What would happen if After Hours was closed for a week?

Karl Hungus · 05-12-2007 11:30am #1

Seriously, I think it would be quite interesting if After Hours was shut down for a little while, and people had to post elsewhere.

What do you think would happen? Would TCN explode?

biko · 05-12-2007 11:33am

Deja vu. Have you not suggested this before or am I insane/ psychic (don't answer that

).

I'm all for it. Close AH for a weekend. TCN, Music, Humour and regional forums would get much more traffic. All the mods can go on the lash.

Spud83 · 05-12-2007 11:34am

Other forums?

kev_s88 · 05-12-2007 11:35am

do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it

admiralofthefleet · 05-12-2007 11:36am

workplace productivity would rise 5000%, maybe

MIN2511 · 05-12-2007 11:36am

Agree, would that ever happen?
Sitting at home today-sick, AH is the most interesting forum... so many topics are being discussed and the range of responses are equally entertaining

arybvtcw0eolkf · 05-12-2007 11:37am

I use the Martial Arts forum, plus Animals & pets, then BG&RH.

Failing all that, I'd have to start talking to the people behind me...(I use this from work).

Karl Hungus · 05-12-2007 11:39am

biko wrote: »

Deja vu. Have you not suggested this before or am I insane/ psychic (don't answer that ).

I possibly have... I don't know.

Cathmandooo · 05-12-2007 11:39am

I wouldnt laugh as much, my work day would feel longer, I'd get more work done, my boss would expect too much from me, I'd refuse to do the work when AH gets reopened, I'd then be fired :eek:

kaimera · 05-12-2007 11:40am

The other forums would collapse under the unexpected influx of posts.

Karl Hungus · 05-12-2007 11:42am

Cathooo wrote: »

I wouldnt laugh as much, my work day would feel longer, I'd get more work done, my boss would expect too much from me, I'd refuse to do the work when AH gets reopened, I'd then be fired :eek:

Well how would you feel about a weekend closure of AH?

Mr. Incognito · 05-12-2007 11:43am

Nothing.

Cathmandooo · 05-12-2007 11:44am

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Well how would you feel about a weekend closure of AH?

Grand, I'm not on here on weekends

Crumble Froo · 05-12-2007 11:46am

twould be quite interesting actually. that said, i have a few other fora i frequent on boardsie and several others where im a regular, so i can't imagine it having a huge impact on me... though i would miss browsing here when bored.

Dyr · 05-12-2007 11:46am

Ive been on hiatus from AH for a while (little bit ban/little bit lack of interest) and i cant say i missed it but still, AH is the heart and soul of boards, its for the salt of the earth poster. None of yer poxy private forums for the humble AHer, thank god

Sure there's envious mods who imagine that their arsehole-of-nowhere forum in the wastelands of the regional section might get a bit more traffic if AH is overthrown but thats just typical of the parochialism and begrudery in this country. AH is bigger than that, all are welcome here, free from the tyranny of being on topic. Knickerless burds, romanian gypsies, taxi drivers, skangers, and yes, even YOREMA all have a place here. Feck the begrudgers, AH we salute you and all who sail in you

05-12-2007 11:48am

A mass exodos to boards.org.uk!

Mr Magnolia · 05-12-2007 11:49am

I also think it would be good for some of the quieter fora.

fwiw, support +1

jester77 · 05-12-2007 11:53am

I might actually go outside and sit in the sun... or is there snow outside

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 05-12-2007 11:59am

Rarely on here during the weekends so wouldn't bother me...

Wacker · 05-12-2007 12:01pm

It would hopefully get more people talking in the Films board, which IO regularly check and see very little activity in. Not that I'm free of blame; I rarely start new threads.

Zaph · 05-12-2007 12:19pm

I've heard that if AH closes the world stops and then starts turning in the opposite direction. Of course I may have been misinformed.

cornbb · 05-12-2007 12:25pm

The place should be closed for a week, so it can be cleaned and fumigated if nothing else! AH posters have been leaving chewing gum stuck under the seats are there are syringes everywhere. Terry, Karoma, WWM and all need to don their aprons and rubber gloves and have the place sparkling by the time the rest of us get back.

Oswald Osbourne · 05-12-2007 12:30pm

If there was no AH then the streets would start to look like this

Kazu · 05-12-2007 12:32pm

people would post in The Cuckoo's Nest

if After Hours was closed

btw some threads in After Hours should be moved there

:D

whiskeyman · 05-12-2007 12:33pm

just move everything to the Dublin forum...

big b · 05-12-2007 12:33pm

Go for it, for a week.

Productivity at work would rise, other boards would get busier, and some of the bravely-cheeky-when-anonymous types may try their sh*t in the real world & get a good slap for their troubles.

Then we'd all be happy to have it back.

KingOfFairview · 05-12-2007 12:37pm

I take it a lot of ye know eachother in the "real world" then?

AlmightyCushion · 05-12-2007 12:37pm

Feedback would be over run with threads from people asking why they are banned from After Hours.

Terry · 05-12-2007 1:14pm

My sitting room would be painted and the furniture would be rearranged to a more suitable fashion.

I would also probably lose about a stone in weight from actually getting up off my arse and doing something productive.

Procasinator · 05-12-2007 1:20pm

Traffic would probably reduce ergo add revenue would probably go down.
The signal to noise ratio in other forums would take a turn for the worse. AH is one of the more attractive forums for trolls.
BGRH would be a temporary home for many.
Some people might discover there are forums for some other their interests they didn't even know existed - good thing!
People would have less to discuss at lunch break at work - AH is a great news source.
I could construct another bullet-point list listing reasons to bring back AH.

I'm all for it!

Terry · 05-12-2007 1:38pm

Procrastinator wrote:

The signal to noise ratio in other forums would take a turn for the worse. AH is one of the more attractive forums for trolls.

That's probably the only reason AH is here. Keeping the other forums troll free.

Mr. CooL ICE · 05-12-2007 1:42pm

PI wouldn't know what hit it

Pherekydes · 05-12-2007 1:43pm

Terry wrote: »

My sitting room would be painted and the furniture would be rearranged to a more suitable fashion.

I would also probably lose about a stone in weight from actually getting up off my arse and doing something productive.

+1000

Just replace sitting room with kitchen and this post reflects exactly my situation.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger-like in Predator]Come on, do it, do it, come on, do it now.

Karl Hungus · 05-12-2007 5:07pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Feedback would be over run with threads from people asking why they are banned from After Hours.

Lol!

Let it happen, I say!

Overheal · 05-12-2007 5:15pm

People would DIE.

Lets do it. Teach boardsies to branch out a little.

Peared · 05-12-2007 5:57pm

It would be like the end of The Truman Show when the screen went blank and people started cheesily picking up books and gazing into each others eyes and actually participating in the outside world.

And then there would be those who spend 48 hours hitting the refresh button...is it back yet... is it back yet?

Crumble Froo · 05-12-2007 6:27pm

zaph wrote: »

I've heard that if AH closes the world stops and then starts turning in the opposite direction. Of course I may have been misinformed.

nope, i read something about that on teh internet, it must be true.

Dord · 05-12-2007 6:31pm

Peared wrote: »

And then there would be those who spend 48 hours hitting the refresh button...is it back yet... is it back yet?

haha

I'd like to see it happen though, if only for 1 day. It'd be interesting to see how the other forums cope with new vistors or where the vistors go.

phasers · 05-12-2007 6:35pm

noticeably larger amounts of self righteous tw*ts would be in town preaching their opinions on street corners

without AH, there is no outlet for these poor sould

jor el · 05-12-2007 6:37pm

LordChessington wrote: »

PI wouldn't know what hit it

All the trolls are already banned from PI. Feedback would get a sudden influx I'd say.

If AH closed for a week, then the mods of all the other forums would have to don their protective gear and prepare for the onslaught of the trolls. I for one welcome this new proposal and have my Kevlar vest and nightstick ready.

SimpleSam06 · 05-12-2007 6:37pm

And so began the great diaspora, when the twelve tribes of AH were led across the wastes of the feedback forum by the prophet Terry, evading the great Pharoah Kar-oma-tep by parting the great abyss of the politics section, drowning his hordes in a flood of rebuttals and fianna fail moderation.

Yea, and the only sustenance was sarky comments from DeVore (blessed be his name!) raining from the heavens, for forty minutes they wandered, before finding again the blessed land of AH, before being turfed out by a horde of incensed moderators for two thousand hours.

And DeVore shall send his only son to AH to answer for the smartarsery of the trolls, and he shall be banned for three days and three nights, before returning to bring a new age of enlightenment to the intarwebs. So it is written, so it shall be done.

Karoma · 05-12-2007 6:42pm

tCN would become an even more watered-down version of its former self.
Comp & Tech would be used for so many Bebo questions and stupid links and (After a day or two) for general nothingness.

A lot of other fora would get a lot more posters - this would increase the number of infractions, bans, and less snobbery in one or two fora. The whole of Boards.ie will split into arguing mother****ers or people will chill out and learn more about each other and topics.

Moderators, Reported Posts and Feedback would be swamped.
I suggested it before as an experiment... it was shot down, oddly enough. Now that we have infractions, and don't have to resort to bans, I'd say it's a little more practical. I can't speak for Terry, but I'd happily help out moderating any other fora that got an influx of muppets.
I say shake things up. I say let's evolve, and let the chips fall where they may.

* looks at SimpleSam06's post... stretches out staff across a glass of water... let's see if it parts... *

Terry · 05-12-2007 7:12pm

I saw we close it tomorrow.
I've got to tile my neighbours kitchen floor, so I won't be around for most of the day anyway.

Karoma · 05-12-2007 7:15pm

Terry wrote: »

I saw we close it tomorrow.
I've got to tile my neighbours kitchen floor, so I won't be around for most of the day anyway.

* cue cheesy porno music... "I'm here to tile your kitchen floor, Mary" *

Dord · 05-12-2007 7:20pm

Karoma wrote: »

* cue cheesy porno music... "I'm here to tile your kitchen floor, missus" *

It should be in a gravelly voice.

Terry · 05-12-2007 7:21pm

Karoma wrote: »

* cue cheesy porno music... "I'm here to tile your kitchen floor, missus" *

Christ no.
That chick spits out a new baby every nine months.
I could be sterile and still get her pregnant.

Karoma · 05-12-2007 7:37pm

Terry wrote: »

Christ no.
That chick spits out a new baby every nine months.
I could be sterile and still get her pregnant.

Oh, how festive.

So, uh, on topic: Mayhem and madness... funnn.

connundrum · 05-12-2007 7:46pm

Terry wrote: »

Christ no.
That chick spits out a new baby every nine months.
I could be sterile and still get her pregnant.

Everyone knows that she can't get pregnant when you do it upside down. Done. Deal.

Oh and if AH were to close, I guess most of us would start eating coke to stave the boredom. Just a guess like.

Dord · 05-12-2007 8:04pm

Oh and if AH were to close, I guess most of us would start eating coke to stave the boredom. Just a guess like.

In a session house?

Jaysus did ya see that terrible program on RTE last night about those fools.

pretty-in-pink · 05-12-2007 9:52pm

Close AH? Oh god,

GerryRyan · 05-12-2007 10:08pm

Fitness - Body Modification - Boxing - Music - Aviation ... it's all good

What would happen if After Hours was closed for a week?

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