Talk:Movie Gallery

message: An expand tag left by the creator is removed.  Maybe, just maybe, he should have done the research himself.  It took me 80 seconds to find stuff. CanadianCaesar 06:19, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Expand tag removed

message: Could someone pull the Movie Gallery logo and put it in the info box?69.134.50.153 19:59, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Done :) --Hetar 06:58, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Logo

message: I started to tidy up this article a bit, and added some new information since the Hollywood purchase - it was (and still is) a bit of a hodge-podge.  Most of the actual numbers and info come from their recent annual SEC filing.  The Hollywood and Gamecrazy sections still stick out (is detailed the ID requirements for membership really necessary, for instance), and their is no equivalent section about the Movie Gallery stores.  I'll try and do some more on this when I get a chance, but hopefully someone else will pitch in!
There are TOO MANY sentences which begin with "Movie Gallery". Jay77tx 13:00, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite and cleanup started 

message: Could someone edit this to make sense:
"However, the future of such older games at Game Crazy is in doubt, as buy-back prices at in line with supply and demand and the need to create space for next-gen systems is apparent. At certain locations within the country, GameCrazy does offer cash for trades."  
It's under the Game Crazy section.  I'm not sure what the author of that section meant, or else I would have edited it myself.
MrTangent 17:23, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Game Crazy section 

message: Information is available, and should be kept on the page. It's understandable that they want to keep it a secret, but the secret's out. This is how wikipedia works. If you want to delete information on "Asylum," do it somewhere else; leave this alone. Have some respect.
Actually it's not exactly the information many have umbrage with, but the reasoning behind it.  Because the person composing it, had biased intent for posting it, no matter if it's true or not.  And the problem I have is that it appears a bit hypocritical to let this person post negative aspects about a company solely on his personal, subjective views, rather than present an objective viewpoint on the matter.  Sure, you claim to have some respect, but it's kind of hard to give it when the person adding his/her opinion is not using any to report this claim.
Personally, I could care less one way or the other, I just don't want to see this website go down in flames due to one person's carelessness over what's allowed to be put up here.  I'm not saying the info for Asylum should be taken down, but I believe the person who posted it should take full responsibility for the consequences of those actions, and not hide behind a website to do so.
Oh, and incidentally, Asylum was officially established in 2004, not 2005.. please get the information correct at least.
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the original message of mine was deleted by someone about keeping Asylum off....so i would just ike to say im Emailing the Webmaster of Asylum (im friends with him) about the Incursion of the Rules of Asylum it was a FORMER member who posted it because he was a *censored* little baby about his whole ordeal with GameCrazy so he decided to break the One Rule and Talk about the Asylum Outside of the Site when he joined he agreed to that one term and now he has broken it and he has already gotten enough votes to be eliminated from The site and now he has a vendetta and has a Copy of what is posted and keeps re-posting it just to make people mad
and it was started in 2004 and you do get prizes from Exclusive Contest that are held on the site as well as Exclusive Info
Well then, I'll go add that in right now. 72.92.89.202 17:14, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Asylum 

message: The Hollywood videos in Canada, where they the same chain?
Because I think in Canada Hollywood Videos where taken over by Rogers Video, and Movie Gallery
bought a chain called Video Update.
Marcus1060 01:40, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canada? 

message: I work for Hollywood video, and I have to mention that more and more often, since MG bought us out, I have seen more and more adult movies. There are no separate rooms in which to browse these, covers are visible, though may be considered not pornographic and "tastefully" done, and some are even eye level with small children. "NEKROMANTIC" is one example that was on the second shelf from the bottom with a life like drawing of a dead body holding a topless woman whose breasts are definitely "there".  
...
Where did the information come from that 'less than 100 stores' carry adult product?  I'm a former MG manager (only left about a year and a half ago), and I can think of at least a dozen MGs in my general geographic area alone that carry adult product (including my old store).  That seems strikingly low, especially since I have heard over and over from DMs and RMs and such that MG is the largest distributor of adult rental product in the country.  The actual cost to the store from the studios is incredibly low, but it's where many stores with adult product make the majority of their revenue... corporate repeatedly told us the cost was so low because of the huge amount of product we rented and sold on a national scale.
I'm not siding with the AFA, here, but less than 100 stores?!  That just does not seem correct.  Can someone please provide verification for those numbers?
Teapotfox 02:32, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adult Product 

message: PlayGuard is a load of BS and the customers hate being asked to buy it. I work for a HV store and have many customers THANK ME for NOT asking about PlayGuard. The only way to get people to buy PlayGuard is to trick them into thinking that the entire $0.25 goes to the local charity. Our terms of employment REQUIRE us to sell a certain percentage of PlayGuard. Jay77tx 15:42, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please read what wikipedia is not. Tabor 22:04, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: PlayGuard Rental Damage Protection

message: I changed references to "guests" to "customers". I know the training manual probably calls them "guests" and the employees are probably "associates" and maybe the movies are "guest content delivery system display discs" but Wikipedia needs to use plain English instead of marketing-speak. --Nate Silva 23:45, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Customers 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:MovieGallery.gif

message: Movie Gallery is not on the NASDAQ.  Try the links, they're broken.  OTC:MOVIQ is the stock symbol, but i don't know if there is a template for the OTC Bulletin Board...  anyone?   209.105.207.74 (talk) 21:27, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  stock symbol 

message: I live in the Las Vegas Valley, and I noticed several Hollywood Video locations are closing. However, several have not closed and have changed to the names above. Can someone please explain the story behind this? It doesn't have to be on the actual Wiki page for the store. If someone could just explain it here I'd appreciate it. Ttc817 (talk) 18:01, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Mark's Video is a newer chain owned by Hollywood Video's founder Mark Waddles (or Wattles) who has been buying up locations closed by Hollywood and re-branding them as Mark's Video. Game Tag may be the same type of thing for former Game Crazy locations. Aboutmovies (talk) 00:16, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

text: Huh? When you added that on Friday it had not been covered by any media outlets. That's none, or that is to say, we had original research that does not belong on Wikipedia. So now it has been covered, so it won't be deleted. But do note, it has been up since late Friday anyway, so I'm not sure what the complaint is. Aboutmovies (talk) 18:53, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: And for the people still trying to add info, please keep in mind Wikipedia is not a blog or news source and we must cite our sources from reliable sources. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:43, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

text: The Wall Street Journal article cited covers it, though it now is mostly behind a paywall. This piece also covers it, but very poorly as it is focused on the local connection. The headline should really be something like "Movie Gallery to liquidate and shut down all operations including Wilsonville headquarters". This also covers the topic. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:05, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Mark's Video/Video HQ/Game Tag

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