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Posted by Indiana Jimmie from 1Cust130.tnt1.portland2.or.da.uu.net on May 01, 2000 at 05:24:18:

In Reply to: A woodblock posted by I Quit! on May 01, 2000 at 04:56:35:

I LIKED your post about the Phantom Menace, and the possible discussion it could've sparked.
I TRIED to get it going, but you never responded to what some of us had to say...
I can understand your frustration with some things.....I dislike having to trudge through all of those NIM's too....but there IS still fun stuff to be found here. And I have found this board to be an invaluable source for answers to certain questions.....

At any rate, I responded to your TPM post because Star Wars is my favorite film, after Raiders....and when I came out of TPM I was numb. My Star Wars loving friends and I couldn't believe it....it was such a let down...mostly from what we built it up to be. And I'm sorry, but I blame Lucas' writing...Thank God he has recruited help for the next one.
But I DID pay a boatload of maney to a scalper for a bootleg copy, after I DID pay a ton of cash to the theaters to see it repeatedly. And I DID buy the widescreen $40 version, just to get it all....
and when it comes to dvd, I WILL buy that too...the more I watch it, the more I like it....
I don't know if you'll be back to see this response, but if you do, try to stick around....
Later pal,
Indiana Jimmie

"You listen to Short Round, You live longer!"

: This used to be a fun place to come to and discuss all things Indy, and what else we could find to relate to the topic just to have something to talk about. BUt, being here for four years is surely plenty enough for anyone, even a die hard like myself.

: Simply, nowadays, nothing of substance is ever discussed. Every 5 postings is lucky to contain a message at all, and every 10 gets beyond a mere sentance.

: Whenever I try to bring up something worth discussing as a thread, the topic is immediately buried under countless NIM messages, and very few bother scrolling down to see it. Those that do, choose to attack, most of the time, without even mentioning why they feel that way.

: CIP: My Phantom Menace post. I took the time to seriously defend the film on every count I could think of, fashioned it into a very well written post, welcomed feed back in the header, and then everybody else responds with simple agree/disagree statements, ranging from fairly perceptive, to the unimaginably stupid (Indiana Shorty comes to mind).

: Less than a full day later, someone else writes "it seems nobody in here liked that movie".

: Well anyway, before much else can even resposnd if they'd even liked to, we start a new board from scratch, one that is already filled with mostly crap posts. For as much as I like Short Round's enthusiasm, I must point a big finger at him, as I believe he created and most oft abused the (NIM) prospect. I wish him, and the rest of you, and especially Micah, well.

: Later dudes, The Ultraman

: 7:21, Leo, Neos, Tiga.

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: I LIKED your post about the Phantom Menace, and the possible discussion it could've sparked.
: I TRIED to get it going, but you never responded to what some of us had to say...
: I can understand your frustration with some things.....I dislike having to trudge through all of those NIM's too....but there IS still fun stuff to be found here. And I have found this board to be an invaluable source for answers to certain questions.....

: At any rate, I responded to your TPM post because Star Wars is my favorite film, after Raiders....and when I came out of TPM I was numb. My Star Wars loving friends and I couldn't believe it....it was such a let down...mostly from what we built it up to be. And I'm sorry, but I blame Lucas' writing...Thank God he has recruited help for the next one.
: But I DID pay a boatload of maney to a scalper for a bootleg copy, after I DID pay a ton of cash to the theaters to see it repeatedly. And I DID buy the widescreen $40 version, just to get it all....
: and when it comes to dvd, I WILL buy that too...the more I watch it, the more I like it....
: I don't know if you'll be back to see this response, but if you do, try to stick around....
: Later pal,
: Indiana Jimmie

: "You listen to Short Round, You live longer!"

: 
: : This used to be a fun place to come to and discuss all things Indy, and what else we could find to relate to the topic just to have something to talk about.  BUt, being here for four years is surely plenty enough for anyone, even a die hard like myself.

: : Simply, nowadays, nothing of substance is ever discussed.  Every 5 postings is lucky to contain a message at all, and every 10 gets beyond a mere sentance.

: : Whenever I try to bring up something worth discussing as a thread, the topic is immediately buried under countless NIM messages, and very few bother scrolling down to see it.  Those that do, choose to attack, most of the time, without even mentioning why they feel that way.

: : CIP:  My Phantom Menace post.  I took the time to seriously defend the film on every count I could think of, fashioned it into a very well written post, welcomed feed back in the header, and then everybody else responds with simple agree/disagree statements, ranging from fairly perceptive, to the unimaginably stupid (Indiana Shorty comes to mind).

: : Less than a full day later, someone else writes "it seems nobody in here liked that movie".

: : Well anyway, before much else can even resposnd if they'd even liked to, we start a new board from scratch, one that is already filled with mostly crap posts.  For as much as I like Short Round's enthusiasm, I must point a big finger at him, as I believe he created and most oft abused the (NIM) prospect.  I wish him, and the rest of you, and especially Micah, well.

: : Later dudes, The Ultraman

: : 7:21, Leo, Neos, Tiga.

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