Announcement

Collapse

The Rules of Pacers Digest

Hello everyone,

Whether your are a long standing forum member or whether you have just registered today, it's a good idea to read and review the rules below so that you have a very good idea of what to expect when you come to Pacers Digest.

A quick note to new members: Your posts will not immediately show up when you make them. An administrator has to approve at least your first post before the forum software will later upgrade your account to the status of a fully-registered member. This usually happens within a couple of hours or so after your post(s) is/are approved, so you may need to be a little patient at first.

Why do we do this? So that it's more difficult for spammers (be they human or robot) to post, and so users who are banned cannot immediately re-register and start dousing people with verbal flames.

Below are the rules of Pacers Digest. After you have read them, you will have a very good sense of where we are coming from, what we expect, what we don't want to see, and how we react to things.

Rule #1

Pacers Digest is intended to be a place to discuss basketball without having to deal with the kinds of behaviors or attitudes that distract people from sticking with the discussion of the topics at hand. These unwanted distractions can come in many forms, and admittedly it can sometimes be tricky to pin down each and every kind that can rear its ugly head, but we feel that the following examples and explanations cover at least a good portion of that ground and should at least give people a pretty good idea of the kinds of things we actively discourage:

"Anyone who __________ is a liar / a fool / an idiot / a blind homer / has their head buried in the sand / a blind hater / doesn't know basketball / doesn't watch the games"

"People with intelligence will agree with me when I say that __________"

"Only stupid people think / believe / do ___________"

"I can't wait to hear something from PosterX when he/she sees that **insert a given incident or current event that will have probably upset or disappointed PosterX here**"

"He/she is just delusional"

"This thread is stupid / worthless / embarrassing"

"I'm going to take a moment to point and / laugh at PosterX / GroupOfPeopleY who thought / believed *insert though/belief here*"

"Remember when PosterX said OldCommentY that no longer looks good? "

In general, if a comment goes from purely on topic to something 'ad hominem' (personal jabs, personal shots, attacks, flames, however you want to call it, towards a person, or a group of people, or a given city/state/country of people), those are most likely going to be found intolerable.

We also dissuade passive aggressive behavior. This can be various things, but common examples include statements that are basically meant to imply someone is either stupid or otherwise incapable of holding a rational conversation. This can include (but is not limited to) laughing at someone's conclusions rather than offering an honest rebuttal, asking people what game they were watching, or another common problem is Poster X will say "that player isn't that bad" and then Poster Y will say something akin to "LOL you think that player is good". We're not going to tolerate those kinds of comments out of respect for the community at large and for the sake of trying to just have an honest conversation.

Now, does the above cover absolutely every single kind of distraction that is unwanted? Probably not, but you should by now have a good idea of the general types of things we will be discouraging. The above examples are meant to give you a good feel for / idea of what we're looking for. If something new or different than the above happens to come along and results in the same problem (that being, any other attitude or behavior that ultimately distracts from actually just discussing the topic at hand, or that is otherwise disrespectful to other posters), we can and we will take action to curb this as well, so please don't take this to mean that if you managed to technically avoid saying something exactly like one of the above examples that you are then somehow off the hook.

That all having been said, our goal is to do so in a generally kind and respectful way, and that doesn't mean the moment we see something we don't like that somebody is going to be suspended or banned, either. It just means that at the very least we will probably say something about it, quite possibly snipping out the distracting parts of the post in question while leaving alone the parts that are actually just discussing the topics, and in the event of a repeating or excessive problem, then we will start issuing infractions to try to further discourage further repeat problems, and if it just never seems to improve, then finally suspensions or bans will come into play. We would prefer it never went that far, and most of the time for most of our posters, it won't ever have to.

A slip up every once and a while is pretty normal, but, again, when it becomes repetitive or excessive, something will be done. Something occasional is probably going to be let go (within reason), but when it starts to become habitual or otherwise a pattern, odds are very good that we will step in.

There's always a small minority that like to push people's buttons and/or test their own boundaries with regards to the administrators, and in the case of someone acting like that, please be aware that this is not a court of law, but a private website run by people who are simply trying to do the right thing as they see it. If we feel that you are a special case that needs to be dealt with in an exceptional way because your behavior isn't explicitly mirroring one of our above examples of what we generally discourage, we can and we will take atypical action to prevent this from continuing if you are not cooperative with us.

Also please be aware that you will not be given a pass simply by claiming that you were 'only joking,' because quite honestly, when someone really is just joking, for one thing most people tend to pick up on the joke, including the person or group that is the target of the joke, and for another thing, in the event where an honest joke gets taken seriously and it upsets or angers someone, the person who is truly 'only joking' will quite commonly go out of his / her way to apologize and will try to mend fences. People who are dishonest about their statements being 'jokes' do not do so, and in turn that becomes a clear sign of what is really going on. It's nothing new.

In any case, quite frankly, the overall quality and health of the entire forum's community is more important than any one troublesome user will ever be, regardless of exactly how a problem is exhibiting itself, and if it comes down to us having to make a choice between you versus the greater health and happiness of the entire community, the community of this forum will win every time.

Lastly, there are also some posters, who are generally great contributors and do not otherwise cause any problems, who sometimes feel it's their place to provoke or to otherwise 'mess with' that small minority of people described in the last paragraph, and while we possibly might understand why you might feel you WANT to do something like that, the truth is we can't actually tolerate that kind of behavior from you any more than we can tolerate the behavior from them. So if we feel that you are trying to provoke those other posters into doing or saying something that will get themselves into trouble, then we will start to view you as a problem as well, because of the same reason as before: The overall health of the forum comes first, and trying to stir the pot with someone like that doesn't help, it just makes it worse. Some will simply disagree with this philosophy, but if so, then so be it because ultimately we have to do what we think is best so long as it's up to us.

If you see a problem that we haven't addressed, the best and most appropriate course for a forum member to take here is to look over to the left of the post in question. See underneath that poster's name, avatar, and other info, down where there's a little triangle with an exclamation point (!) in it? Click that. That allows you to report the post to the admins so we can definitely notice it and give it a look to see what we feel we should do about it. Beyond that, obviously it's human nature sometimes to want to speak up to the poster in question who has bothered you, but we would ask that you try to refrain from doing so because quite often what happens is two or more posters all start going back and forth about the original offending post, and suddenly the entire thread is off topic or otherwise derailed. So while the urge to police it yourself is understandable, it's best to just report it to us and let us handle it. Thank you!

All of the above is going to be subject to a case by case basis, but generally and broadly speaking, this should give everyone a pretty good idea of how things will typically / most often be handled.

Rule #2

If the actions of an administrator inspire you to make a comment, criticism, or express a concern about it, there is a wrong place and a couple of right places to do so.

The wrong place is to do so in the original thread in which the administrator took action. For example, if a post gets an infraction, or a post gets deleted, or a comment within a larger post gets clipped out, in a thread discussing Paul George, the wrong thing to do is to distract from the discussion of Paul George by adding your off topic thoughts on what the administrator did.

The right places to do so are:

A) Start a thread about the specific incident you want to talk about on the Feedback board. This way you are able to express yourself in an area that doesn't throw another thread off topic, and this way others can add their two cents as well if they wish, and additionally if there's something that needs to be said by the administrators, that is where they will respond to it.

B) Send a private message to the administrators, and they can respond to you that way.

If this is done the wrong way, those comments will be deleted, and if it's a repeating problem then it may also receive an infraction as well.

Rule #3

If a poster is bothering you, and an administrator has not or will not deal with that poster to the extent that you would prefer, you have a powerful tool at your disposal, one that has recently been upgraded and is now better than ever: The ability to ignore a user.

When you ignore a user, you will unfortunately still see some hints of their existence (nothing we can do about that), however, it does the following key things:

A) Any post they make will be completely invisible as you scroll through a thread.

B) The new addition to this feature: If someone QUOTES a user you are ignoring, you do not have to read who it was, or what that poster said, unless you go out of your way to click on a link to find out who it is and what they said.

To utilize this feature, from any page on Pacers Digest, scroll to the top of the page, look to the top right where it says 'Settings' and click that. From the settings page, look to the left side of the page where it says 'My Settings', and look down from there until you see 'Edit Ignore List' and click that. From here, it will say 'Add a Member to Your List...' Beneath that, click in the text box to the right of 'User Name', type in or copy & paste the username of the poster you are ignoring, and once their name is in the box, look over to the far right and click the 'Okay' button. All done!

Rule #4

Regarding infractions, currently they carry a value of one point each, and that point will expire in 31 days. If at any point a poster is carrying three points at the same time, that poster will be suspended until the oldest of the three points expires.

Rule #5

When you share or paste content or articles from another website, you must include the URL/link back to where you found it, who wrote it, and what website it's from. Said content will be removed if this doesn't happen.

An example:

If I copy and paste an article from the Indianapolis Star website, I would post something like this:

http://www.linktothearticlegoeshere.com/article
Title of the Article
Author's Name
Indianapolis Star

Rule #6

We cannot tolerate illegal videos on Pacers Digest. This means do not share any links to them, do not mention any websites that host them or link to them, do not describe how to find them in any way, and do not ask about them. Posts doing anything of the sort will be removed, the offenders will be contacted privately, and if the problem becomes habitual, you will be suspended, and if it still persists, you will probably be banned.

The legal means of watching or listening to NBA games are NBA League Pass Broadband (for US, or for International; both cost money) and NBA Audio League Pass (which is free). Look for them on NBA.com.

Rule #7

Provocative statements in a signature, or as an avatar, or as the 'tagline' beneath a poster's username (where it says 'Member' or 'Administrator' by default, if it is not altered) are an unwanted distraction that will more than likely be removed on sight. There can be shades of gray to this, but in general this could be something political or religious that is likely going to provoke or upset people, or otherwise something that is mean-spirited at the expense of a poster, a group of people, or a population.

It may or may not go without saying, but this goes for threads and posts as well, particularly when it's not made on the off-topic board (Market Square).

We do make exceptions if we feel the content is both innocuous and unlikely to cause social problems on the forum (such as wishing someone a Merry Christmas or a Happy Easter), and we also also make exceptions if such topics come up with regards to a sports figure (such as the Lance Stephenson situation bringing up discussions of domestic abuse and the law, or when Jason Collins came out as gay and how that lead to some discussion about gay rights).

However, once the discussion seems to be more/mostly about the political issues instead of the sports figure or his specific situation, the thread is usually closed.

Rule #8

We prefer self-restraint and/or modesty when making jokes or off topic comments in a sports discussion thread. They can be fun, but sometimes they derail or distract from a topic, and we don't want to see that happen. If we feel it is a problem, we will either delete or move those posts from the thread.

Rule #9

Generally speaking, we try to be a "PG-13" rated board, and we don't want to see sexual content or similarly suggestive content. Vulgarity is a more muddled issue, though again we prefer things to lean more towards "PG-13" than "R". If we feel things have gone too far, we will step in.

Rule #10

We like small signatures, not big signatures. The bigger the signature, the more likely it is an annoying or distracting signature.

Rule #11

Do not advertise anything without talking about it with the administrators first. This includes advertising with your signature, with your avatar, through private messaging, and/or by making a thread or post.
See more
See less

I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

    I've seen one hell of a lot of movies. And since I've moved to LA, the number has inreased exponentially. Screening movies at people's houses is a social event here, and one I really enjoy.

    Every couple of months 2 friends organize a "horror night" and invite folks over for a double feature of classic and notable recent accomplishments in the genre.

    During this series, we've seen some really great films: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Wicker Man, The Shining, Alien, The Exorcist, Evil Dead 2, Jaws, Sean of the Dead, Wolf Creek, Haloween, Psycho ... I know I'm missing some big ones, but needless to say, the list is very, very long.


    Anyway, I'm not going to talk about it, I'm not going to give you a review. I'll just say this:

    The Descent is the most terrifying movie I have ever seen.

    Period.
    “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill

    “If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning.” - Catherine Aird

  • #2
    Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

    It's a good one; though when I watched it on DVD it didn't have the same impact as it did when I saw it in theaters. I think I'm just numb to a lot of this kind of thing any more. But I do enjoy and acknowledge the quality of this horror flick.

    Comment


    • #3
      Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

      Yes, it was nice.. love movies like that! But the most terrifying movie you have ever seen? Boy, you are in trouble now... You are only on LEVEL 2!!There are 5 LEVELS of such movies... 5 LEVELS of what i call Scare Factor... The Descent is LEVEL 2... so you have a big way to go! Try these: (in no particular order)

      Example of Normal newbie horror movies: LEVEL 1
      1. "The Psycho"
      2. "The shining"
      3. "The Boogey Man"
      4. "The Fog"

      Similar newer movies like the descent: LEVEL 2
      1. "Jeepers Creepers"
      2. "Jeepers Creepers 2"
      3. "The Grudge series"
      4. "The Ring series"
      5. "Texas chansaw massacre"

      If you want to be really frightened:LEVEL 3
      1. "Suspiria" by Dario Argento
      2. "High Tension" by Alexandre Aja
      3. "Event Horizon" by Paul Anderson
      4. "The Hills Have Eyes" by Alexandre Aja
      5. "Black Christmas" by Bob Clark
      6. "The last house on the left"
      7. "Guinea Pig"
      8. "august underground mordum"

      If you want to be grossed out or puke:LEVEL 4
      1. "Cannibal Ferox" by Rugero Deodato
      2. "Koroshiya aka. Ichi the killer" by Takashi Miike
      3. "Braindead aka. Dead Alive" by Peter Jackson
      4. "Bad Taste" by Peter Jackson
      5. "Zombie" by Ugo Bologna
      6. "The last house on the left" by Wes Craven
      7. "Maniac" by William Lustig



      THE most terrifying movies EVER: (video captions of REAL deaths / accidents! really gruesome and not something that everybody can see.)LEVEL 5
      1. "Faces of Death 1"
      2. "Faces of Death 2"
      3. "Faces of Death 3"
      4. "Traces of Death"



      GOOD LUCK!

      Comment


      • #4
        Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

        Originally posted by #31 View Post
        Yes, it was nice.. love movies like that! But the most terrifying movie you have ever seen? Boy, you are in trouble now... You are only on LEVEL 2!!There are 5 LEVELS of such movies... 5 LEVELS of what i call Scare Factor... The Descent is LEVEL 2... so you have a big way to go! Try these: (in no particular order)

        Example of Normal newbie horror movies: LEVEL 1
        1. "The Psycho"
        2. "The shining"
        3. "The Boogey Man"
        4. "The Fog"

        Similar newer movies like the descent: LEVEL 2
        1. "Jeepers Creepers"
        2. "Jeepers Creepers 2"
        3. "The Grudge series"
        4. "The Ring series"
        5. "Texas chansaw massacre"

        If you want to be really frightened:LEVEL 3
        1. "Suspiria" by Dario Argento
        2. "High Tension" by Alexandre Aja
        3. "Event Horizon" by Paul Anderson
        4. "The Hills Have Eyes" by Alexandre Aja
        5. "Black Christmas" by Bob Clark
        6. "The last house on the left"
        7. "Guinea Pig"
        8. "august underground mordum"

        If you want to be grossed out or puke:LEVEL 4
        1. "Cannibal Ferox" by Rugero Deodato
        2. "Koroshiya aka. Ichi the killer" by Takashi Miike
        3. "Braindead aka. Dead Alive" by Peter Jackson
        4. "Bad Taste" by Peter Jackson
        5. "Zombie" by Ugo Bologna
        6. "The last house on the left" by Wes Craven
        7. "Maniac" by William Lustig



        THE most terrifying movies EVER: (video captions of REAL deaths / accidents! really gruesome and not something that everybody can see.)LEVEL 5
        1. "Faces of Death 1"
        2. "Faces of Death 2"
        3. "Faces of Death 3"



        GOOD LUCK!
        i think there is one movie you overlooked for level 3... Jesus Camp. that movie scared the crap out of me
        This is the darkest timeline.

        Comment


        • #5
          Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

          Originally posted by avoidingtheclowns View Post
          i think there is one movie you overlooked for level 3... Jesus Camp. that movie scared the crap out of me
          Yea i know, it scared me to! Hahah

          These movies i mentioned are only examples in no particular order... there are alot more!

          Comment


          • #6
            Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

            faces of death, faces of death.... faces of death faces of death... man i hate this thread. i just remembered the theme song for faces of death 1 all over again. i'd have to go through therapy to get this out of my head. i doubt some of footages on faces of death though. they seem fake or too nasty to be true but still, it's a good movie to watch if you're really into gore and the shock factor.
            http://Twitter.com/dRealSource

            Comment


            • #7
              Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

              An Inconvenient Truth scared me.

              Comment


              • #8
                Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

                I still have nightmares from watching Free Btown...
                Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
                I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

                Comment


                • #9
                  Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

                  Originally posted by denyfizle View Post
                  faces of death, faces of death.... faces of death faces of death... man i hate this thread. i just remembered the theme song for faces of death 1 all over again. i'd have to go through therapy to get this out of my head. i doubt some of footages on faces of death though. they seem fake or too nasty to be true but still, it's a good movie to watch if you're really into gore and the shock factor.
                  lol, sorry! But you see... even the slightest mention of a "level 5" movie can freak out some!

                  I have seen those movies out of my big curiosity and as a horror fan i thought like "how bad could it be!?". I can tolerate reality, am i afraid of reality? No, but man i felt weird afterwards.... You have to be strong mentally to watch these movies, you need to have an almost ice cold mentality... it will not kill you, but the images you have seen will haunt you for a time just because you were not strong enough to see it or it was your first time....

                  It is a TEST, a test of your mentality... if you have good mentality and preparation before you watch it you will feel actually MUCH stronger mentally afterwards, thats how i felt... It actually gave strength to my personality, it changed how i view the world and gave me a more serious attitude to life, to my life and others.

                  It also prepares your mentality to how you will approach someone who gets injured, badly injured or even killed or even if it happens to you... should you Panic? should you Faint? Or should you be strong and concentrate your mind on how to help the person the best way?

                  Those are very powerfull flicks...

                  Reality can only make you stronger and there is no escape... because someday it will happen to you. The only thing we can do is prepare ourselves and approach it....

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

                    I never saw the Descent because I had heard a lot of "meh" reviews for it from friends. I seriously doubt it would have scared me, though. I'm like a rock when it comes to horror flicks. I love seeing them with people who squirm, though.

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

                      Originally posted by denyfizle View Post
                      faces of death, faces of death.... faces of death faces of death... man i hate this thread. i just remembered the theme song for faces of death 1 all over again. i'd have to go through therapy to get this out of my head. i doubt some of footages on faces of death though. they seem fake or too nasty to be true but still, it's a good movie to watch if you're really into gore and the shock factor.
                      There are some real ones, mixed with some fake ones.

                      Faces of Death is pretty disturbing when you can spot the real ones. No other horror flick even comes close.

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

                        Originally posted by LoneGranger33
                        An Inconvenient Truth scared me.


                        Yes, THAT is the scariest movie i've ever seen.


                        And BTW, just because Psyco is'nt gory, does'nt mean it's not scarier than a movie like Saw.
                        That'll do.

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

                          Originally posted by #31 View Post
                          Yes, it was nice.. love movies like that! But the most terrifying movie you have ever seen? Boy, you are in trouble now... You are only on LEVEL 2!!There are 5 LEVELS of such movies... 5 LEVELS of what i call Scare Factor... The Descent is LEVEL 2... so you have a big way to go! Try these: (in no particular order)

                          Example of Normal newbie horror movies: LEVEL 1
                          1. "The Psycho"
                          2. "The shining"
                          3. "The Boogey Man"
                          4. "The Fog"

                          Similar newer movies like the descent: LEVEL 2
                          1. "Jeepers Creepers"
                          2. "Jeepers Creepers 2"
                          3. "The Grudge series"
                          4. "The Ring series"
                          5. "Texas chansaw massacre"

                          If you want to be really frightened:LEVEL 3
                          1. "Suspiria" by Dario Argento
                          2. "High Tension" by Alexandre Aja
                          3. "Event Horizon" by Paul Anderson
                          4. "The Hills Have Eyes" by Alexandre Aja
                          5. "Black Christmas" by Bob Clark
                          6. "The last house on the left"
                          7. "Guinea Pig"
                          8. "august underground mordum"

                          If you want to be grossed out or puke:LEVEL 4
                          1. "Cannibal Ferox" by Rugero Deodato
                          2. "Koroshiya aka. Ichi the killer" by Takashi Miike
                          3. "Braindead aka. Dead Alive" by Peter Jackson
                          4. "Bad Taste" by Peter Jackson
                          5. "Zombie" by Ugo Bologna
                          6. "The last house on the left" by Wes Craven
                          7. "Maniac" by William Lustig



                          THE most terrifying movies EVER: (video captions of REAL deaths / accidents! really gruesome and not something that everybody can see.)LEVEL 5
                          1. "Faces of Death 1"
                          2. "Faces of Death 2"
                          3. "Faces of Death 3"
                          4. "Traces of Death"



                          GOOD LUCK!
                          Jeepers Creepers 1 & 2 didn't even make me flinch.

                          I was slightly startled by the girl in the closet in the first Ring, because I was totally not expecting it. And it's hard to catch me off guard in these movies. Ring 2 was a joke.

                          TCM was solid, but not really scary.

                          Event Horizon was meh.

                          The Hills Have Eyes is okay. The remake is better.

                          Dead Alive is great. Just a gory bloodfest of madness. Kind of reminds me of the end of Cabin Fever.

                          Zombie's pretty gruesome.

                          I've heard a lot of nasty things about Cannibal Ferox. It's banned in many countries.

                          Faces/Traces of Death are the kings, though, I'll grant you that. Strange that they're turning it into an actual movie, which will render it completely pointless.

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

                            Ok I don't get these faces of death movies. They sound just really gory am I correct? I don't get how they can get away with putting peoples actual deaths on film. More importantly how was the camera present in the first place? Do they have to get like the family's approval or what? Also is it just being able to get over the gore is there like actual horror stuff like things that startle you that sort of thing. Could someone give me a decent rundown of what these are all about because I am trying to decide whether to see them or not. I might be asking more questions after this respone as well.


                            Comment


                            • #15
                              Re: I just saw the most terrifying movie of my life.

                              I haven't seen any of the FOD movies but there are plenty of cameras around lots of times when someone dies. We all know from Cops that a lot of police officers have cameras. It wouldn't suprise me if some EMT/paramedic services do. Peck would know better than me but it would seem that in some cases having a camera where a physician could see a patient in real-time might be helpful (in some cases it wouldn't - you have to rely on the person at the scene). And of course if there's a situation where a rescue takes some time TV cameras show up pretty quickly. I have no desire to watch those - I've seen a few of people die, a couple rather gruesomely and doubt I'd find anything entertaining about it.

                              As for being scary, most of the pure horror flicks don't do it for me. They've turned into gorefests for the most part. Lost the whole art of building suspense and acting on it. And a lot of them ignore the whole sense of being the person in danger. That's what made Blair Witch so effective - you heard this girl breathing, watched snot run out of her nose, etc. The first Alien used this very effectively, particularly the scene where Weaver's in the shuttle putting on her suit. The Descent was fairly decent for a horror flick but I sure wouldn't rate it on any top ten most scary list of mine.
                              The poster formerly known as Rimfire

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X