boards rules

cork1

not trying to stir it or anything but in myh opinion boards moderation is far too strict. i mean you theres no banter allowed. in a conversation you should be saying exactly what you think and feel and nobody should be able to ban you for that. fair enough racism and bullying shouldnt be allowed and neither should anything with legal impications but if i want to tell someone they sound like a p*@&k i should be able to. i can on peoples republic of cork

enniscorthy

D.E.F.O.

thomond2006

Trying posting this in Feedback/HelpDesk.

Mods will only get dogs abuse here.

Mrmoe

cork1 wrote: »

i can on peoples republic of cork

Then I would suggest you go there.

Four-Percent

Yeah but this isn't People's Republic of Cork is it?

orestes

Then do it on peoples republic of cork. People are expected to be civil and respectful to each other here no matter what they are discussing or whether or not they agree with each other. If you have to resort to saying someone sounds like a prick I hesitate to consider that "discussion" and this is a discussion site.

Insect Overlord

IBTL...

Corkfeen

I'd sort of agree with you. But the peoples republic has declined as a site in recent years. Most of the members act like pricks. Theres no moderation and the members just become irritating, granted there are some sound ones.
Prefer the boards people in general. I do find some of the moderation tob be a bit extreme but sure its up to the owners. The atmosphere is far better here.

itsallaboutheL

Four-Percent wrote: »

Yeah but this isn't People's Republic of Cork is it?

No it's the Mods Dictatorship of Mostly Dublin

Shacklebolt

I predict a long and fulfilling life for this thread.

orestes

Corkfeen wrote: »

I'd sort of agree with you. But the peoples republic has declined as a site in recent years. Most of the members act like pricks. Theres no moderation and the members just become irritating, granted there are some sound ones.

Ta-da

My name is URL

cork1 wrote: »

boards rules

then why are you complaining? =/

orestes

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

No it's the Mods Dictatorship of Mostly Dublin

You do realise that tonnes of mods/cmods/admins aren't from Dublin, right? Some of them aren't even Irish or living in Ireland

AlmightyCushion

cork1 wrote: »

not trying to stir it or anything but in myh opinion boards moderation is far too strict. i mean you theres no banter allowed. in a conversation you should be saying exactly what you think and feel and nobody should be able to ban you for that. fair enough racism and bullying shouldnt be allowed and neither should anything with legal impications but if i want to tell someone they sound like a p*@&k i should be able to. i can on peoples republic of cork

Saying to someone that they sound like a prick doesn't accomplish anything and the thread will just descend into abuse. We don't want that here. You can call people more or less what ever you like in the thunderdome (it's under the sys category). In every other forum we don't allow abuse.

SoWatchaWant

cork1 wrote: »

not trying to stir it or anything but in myh opinion boards moderation is far too strict. i mean you theres no banter allowed. in a conversation you should be saying exactly what you think and feel and nobody should be able to ban you for that. fair enough racism and bullying shouldnt be allowed and neither should anything with legal impications but if i want to tell someone they sound like a p*@&k i should be able to. i can on peoples republic of cork

Wow man, you're the first person to say that. You free thinker you:)

TPD

Uh, you seem to think you have a right to post on boards. You should be happy you can post here at all.

Spastafarian

orestes wrote: »

You do realise that tonnes of mods/cmods/admins aren't from Dublin, right? Some of them aren't even Irish or living in Ireland

But most of the people posting are from Dublin and everyone else seems to have some sort of issue with that.

Karoma

Ad hominem is an all-too-common fallacy that detracts from discussions and produces nothing but mindless drivel like what is in the Thunderdome, or what was in Soccer before it assumed its fascist state.

or

No, you sound like a prick.

Choose your answer.



Seriously, if your ability to communicate depends so much on the option to name-call and stuff, stick to The People's Republic of Cork; everyone's better off.

orestes

Spastafarian wrote: »

But most of the people posting are from Dublin and everyone else seems to have some sort of issue with that.

What are you basing that position on? Doesn't seem that way to me. One of the bigger complaints we get about organising sessions and the likes on here is that they are always in Dublin and people can't necessarily travel to them, so that would indicate to me a lot of people on here aren't in Dublin

itsallaboutheL

orestes wrote: »

You do realise that tonnes of mods/cmods/admins aren't from Dublin, right? Some of them aren't even Irish or living in Ireland

**** man keep your powder dry...

1. i wasn't trying to imply Mods were all from Dublin

2. I was making reference to the amount of Dublin related stuff in AH

3. it was an AH reply

4. it was firmly tongue in cheek, now watch you don't fall off that horse, it's quite a height.

Sofaspud

cork1 wrote: »

boards rules

Indeed it does!

orestes

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

**** man keep your powder dry...

1. i wasn't trying to imply Mods were all from Dublin

2. I was making reference to the amount of Dublin related stuff in AH

3. it was an AH reply

4. it was firmly tongue in cheek, now watch you don't fall off that horse, it's quite a height.

In a thread about why people here can't attack the poster and not the post, that reply is either geniusly or tragically ironic depending on whether it was tongue in cheek

Will

rabble rabble rabble!!

Spastafarian

orestes wrote: »

What are you basing that position on? Doesn't seem that way to me. One of the bigger complaints we get about organising sessions and the likes on here is that they are always in Dublin and people can't necessarily travel to them, so that would indicate to me a lot of people on here aren't in Dublin

Well yeah, the people in Dublin aren't gonna complain about it not being on in Dublin if it's on in Dublin are they? I'm not even from Dublin, but I've found boards a lot more relevant since I moved here a few months ago. It's more Dublin related than anywhere else, and no amount of complaining is going to change that.

orestes

Spastafarian wrote: »

Well yeah, the people in Dublin aren't gonna complain about it not being on in Dublin if it's on in Dublin are they? I'm not even from Dublin, but I've found boards a lot more relevant since I moved here a few months ago. It's more Dublin related than anywhere else, and no amount of complaining is going to change that.

What do you expect to be honest? Dublin is the capital of the country and somewhere between a quarter and a third of the countries entire population lives there, on top of the people who commute there for work and all that, of course the place is going to get more coverage, population alone would imply that is inevitable. Supply and demand and all that. Although I don't think the site is unwelcoming to non-Dubliners in any way tbh, and saying it is based merely on the topic distribution is a bit unfair

ScumLord

In some ways I'd agree, but there are allot of smart people on boards. People that can tell you your full of **** and back it up. If we alienated those types of folks we'd end up with a ses pool of idiocy.

Even though I've been banned, it was fair. This is a cross section of Irish society not just a place for drunken fools to insult each other.

Spastafarian

orestes wrote: »

What do you expect to be honest? Dublin is the capital of the country and somewhere between a quarter and a third of the countries entire population lives there, on top of the people who commute there for work and all that, of course the place is going to get more coverage, population alone would imply that is inevitable. Supply and demand and all that. Although I don't think the site is unwelcoming to non-Dubliners in any way tbh, and saying it is based merely on the topic distribution is a bit unfair

Huh?

Schism

Yes the Boards rules are strict. It's a good thing though, there's more than enough sites out there on the net for posting crap like that.

You should be thankful Boards tries to raise the bar.

orestes

Spastafarian wrote: »

Huh?

Dublin is big and lots and lots of people live/work there, this site is for people to talk about stuff, lots of people talking about Dublin is kinda inevitable

minidazzler

PROC is sh1t, so that is no place to emulate.

TheZohanS

OP have you ever head of Feedback?

Spastafarian

orestes wrote: »

Dublin is big and lots and lots of people live/work there, this site is for people to talk about stuff, lots of people talking about Dublin is kinda inevitable

But... wasn't that my point? I thought we were having an argument. Are you playing some kind of cruel mindgames?

Sierra Oscar

Compared to some err . . . certain forums . . . boards.ie is very lenient.:)

5starpool

I agree with stuff, but I also disagree with things.

There. I've said it. Nailed my colours to the mast right there.

Nuggles

I think mods think posters are uber sensitive, I suggested someone might be mental because they wouldn't go out with someone with the same name as an ex.
Which I stand by, it is mental.

Seemingly I'm not allowed to say something is mental. Which means if someone says they like to skin small animals and use them as puppets I can't say it's mental.

Wahey! Aren't we sensitive.

Carsinian Thau

cork1 wrote: »

not trying to stir it or anything but in myh opinion boards moderation is far too strict. i mean you theres no banter allowed. in a conversation you should be saying exactly what you think and feel and nobody should be able to ban you for that. fair enough racism and bullying shouldnt be allowed and neither should anything with legal impications but if i want to tell someone they sound like a p*@&k i should be able to. i can on peoples republic of cork

This is a privately owned website. If you don't like their rules, go elsewhere. Simple as that really.

Kintarō Hattori

It's fine just the way it is and that's why it's the largest discussion forum in Ireland. They must be doing it right.

Nuggles

In your opinion they are, but people are allowed to question it.

Questioning things can lead to good things you know.

ChocolateSauce

OP, 1. You sir, are a *blank*.

2. That post was one of the biggest loads of drivel I've ever heard.



Try the second one; it can be insulting without getting you banned. It's personal attacks that aren't tolerated, but you can attack ideas with great vitriol if you like.

KittyeeTrix

An File wrote: »

IBTL...

Not being funny or anything but what does IBTL mean??? I've seen it before in other posts and still can't figure it out

orestes

Nuggles wrote: »

In your opinion they are, but people are allowed to question it.

Questioning things can lead to good things you know.

True, but when it's the same question being asked over and over and over it gets kinda pointless. We have done this subject to death in feedback, it comes up all the time.

Yes boards is modded firmly. The majority have no problem with that. The minority who do can either abide by the rules here or go somewhere else with different rules. The majority, the ones who make this the largest discusion board in Ireland as was already pointed out, are the ones who will be listened to. The system is not going to change to suit the vast minority of people who can't work within it.

Lolcat time?

Nuggles

ChocolateSauce wrote: »

but you can attack ideas with great vitriol if you like.

Not according to the mods I've dealt with. . .

Karoma

fluffyorganic1 wrote: »

Not being funny or anything but what does IBTL mean??? I've seen it before in other posts and still can't figure it out

In Before The Lock (As in "I'm getting this post in and spamming the hell out of the place, before the obviously inevitable locking of this thread. Go me. I rock. I'll die a virgin, but it's okay because my postcount has just increased by 1.")

Senna

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Compared to some err . . . certain forums . . . boards.ie is very lenient.:)

Agreed, wont say what forums, but i'm perma banned from a few, mostly for stating sound fact-based rational opinions that in no way attacked a poster. I can't even remember the last time a mod on here told me to "shut it".










Awaits a mod to tell me to shut it:pac:

orestes

Senna wrote: »

Awaits a mod to tell me to shut it:pac:

Does it have to be an AH mod? Cos I've got quotas to fill, I'm good on the ban numbers but my abuse levels need improving this quarter

Sharpshooter

Senna wrote: »

Agreed, wont say what forums, but i'm perma banned from a few, mostly for stating sound fact-based rational opinions that in no way attacked a poster. I can't even remember the last time a mod on here told me to "shut it".











Awaits a mod to tell me to shut it:pac:

Sh, oh, it's you.
/tut tut

KittyeeTrix

Karoma wrote: »

In Before The Lock (As in "I'm getting this post in and spamming the hell out of the place, before the obviously inevitable locking of this thread. Go me. I rock. I'll die a virgin, but it's okay because my postcount has just increased by 1.")

Cheers for that Karoma, still a relative newbie here:)

Sharpshooter

orestes wrote: »

Does it have to be an AH mod?

:cool:

orestes

Sharpshooter wrote: »

:cool:

Watch it you or I'll ban any pro-Bret posts next time Montreal comes up in PW

Senna

orestes wrote: »

Does it have to be an AH mod? Cos I've got quotas to fill, I'm good on the ban numbers but my abuse levels need improving this quarter

Sorry but your out ranked in this forum, but i'll be over to Pro Wrestling in a minute to abuse the hell out of you, got to keep you in a job:pac:

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Sh, oh, it's you.
/tut tut

So close:cool:

Sharpshooter

orestes wrote: »

Watch it you or I'll ban any pro-Bret posts next time Montreal comes up in PW

As a Moderator of this forum, I think it's only fair to warn you.


I don't care.:cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5shDklbvXs

:P