Talk:Flixster

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on 16 January 2007. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

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[edit] Nomination

Why has this page been nominated for deletion? I just discovered Flixster and would actually like to learn more about its history, etc. The page does not sound like an advertisement to me, as it does not make any positive or negative claims about Flixster.

Jlkwofie 18:13, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

I would say leave it up just for the info about security if anything else.

[edit] I just got spammed by Flixster. Reinstate the security warning, please.

Despite the sleazy self-serving hack job that the "Flixster team" just perpetrated, they are still sending spam that includes a questionable javascript link. I don't know any "Danielle Pitt" and I am extremely unlikely to be on any such person's Flixster mailing list (whatever that is).

When I clicked the link that said, "If you prefer not to receive emails like this, tell us here", their removal page said my e-mail address had been removed from the database. Note that this did not mean they would not add it back again.

Anyone who falls for these lousy, desperate "business" practices is to be pitied. The spammers need to be severely dealt with.

[edit] NPOV

Okay, anyone who has read this article certainly knows the mess it is. Looking at it its is usually leaning to the speculation that the site is not legit. Which in itself could be written better. It could be written like the Zango article but it comes of as a complaint document filled by a disgruntled user. I labeled it NPOV due to that. --Spikeleefan 06:45, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

I have instead reverted it to its previous state.

[edit] Dodgy SPAMMER?

I'm here cause I got a dodgy email suposedly from Flixster and rather than clicking on the link I researched it first. If anyone knows more about the suspect advertising it should be here for all to see.

[edit] I also just got spammed by flixster

I received a spam email from flixster on my hotmail account. There should a security warning about flixster's spamming activities.

Also some parts of the article read like an advertisement.

66.30.10.102 01:43, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Me Too

I say kill the article until they clean up their act. Wikipedia could do without promoting spam. At the very least, the spamming activity should be more clearly mentioned in the article.--58.7.179.235 16:01, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Updating page with more citations

I'd like to update this article with some new citations. This company has had a lot of press lately, and I think the article would benefit. I propose to include the following information with appropriate examples and citations:

  • Provide details on the company's structure (how many employees, location, age)
  • Cite stats on the company and its business metrics
    • Size (user metrics, though most of that is there)
    • Funding and valuations (somewhat disputed between different sources, but good for knowledge)
  • Discuss company's current "distributed" strategy (e.g. the company already has or will have properties on all major English-speaking social network platforms).
    • This company is typically given as an exemplar of the social "platform" play, so it's important to explain, cite, and show example of this
  • Neutralize some of the tone (e.g. "Spamming: "It Requests for Passwords..."), and expand on the allegations of spamming relative to the social network industry
  • This entry could also use some general copy-editing.

Bnselby (talk) 01:01, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Updating page with more citations

I'd like to update this article with some new citations. This company has had a lot of press lately, and I think the article would benefit. I propose to include the following information with appropriate examples and citations:

  • Provide details on the company's structure (how many employees, location, age)
  • Cite stats on the company and its business metrics
    • Size (user metrics, though most of that is there)
    • Funding and valuations (somewhat disputed between different sources, but good for knowledge)
  • Discuss company's current "distributed" strategy (e.g. the company already has or will have properties on all major English-speaking social network platforms).
    • This company is typically given as an exemplar of the social "platform" play, so it's important to explain, cite, and show example of this
  • Neutralize some of the tone (e.g. "Spamming: "It Requests for Passwords..."), and expand on the allegations of spamming relative to the social network industry
  • This entry could also use some general copy-editing.

Bnselby (talk) 01:04, 22 December 2007 (UTC)