| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Mike Gebert
Site Admin
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Posts: 1885
Location: Chicago
|
 Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject: Input wanted: where else to announce NitrateVille? |
|
|
Although the focus so far has been on silents, NitrateVille is designed to accommodate talk about viewing and collecting talkies, too, and to make it easy for people to zero in on the subset of topics that most interests them.
So are there other Usenet groups that we should announce it on? I don't really have the in-depth knowledge of others like rec.arts.movies.past-films, rec.arts.movie.tech, alt.comedy.laurel-hardy, etc., to know if they've suffered similar problems with spam, loss of good posters, etc. I also don't want to announce it in a group that has a fairly low quality of posts to begin with and attract a bunch of people who will dilute the value of NitrateVille. What we want to do is find somewhere that there's a group of good people, and make them aware that we exist and that we're worth checking out. Better to attract 5 or 10 really good and interested folks than 50 not so good ones.
Suggestions? Comments?
_________________
"Why, everybody at NitrateVille is pixillated— except us." |
|
| Back to top » |
|
 |
silentfilm
Moderator
Joined: 18 Dec 2007
Posts: 4463
Location: Dallas, TX USA
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:47 am Post subject: |
|
|
alt.comedy.laurel-hardy has definitely had spam problems and is not nearly as busy as it once was.
You should see if some bloggers could mention this site.
Jeff Cohen (who would probably like this site) has a great blog called Vitaphone Varieties http://vitaphone.blogspot.com/. He used to post on a.m.s a lot.
Luke McKernan's (who made a couple of posts here about his upcoming Lost Film Festival) Bioscope blog is at http://bioscopic.wordpress.com.
Thomas Stathes has a blog on silent cartoons at http://cartoonsonfilm.blogspot.com/. He was a frequent a.m.s poster and he is still on some other message boards like 16mmfilmtalk.com and Golden Silents.
_________________
Bruce Calvert
http://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
silentfilm
Moderator
Joined: 18 Dec 2007
Posts: 4463
Location: Dallas, TX USA
|
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
knut
Joined: 11 Jan 2008
Posts: 31
Location: Germany
|
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
Mike Gebert
Site Admin
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Posts: 1885
Location: Chicago
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks, Knut, for the mention.
Thanks for your comments too, Bruce, I'm going to go post something on the L&H group now.
_________________
"Why, everybody at NitrateVille is pixillated— except us." |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
Mike Gebert
Site Admin
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Posts: 1885
Location: Chicago
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I also put messages up on the other two groups mentioned above. I stressed "pre-1960s" to emphasize that this is an older films board, hopefully that will attract the right folks.
_________________
"Why, everybody at NitrateVille is pixillated— except us." |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
Mike Gebert
Site Admin
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Posts: 1885
Location: Chicago
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
I want a 100th member!
A real one. Every day as I kill registrations from spammers, I lower the number of memberships from 100 or 101 back down to 98. We need a real 100th member. So if you know somebody who's into classic film, encourage them to sign up today and they may become the real 100th member. Better them than QSJFEKS or Srumtuttyl or the like...
_________________
"Why, everybody at NitrateVille is pixillated— except us." |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
Frederica
Joined: 19 Dec 2007
Posts: 1530
Location: Kowea Town, Los Angeles
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Mike Gebert wrote: |
I want a 100th member!
A real one. Every day as I kill registrations from spammers, I lower the number of memberships from 100 or 101 back down to 98. We need a real 100th member. So if you know somebody who's into classic film, encourage them to sign up today and they may become the real 100th member. Better them than QSJFEKS or Srumtuttyl or the like... |
Mike! 100! Can we throw virtual confetti and blow silent noisemakers?
Fred |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
Mike Gebert
Site Admin
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Posts: 1885
Location: Chicago
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: |
|
|
Yes, indeed, welcome to Mabel Normand afficionado Marilyn Slater, our real 100th, non-Viagra-peddling member!
_________________
"Why, everybody at NitrateVille is pixillated— except us." |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
Rob Farr
Joined: 19 Dec 2007
Posts: 239
Location: Washington DC
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Marilyn is a great addition to this group. Hey Marilyn, have you caught up with the newest Mabel to surface, The Floor Below? Can you give us a review?
_________________
Rob Farr
www.slapsticon.org |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
Danny Burk
Moderator
Joined: 18 Dec 2007
Posts: 515
Location: South Bend, IN
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:24 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I've just posted a Nitrateville announcement at HTF (Home Theater Forum). Since it has a large membership, there's a lot of interest there in all periods of film, so I'm sure we'll see new members coming on board today. |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
Mike Gebert
Site Admin
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Posts: 1885
Location: Chicago
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks, Danny.
_________________
"Why, everybody at NitrateVille is pixillated— except us." |
|
| Back to top » |
|
|
|
