A Sincere Appeal to User List Creators

That's great Ed Jones. My sentiments exactly. Glad we could find some common ground.
Cheers - and have a nice day.

You have misunderstood the real purpose of this thread. Please refer to my reply to bderoes, for clarity.

Thanks

One of the problems with lists is that they are potentially dynamic: additions/deletions can occur constantly. So I can appreciate the difficulty of IMDb having to keep track of all lists which include title X.

In addition, because lists are dynamic, the list that I happen to like today might morph into something that no longer appeals to me.

Although reviews can be edited, I imagine most remain the same. So if I found it helpful at some point, that vote is valid so long as the helpful element remains.

Would a "helpful at the moment" rating remain valid as the list morphs? Seems more vulnerable to losing the thing that I found helpful about it.

These days I'm more prone to finding a list helpful for its factual content, such as a list of titles in a particular box set, or titles on a non-IMDb list. I don't find such lists within IMDb, but by googling IMDb.

I make lists for my own purposes, and make some (actually most of them) public in case a stranger might benefit, or in case I need to share it with someone I know. And maybe that means I contribute to the clutter of excess lists that might be better kept private. After all, if there were fewer public lists, and if they had better names, this thread might not exist.

Hi bderoes

Thank-you for your insight. The harder one thinks how a user-list feature can be implemented the more complexities seem to arise. I know some may find this trivial, but their are a number of listees that take some pride in creating topical lists and sharing those with the public. Speaking on behalf of others; It is a pity though, many lists of substance do not find an audience due to the current system.

Anyway bderoes, thanks for your help.

HI Ed

You are very consistent in pointing out issues, yet, until now, you have not offered any solutions. One can therefor conclude, either you do not want to see changes implemented or, you simply cannot come up with any solutions.

In response to your previous post, above:

If you bothered to read my earlier post - as pointed out earlier - the purpose of this thread is to appeal to creative people who can put forward creative ideas to improve the user-list experience.

As I have pointed out, you either do not want to see changes implemented (for reasons of your own), or you simply do not have the ability to come up with any solutions. And if you do not have any solutions, why are you consistently trolling this thread?

Unless I am vastly mistaken, Getsatisfaction is a site where one should be able to get help. And if that is true, you are violating the very fundamentals of what this site thrives to do. You sir do not dictate what policy IMDb decides upon, or the changes they decide to implement on their site. That is a decision entirely in the hands of IMDb staff and owners.

Here is a quote by the late great Muhammad Ali that I think is very applicable to this situation:

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it.
Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion.
Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.
Impossible is potential.
Impossible is temporary.
Impossible is nothing." - Muhammad Ali.

P.S: I am editing this post to point out in the process of creating the above, Ed suddenly puts forward an idea. Simply as a means to counteract this response. I see right through you Ed. I hope others do too.

As I predicted, you have once again returned to this thread, to an issue you have made very clear you have no interest in. Or wish to contribute to.

You have now made it abundantly clear that this is a clear case of harassment and trolling. This, as you are well aware of, is not the first time you have exhibited this type of behavior. You already have a number of complaints to your credit. In other words, a history of behavioral issues.

In view of the above, I respectfully ask you to cease and desist.

Yes, ad nauseam. For a second time: I respectfully ask you to cease and desist.

I hope you are aware you are in violation of Get Satisfaction policy. So, for the third time: I respectfully ask you to cease and desist.