The Dark Knight Sancturary for those who dislike the IBIHDT Joker Pic

[regwec]

But I think it is impossible to regulate, and that it will only create more factionalism and division in the long term. I'm afraid to say that I have seen this sort of thing many times before, always with the result that the relevant forum's membership becomes completely polarised.

Anyway, The Joke sucks etc.

 

[itsthebatman]

Meh. I like the sound of it. If it sucks, it sucks. If it works, it works.
So we're gonna get splinter groups like the People's Front of Judaea and the Judaean's People's Front?

 

[regwec]

No, you're more likely to get a small and verbose powerblock within the clique that use their position to favour posters who have similar tastes and opinions, thus alienating lots of other valuable members and stifling any kind of lively debate, and causing a number of newbies to go kamikaze.

Or lots of people who have signed up will revert to old habits and pick needless fights, before being accused of hypocrisy and creating another flame war.

Ah well. I shall be back from Turkey in a week to survay the carnage!

 

[itsthebatman]

No, you're more likely to get a small and verbose powerblock within the clique that use their position to favour posters who have similar tastes and opinions, thus alienating lots of other valuable members and stifling any kind of lively debate, and causing a number of newbies to go kamikaze.

Or lots of people who have signed up will revert to old habits and pick needless fights, before being accused of hypocrisy and creating another flame war.

Ah well. I shall be back from Turkey in a week to survay the carnage!

Quite a pessimistic sort of chap, aren't you? A lot of good posters have signed up so far, and it's certainly not the intention to promote factionalsim.
Enjoy Turkey. Nothing worse can happen this week than happened the week after 'The Joke' pic broke.

 

[regwec]

Ta.

 

[itsthebatman]

Pleasure. C ya l8r.

 

[Rynan]

Sons of the Batman club, eh? To play "cops and robbers", eh? Have everyone play "nice", eh? How disgustingly perverse.

This is a bad omen. Regwec has the right idea. I should retire from the boards and let the radicals hang themselves.

 

[The Kid]

regwec for mod. Seriously.

 

[Hunter Rider]

No, you're more likely to get a small and verbose powerblock within the clique that use their position to favour posters who have similar tastes and opinions, thus alienating lots of other valuable members and stifling any kind of lively debate, and causing a number of newbies to go kamikaze.

Or lots of people who have signed up will revert to old habits and pick needless fights, before being accused of hypocrisy and creating another flame war.

Ah well. I shall be back from Turkey in a week to survay the carnage!

There won't be any power cliques b/c no matter what the posters opinion is on the movie or a certain part of it,if they can't put that opinion civilly and leave personal attacks out they get the boot.

No one but me can actually favour anyone and so far ive had to infract and probate ppl from both sides and that will continue,i don't care what anyones option is as long as they don't flame

The group so far has a mix of posters,the idea being that all sides come together to discuss rather than attack.....it if veers from that goal i'll pull the plug on it but it's worth a try.

 

[Doc Holliday]

There won't be any power cliques b/c no matter what the posters opinion is on the movie or a certain part of it,if they can't put that opinion civilly and leave personal attacks out they get the boot.

No one but me can actually favour anyone and so far ive had to infract and probate ppl from both sides and that will continue,i don't care what anyones option is as long as they don't flame

The group so far has a mix of posters,the idea being that all sides come together to discuss rather than attack.....it if veers from that goal i'll pull the plug on it but it's worth a try.

I have faith in you hunter.

I just feel bad for you having to mod the forums once we get the inevitable huge newbie surge.

And I've decided I'm going to give the SOTBF thing a try, but I'll jump ship if I see a leak.

 

[Rynan]

And I've decided I'm going to give the SOTBF thing a try, but I'll jump ship if I see a leak.

"Gooble Gobble, Gooble Gobble, we will make you one of us!"

 

[EagleVision]

Currently very disappointed...........

What's with the gash? We'll see...

Whoop-dee-doo for realism, but the idea that the smile is like he put lipstick on in the dark is ridiculous.

Unfortunately, Scarecrow didn't change much after we saw his first look, and I have a feeling what we have seen won't be much far from the Joker we'll see in the movie.

Don't me wrong, Nolan is the man, he's put the bat back on the map in a big way and I have been pleasantly surprised by some of the choices he's made, but things like Ra's Al Ghul and constantly killing off characters (supposedly, maybe not), Scarecrow's look (and where did he go in the 1st movie anyway after getting zapped), the entire zoomed-in and rapid moving camera angles throughout Batman Begins, and now our Joker looking the way he is, leaves me disappointed. I mean don't get me wrong again, I loved BB for what it was, and how long it took for Batman films to become as close to the comic as it's gonna get (it won't get closer than this series) but everytime Hollywood and some new visionary comes in, nobody can stick to the comic script. I understand none of us will ever find a perfect Bat-film but I'm fed up with Hollywood.

If you want a script or a winning screenplay or the best look for characters for a big budget movie that will guarantee big crowds to be drawn to the theaters, study the comics! Everything you need is right there!

 

[donk70]

All I'm gonna say is Bat-nipples...... Heath Ledger.........

 

[Doc Holliday]

"Gooble Gobble, Gooble Gobble, we will make you one of us!"

I'll probably feel really stupid when you explain that.

 

[Comicfan]

Currently very disappointed...........

What's with the gash? We'll see...

Whoop-dee-doo for realism, but the idea that the smile is like he put lipstick on in the dark is ridiculous.

Unfortunately, Scarecrow didn't change much after we saw his first look, and I have a feeling what we have seen won't be much far from the Joker we'll see in the movie.

Don't me wrong, Nolan is the man, he's put the bat back on the map in a big way and I have been pleasantly surprised by some of the choices he's made, but things like Ra's Al Ghul and constantly killing off characters (supposedly, maybe not), Scarecrow's look (and where did he go in the 1st movie anyway after getting zapped), the entire zoomed-in and rapid moving camera angles throughout Batman Begins, and now our Joker looking the way he is, leaves me disappointed. I mean don't get me wrong again, I loved BB for what it was, and how long it took for Batman films to become as close to the comic as it's gonna get (it won't get closer than this series) but everytime Hollywood and some new visionary comes in, nobody can stick to the comic script. I understand none of us will ever find a perfect Bat-film but I'm fed up with Hollywood.

If you want a script or a winning screenplay or the best look for characters for a big budget movie that will guarantee big crowds to be drawn to the theaters, study the comics! Everything you need is right there!

I totally agree with you

 

[donk70]

I'll probably feel really stupid when you explain that.

Google a movie called "Freaks" and that should explain it

 

[Doc Holliday]

Google a movie called "Freaks" and that should explain it

Okay, it's a movie from the 30s. I don't feel so bad now.

But we'll see. It's not looking like SOTBF is going to be effective to me though. Cause like regwec said it's pretty much impossible to regulate.

 

[Cyrusbales]

Freaks is a great movie, Tod Browning did a great job! Banned for 30 years! WOW!

 

[Mike_D202]

I had nightmares about that movie.

 

[Mr. Socko]

I'm still askew on this look.

 

[donk70]

Oh N0ez!!!! Another leaked pic of the Joker has surfaced!!!!

 

[dude stannis]

Oh N0ez!!!! Another leaked pic of the Joker has surfaced!!!!

Hang on, which one is the Joker?

 

[donk70]

Hang on, which one is the Joker?

Good question

 

[itsthebatman]

Sons of the Batman club, eh? To play "cops and robbers", eh? Have everyone play "nice", eh? How disgustingly perverse.

This is a bad omen. Regwec has the right idea. I should retire from the boards and let the radicals hang themselves.

Come on, Rynan. You're more intelligent than this. What's with the knee-jerk reaction to the SOTBF? It's set up with the best of intentions, not to remove dissent, but ensure the rules of SHH! which we need to follow anyway are adhered to, and in some recent instances they haven't been. I don't see what the problem is with being civil, there's always gonna be (and should be) passionate and informed debate and it shouldn't go inot the realms of personal abuse, which it has done recently.
There's nothing radical about being polite.

 

[Cristo]

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