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Posted by Frank Aston (Member # 478) on 03-13-2004, 05:38 AM:

Forgive me for my incorrect placement relating to The Passion of the Christ. I am only an occasional visitor to this site having a life outside the industry. I am therefor not entirely up to speed on the policies and procedures. I do find it interesting however that certain people do not regard the individual presentation of certain films as being a technical matter. Sign of the times I suppose.

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 03-13-2004, 10:24 AM:

Doesn't this belong in the Apologies forum? [Wink]

Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 03-13-2004, 11:57 AM:

That's all right. With enough public ridicule and derision, you will soon learn either to place questions in the proper forum or hate us all and want to kill us in our sleep. The good news is that our Department for Homeland Security will keep you out of these United States. [Wink]

I'm sure some moderator will come along and move this to Yak. But they all stay up way too late and will not be among the breathing for a couple of hours yet. Projectionists are vampires you know. [evil]

Film Handler’s Forum is mostly a technical forum where machinery is discussed. It is the webs only resource for the technical side of presentation of film. Trained experts are standing by to answer all manner of archania pertaining to the operation of a projection booth. Other forums were established here to discuss other topics.

I guess the only piece of advice to pass along is think about which thread you can contribute before launching a new thread. I always try and think if my launching a new thread is an entirely new idea. Usually it isn't.

The moderator's aim is to try to keep conversations coherent and together. This forum is so large with so many contributors that if we were allowed to run wild, nobody could figure out where the discussion was. I've noticed in my Internet forum wanderings, that this forum has the longest discussions and the most prompt replies. I've seen forums where every thread is some guy asking one question and then one guy answering the question, then three days later somebody else coming along and asking the same damn question. This type of forum doesn't engender much loyalty.

So if you think the rules here are a little draconian, you’re right. But rest assured that all of the moderators are poor dressers and practice poor personal hygiene. [Big Grin]

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 03-13-2004, 12:03 PM:

So be it.

Note to self: kick Ian's ass.

Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 03-13-2004, 12:47 PM:

Ian should be banned!

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-13-2004, 01:21 PM:

BANNED![av=h]

Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 03-13-2004, 02:26 PM:

Did I offend? [Razz]

Well I guess you're not even trying if you can't get thrown out of the place. [thumbsup]

You can't ban me, I'll ban myself!

[ian]

Banned! [Confused]

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 03-13-2004, 02:55 PM:

Ian can't be banned until after ShoWest. There are platters to be tested, ya know.

Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 03-13-2004, 03:05 PM:

Ian:

Why do you participate in that ridiculous dog-and-pony show year in and year out?

The way I figure it -- either you're a serious attention-hungry exhibitionist or those pesky moderators have "the goods" on you.

What a sight that must be: A gaggle of cinema geeks with cameras and pocket protectors, migrating from one platter vendor to the next. (They should make collective "bink bink bink" noises as they communicate.)

Then the giant emerges!

"Oh no!" cry the platter vendors, quaking and shrinking in terror as the giant draws ever nearer to their precious innovation...

The technogeeks chatter wildly with excitement: "Bink bink! Bink bink!"

The giant huffs...and he puffs...

(...and we've all been lucky so far that none of the platters have collapsed!)

Do they at least get you drunk first?

Because I really care,
Manny.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-13-2004, 03:08 PM:

quote:
...either you're a serious attention-hungry exhibitionist...

No, Ian is a "serious attention-hungry EXHIBITOR. [Big Grin]

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-13-2004, 06:44 PM:

So Manny, you sound jealous...perhaps a little bitter. Why are *YOU* not going?

Chicken, Colonel Sanders?

>>> Phil

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 03-13-2004, 07:59 PM:

quote:
Ian can't be banned until after ShoWest. There are platters to be tested, ya know.

And a lot of scotch that needs to be consumed [beer]

quote:
So Manny, you sound jealous...perhaps a little bitter. Why are *YOU* not going?

I thought Manny said he was going...

-Aaron

Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 03-13-2004, 08:16 PM:

I was. But not anymore. Sorry to disappoint you. [Wink]

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-14-2004, 05:13 AM:

Remember ShoWest is for professionals. So Manny can`t go.

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 03-14-2004, 04:59 PM:

But he can send his ho's.

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-15-2004, 01:26 AM:

Are you going to be at ShoWest, Steve?

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-15-2004, 01:42 AM:

I would go to the FT Party, but Brad, Joe, Daryl, and even Josh have banned me. And I wasn't even going to wear my piercings!

What a bunch of jerks! Ummmm them, not me!

>>> Phil

Posted by Frank Aston (Member # 478) on 03-17-2004, 06:33 PM:

[sleep]

"With enough public ridicule and derision, you will soon learn either to place questions in the proper forum or hate us all and want to kill us in our sleep".

Ah. God Love ya' Ian. Being English I have no desire to do the above. Especially over such relatively trivial matters as are habitually raised by the small fraternity of this site.

And to Steve, the modestly self proclaimed 'film God', I don't think the word "apologies' exists.

To all genuine showmen/women out there.

It's been nice talking to you.