Due to the failure of the Basement Movie Club, we have created a new club in order to meet the demands of the community.
The ESOC Movie Club is by the community and for the community, with clearly defined rules, and guaranteed equality among all Members of the club.
The Movie Club Rules:
1- There are two types of participants in the club: Members and Observers.
2- Members have the ability to pick a weekly movie for the club to watch.
3- Observers are not allowed to pick a movie, and are only allowed to discuss it.
4- For an Observer to gain Membership, he must participate in the discussions for at least two movies (consecutively).
5- If a Member fails to even lightly participate in two consecutive discussions, he may lose Membership.
6- Members are guaranteed to be able to pick a weekly movie. A calendar will be posted to show which week is reserved by which Member. Reservations will be given out on a first come first serve basis.
7- Famous movies are prohibited. We are really looking for diamonds in the rough. Pick movies that are unknown or have a special meaning to you. If a movie is a recent or classic box office hit, or is known by most ESOCkers, odds are it is disallowed.
8- The community must go into the movie almost completely "blind." That is without knowledge of the story or genre. However after picking a movie, briefly explain why you have picked it. If your explanation could include spoilers, don't post it until the discussion begins.
9- For a Rule to be changed, a majority of Members must agree to it. (This Rule becomes effective on April 24th.)
10- The responsibility for maintaining the club is mostly in the hands of the Club President. Currently, this is me. However, if Frenchman agrees to close his Basement Movie Club, he may become Co-President of this movie club, since I am unlikely to visit regularly.
Responsibilities include but aren't limited to:
a- Maintaining a list of all Members, Observers and other people of interest.
b- Promoting and demoting participants.
c- Maintaining and updating the movie calendar.
d- Starting and ending the weekly movie discussions.
11- The first three people to declare an interest in participating in the movie club, will become Founding Members! As a Founding Member, you will immediately gain a spot on the movie calendar, without needing to first participate in the discussions.
12- The first movie will be picked on the 24th of this month. The discussion will begin on the 26th, and will continue until the 1st of May. All times are UTC.
