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Do you think meeting people from Boards.ie is weird?

_blank_ · 2009-08-11 14:38:05

Simple question. Do you think meeting the people you interact with on Boards, at real life, Boards-organised events, is in any way weird? I don't. I have set up a football team, which involved going to the Phoenix Park and meeting a bunch of people I'd never met before, and getting them to give me a hundred euro each :D I…

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#32 11-08-2009 4:44pm
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Nope, not weird at all.
Nah... maybe if boards was some kind of hardcore pr0n forum then it could be a little bit awkward.

Unless it's a certain science category having a meetup

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#33 11-08-2009 4:59pm
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I don't mind the idea of meeting people from boards in person at all, but neither do I have a overwhelming desire to.

I get a lot out of the site, and there are a few people that I really like and chat with so I assume that I would get on well with them IRL,

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#34 11-08-2009 5:00pm
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Xavi6 wrote: »

Have played for Des' team

It's not MY team, it's all our team.

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#35 11-08-2009 5:03pm
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i remember the first bgrh beers. 'she' probably thinks im very weird

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#36 11-08-2009 5:04pm
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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i remember the first bgrh beers. 'she' probably thinks im very weird

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#37 11-08-2009 5:05pm
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Des wrote: »

scarred for life des

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#38 11-08-2009 5:20pm
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Des wrote: »

It's not MY team, it's all our team.

All our team belong to us.

*sheds tear*

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#39 11-08-2009 9:59pm
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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i remember the first bgrh beers. 'she' probably thinks im very weird

lol :D:D:D:D

all my friends and family think i am a weirdo hermit cos i meet people from the internet:rolleyes

but in the next breath ask when i am going to marry the weirdo hermit i met at a bgrh beers

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#40 11-08-2009 10:16pm
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Sort of. I quite like being a bit mysterious on the internet, I think if I knew more about people from here I'd feel weird. I like the feeling of being detatched.

That might be because I've never met any though and the idea just feels weird to me.

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#41 11-08-2009 10:34pm
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we should have a meetup in a big room with everyone on a computer. one big thread and see what happens..

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#42 11-08-2009 10:37pm
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we should have a meetup in a big room with everyone on a computer. one big thread and see what happens..

We could pick straws to see who fetches the coffee or myabe just take turns eh ? .

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#43 11-08-2009 10:43pm
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Latchy wrote: »

We could pick straws to see who fetches the coffee or myabe just take turns eh ? .

yes we could do that.. but first i'd post 'goatse' or the next worst thing i could find just too see peoples reactions around the room :P

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#44 11-08-2009 10:46pm
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we should have a meetup in a big room with everyone on a computer. one big thread and see what happens..

It'd be better if during it all you still didn't know which screen name went with which face. Suspicious glares all around.

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#45 11-08-2009 10:46pm
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I guess it depends from which forum they come from.;)

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#46 11-08-2009 10:49pm
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yes we could do that.. but first i'd post 'goatse' or the next worst thing i could find just too see peoples reactions around the room :P

Ah yes ..I can see it now

ie, So that's what she / he / it looks like ...hmmmm

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#47 11-08-2009 10:55pm
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Boards Beers are good fun.

I have no probelm meeting up with other boardsies for beers.
I will admit that the first time I went to a Boards Beers, it was very nerve wracking.

I have met some very nice people through boards, in fact I even went to Germany for a Boards Beers - it was great fun.

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#48 11-08-2009 11:15pm
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Abigayle wrote: »

Ohhh. I've just thought of a question for your thread =P

What is the question?

Some f*cker moved the thread to here
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=61565655#post61565655

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#49 11-08-2009 11:16pm
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Nope, not weird at all.
I know around three of four people from boards. But it was more a case of "you're on boards, what's your username?" and then realizing I didn't recognize their user-name anyways.

Have never been to a boards beers, I prefer to shoot off my big mouth from behind the computer screen. :pac:
I might go down to the next one, get drunk, cause a scene and get thrown out at 10:15

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#50 11-08-2009 11:34pm
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Not at all. Started holding meet-ups in the Veggie forum and they've gone great! Been to a handful of other Boards beers too. Great to put a face to the name

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#51 11-08-2009 11:43pm
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Nope, not weird at all.
Never met anyone from boards I didn't already know, and thought it would be a bit wierd. More so putting a face to a username and what I imagine people to be like. But after reading this thread I think I'm converted

Can I ask, at meet ups do you refer to yourself by your username or your real name?

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#52 11-08-2009 11:57pm
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Nope, not weird at all.
It is weird IMO. But I have met about 5 people from boards.

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#53 12-08-2009 12:17am
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Whenever I meet people I realise how weird Boards is.

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#54 12-08-2009 12:28am
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im going to my first beers on the 21st

yay new found legalness

im excited to meet some rl boardies.

most people seem really cool

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#55 12-08-2009 12:52am
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I don't think it's weird but i haven't gone to a boards event yet in all the time i've been here as i'm a bit shy around new people :pac:

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#56 12-08-2009 12:59am
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I think the weirdest part is meeting in RL and then chatting about ****ing boards!!

Especially when people can overhear you and you're there talking about all these people with mental names!!

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#57 12-08-2009 1:15am
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kingtut wrote: »

Nope, love meeting boards people!

Been to (and organised) a lot of the Cork meetups and everyone has been super nice, I talk a lot and out of about 20 people I have met I have only found it hard talking to 2 of them. They were kinda shy so prob not used to someone like me.

I love you boardsies - not in a gay way I promise, now thank me and give me fuzzies and happies inside

am i one of the 2?

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#58 12-08-2009 1:16am
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Nope, not weird at all.

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

I think the weirdest part is meeting in RL and then chatting about ****ing boards!!

Especially when people can overhear you and your their talking about all these people with mental names!!

Yeah I know, like how do people introduce themselves at beers?

Must be so awkward...

Also, is the L Limerick??

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#59 12-08-2009 8:58am
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Four-Percent wrote: »

Yeah I know, like how do people introduce themselves at beers?

Must be so awkward...

Also, is the L Limerick??

nope....... next!!!

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#60 12-08-2009 9:45am
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itsallaboutheL wrote: »

I think the weirdest part is meeting in RL and then chatting about ****ing boards!!

Especially when people can overhear you and you're there talking about all these people with mental names!!

haha, it's quite inevitable. or chatting to someone while they're posting from their phone saying how it's going.

a fair amount of people ive met on boards, i cannot think of them by their real names.

but have been to quite a few beers in the past and have had great nights out on just about all occasions. it's been great putting faces and real life personalities to the usernames, avatars and posts.

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#61 12-08-2009 10:06am
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if there is a boards beers how many people usually show up? If you get talking to other non boards related people in the bar do you tell them why you're there? that you're meeting a load of strangers off the internet? How many girls show up? I'm thinking about 1 in 20 is a girl am i right?

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