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[edit] Bias

The latter part of the page reads like an advertisement of Blockbuster services -- especially the comparisons to Netflix. Also, information regarding Blockbusters previous legal settlements and criticism has been removed.

Spluurfg 14:30, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, there's definitely something odd going on here.-Wafulz 19:29, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
It still reads like an advertisement. Removed the marketing and rewards stuff.:: Monitorer (talk) 08:47, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Movie Selection/Controversy

The article says Neflix has 70,000 titles in it's selection compared to Blockbusters 40,000 titles. Blockbuster's website now reports a selection of of more then 75,000 titles and Netflix now reports more then 80,000 titles. Just thought I would add the article should be updated.

~Trumania —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.153.91.229 (talk) 20:23, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

I read this response and made some calls, just for the general interest; a quick call to NetFlix PR department and the claim NetFlix has "approximately 135,000 films available combining rental and 'no longer available' DVDs still listed for instant viewing as well as instant viewing only films". A not-so-quick call to BlockBuster's PR department and they claim to have "between 90,000 and 100,000 films for available (sic) rent in many formats" Lostinlodos (talk) 19:02, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Games and Movies

I personly believe that there should a section or article that reveals all of the games at block buster and since some of the workers are a member of this site and Michael mad if you are reading this I am sorry can you ever forgive me —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.28.194.189 (talk) 02:26, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Block Party

Anyone remember anything about Blockbuster's Block Party stores that they opened? I don't think anyone on here has mentioned them and I don't see a separate article about them. So as soon as I can get enough information about it I will be updating this article shortly. I heard about Block Party from a co-worker of mine so I figured it was already posted on here. Venomscarnage (talk) 02:02, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I added a little on them. They were only opened in two cities, and lasted a little over a year. Very little information exists online about them beyond some initial press releases; the Albuquerque location is STILL listed as a viable entertainment location in some online directories. While my friends and I have memories about the place, including themed layouts and such, without citable references, they can't be counted on nor added. Student Driver (talk) 08:03, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What is Blockbuster incident #070819-005769

Anyone know what that is? I google it and get hundreds of pages but they all list slight variations of this article. Does anyone have the actual link that describes what Blockbuster incident #070819-005769 was? They refuse to comment what you call customer care and PR. Lostinlodos (talk) 19:04, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blockbuster & Porn

"Representing themselves as a family-friendly chain, Blockbuster has never rented or sold pornographic titles (except in the New Zealand market)" - I live in Melbourne, Australia and I have to say the Blockbuster nearest to me stocks porn. LamontCranston 18:00, 8 December 2007 (UTC)


Whoever gave the quote, you got a reference? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.68.141.186 (talk) 10:52, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Throttling

On the advice of Luna Santin, I am bringing this issue to the talk page. Over the past week or two an edit war has been simmering between about a half-dozen IP addresses and accounts. In general the anonymous editors seem to oppose the inclusion of Blockbuster's alleged practice of "throttling", repeatedly replacing the section with a single quote from Blockbuster's public relations department. [1], [2], [3], [4]. I attempted to resolve the dispute by rewriting the section in question in a neutral manner, including both Blockbuster's response and the company's official terms of service. I also removed the accusations that Blockbuster was engaged in editing its own Wikipedia article, as I could not verify that any of these IP addresses actually belong to Blockbuster. However, these edits were reverted as well. [5], [6]. I do not wish to edit war over this topic, but the section as it currently stands, is completely inappropriate for Wikipedia. Feezo (Talk) 14:16, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

As there has been no discussion on this topic for four days, I have reverted the article. Feezo (Talk) 20:57, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Blockbuster claims not to throttle and Netflix claims to. I saw news articles about this but I don't know where they are now. William Ortiz (talk) 02:48, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rick Munarriz - Netflix shareholder

Since the Munarriz article begins by acknowledging that Netflix practices throttling — and ends by stating his full disclosure policy, I don't think it's fair to try to undermine his credibility. As he does not conceal this potential conflict of interest, I think the reference is valid. If it is not, then we shouldn't include it at all. Feezo (Talk) 00:31, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Editing problem

A great number of single use IP addresses have been making similar edits to this article over the last few weeks. These edits are almost always applications of the undo function, always with the default edit summary. None of these addresses have responded to any comments either on this talk page, their own talk pages, or in other edit summaries. The edits are not exactly vandalism, but show a definite pattern of whitewashing complaints about Blockbuster and qualifying criticism about it. One address even attempted to speak for the company, although I have been unable to verify that the address belongs to Blockbuster. I want to make it clear that I do not have a vendetta against Blockbuster; I myself removed accusations that the company was editing its own Wikipedia article, because I was unable to find a reliable source that reported this. Feezo (Talk) 19:03, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wayne Huizenga

How can the Blockbuster article have no mention of Wayne Huizenga, clearly the most notable and important person connected with the history of the company? Was his name edited out at some point? Huizenga bought the company in 1987 and took it public in 1989, and grew it from a small chain to the national market leader. I have not gone through the edit history carefully, but this just bizarre and counterfactual. --MCB (talk) 21:52, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Largest DVD Rental Chain

"Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) is the largest chain of DVD and video game rental stores in the world.[citation needed]"

Oh, really? Can we have a citation, and maybe a lock, it seems like this article has gone through a lot of bollock edits. CylonSix (talk) 14:27, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I haven't seen blockbuster in ages.

Is it me or has the amount of blockbuster stores decreased in the UK I haven't seen anything of it for a few years now. RoflOhLol (talk) 22:36, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

More shisha bars, fewer Blockbusters, eh? Wonder what that's about...216.37.253.152 (talk) 02:56, 24 May 2008 (UTC)