

Reader reviews/articles is also a good one.
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post #16 of 44
8/26/04 at 9:47am
I'm also against fragmenting the movie forums. Forums should just be split by medium (television, books, etc.). Fragmenting the movie forums will keep people (like myself) from discovering different films.

I voted for reader reviews. Reader reviews really clog up threads that are supposed to be about discussing aspects of a new release.
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post #17 of 44
8/26/04 at 10:05am
but that's just not clear cut. Most discussion of films start from and include people's opinions of them, and discussion of those opinions. A RR forum would either be a dry thing with undiscussed reviews in a vacuum or just a normal discussion thread.
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post #18 of 44
8/26/04 at 10:12am
You're way oversimplifying. There's one thing for someone to post 'I like X film' etc etc, but totally another to write a four-thousand word review on the film, which is what people do, and it really pisses me off. People do it on CHUD all the time. It's like, there's a forum there for that kind of thing, so use it. Don't clog up threads with that stuff when there's a more suitable place for it. Posting a review isn't adding to discussion, it's just posting one long opinion that leaves no space for talking about it because they usually talk about everything they did or didn't like in the review.
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post #19 of 44
8/26/04 at 10:17am
Opinions are basically mini-reviews and as long as they stay short I see no problem leading off with your assessment. Of cource ALL views and sub-genres make boards like this one unique. So kill the catigorization idea in its tracks. That's all we need is a Horror Channel 2.
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post #20 of 44
8/26/04 at 10:18am
What Charles said.
Too many post-release threads are cluttered with poorly written, long-winded reviews (that often recap the plot, for some strange reason). They interrupt actual discussion. Creating a seperate forum for this will be a boon for any shmuck who wants to waste bandwidth with poorly written, long-winded reviews of every Friday the 13th movie.
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post #21 of 44
8/26/04 at 10:19am
Ha! Your reviews are good, Bob.
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post #22 of 44
8/26/04 at 10:25am
It's a gray area, vague. Sure no one wants to hear a story capsule. Although those can even come in handy for obscure movies that someone, may or may not have seen, to stir the memory. Opinions start conversation.
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post #23 of 44
8/26/04 at 10:33am
Thanks, Charles!
And rest assured, if CC introduces a Reader Review thread I will fill that sucker with in depth pontifications on the complete works of Bob Clark and Alan Ormsby.
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post #24 of 44
8/26/04 at 11:17am
Possible new forums:

--Zombies: They're Running Speeds

--Hey. You Guys Wanna See a Dead Body? Come Here.

--How Come Nobody Talks About Event Horizon Anymore Which is Actually a Really Good Movie you motherfucker

--Foreign Films. Mostly Tentacle Rape. Mostly.

--Old Films: Shittey or Actually Good/Over rated?

--Fellate Bruce Campbell's Penis With Slow, Soulful Licks Here

--Freddie versus Jason Who Would Win? In Real LIfe I mean.


Ah, I kid, I kid. I actually like the suggestion of just two forums, one for films and one for everything else. And since there are never that many horror films in release at one time, I think it would also be a good idea to just make a Sticky Thread for each upcoming flick when it draws near in order to keep everything tidy. There's no reason for thirty different DotD threads. Two or three Sticky threads for the bigger upcoming horror releases would keep a lot of discussions from getting too fragmented, I think.
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post #25 of 44
8/26/04 at 11:19am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Slater
--How Come Nobody Talks About Event Horizon Anymore Which is Actually a Really Good Movie you motherfucker
i luv that movie. it has great charecterisation.
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post #26 of 44
8/26/04 at 12:43pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles B
charecterisation.
Can I buy a vowel?


Anyway I think the corner should be broken into:

Main Forum
Reader's Reviews
Video Games
Books
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post #27 of 44
8/26/04 at 12:59pm
That's some funny shit, Slater!
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post #28 of 44
8/26/04 at 3:20pm
jah



except the "--Zombies: They're Running Speeds"

I take that one very seriously

because I am very stupid
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post #29 of 44
8/27/04 at 7:14am
NOOOOOO. Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids. Damn longears, trying to take Easter away from Jesus. Anyway, what was that you were saying?
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post #30 of 44
8/28/04 at 11:26am
Break the comic and video games into their own sections along with books and mags but other than that leave it as is.

EDIT

I like the idea of a CC community board as well for all other discussion.
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post #31 of 44
8/28/04 at 1:05pm
I don't think CC needs TOO many new forums, but I think a forum for "The Classics" and "International Horror" would be great.
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post #32 of 44
8/28/04 at 4:30pm
I don't know. I agree with Elmie as well that fractioning the movie talk would become a pain in the ass. The Classics. We talk about the classics all the time on the regular board and who's to say what a classic is. International should stay in the regular forum as well. I'd like to be able to discuss GInger Snaps Back alongside Resident Evil II. Or Dog SOldiers or any foriegn film. They're all still horror films and the international films must be included in the regular forums just for the sake of having new things to discuss.

I do not like the HC boards and how they have a forum for every type of film under the sun. It's too crazy.
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post #33 of 44
8/28/04 at 4:32pm
Exactly. Classic is too loose a term, especially when we have fans of both ends of a broad spectrum here.
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post #34 of 44
8/28/04 at 7:05pm
How about a sci-fi/fantasy forum?
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post #35 of 44
8/28/04 at 7:13pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Floydian Trip
How about a sci-fi/fantasy forum?
That's basically what the Franchises used to be.
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post #36 of 44
8/28/04 at 7:16pm
No set perameters on that either. Most recently stuff like CUBE and THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT bend a lot of SCI-FI contrivances to horrific means.

I think the best idea is to separate different "media" into categories and keep the main CC board the same.

Most are fairly intelligent here and if something doesn't fit discussions it will sink off the boards no big deal.
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post #37 of 44
8/28/04 at 7:21pm
That's what I think is best. One for movies, one for print, one for games, one for free-form.
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post #38 of 44
8/29/04 at 9:53am
I agree with most of the others here that the CC boards are great just the way they are. I like having that variety in one place as well. Having extra forums would also mean a little extra work anyway, wouldn't it? (Not sure. I don't know much about maintaining web sites).

Anyway, Love you. Mean it. Don't ever change...
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post #39 of 44
8/29/04 at 10:37am
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Anyway I think the corner should be broken into:

Main Forum
Reader's Reviews
Video Games
Books
CC should be left the way it is, but if it has to be changed, this is the best way of dividing it.
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post #40 of 44
8/29/04 at 2:26pm
I'd say just having a horror forum and an off topic forum would be enough, that way you keep the variaty of horror discussions and add to the community feel by having a forum where CCer can get to know each other beyond their tastes in horror
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post #41 of 44
8/30/04 at 11:24am
Fireflyfan gave me negative reputation points for this thread. That's so awesome.
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post #42 of 44
8/31/04 at 12:08pm
I too, believe CC needs to be left alone.

I like it how it is
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post #43 of 44
8/31/04 at 2:39pm
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Originally Posted by Boys #22: elmie
One of the things I really enjoy about this board is the diversity in regards to film ... The could be a nod to THE CABINET OF DR CALGARI and in the next thread we're talking about KAIRO ........ and I like that ....

When I went over to check out the Horror Channel boards, there were just too many film subfourms ..... It makes for bland conversation when movie talk gets too specific ... plus, I like to read about stuff I'm not necessarily familar with ........

What I think would be good would be to create subfourms for non-film horror related topics ie video games, comics, books, even TV shows or CGI ... or costumes, make-up, etc etc ....

But as far as dividing up the film boards, I think you run the risk of splintering the interest too thin, and ending up with sparse and uninteresting responses ....
this guy is 100% right on. reading other peoples posts have turned me on to so many other areas of horror. but i'm affraid that if you split it up by film type i may never venture in thos subforums. video games, comics, books, movies, tv sounds about right though
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post #44 of 44
8/31/04 at 3:15pm

my .02

Somebody has probably already said this, however, I reckon having a general horror discussion forum, site suggestion forum with requests e.t.c -for cc- and a plug board -for advertising horror conventions, other horror sites, horror merchandise and what not; is all that you require.

That way, it is not spilling onto the main discussion board, and if people want to read it, they simply have to click. It is also not a ridiculous amount of seperate topics, because when that happens it can a: become confusing and b: spread the butter too thin or so to speak...

Just my thoughts,
Matt Carlin
www.pitofhorror.com
www.gutsandgory.com
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