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Actually, Dalton may have a good idea, and I don't think that the Hi-Rez Asylum is a good comparison.

In Hi-Rez, you have deep factionalism into two distinct ideologically hide-bound audio philosophies; this has been fueled by the competition within the industry as well as personal pro vs con attitudes about each format from zealots.

Of course I could be mistaken, but film appreciation is quite different audio zealotry. While there most certainly are varying tastes in film, ranging from anime` and action to "Grey Poupon" elitist I think it's fair to say that everyone here loves the cinema and would frequent both sites. However, we've seen recently a spate of posts, mostly from two individuals carrying on an all-too-public private conversation about their personal preferences while disparaging popular American cinema in various distateful ways. In essence, these posts are creating divisions which seem more appropriate for a snobbish intellectual circle moderated by Peter Bogdonovich or Andrew Sarris than in an open film forum.

The best way to resolve this might be, as Dalton has suggested, a division of Forums into something along the lines of American and International cinema. This would allow folks to share opinions on current releases, DVD, etc., on two separate albeit linked boards without wondering if they've stepped into the wrong forum when their favorite films are called "kaka". It would encourage participation even for those who don't speak 15 different friggin' languages or prefer visceral action-oriented entertainment to watching sleep-inducing cerebral fare.

Of course you may not feel that there's enough traffic on the Film/DVD Board to warrant such a split, and that does make some sense based upon the amount of traffic, but might that also be reflective of the anti-American and/or anti-popular film sentiment on this board currently? IMHO, condescension builds walls, not bridges.

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