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  • 31-07-2008 6:29pm
    #1
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I mainly use this site at work, as it is the only message boards that will work on our restricted system. However, I do find that boards.ie is like a ghost town at the best of times. I have subscribed to tonnes of threads and visit many different boards but there just seems to be very little going on. Do you think that there are too many forums and not enough posters? Maybe its time to trim it down a bit?

    Discuss.
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  • #2
    6th
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    Suggest forums to delete and I bet you'll be shutting up shop on a forum someone uses.


  • #3
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Nah tis all good chum.
    I have email alerts set up.
    Not a minute goes by without one email or other popping up for me to peruse.
    I like that a lot of the fora have split off to smaller crews of like minded people.
    And there is always AH for the mass appeal.


  • #4
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,441 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    this is a serious issue , i think we need a new forum to discuss it fully...


  • #5
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Forums that I post on right now, Bargain Alerts has 72 (24 members & 48 guests), After Hours has 152 (79 members & 73 guests). Which forums do you think need to be cut? There is an inactive pile (not viewable by users or mods). The Comp/Tech are has seen a fairly big change over the past few months as it split in a few different forums.


  • #6
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Well a chunk of the ones under 'Rec' could be cut or merged, surely. Is there really a need for a mustard forum?


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  • #7
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    :eek:
    He did not just say that about the mustard forum did he?

    /runs away to a safe distance.
    /Popcorn.


  • #8
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Far too many, yes.


  • #9
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Whats wrong with that? Why can't that be merged with Food & Drink?

    Conversely, if we have a mustard forum, why not a mayonaisse, ketchup, Worchestershire Sauce forum? Its just overkill!


  • #10
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Mustard is ecksor's baby, beware!


  • #11
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Not really too many, just don't use the ones not of interest.


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  • #12
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Suggestion number 2:

    Most of the IT (Institute of Technology) forums are empty, why not merge them all into one IT forum. That way, people from different IT's would get to network and liven things up a bit.


  • #13
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    I can see your point.
    The mustard forum is always the one mentioned as "This is the last straw" when it comes to forums.
    Once things grow to a certain size they have to expand to cater to the larger user base.
    I dont think that anyone has figured out a better way of catering to new users than to open enough forums to maintain their interest ,be it specific enough to cater to mustard or strange enough to allow like minded beer gutted individuals to join together in peace.
    In fairness a lot of the private forums are dead and all, not a lot of posting going on.
    But having said that, some of the best interactions I have had on boards have been in the context of the smaller fora, where you can see familiar faces and expect familiar opinions even if they are contrary to your own.

    But I do think that this is being more closely watched.
    For instance there is not as yet a classic rock forum.
    *cough*


  • #14
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    :eek:
    He did not just say that about the mustard forum did he?

    Yes. Yes I do believe he did.

    facepalm


  • #15
    FruitLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭FruitLover


    People who end their posts with "Discuss." are benders.

    Discuss.


  • #16
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Suggestion number 2:

    Most of the IT (Institute of Technology) forums are empty, why not merge them all into one IT forum. That way, people from different IT's would get to network and liven things up a bit.

    Leave my baby alone or I will have your head on a plate.


  • #17
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Sully wrote: »
    Leave my baby alone or I will have your head on a plate.

    That's not very funny considering you are a poster noted for his WIT.


  • #18
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Sully wrote: »
    Leave my baby alone or I will have your head on a plate.

    What baby, all fifteen threads? Your forum is an exemplar.


  • #19
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,872 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    What baby, all fifteen threads? Your forum is an exemplar.

    What you may not have realised is thats 15 threads in the last month.


  • #20
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Flamed Diving wrote: »

    Discuss.

    Discuss? Are you a primary school teacher?

    OP, no one is forcing you to frequent any particular forum.
    Whilst there are plenty of fora on here that are of no interest to me
    I can appreciate that different people have different tastes and interests.

    When you visit a restaurant do you order everything on the menu or just
    what you like/want?


  • #21
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    OP, no one is forcing you to frequent any particular forum.

    Actually the lack of people on this website is forcing me into every forum, in the pursuit of conversation. In fact, this thread is the most interaction I've had in ages!

    :pac:


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  • #22
    RuggieBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Is there really a need for a mustard forum?

    laugh out loud


  • #23
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Actually the lack of people on this website

    You are a very silly man.

    Look everyone, a silly man.


  • #24
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Des wrote: »
    You are a very silly man.

    Look everyone, a silly man.


    Boooo! Get off!


  • #25
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    I like the smorgasboard of different opinions on the boards.ie main page that are generally always from different fora.
    I would actually like to see the list of most recent posts doubled or at least enlarged a little bit.
    Particularly because those European Union guys keep on getting double posties on the main page for every one post someone makes.
    I even told the help desk guys about it.
    Like a year ago.
    EU conspiracy.


  • #26
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    That's not very funny considering you are a poster noted for his WIT.

    Who said I was joking?

    Im deadly serious. ;)


  • #27
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Actually the lack of people on this website.....

    Yeah, what a ghost town

    18011184je2.jpg


  • #28
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Thats a nice red 'x' you got there.


    I wish people would stop quote mining and taking what I say out of context, by the way.


  • #29
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    This is yet another one of those situations where one may lose one's head in the face of almost universal scorn.


  • #30
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    noblestee wrote: »
    Yeah, what a ghost town

    18011184je2.jpg

    Found myself.
    Top row. 5th one in from the right.
    There are actually a lot of people with really crap usernames on boards.

    Baddum tissch.


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  • #31
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    There's me there, right in the middle! I'm cool like that.


  • #32
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Mirror wrote: »
    There's me there, right in the middle! I'm cool like that.

    I'm right under you!

    :eek:


  • #33
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Invisible Mode, ftw.


  • #34
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    janeybabe wrote: »
    I'm right under you!

    :eek:
    Damn right :cool:


  • #35
    Nerin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,523 ✭✭✭✭Nerin


    somebody wrote:
    Are there too many boards, in boards?
    no


  • #36
    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,440 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Hi, I mainly use this site at work, as it is the only message boards that will work on our restricted system. However, I do find that boards.ie is like a ghost town at the best of times. I have subscribed to tonnes of threads and visit many different boards but there just seems to be very little going on. Do you think that there are too many forums and not enough posters? Maybe its time to trim it down a bit?

    Discuss.

    The obvious solution is to simply cull all the fora your subbed to as there "is very little going on" within.


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  • #37
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    I dunno, I guess I just crave the community feel I get with other fora I frequent. I have been here over a year (different alias) and I barely recognise peoples names, bar the creationist thread.

    :)


  • #38
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    I dunno, I guess I just crave the community feel I get with other fora I frequent. I have been here over a year (different alias) and I barely recognise peoples names, bar the creationist thread.

    :)

    Maybe have a look around more? There actually is a community feel about the place. And if you barely recognise peoples' names, that means there are lots of people, so your theory that there is no one here is kind of defunct!


  • #39
    Nerin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,523 ✭✭✭✭Nerin


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    I dunno, I guess I just crave the community feel I get with other fora I frequent. I have been here over a year (different alias) and I barely recognise peoples names, bar the creationist thread.

    :)
    [cough]re-reg?[cough] ;)
    if im off for a day, everything im subbed to kicks off. im subbed to about 19 forums. easier access.
    maybe its the forums youve subbed


  • #40
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    janeybabe wrote: »
    Maybe have a look around more? There actually is a community feel about the place. And if you barely recognise peoples' names, that means there are lots of people, so your theory that there is no one here is kind of defunct!



    AHHHHHH! What I'm saying is that there are too many boards, for too few people. Read what I said above! I'm talking a peeps-boards ratio!


  • #41
    Nerin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,523 ✭✭✭✭Nerin


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    AHHHHHH! What I'm saying is that there are too many boards, for too few people. Read what I said above! I'm talking a peeps-boards ratio!
    but the more boards, the more people it will attract.
    then they get stuck here and addicted :cool:


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  • #42
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Nerin wrote: »
    [cough]re-reg?[cough] ;)
    if im off for a day, everything im subbed to kicks off. im subbed to about 19 forums. easier access.
    maybe its the forums youve subbed

    My last username made it a bit too obvious who my reali identity is, which is a shame cause I had a couple thousand posts. Anywho, I will sub to a few more forums and see what happens.


  • #43
    Nerin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,523 ✭✭✭✭Nerin


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    My last username made it a bit too obvious who my reali identity is, which is a shame cause I had a couple thousand posts. Anywho, I will sub to a few more forums and see what happens.
    [pimp]try the nocturnal forum[pimp]


  • #44
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    You didnt close the pimp tags!
    Now you are pimping me!
    [/pimp][/pimp]


  • #45
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    If you want an inactive forum, try Web hosting. The last post was 5 years ago when DeV got pissed off with a few users and locked it!:eek:
    There are probably others, I found it recently when searching for something...


    Is it kitty time yet?


  • #46
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    SteveC wrote: »
    If you want an inactive forum, try Web hosting. The last post was 5 years ago when DeV got pissed off with a few users and locked it!:eek:
    There are probably others, I found it recently when searching for something...


    Is it kitty time yet?

    Actually it was almost exactly 4 years ago when Johnny Versace asked for advice.

    I would endorse kittys at this point but it would be up to a mod/admin now wouldn't it?


  • #47
    regi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,280 ✭✭✭regi


    Good riddance to the Web Hosting forum - one of the best moves we ever made.

    I'm of the opinion that we don't have enough forums yet :-)


  • #48
    311
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,332 ✭✭✭311


    Having loads of forums is great as long as there isn't inverted commas seperating them.


  • #49
    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,859 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    Whats wrong with having some busy forums and some quiet forums? At almost any time of the day there are a good few on several of the bigger forums like AH, Soccer, Motors and Poker. During the busy times there are regularly over 100 on each of these forums. hardly quiet.

    also, if you delete all the quiet forums, what about the poor mods? There will be too much coke and hookers left over for those that remain.......


  • #50
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    5starpool wrote: »
    also, if you delete all the quiet forums, what about the poor mods? There will be too much coke and hookers left over for those that remain.......
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL1Ysm705n0


    /sorry - this thread need some life :D


  • #51
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    5starpool wrote: »
    also, if you delete all the quiet forums, what about the poor mods? There will be too much coke and hookers left over for those that remain.......

    There's a decent redundancy packet available for mods with over 50 bans/year.

    Serious answer - nope. Some of the IT forums might look dead but who is to say they'll stay dead when college starts again? Or if not this year, perhaps next?


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