#4: We Talk To DeV!!!

Will

For Podcast #4, we're delighted to welcome DeVore to the studio as our very special guest. We're gonna devote the whole show to DeV, so we need questions.

Has DeV ever noticed you? What does he think of the Thunderdome? Feedback? Is there a Mod conspiracy?

Get your questions in now! You can either post on this thread, or mail your questions to podcasts@bmail.ie

We will pick the best ones and also mention you in the podcast (if your question is selected)

Good luck to all!

Sherifu

"How long/day do you spend on boards?"

"What's your favourite forum?"

"Why did you pick that username?"

"Do you know where Maddie is?"

"Who's your favourite poster?"

Ron DMC

Question the first: Who are you, Mystery Guest?

Question the second: What do you really think of the following (honest answers please)?
1) Boardscasts and the people behind them.
2) Lolcats in feedback.
3) Sex and Sexuality forum (ooooooohhhhh...).
4) And lastly, me.

Xavi6

"If you were an admin for the day (presuming they already aren't) what changes would you make to the site and why?"

"Who really, really grinds your gears and why?"

"On a scale of 1 to 10, how hot is YORE MA?"

"What is the point of the Mustard forum?"

6th

If its Lizardfudge then I will be dissappointed ..... you have been warned.

Ron DMC

Sabotage wrote: »

If its Lizardfudge then I will be dissappointed ..... you have been warned.

I'd imagine monkeyfudge would've started the thread if it was.

And he's hardly a 'mystery' guest as it was already suggested that he would participate.

Will

What are you gonna do Sabotage? Pull a savage rabbit out of your hat and set iton us?

AlmightyCushion

a/s/l

That's all I need.

What is the answer of [url=https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/102232/54571.doc[/url] question?

monkeyfudge

Sabotage wrote: »

If its Lizardfudge then I will be dissappointed ..... you have been warned.

How about Nitefox then...?

Will

Get questions flowing people!

Ron DMC

DeV? great!

In addition to my questions above:

Who would win in a fight between a shark and a pycost?

What's the best thing about boards?
What's the worst thing about boards?
If you had unlimited funds and twelve more Cults to do your bidding, what would you like to see implemented to make boards a better place?

Sherifu

Now that we know;

Do you think boards will ever have a drugs forum?

mike65

Is boards a burden or a bounty?

Mike.

RoundTower

of course you have never actually made any money directly from boards.ie. But how has your position in boards helped you to succeed in your other businesses? (e.g. making useful contacts, free advertising, etc)

c - 13

If a horse and a dolphin were to have a race. The dolphin in a canal and the horse running along a grass verge beside the canal over a distance of 1 Kilometer and assuming that both have ideal conditions with no obstructions. Who would win from a standing start ?

Also, when is the Zombie Survival forum being implemented ?

6th

Why dont you have a beard anymore?

tbh

RoundTower wrote: »

of course you have never actually made any money directly from boards.ie. But how has your position in boards helped you to succeed in your other businesses? (e.g. making useful contacts, free advertising, etc)

I think DeV dealt with this in the well thread. I don't like you asking questions with a hidden agenda - that's not what this is about. I also don't like the "honestly" crack.

6th

Does he think the TV sections on Boards.ie are damaging the potential success of Boards.tv?

Who is his favourite non-mod poster?

Sparky

How many nuns could a nunchuck chuck if a nunchuck could nunchuck nuns?

Zaph

You mean DeV's real? :eek:

In that case if he had to choose only one which would it be, coke or hookers?

RoundTower

tbh wrote: »

I think DeV dealt with this in the well thread. I don't like you asking questions with a hidden agenda - that's not what this is about. I also don't like the "honestly" crack.

disclaimer: I don't have a hidden agenda, I am genuinely interested in the answer, and he didn't answer it in the "well" thread so that is why I am asking it here. If he doesn't want to answer the question, he can refuse to answer it or make sure it isn't asked.

edit: it's true that Dev has a problem with me so he might be more willing to answer the question on the podcast than when it came directly from me.

Basq

DeV..

In your own opinion, what is it about Boards.ie that keeps it heads and shoulders (and Pantene Pro-V) above it's competitors (P45.net etc.)?

Are you happy with the general structure of Boards.ie? (e.g do you think there are too many forums / too little forums?).

Do you think there's a occassional problem with cliques on Boards? Every forum has a certain regular posters and can make blending it difficult.

* these are not my opinions people.. just things people I know have commented on about Boards.

Nevyn

What is your prefered D&D char class ?

Which are you more proud of Gealcon or Boards.ie ?

Which are you more addicted to WOW or poker ?

Will we ever be able to buy shares in Boards.ie ?

Wilburt wrote: »

Has DeV ever noticed you?

Yup I do believe the reaction was " ****, Thaeds a girl ?!"

tbh

RoundTower wrote: »

disclaimer: I don't have a hidden agenda, I am genuinely interested in the answer, and he didn't answer it in the "well" thread so that is why I am asking it here. If he doesn't want to answer the question, he can refuse to answer it or make sure it isn't asked.

edit: it's true that Dev has a problem with me so he might be more willing to answer the question on the podcast than when it came directly from me.

In other words, you were willing to put me and the lads in a potentially awkward and embarrassing position in front of someone who's doing us a favour.

Anyway, end of discussion, question noted.

Sully

Who is your favourite mod, and why?

Have you ever visited Tramore? If not, when will you? If so, when will you come back again? :P

cornbb

- Would you (and the other owners) ever consider selling boards.ie, and if so at what price?

- Do you feel that boards.ie's success has been largely down to organic growth and letting things run their natural course, or has there been a carefully crafted "grand master plan" that has led boards to where it is today?

- Boards.ie is massive, in the context of Irish websites anyway, but its still a "cult" thing to an extent (if you know what I mean). Would you like to see boards grow to achieve "mainstream" popularity and visibility, or do you think this growth is already happening? How would boards.ie change if it were to become a household name?

- Have you ever taken sexual favours in exchange for making someone a mod/smod/undoing a banning/creating a forum etc? :pac:

Beruthiel

I still have my free massage voucher, when can I get my massage?

DeVore

Bring the hard questions, I don't have a problem with them and i think it would make it a better podcast. Panarama is a more interesting program then Richard & Judy.

You could have 6th play devil's advocate... god knows he did that for years on Feedback.

DeV.

Ron DMC

DeVore wrote: »

You could have Sabotage play devil's advocate... god knows he did that for years on Feedback.

Fixed it for you.

6th

DeVore wrote: »

You could have 6th play devil's advocate... god knows he did that for years on Feedback.

DeV.

I like to think I did it well.

WindSock

DeVore wrote: »

Bring the hard questions, I don't have a problem with them and i think it would make it a better podcast. Panarama is a more interesting program then Richard & Judy.

Would it be right to assume any mention of certain legal cases are out of the question?

Rb

WindSock wrote: »

Would it be right to assume any mention of certain legal cases are out of the question?

I think it'd be great (if possible) if he could provide us with a brief update as to what's been going on/what's happening currently/what is likely to happen etc.

Ron DMC

WindSock wrote:

Would it be right to assume any mention of certain legal cases are out of the question?

rb_ie wrote: »

I think it'd be great (if possible) if he could provide us with a brief update as to what's been going on/what's happening currently/what is likely to happen etc.

+1

tbh

I can just hear Willburt now: "I'm a patient man, Devore, and I've asked the question three times already"

DeVore

lol!

I'll say what I can about the case but it wont be much....


DeV.

Sherifu

Will

I'm pretty sure you would have a heart attack if I asked anything like that tbh

To be honest I've not really thought of any questions to ask DeVore. Taking it in my stride (as per usual )

Probably take a few questions from here. Oh probably ask him about CuLt.
Was in college with him so see if he is still a big slacker etc.
Future plans for boards, maybe a bit of background about himself too because I've no clue about the man at all apart from starting this up with a few mates.
Probably test him on his probability skills since he plays poker a lot it seems. Like real bastid questions that I had to do in 2nd year. e.g minimum number of people it takes in a room for 2 people to have the same birth date.

6th

Of All The Admins, Who'd Win In A Fight?

Nevyn

Wilburt wrote: »

Probably test him on his probability skills since he plays poker a lot it seems. Like real bastid questions that I had to do in 2nd year. e.g minimum number of people it takes in a room for 2 people to have the same birth date.

lol ah can't see DeV having much trouble with that one.

tbh

minimum number of people it takes in a room for 2 people to have the same IP Address

Sherifu

tbh wrote: »

minimum number of people it takes in a room for 2 people to have the same IP Address

Hmmm, that depends. Does Bubbles know about the room?

Will

Sorry got the phrasing of the question wrong, something like...
calculate the probability of at least two people having the same birthday when there are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ….. in a room

r3nu4l

DeV, there doesn't appear to have been much development of late on the social.ie site, what are the future plans for social.ie?

Will the boards.ie forums ever become a subsite of the social.ie portal (in a similar way to the way in which the forums on AVForums are being pushed to the background of that site while still remaining important)?

Ruu_Old

DeV, who is the worst troll you have come across since starting off boards? Some troll stories would be good.

r3nu4l

DeV, do you still think the Thunderdome serves its original purpose?

Is it time to redefine the role of the Thunderdome and how it is run or is it fine as it is and still good for massive feedback threads and the obligatory associated shenanigans?

kincsem

Recommend me some books. I can't abide fiction. Have you read any books a number of times? I have read Buffett - The Making Of An American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein, How To Talk Dirty And Influence People by Lenny Bruce at least three times. Now I'm reading 50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need To Know by Tony Crilly. It just points out how much I didn't learn in school.
The last time I spoke to you you said you were off the cigarettes for five months. How is that going? Are you still off them? What was your reason to quit?
Do you think Connie O'Sullivan will do well in Las Vegas? It is a bit like Killarney in a strange way - about an equal number of Americans. Should he bring a translator?

6th

So you love poker, and there is a lovely new Magic & Illusion Forum (which I mod - you said I'd never be made a mod?) can you do any card tricks? Do you carry a deck?

Agent Smith

pffft its been done

Whats in store for Social.ie would be a good q tbh

Sully

Are there any future plans for Boards, like new sections or drastic changes? Excluding vBulletin upgrades!

How much time during the day to you spend on Boards posting or reading?

Are there any members or moderators you do not get on with, or avoid at all costs?

Whats it like working with CulT, Boards first proper employe!?

6th

How many Boardsies (or ex-Boardsies) have you had relationships/flings/one night stands/snogs with?