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    Dissappearing Posts and Threads

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    Well that does make some kind of insidious sense Fred.

    Still, (Spam attack aside)  I'd rather see a dozen threads "locked" for redundancy, AND remain readable, than have one just disappear, without explanation.

    Sort of reminds me of the mysteriously changing "laws" on the side of the barn in Animal Farm. Only the animals with longevity remembered that there used to be another way. All the young'ins just thought that is how it always had been.

    Still doesn't explain why that last thread was done away with?

    Does anyone remember the last few posts, that might give us a hint.

    One poster objected to all others who criticized bumping up old threads and changing their titles just to keep them alive.  This poster was at odds with several people and the mod pulled the plug.

    Dissappearing Posts and Threads

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    Locking a "bad" thread used to be the common method, but some people would then start whole new threads on the same topic, with titles like "WHY DID YOU LOCK MY THREAD?" Well, that next thread sometimes was locked, then a third thread would start.

     

    So, if a "bad" thread just silently totally disappears now, a lot of people can't find it, and they can't remember its title or what forum it was in, so that helps cut down on the "WHY DID YOU LOCK MY THREAD" threads.

    You are assuming it was reasonable to remove the thread entirely in the first place.

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    Dissappearing Posts and Threads

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    Bad-mouthing Ben has been an old and often repeated activity in these forums. Just his name alone sets off the haters.

     

    So, shutting it down is pretty much the standard policy when that stuff starts. It gets to be too much of an aggravation to pick out the poison, so an entire delete ends up being the final action.

    I'm struggling to recall the evolution of that thread but I don't believe it was pulled because of a discussion of Ben.  I think it had hit some other note that the mod did not like.  If you recall the original DGF post was about his approaching 50,000 posts.  And you must know that people have differing opinions about the 'counts' and how it often leads to bumping up threads that should have died a natural death long ago.

    I did make a remark that after 50,000 posts the counter is reset to zero.  I thought that was kind of funny so worth repeating here.

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    Movie (Auto)Biographies

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    Thanks for reviving this thread, TikiSoo.

    It's one that truly deserves to be updated with new information.

     

    Thanks also for posting this information about Sidney Poitier's book.

    Your comments remind of the TCM segment on him narrated by Oprah Winfrey, where she talks about how seeing him on television as a child impacted her life and showed her what was possible.

    I saw Mr. Poitier on the Sony (old MGM) lot the day the Rodney King riots broke out.  

    I didn't speak to him but you couldn't help notice him.  Such charisma.  And a fantastic looking gentleman.

    What a weird day.  On my way to the lot I had to drive around a sea-doo which was left stranded in the middle of an intersection in Hollywood.

    Later in the evening I was called away from the lot as the fires were spreading to Culver City.  It was then a mad dash home through red lights and barricading oneself in.  Much wilder than the news channels reported.

    Will Tom Conway replace 31 Days of Oscar and be SOTM in February?

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    As for their sound this most likely is due to their sharing the same genes for the resonance of their voices. 

    If you watch BBC programs, or BBC World Wide news you will hear all the announcers speaking with the same sound and accent. 

     

    You mean ALL the announcers for BBC share their genes too?

    It is true that most of them sound the same though.  It is the BBC News 'Sound.'

    It's true of the London stage too.  The regional accents get knocked out in favour of the 'National" sound.

    Films at the BFI London

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    I forgot to mention that Marcel Ophuls The Memory of Justice (1976) had a restored print shown at the London Film Festival.

    "Restored from the original 16mm camera negative by the Academy Film Archive in association with Paramount Pictures and the Film Foundation"

    TCM Premieres

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    tonight 10-8 for                 Trailblazing Women:  Independent Classics....

     

    (times ET)

    10:00 PM Girlfriends (1978)  

    A young photographer fights to build her career while coping with her best friend's marriage.

    Dir: Claudia Weill Cast:  Mike Kellin , Jane Anderson , Regina David .

    C-88 mins, CC,

    11:45 PM Valley Girl (1983)  

    A high-school fashion plate falls for a punk rocker.

    Dir: Martha Coolidge Cast:  Deborah Foreman , E. G. Daily , Cameron Dye .

    C-99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

    1:45 AM True Love (1989)  

    Bride and groom plan their weddings on their own while grappling with cold feet.

    Dir: Nancy Savoca Cast:  Vincent Pastore , Donald Berman , Christopher Shaw .

    C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

    Kudos to TCM for showing all of these films.  Would the detractors have us watch more of the same night after night?

    And one of of the detractors doesn't even watch TCM anymore.

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    Will Joan Bennett be SOTM in May?

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    I didn't bother with it because every time I tried to watch it I became bored. Really, really bored.

     

    I loved vampire movies, but not this soap.

    Yes, it was rather boring.  And I threw in the towel battling to watch it through the 'snow' on my tv set.

    It was the anticipation that got me hooked initially.

    Will Joan Bennett be SOTM in May?

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    Yeah, it was taken off rather suddenly. They didnt have much time to wrap up the storylines. By that time the storylines were such a mess I guess it didnt matter much. I remember rushing home from school to watch it and being **** when it was preempted for something..........

     

    Before we had recorders. Ancient times! :D

    I rushed home from school to 'listen' to Dark Shadows and watch a screen full of snow!  The weak transmission came to Toronto across the lake from Rochester and our antenna wasn't quite up to it.

    But if it had vampires in it, I had to tune in.

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    October Schedule UP * David Niven SOTM

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    I love Magnani and I love.MAMA ROMA.

     

    I didn't record it because my library has it. I love Magnani too. If this one is so highly recommended, I better borrow it soon! So far my favorite Magnani role has been THE ROSE TATTOO.

     

    But they don't have SEPARATE TABLES, Wah! I like seeing the star of the month while they are star of the month just to hear everyone's comments here.

    I know Niven was a well loved & respected actor, I would like to see his "best" roles.

    Hey, TikiSoo,

    You should see if your library has The Passionate Thief (1960).  Magnani, Ben Gazzara and Toto.  I saw it at our cinematheque this summer.  Magnani is very funny in it.

    Our library system still has a copy on VHS.

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