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How well do boardsies represent Irish people?

  • 26-03-2012 1:37pm
    #1
    Scanlas The 2nd
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,144 ✭✭✭


    There are times I get the impression that there are a lot of bitter nerd types on boards. Also the opinions I see which are often a lot more interesting than what you hear in "real life" don't seem to match very closely to the opinions you hear in " real life".

    How do you think people on boards differ from outside it?

    For example if boards was representative of Ireland the Irish Daily Mail would be out of business.


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  • #2
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    It's not anywhere near big enough to be representative of Ireland as a whole. It's representative of people like you and me, who like to talk shíte with strangers on the internet!


  • #3
    John Doe1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    I'd say the majority of people on here are college-educated, middle class and male with a certian liberal bias.


  • #4
    Notorious97
    Registered Users Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭Notorious97


    If the Irish people generally hate themselves, then very well id say


  • #5
    lastlaugh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭lastlaugh


    Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »
    There are times I get the impression that there are a lot of bitter nerd types on boards. Also the opinions I see which are often a lot more interesting than what you hear in "real life" don't seem to match very closely to the opinions you hear in " real life".

    How do you think people on boards differ from outside it?

    For example if boards was representative of Ireland the Irish Daily Mail would be out of business.

    What type of things do bitter nerds post?


  • #6
    Downlinz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭Downlinz


    Boards is full of bitter, deluded angry people who love nothing more than to whine and complain about every facet of life.

    A very accurate representation of Irish people I'd say.


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  • #7
    wobbles-grogan
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭wobbles-grogan


    It represents us all very well, ya c*nt.


  • #8
    KeithAFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,239 ✭✭✭✭KeithAFC


    The mods do a good job. They deserve more credit.


  • #9
    prinz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    Not very well. There's an awful lot of keyboard warrior shíte here and one-upmanship from what I can see.


  • #10
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    they don't, there just like other people but on the internet they can't really be challenged for that they say its kinda safe for them to say what they want, its like bing in mummy whom in a way...

    How ever most of the boardie peoples i know are rockingly cool....

    How ever the ****, storing keyboard attackers well i don't really pay to much attention to...


  • #11
    GavRedKing
    Registered Users Posts: 53,262 ✭✭✭✭GavRedKing


    Very well, the only thing we lack IRL is a thanks button, then it would be perfect.


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  • #12
    clappyhappy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭clappyhappy


    Agree with john doe, but I also think that hiding behind a username some people are more critical,some more open and a lot are full of bullsh!t and self importance. Much like real life I suppose. IMO :-)


  • #13
    MickySticks
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭MickySticks


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    The mods do a good job. They deserve more credit.
    Lick arse.


  • #14
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,215 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    Downlinz wrote: »
    Boards is full of bitter, deluded angry people who love nothing more than to whine and complain about every facet of life.

    A very accurate representation of Irish people I'd say.
    I would say it has many members lacking in self awareness.


  • #15
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    The mods do a good job. They deserve more credit.

    What does that have to do with the thread?


  • #16
    CardBordWindow
    Registered Users Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭CardBordWindow


    prinz wrote: »
    Not very well. There's an awful lot of keyboard warrior shíte here and one-upmanship from what I can see.
    Well so's your face! :D


  • #17
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    The mods do a good job. They deserve more credit.

    I think I should get both parachutes because I am great


  • #18
    benway
    Registered Users Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭benway


    Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »
    For example if boards was representative of Ireland the Irish Daily Mail would be out of business.

    I'd say it'd be selling by the hundreds of thousands. Rabid, reactionary, knee-jerk, foaming-at-the mouth keyboard warrior looney right bias around AH, not so much in the other fora. Think Ireland IRL is a much more liberal, tolerant and decent place.

    You'd be hard pressed to meet a fully paid up libertarian IRL as well, they seem to be two-a-penny around these parts.


  • #19
    leggo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭leggo


    I was actually thinking about this the other day. I think boards is a great representation of a certain sector of Ireland, but then in other ways misses the grand scheme completely. It takes a certain type of person to find message boards appealing, the type of person who feels compelled to discuss and debate the 'best' in a certain field, the type of person who likes to analyse mundane things that most would just let pass by them, the type of person who is going to be more cynical and doesn't like to blindly accept the facts as they're presented by one source.

    It's the geek section of Ireland. But I say that affectionately, not as an insult. Look at my post count, I'm just as much one as anyone else. And its popularity and growth means that you can pretty much find out the definitive 'geek's view' of things, because it'll likely have attracted a good 80-90% of geeks on any particular subject.

    So if you want to get a representation of how Ireland feels on a particular subject in general, while I wouldn't say that boards is the gospel on the matter, it certainly is an essential stop along the way.


  • #20
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,215 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    lastlaugh wrote: »
    Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »
    There are times I get the impression that there are a lot of bitter nerd types on boards. Also the opinions I see which are often a lot more interesting than what you hear in "real life" don't seem to match very closely to the opinions you hear in " real life".

    How do you think people on boards differ from outside it?

    For example if boards was representative of Ireland the Irish Daily Mail would be out of business.

    What type of things do bitter nerds post?
    Stuff that's in disagreement with what he posts probably.


  • #21
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Well, I would hope the "i hate all irish women" posters don't represent anyone


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  • #22
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,215 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    benway wrote: »
    Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »
    For example if boards was representative of Ireland the Irish Daily Mail would be out of business.

    I'd say it'd be selling by the hundreds of thousands. Rabid, reactionary, knee-jerk, foaming-at-the mouth keyboard warrior looney right bias around AH, not so much in the other fora. Think Ireland IRL is a much more liberal, tolerant and decent place.

    You'd be hard pressed to meet a fully paid up libertarian IRL as well, they seem to be two-a-penny around these parts.
    Yeah there are plenty of reasonable people here in fairness, but whenever someone says this place has a "liberal" (derp) bias, I think to myself "How right-wing ARE you?!"


  • #23
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,066 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Logical Fallacy wrote: »
    What does that have to do with the thread?
    Dead right I bribed the bugger to post it elsewhere.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • #24
    cabbage kid
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭cabbage kid


    I think it's a pretty good representation when you account for the general internet effect of more outspokenness because of anonymity. I think the site has very similar biases to those on other sites e.g. Reddit. Liberal, third level education, middle class like john doe said.


  • #25
    prinz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    Dudess wrote: »
    I think to myself "How right-wing ARE you?!"

    Slightly to the right of Attilla the Hun.


  • #26
    Scanlas The 2nd
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,144 ✭✭✭Scanlas The 2nd


    lastlaugh wrote: »
    Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »
    There are times I get the impression that there are a lot of bitter nerd types on boards. Also the opinions I see which are often a lot more interesting than what you hear in "real life" don't seem to match very closely to the opinions you hear in " real life".

    How do you think people on boards differ from outside it?

    For example if boards was representative of Ireland the Irish Daily Mail would be out of business.

    What type of things do bitter nerds post?

    An example would be complaining about extroverted people. I've seen it numerous times where someone thinks if you are extroverted you must be an asshole or attention seeking. Some people are just extroverted and that's it but I get the impression a subsection of people on boards would be resentful of extroverted people, they rationalise reasons for it but it boils down to the fact they find it difficult to be extroverted and resent those who can be extroverted.


  • #27
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    It's hard to get to the truth of something on boards anyway. It's only text, no real nuance or subtlety and extended conversations don't really reveal all that much, a lot can be lost via the method of communication.

    As such, it's hard to know if posts are representative of a poster, let alone if an entire body of posters are representative of anything else.
    Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »
    An example would be complaining about extroverted people. I've seen it numerous times where someone thinks if you are extroverted you must be an asshole or attention seeking. Some people are just extroverted and that's it but I get the impression a subsection of people on boards would be resentful of extroverted people, they rationalise reasons for it but it boils down to the fact they find it difficult to be extroverted and resent those who can be extroverted.

    In fairness, with regard to this point, there does seem to be a mild culture of shooting someone down when they imply ability or success, but that is mostly on AH and i think more indicative of the non-serious nature and general mocking that we can all get up to on AH anyway.


  • #28
    paddyandy
    Site Banned Posts: 2,037 ✭✭✭paddyandy


    O.P. Real life is far more interesting than anything the media can come up with but you can't put it out there for many reasons .


  • #29
    mattjack
    Registered Users Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    bluewolf wrote: »
    I think I should get both parachutes because I am a fat bastard.

    Sorry ,just couldn't resist temptation :)


  • #30
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    I think it's an exaggerated and slightly-distorted back-of-a-spoon-type reflection of Irish people.

    People whose views in real life would be fairly moderate tend to lean more towards the left or right more than they do in real life, largely because of the lack of inhibition and potential face-to-face criticism, and the fact that you find yourself arguing against extreme versions of the arguments you disagree with.

    I do think there's a higher proportion of extreme right-wing views on Boards compared to real life (at least I hope there's not that many people like that in real life), probably because conservative politics usually appeals to people's individualistic impulses. Most people wouldn't really express these views too much in real life, probably because they take them as universal truths and don't think of them as personal views, or because they know the expression of the more extreme beliefs might not be so socially acceptable.


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