IMDB's messageboards are closing down
http://www.imdb.com/board/announcement
"IMDb is the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. As part of our ongoing effort to continually evaluate and enhance the customer experience on IMDb, we have decided to disable IMDb’s message boards on February 20, 2017. This includes the Private Message system. After in-depth discussion and examination, we have concluded that IMDb’s message boards are no longer providing a positive, useful experience for the vast majority of our more than 250 million monthly users worldwide. The decision to retire a long-standing feature was made only after careful consideration and was based on data and traffic....."
I must say, I find this disappointing. IMDB is a public board where you could discuss about individual movies that you enjoyed. No gimmicks or difficulties, easy to navigate and access. The best boards were the 2001: A Space Odyssey & Mulholland Drive, and it was populated by lengthy discussions by passionate cinephiles.
Of course, IMDB did have its flaws with the boards being unmoderated and the influx of trolls (the worst kind) on the Politics board etc.
But in terms of simpleness and convenience, its going to be difficult to emulate.