To any noob reading this... many people feel that that site is by scumbags, for scumbags.
Mel's continual endorsement of it, along with a number of other questionable items, is why you should take his website with a grain of salt.
I have to agree with Leach on this.
Movieposterdb is extremely dodgy! Mel seems to forget, and does not mention, that although the website is made up of images of genuine movie posters, it also includes
FAN-MADE movie posters! And many criminals use that website to print & sell illegal prints of movie posters.
Mel - using that website, and being so open about it, means you do endorse it and couldn't care less about what people think of it. So what, you've spoken with the owner - that doesn't mean the website is above board! You just don't seem to grasp that. Why do you think the site is NOT linked into by almost ALL poster websites?? Think of your own reputation!
Most websites will have errors, especially newer sites. If Mel has made an error on the site I am sure he will happily fix it up if you provide specific details.
Been there - some mistakes I mentioned to him are still present.
but it is built by a collector with, I assume, next to no finances for a new site, just an interest to do some good for the hobby.
I highly doubt this, Steve.
Mel has publicly posted his spending in terms of posters - what was it? $40,000 or something?
If a person can spend that amount of money on posters then they can afford to build a website professionally, or even semi-professionally, rather than using their MAC.
Additionally, I agree with Mel, unless people have a website to share, they shouldn't be so critical of others websites.
I disagree.
Not many people have websites and if a person criticises one website, but praises another, then the owner of the criticised website should look at a better website to see if they agree with the other persons comments and to see what they could do to improve & develop their own website.
Now we all know Mel's psyche and attitude, and stubbornness, so I am going to say something:
Mel - you attack people all the time & lie about people a lot; your last reply to me was a sly dig. Just Chill.
Take constructive criticism, because that's what this is all about.
You have got to understand people are always going to criticise your website because of the nature of it. So take it.
When people are advising you, and sometimes telling you, to credit and attribute where you get your information from - do it!
You are making out to people (those who don't know you) that you are someone you are not.
Where is the pride in your reputation?
That's what I want to know, because to me someone who erases watermarks from an image and uploads it to their website has a lot of questions to answer.