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Non-Film Discussion => Xix & Xax => Topic started by: Gold Trumpet on January 07, 2004, 11:46:29 AM

Title: Content Area
Post by: Gold Trumpet on January 07, 2004, 11:46:29 AM
On another thread, Ono talked about the possibility of XIXAX extending itself by creating an area where people could subimit their film essays to. I think this is a great idea and can even be extended further to people writing weekly reviews, columns, essays and articles of any subject related to movies. It could go from just an average review to a news report/opinion on upcoming movies to an article on gender roles in Hollywood. Whatever. The benefits of this is that it extends the website beyond just a forum into something bigger. It would also allow for these articles to serves as sources of actual content to reply to on the forum. Both would help the other. Everyone here wants to see the site develop and this could be one way of doing it where people would get involved in ways they wanted to.

There is a downside. With people trying to write legimitate reviews, they may give the impression that they are "Film Critic" of XIXAX to everyone else. That shouldn't be at all. I think everyone should be given free opportunity to write on any movie and subject and if 3 or 4 reviews end up appearing for one movie, then great. It just makes everyone realize they all have a chance to submit material on equal footing.
Title: Content Area
Post by: Pubrick on January 07, 2004, 11:50:55 AM
the idea of reviews sounds kinda superfluous. what are ppl gonna talk about in the forums?

essays would work. and one thing is certain, MrBurgerKing desperately needs a column.
Title: Content Area
Post by: Gold Trumpet on January 07, 2004, 11:55:30 AM
Quote from: Pthe idea of reviews sounds kinda superfluous. what are ppl gonna talk about in the forums?

In the forum, the board will still have a thread dedicated to a movie. If people write a longer review for the movie, there would be a link to it in that thread and people would respond to the review still in that thread. It'd be nearly the same as someone writing a really long review in the thread because replies to it would still be in the thread.
Title: Content Area
Post by: cron on January 07, 2004, 11:58:15 AM
QuoteMrBurgerKing desperately needs a column.

i'm ready to spend 17 bucks on a MrBurgerKing T-shirt.
Title: Re: Content Area
Post by: ono on January 07, 2004, 12:34:20 PM
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetOn another thread, Ono talked about the possibility of XIXAX extending itself by creating an area where people could subimit their film essays to.
I second that brilliant idea.  And where do I sign up for the MrBurgerKing t-shirt and column e-mail notification list?
Title: Content Area
Post by: Redlum on January 07, 2004, 12:43:39 PM
Good idea, GT. For new releases or DVD reviews, perhaps user reviews could be catergorised under the film title, as I'm sure lots of people would want to contribute. I don't think this would have a negative effect on the discussion of films in the forum at all. People might go to the effort in a review/essay to make more interesting points than they would in a post and these can be discussed in the forums.

Also a Mr Burger King column would be brilliant.
Title: Content Area
Post by: Sigur Rós on January 07, 2004, 12:47:04 PM
Quote from: ®edlumPeople might go to the effort in a review/essay to make more interesting points than they would in a post and these can be discussed in the forums.

Yeah, excactly. This is what this board needs. More old-fashioned film discussion instead of all these sissy-iddle-chatter-girly-fights...
Title: Content Area
Post by: molly on January 07, 2004, 12:51:48 PM
i wonder what Mr BK will say about having his own column
Title: Content Area
Post by: Gold Trumpet on January 08, 2004, 01:53:53 PM
For this to work, there needs to be confidence that actual content (articles, reviews, columns) would be submitted on a fairy regular basis (weekly, bi-weekly). Anyone willing to sign up for this? I'm willing to try and it'd work out nice for me cause I have a writing class coming up anyways.

Hopefully XIXAX is open to the idea and more people get behind this project and committ to seeing it go through. I know a good number of people I'd like to see write for this and if they don't reply here anytime soon, I'll bug them with private messages.
Title: Content Area
Post by: kotte on January 08, 2004, 02:16:14 PM
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetI'm willing to try and it'd work out nice for me cause I have a writing class coming up anyways.

I'd be very interested to read stuff from you...no reviews though. We already know what you think about the movies being released the upcoming years...
Title: Content Area
Post by: Gold Trumpet on January 08, 2004, 04:35:54 PM
Quote from: kotte
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetI'm willing to try and it'd work out nice for me cause I have a writing class coming up anyways.

I'd be very interested to read stuff from you...no reviews though. We already know what you think about the movies being released the upcoming years...

That seems limiting.......What should I write about then? Even columns have the author's opinion in it. I do try to go further though with my reviews on current movies than just whether I liked it or not.
Title: Content Area
Post by: ono on January 09, 2004, 10:04:30 AM
Can we get an opinion as to whether this idea will be considered?
Title: Content Area
Post by: Pubrick on January 09, 2004, 12:33:10 PM
i don't think so.

there's many more admins tho, maybe one of them is into it..

all i know is that xixax is planning changes, as u would've guessed from the logo poll. these particular changes don't appeal to me.
Title: Content Area
Post by: Gold Trumpet on January 09, 2004, 01:04:01 PM
It has a chance to work. I ran the idea by XIXAX in private messaging and got him to agree it is an interesting concept. Yes, an admin has to show interest in it to want to pursue it, but I think more importantly a good number of people here have to commit by saying they'd extend themselves to be regular writers of in depth articles. If that happens, admins may want to see the project go through because it will gurantee positive results.
Title: Content Area
Post by: SoNowThen on January 09, 2004, 01:12:10 PM
If you'd want me to, I'd be happy to contribute. Not regularly, but from time to time when something really strikes me as worth saying...
Title: Content Area
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on January 09, 2004, 01:13:38 PM
Let's just publish a magazine.
Title: Content Area
Post by: ono on January 09, 2004, 01:14:51 PM
Quote from: SoNowThenIf you'd want me to, I'd be happy to contribute. Not regularly, but from time to time when something really strikes me as worth saying...
Ditto.  And what's more is, I'd be happy to take at least some responsibility for the maintenance of the site itself, if needed.
Title: Content Area
Post by: Gold Trumpet on January 09, 2004, 01:51:51 PM
Quote from: Jeremy BlackguffinLet's just publish a magazine.

I'm imagining the content area would be set up like that. The front page would include just recent articles and then after an article has stayed on there a week, it would move off the front page and so would all the others. Maybe a search engine and archive could exist for anyone wanting to get to older articles, but that's asking for a lot.

I'd also be willing to take any management duties that would need to be done.
Title: Content Area
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on January 09, 2004, 02:34:48 PM
This is a really good idea, but it's also a lot of work.

Ideally, we would create a separate domain that would be kind of a sister site. It would have limited high-quality content, exclusively from Xixax users.

If every one comes together on this some time in the future, I'd be happy to help with design issues, administration, editing, writing, etc.

Let's let it ferment.
Title: Content Area
Post by: Pubrick on June 17, 2004, 12:23:55 PM
the content area is now the Green Screen, not exactly the same idea that was developed in this thread.

all u need to know here: http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=6417&highlight=