Gonna try and get more traffic here-

[Tricia Martin]

This place is great! The only thing I have to say is that I find it sad that there seem to only be like 5 people really active at any given time here. Some really cool groups with no one posting in them. Hell- I made a group for the NOTLD chapel and am STILL the only member. I've decided to try and pimp this site out everywhere I can. It has potential to be really awesome- we just gotta' get some bodies in here. If anyone even reads this, I hope you agree with me and help do the same. So sad that some posts are YEARS old....sigh...
Just had to say what I was thinkin'. Have a most interesting day!
Tricia :ukk:

[Tricky]

There used to be a lot of traffic here actually, it just seems to have died down a lot over the past year or so! A lot of it being fall outs among members, specifically around political debates, and said members now refuse to post in any of those threads or indeed in other threads where people they dont like have being posting in, its a shame really!

[EvilNed]

Also, whenever a debate gets to complicated and convoluted or petty I usually lose interest and stop posting.

[JDFP]

I don't know if it would serve us best to be "pimped out". Certainly, more discussion is always a plus - but we're a fairly tight knit group here. The people that didn't belong have left - those of us who are here now are people who want to be here. Certainly, there's occasionally the member squabble over something - but those of us here now are all adults and even if/when we have a disagreement regarding something we generally resolve such issues in adult-like fashion.

I'd rather be a regular here on a site where 5-10 members regularly participate and give thoughts as opposed to another forum (like say the boards for Bloody Disgusting) where you have a few hundred people randomly throwing shit around and really have no use for discussion as it's nearly impossible to keep track of what is going on.

j.p.

[bassman]

I'd rather be a regular here on a site where 5-10 members regularly participate and give thoughts as opposed to another forum (like say the boards for Bloody Disgusting) where you have a few hundred people randomly throwing shit around and really have no use for discussion as it's nearly impossible to keep track of what is going on.


This. I'm all for more people joining, I just don't want them all to be IMDB type morons like you see everywhere else.

Besides, this place has it's high and low points. When a new Romero film or new TWD episodes pick up, traffic will do the same.

[Neil]

I'd rather be a regular here on a site where 5-10 members regularly participate and give thoughts as opposed to another forum (like say the boards for Bloody Disgusting) where you have a few hundred people randomly throwing shit around and really have no use for discussion as it's nearly impossible to keep track of what is going on.

j.p.
We do have a great group of folks here... Conversations are always diverse and interesting :)

[MinionZombie]

Ebbs and flows is what HPOTD is about traffic wise. We have a tight-knit group of folks who are diehard HPOTD'ers. There are scuffles from time-to-time here-and-there, but HPOTD is most definitely very different from the vast majority of forums. You so often hear forums being characterised as havens for idiots, flamers, trolls and all the arseholes in-between - whereas HPOTD is quite a relaxed place most of the time.

Some of the old guard have trickled away over the years (while some are still here), but personally I've been coming here since - IIRC - 1998. So this is now my 14th year coming to HPOTD, and while I've joined a few other forums along the way, this is the only one I've stuck with and continue to stick with. This place rocks ... sometimes newbies can find it intimidating as they're not "up-to-speed on HPOTD" so some folks can get a little ancy with them posting topics that have already been discussed to death, or repeating threads (but then the search function is still naff - I can never find any specific threads still to this day) ... and sometimes you get people who come along just to cause trouble (but they never last).

I think we at HPOTD have a very strong group mentality - we very much welcome folks like you, Tricia - intelligent and pleasant posters are always welcome. The strength of our community here can be intimidating to some, and others can sometimes scupper themselves as they burst in all-guns-blazing expecting HPOTD to be like most other forums where everybody is flinging grief at one-another willy nilly ... well that just ain't HPOTD. We welcome vibrant discussion, but in a respectful manner.

In years past we've had our run-ins with trolls and flamers, and I think we've all - collectively as a community - rowed against that kind of behaviour in order to preserve our own particular friendly brand of zombie-based discussion. The odd flare up now-and-then between members, but these are usually just minor spats that are easily smoothed over and forgotten about.

Everyone has to join a forum for the first time at one point or another, and all you have to do to fit in is not be an idiot. So in summary, I think HPOTD is a fairly unique beast in terms of internet discussion forums ... and like I said, we very much welcome friendly and respectful new members. :)

[AcesandEights]

Besides, this place has it's high and low points. When a new Romero film or new TWD episodes pick up, traffic will do the same.

So true! This current lull of the last 4 weeks or so is at least partly due to the Holidays and a down cycle in activity after the 1st leg of Season 2 of the Walking Dead.

[MikePizzoff]

This. I'm all for more people joining, I just don't want them all to be IMDB type morons like you see everywhere else.

Besides, this place has it's high and low points. When a new Romero film or new TWD episodes pick up, traffic will do the same.

Eh, I'm not so sure anymore. The first season of TWD saw a nice influx of new people (who since dropped off), but the second season didn't really see many new faces - those that ARE new since season two, generally only post in TWD forum, as well.

I would like there to be A LOT more people here as long as, like you said, they aren't idiots/trolls (unless funny trolls).

[Danny]

Every forum ebbs and flows but honestly i visit forums more quiet than this one.

I'll stick to enjoying a forum thats like cheers, everyone knows everyones name after all these years and a fair few of us have been here now for over half a decade. I'd take any one of these folks over a million imdb retards.

quality of posting is far better than quantity of what i believe the kids these days dub as 'shitposting'. Not every site must be like facebook, awash in a sea on constantly churning tides of low brow idiocy.

[Mr.G]

I'm not saying this site is close to death, far from it, but all things have a lifespan and looking over the topics on the forums, a lot has been covered. The newness has worn off for most members with discussions involving zed films, comics, books, etc and the topics have been digested multiple times and have been reanimated (I'm guilty here) many more. When new items occur, and I'm sure they will, traffic will pick up and I think that's the natural process.

One reason (of many) I visit this site is the different people and opinions. I love how we share the same passion for a specific genre of horror. I don't want this place filled with people with an axe to grind or others who want to establish the biggest post count.

[MikePizzoff]

I'll stick to enjoying a forum thats like cheers, everyone knows everyones name after all these years and a fair few of us have been here now for over half a decade. I'd take any one of these folks over a million imdb retards.


I started lurking here a decade ago! I know a couple of people that were posters back then, still visit. Man, I can't believe it's been 10 years...

[Danny]

I started lurking here a decade ago! I know a couple of people that were posters back then, still visit. Man, I can't believe it's been 10 years...

i was in early high school back then, now ive been out of uni for 2 years!, how time flies.

[EvilNed]

I remember joining this forum when us comrades were spreading fliers across Moscow about the evil of capitalism and the Romanovs. Seems like only yesterday.

[Danny]

I remember joining this forum when us comrades were spreading fliers across Moscow about the evil of capitalism and the Romanovs. Seems like only yesterday.

yeah, then we tried shooting and poisoning you and freezing you in a river.

never did tell us how you macguyvered your way outta that one.

[Trin]

TWD has been hard for me as a poster on HPOTD. I've largely dropped out.

(1) Too many comic book spoilers creep into the discussions which leads me to be very selective in what threads I read.
(2) I get behind watching the epidoses as they come out, which leads to being behind in the discussions so I have to avoid the forums entirely till I catch up.
(3) The discussions happen FAST. It seems like by the time I get the episode watched and get to the comp there are 3-4 pages of discussion. I can barely read it all much less respond.

None of these items has dulled my opinions or interest in discussing. They've just limited the opportunity.

I liked it better when we had a few years between Romero movies to dissect the past and ponder the future. That's a pace I can sustain. This episode a week for 6 weeks business is killing me. Then a several month dry spell. It's feast or famine.

But you can't be upset with the fact that there is new zombie material. That's a win all around!

[AcesandEights]

None of these items has dulled my opinions or interest in discussing. They've just limited the opportunity.

And the threads--though great--are lesser for not having as much of your input, Trin. You always bring either something well thought out, entertaining or both to a discussion. Glad to see you're still popping your head in.

[JDFP]

I remember joining this forum when us comrades were spreading fliers across Moscow about the evil of capitalism and the Romanovs. Seems like only yesterday.

I miss those fliers! My granny had many a warm night of rest from her fireplace thanks to those fliers - on a positive note, at least she still has "The New York Liberal Times" to feed the fire for some comfort.

j.p.

[wayzim]

We do have a great group of folks here... Conversations are always diverse and interesting :)

Too true, though some of my more recent posts - if I got a bit defensive over on the media forum, I apologize for that.

Still, even if some seriously rowdy folks do pass through, it's rarely been dull over the long haul.

Wayne Z

[Tricia Martin]

Ah- I understand completely. I didn't even think of accidentally luring the trolls or the melodramatic douchebags who are easily butthurt here... Yep- I honestly just told people in the facebook group that Gary started about this place. Of course, Gary already knows it's here and he is one of the last people who would ever cause any drama...hahaa! We've talked about that a lot. There are a couple of people in the fb chapel group (who won't come here, I promise) who have begun to show their mentality to be "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia". I promise not to muck up a cool place like this with crappy strangers...haha! I have to tell all of you that I really like this site! And that IS because its not like other forums. I am an incredibly laid back person who detests drama. I just like to have intellectually fun conversations...ok...I love low-brow humor too...hahaa! Yep- I wake up every morning to look at the new posts, if there are any- and any time I get another chance during the day, I come to check things out. Well, I appreciate the warm welcome! It's a nice place to be.

[wayzim]

Ah- I understand completely. I didn't even think of accidentally luring the trolls or the melodramatic douchebags who are easily butthurt here... Yep- I honestly just told people in the facebook group that Gary started about this place. Of course, Gary already knows it's here and he is one of the last people who would ever cause any drama...hahaa! We've talked about that a lot. There are a couple of people in the fb chapel group (who won't come here, I promise) who have begun to show their mentality to be "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia". I promise not to muck up a cool place like this with crappy strangers...haha! I have to tell all of you that I really like this site! And that IS because its not like other forums. I am an incredibly laid back person who detests drama. I just like to have intellectually fun conversations...ok...I love low-brow humor too...hahaa! Yep- I wake up every morning to look at the new posts, if there are any- and any time I get another chance during the day, I come to check things out. Well, I appreciate the warm welcome! It's a nice place to be.

Tricia, pull up a chair and stay awhile.

In the immortal words of that Tod Browning film (obscure cinema alert ) "One of us, One of us. "

Or is that too over the top?

Still, we're good folk here, only slightly deviant.

Wayne Z

"Be cool, don't pop off now. " original Dawn of The Dawn (pardon my paraphrase )

[AcesandEights]

Tricia, pull up a chair and stay awhile.

In the immortal words of that Tod Browning film (obscure cinema alert ) "One of us, One of us. "

Or is that too over the top?

No, that's just about right. :D

[MinionZombie]

Ah- I understand completely. I didn't even think of accidentally luring the trolls or the melodramatic douchebags who are easily butthurt here... Yep- I honestly just told people in the facebook group that Gary started about this place. Of course, Gary already knows it's here and he is one of the last people who would ever cause any drama...hahaa! We've talked about that a lot. There are a couple of people in the fb chapel group (who won't come here, I promise) who have begun to show their mentality to be "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia". I promise not to muck up a cool place like this with crappy strangers...haha! I have to tell all of you that I really like this site! And that IS because its not like other forums. I am an incredibly laid back person who detests drama. I just like to have intellectually fun conversations...ok...I love low-brow humor too...hahaa! Yep- I wake up every morning to look at the new posts, if there are any- and any time I get another chance during the day, I come to check things out. Well, I appreciate the warm welcome! It's a nice place to be.

We're very glad to have you in the fold, Tricia - it's always nice to get new folks on board who are into the laid back, non-drama, non-trolly vibe of HPOTD. :cool:

[Tricia Martin]

Thank you all again...very much! Man, do you guys have some great conversations! hahaa! And DIVERSE! I absolutely love the horror genre, but realize there's more to talk about than just that. Some places I've been, they act like you're nuts if you even entertain the idea of talking about something other than horror. But that's what threads like "general discussion" are for. Apparently "General" means horror to them...weirdos. And yeah- some places tend to be pretentious...which...well, I just wanna' give those people a swirly and call it a day. (for those who don't know "swirly"- its when you hold someone upside-down over a toilet where their hair just touches the water, and flush.)

Reading through here, I saw that some people have found this place to be intimidating...how? hahaa! THAT I don't get. What's there to be intimidated about? hahaa! I haven't felt that way once since I joined!

[MinionZombie]

I think on the occasions that some newbies have felt intimidated is down to how we're quite a close-knit community, so perhaps they felt a bit 'on the outside' ... like turning up to a good party three hours late and missing a load of cool things.

Then as I think I said earlier in the thread, some have turned up expecting HPOTD to be like all the other forums where everyone is causing havoc, and they get a rude awakening when they discover that HPOTD is totally not that kind of place - as you've observed, we're a chilled out kinda hang out, and while we have a lower number of members, I think we all know each other far better (and indeed get on far better) than most other forums around the interwebtubes. :)

[Danny]

I think on the occasions that some newbies have felt intimidated is down to how we're quite a close-knit community, so perhaps they felt a bit 'on the outside' ... like turning up to a good party three hours late and missing a load of cool things.

Then as I think I said earlier in the thread, some have turned up expecting HPOTD to be like all the other forums where everyone is causing havoc, and they get a rude awakening when they discover that HPOTD is totally not that kind of place - as you've observed, we're a chilled out kinda hang out, and while we have a lower number of members, I think we all know each other far better (and indeed get on far better) than most other forums around the interwebtubes. :)

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Far out man.

[Tricia Martin]

I think on the occasions that some newbies have felt intimidated is down to how we're quite a close-knit community, so perhaps they felt a bit 'on the outside' ... like turning up to a good party three hours late and missing a load of cool things.

Then as I think I said earlier in the thread, some have turned up expecting HPOTD to be like all the other forums where everyone is causing havoc, and they get a rude awakening when they discover that HPOTD is totally not that kind of place - as you've observed, we're a chilled out kinda hang out, and while we have a lower number of members, I think we all know each other far better (and indeed get on far better) than most other forums around the interwebtubes. :)

Ah...I see. Well the people who feel like outsiders are silly. The only way to get to know people is to...talk to them! hahaa! You guys have made me feel completely comfortable and welcome...I don't feel like an outsider at all. I see what you mean, though. Some people may just not be able to get over that feeling no matter what. Maybe it's insecurity? Ah- who knows. I feel bad for people like that. They tend to miss out on lots of great things by allowing their insecurities get the best of them.

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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/khazrak/far-out-man.gif

Far out man.

Hahaha! Dude! I have a BEVERAGE here!