IMDB continues to experience one of its most disruptive troll invasions ever -- the ghost-bumpers of inane threads.
The attack is a bot program (in violation of US Federal Law), and threads are bumped that are stupid, inane, out of date, or negative. Often an original post is somewhat inane, and it generates a few responses. Then the original post is deleted and thread is ghost bumped to the top of the heap along with several others, crowding out most attempts at genuine discussion.
Although some members are reporting some headway in addressing this problem with admins and letting them know the enormity of the problem, the reality is that addressing it will be a slow process. SusieBell reports in a thread that she had been in contact with IMDB admins who had succeeded in disabling the accounts of the trolls who are bump-deleting threads, but the attack continues and perhaps the activity is now being carried out under new identities.
If you are an IMBD regular and you have come here seeking refuge from this latest troll storm, then welcome. You may know me as TOoP - the reposter of lost but not forgotten threads, or my IMDB "bump IDs": Cowbot_X (an identity that was recently attacked and all posts were wiped out) , GeorgeObliqueStrokeXR40, Boot_in_the_Fire, The_Bar_in_Signal, CrowJumpin, and a few more I have in reserve. These extra identities are utilitarian, and I use them for their lower quota ratings. These pretenses are not necessary on this board, since threads do not roll off the back end of the board if not bumped every two weeks.
A long time ago, I was a semi-regular poster on IMDB under the name bjblakeslee, and it is under that name that I have quietly posted here at BetterMost since it was founded in the midst of the first destructive troll invasion at IMDB. And it is under my own name that I prefer to known at Bettermost.
If you are here because you are looking for a safe port in the troll storm, please know that you are among friends here.
If you are newly here from IMDB and your are feeling that you are at a party where you don't really know anyone, rest assured -- you may know more people here than you think!
TOoP / Bruce