Making boards the best

barneysplash

Hi all

Recently I posted a question in the all things retro forum.

It was about a film that I asked to be identified.

A kind soul recommend that I post the query in the films forum.

I did this, and the query was answered within 15 minutes,
with the title of the film and a link to a youtube trailer.

This put to bed one of the longest "what was that called?"
searches I've ever had.

I saw this film in approx 1993 and have been searching for it ever since.

It's not an obsession or anything, every few months I'd do a
Compuserve / Lycos / Yahoo! / Infoseek / Dogpile / Magellan / IMDB / Google search for it
and always came up empty.

But then boards.ie came along. This is what's great about this site, people
chatting and talking and helping each other with life's little queries.

My reason for posting this message is that unfortunately, not everyone
on boards.ie sees the site as the great Irish treasure-trove of information
and entertainment that it is.

Some people will be rude to seemingly innocent or newbie questions asked
in "their" forums.

Now I know, that it takes all sorts, and that some people are "immature" and
what have you. But I really think if you are going to post a reply to someone,
if they have asked a genuine question, don't just take the mick out of them.

If the thread is a funny one, that it's open season. But not in threads about
"how do I get Excel to do ...?" or topics like "Does anyone know how to...?"

This dilutes the quality of boards.ie threads and only pushes people back out
onto Google, to start searching all again. They will inevitabely be sent to some
bobs-super-e-how-knowledge-barn.commm advice site that are ten
for a penny out there in cyberspace and are always a load of flashy advertising
and broken paragraphs.

Boards.ie is frequently name checked in the media - radio stations often say that
"there is a lot of talk about this issue on boards.ie" when they
are talking about the issues of the day. I've heard it mentioned on
topics as diverse as shopping for childrens prams to traffic congestion
to politics and back again.

This is how useful this site can be.

I guess I just want more quality threads that will stop people from Ireland
(and beyond) blindly channel-surfing the internet for anwsers to all the
questions that need to be answered.


We all win when we work together.

Thank you, rant over

alwaysadub

Started the new year celebrations early have we??!

Terry

Yeah, I'm awesome.

Kiera

Most of the forums on here are very helpful and the people in them lovely. AH/the dome are the two places i wouldnt go to ask something serious tbh.

Gummy Panda

Cool story bro

Would read again

OPENROAD

barneysplash wrote: »

Hi all

Recently I posted a question in the all things retro forum.

It was about a film that I asked to be identified.

A kind soul recommend that I post the query in the films forum.

I did this, and the query was answered within 15 minutes,
with the title of the film and a link to a youtube trailer.

This put to bed one of the longest "what was that called?"
searches I've ever had.

I saw this film in approx 1993 and have been searching for it ever since.

It's not an obsession or anything, every few months I'd do a
Compuserve / Lycos / Yahoo! / Infoseek / Dogpile / Magellan / IMDB / Google search for it
and always came up empty.

But then boards.ie came along. This is what's great about this site, people
chatting and talking and helping each other with life's little queries.

My reason for posting this message is that unfortunately, not everyone
on boards.ie sees the site as the great Irish treasure-trove of information
and entertainment that it is.

Some people will be rude to seemingly innocent or newbie questions asked
in "their" forums.

Now I know, that it takes all sorts, and that some people are "immature" and
what have you. But I really think if you are going to post a reply to someone,
if they have asked a genuine question, don't just take the mick out of them.

If the thread is a funny one, that it's open season. But not in threads about
"how do I get Excel to do ...?" or topics like "Does anyone know how to...?"

This dilutes the quality of boards.ie threads and only pushes people back out
onto Google, to start searching all again. They will inevitabely be sent to some
bobs-super-e-how-knowledge-barn.commm advice site that are ten
for a penny out there in cyberspace and are always a load of flashy advertising
and broken paragraphs.

Boards.ie is frequently name checked in the media - radio stations often say that
"there is a lot of talk about this issue on boards.ie" when they
are talking about the issues of the day. I've heard it mentioned on
topics as diverse as shopping for childrens prams to traffic congestion
to politics and back again.

This is how useful this site can be.

I guess I just want more quality threads that will stop people from Ireland
(and beyond) blindly channel-surfing the internet for anwsers to all the
questions that need to be answered.


We all win when we work together.

Thank you, rant over

In AH :eek:

barneysplash

I know I'm setting myself up for a serious slagging by posting this in
After Hours. No bother, I'm up for a laugh and love a bit of banter.
I just wanted to reach as many heads as possible.

If I can reach one person and prevent them from replying to one
thread with a smarmy comeback instead of good advice, (or saying nothing)
then I will have succeeded.

Son Of A Vidic

Together we can do anything, go team Boards.





Thunder Boards are go!

foxinsox

good post.. fair play to you OP...

I agree with you..

I vaguely remember asking a question in another forum thread a good while back...

To say I was completely ignored would be a vast understatement...

I actually deleted my post after a day I was mightily pissed off, I won't be going to that forum again..

But a little kindness goes a long way...

But I must say that the majority of people on here will go out of their way to help others.

THANK YOU to all the boardsies who have made me laugh, smile, cry, mad, and made me into the multi skilled technical computer wizard that I am now well I can add pics now

AntiMatter

Kiera wrote: »

Most of the forums on here are very helpful and the people in them lovely. AH/the dome are the two places i wouldnt go to ask something serious tbh.

I think if there wasn't somewhere like AH, where people can vent their madness, the other forums might not be as friendly.

kowloon

What was the film?

foxinsox

kowloon wrote: »

What was the film?

I was just going to ask that too...

It's bugging me now...

So can the most helpful OP share with us?

Thanks

Pete M.

barneysplash wrote: »

Hi all

Recently I posted a question in the all things retro forum.

It was about a film that I asked to be identified.

A kind soul recommend that I post the query in the films forum.

I did this, and the query was answered within 15 minutes,
with the title of the film and a link to a youtube trailer.

This put to bed one of the longest "what was that called?"
searches I've ever had.

I saw this film in approx 1993 and have been searching for it ever since.

It's not an obsession or anything, every few months I'd do a
Compuserve / Lycos / Yahoo! / Infoseek / Dogpile / Magellan / IMDB / Google search for it
and always came up empty.

But then boards.ie came along. This is what's great about this site, people
chatting and talking and helping each other with life's little queries.

My reason for posting this message is that unfortunately, not everyone
on boards.ie sees the site as the great Irish treasure-trove of information
and entertainment that it is.

Some people will be rude to seemingly innocent or newbie questions asked
in "their" forums.

Now I know, that it takes all sorts, and that some people are "immature" and
what have you. But I really think if you are going to post a reply to someone,
if they have asked a genuine question, don't just take the mick out of them.

If the thread is a funny one, that it's open season. But not in threads about
"how do I get Excel to do ...?" or topics like "Does anyone know how to...?"

This dilutes the quality of boards.ie threads and only pushes people back out
onto Google, to start searching all again. They will inevitabely be sent to some
bobs-super-e-how-knowledge-barn.commm advice site that are ten
for a penny out there in cyberspace and are always a load of flashy advertising
and broken paragraphs.

Boards.ie is frequently name checked in the media - radio stations often say that
"there is a lot of talk about this issue on boards.ie" when they
are talking about the issues of the day. I've heard it mentioned on
topics as diverse as shopping for childrens prams to traffic congestion
to politics and back again.

This is how useful this site can be.

I guess I just want more quality threads that will stop people from Ireland
(and beyond) blindly channel-surfing the internet for anwsers to all the
questions that need to be answered.


We all win when we work together.

Thank you, rant over

tl;dr

(sorry first time to use that, had to, just had to..)

After Hours responds by saying....


What was the bleeding film?

But yes strength is found in virtual unity :pac:

kowloon

Pete M. wrote: »

tl;dr

(sorry first time to use that, had to, just had to..)

After Hours responds by saying....


What was the bleeding film?

But yes strength is found in virtual unity :pac:

If he spent that long in a quest to find out what it was it must be worth a watch, don't you agree?

Sergeant

Kiera wrote: »

Most of the forums on here are very helpful and the people in them lovely. AH/the dome are the two places i wouldnt go to ask something serious tbh.

Why would you ask for serious advice in the Dome?

the keen edge

barneysplash wrote: »

Hi all

Recently I posted a question in the all things retro forum.

It was about a film that I asked to be identified.

A kind soul recommend that I post the query in the films forum.

I did this, and the query was answered within 15 minutes,
with the title of the film and a link to a youtube trailer.

This put to bed one of the longest "what was that called?"
searches I've ever had.

I saw this film in approx 1993 and have been searching for it ever since.

It's not an obsession or anything, every few months I'd do a
Compuserve / Lycos / Yahoo! / Infoseek / Dogpile / Magellan / IMDB / Google search for it
and always came up empty.

But then boards.ie came along. This is what's great about this site, people
chatting and talking and helping each other with life's little queries.

My reason for posting this message is that unfortunately, not everyone
on boards.ie sees the site as the great Irish treasure-trove of information
and entertainment that it is.

Some people will be rude to seemingly innocent or newbie questions asked
in "their" forums.

Now I know, that it takes all sorts, and that some people are "immature" and
what have you. But I really think if you are going to post a reply to someone,
if they have asked a genuine question, don't just take the mick out of them.

If the thread is a funny one, that it's open season. But not in threads about
"how do I get Excel to do ...?" or topics like "Does anyone know how to...?"

This dilutes the quality of boards.ie threads and only pushes people back out
onto Google, to start searching all again. They will inevitabely be sent to some
bobs-super-e-how-knowledge-barn.commm advice site that are ten
for a penny out there in cyberspace and are always a load of flashy advertising
and broken paragraphs.

Boards.ie is frequently name checked in the media - radio stations often say that
"there is a lot of talk about this issue on boards.ie" when they
are talking about the issues of the day. I've heard it mentioned on
topics as diverse as shopping for childrens prams to traffic congestion
to politics and back again.

This is how useful this site can be.

I guess I just want more quality threads that will stop people from Ireland
(and beyond) blindly channel-surfing the internet for anwsers to all the
questions that need to be answered.


We all win when we work together.

Thank you, rant over

You forgot to mention something about having an onion tied to your belt?.

Coriolanus

Wtf is this dome place?

Pete M.

kowloon wrote: »

If he spent that long in a quest to find out what it was it must be worth a watch, don't you agree?

Absolutely.

Had a similar experience with trying to find music by a band called the God Machine.

For years I searched, tried every record store in Ireland and London etc.... nada.

Then a mate said 'piratebay' and after years of searching got three albums instead of the two I thought existed.

Enjoy the flick OP

*off to listen to the God Machine and get depressed now*

AntiMatter

Nevore wrote: »

Wtf is this dome place?

Abandon all hope all ye who enter there.

stevejr

Good post OP agree with it completely.

Coriolanus

AntiMatter wrote: »

Abandon all hope all ye who enter there.

O.o

What section is it under?

Daemos

The unlikliest section of them all

AntiMatter

Nevore wrote: »

O.o

What section is it under?

Sys.

'The Thunderdome'; at the bottom.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=484

alwaysadub

Nevore wrote: »

Wtf is this dome place?

Only the friendliest place on boards!! Pop in and say hello.

Johro

barneysplash wrote: »

I know I'm setting myself up for a serious slagging by posting this in
After Hours. No bother, I'm up for a laugh and love a bit of banter.
I just wanted to reach as many heads as possible.

If I can reach one person and prevent them from replying to one
thread with a smarmy comeback instead of good advice, (or saying nothing)
then I will have succeeded.

All the same, depends on the question, if the question really is serious ya can tell and I wouldn't try and take the p1ss, but sometimes ya do think 'why post this on AH?' when there's almost definitely a dedicated forum for it on boards where ya know for certain ya won't be joked about. I posted serious questions elsewhere on boards and got helpful replies from nice people, I come to AH for a laugh and a bit of slagging mostly and sometimes the discussion turns more serious, that's just AH.

barneysplash

Johro wrote: »

All the same, depends on the question, if the question really is serious ya can tell and I wouldn't try and take the p1ss, but sometimes ya do think 'why post this on AH?' when there's almost definitely a dedicated forum for it on boards where ya know for certain ya won't be joked about. I posted serious questions elsewhere on boards and got helpful replies from nice people, I come to AH for a laugh and a bit of slagging mostly and sometimes the discussion turns more serious, that's just AH.

Yeah, I'm the same dude.

I mean, when you post a technical question in some forums, you either
get completely ignored, or some "expert" starts making smart-ass repies.

I find this is the case in the Computer + Technology forums, many of
these threads show no mercy to people who don't know what
a ASUS MB running at 2.4 GHz on a modded gaming rig is.

They can be very elitist and snobby, I find anyway. And it is in these
areas that people are most likely to want to search the site for
technical information and advice on specific problems, instead of having
to use Google to find a hundred "Free PC advice" sites.

I was inspired by the help given to me to identify the below film.

So, I spend a good 30 minutes crafting a thread about a set of
story books that a teacher used to read to use in primary school
back in the 1980s.

I posted this up in the All Things Retro forum, in the hope that someone
else doing a search to identify these books would find an answer.


Here is the post :

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056126690



The films I posted up about was called "Starcrossed"

It wasn't very good, I probably built it up to be great in my head, over
the years of trying to find out what it was. Not to worry, it was super-cool
how another user of boards identified it so quick, and was so kind to
post up the below information :


Starcrossed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3CuD8PYSmI

.

TeddyTedson

AGHHGHGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Look at the OP's post count! :eek::eek::eek:
It's 2011 not 2012 isn't it!

HellFireClub

barneysplash wrote: »

We all win when we work together.

Thank you, rant over

Most cringeworthy post I've ever read, what multinational organisation have you worked for that has your head so full of "lets all be the best", "go team" bullsh*t?!?

Seriously, it's just a website...

"Make boards the best", will you take your head out of your rectum???

barneysplash

TeddyTedson wrote: »

AGHHGHGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Look at the OP's post count! :eek::eek::eek:
It's 2011 not 2012 isn't it!

Ha ha I only copped that myself.
That's the first seal broken to unleash hell

HellFireClub wrote: »

Most cringeworthy post I've ever read, what multinational organisation have you worked for that has your head so full of "lets all be the best", "go team" bullsh*t?!?

Seriously, it's just a website...

"Make boards the best", will you take your head out of your rectum???

It's a class feeling when you do a search on boards and find not only what you were
looking for, but the opinions of everyone out there, like your good self.


"If you like this film, you'll love this one..."

"That happened to me, I fixed it by..."

"You should try this sauce with that dish..."

That's what makes boards so good.

TeddyTedson

HellFireClub wrote: »

Most cringeworthy post I've ever read, what multinational organisation have you worked for that has your head so full of "lets all be the best", "go team" bullsh*t?!?

Seriously, it's just a website...

666 posts and then the hellfireclub starts posting! I'm off to the local church for safety from the deceiver!

HellFireClub

TeddyTedson wrote: »

666 posts and then the hellfireclub starts posting! I'm off to the local church for safety from the deceiver!

lmfao here hahaha! :D:D Don't turn on the TV, david Ike will be on haha! ;-)

Or worse again, Joe Coleman!

barneysplash

HellFireClub wrote: »

, david Ike will be on haha! ;-)

Watch out for them Lizards. A turquoise shell suit will protect you from their
mind-control rays.

Ficheall

barneysplash wrote: »

If I can reach one person and prevent them from replying to one
thread with a smarmy comeback instead of good advice, (or saying nothing)
then I will have succeeded.

Succeeded in what?
If I read an advice thread I have posted, then it is possible that I will care and hope that the answer is good advice, but in any other thread I would almost definitely get more enjoyment out of reading a (genuinely) witty response than some 'good' advice.
Assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that the majority of other boardsies feel the same way, then your 'mission' will, on the whole, decrease the net enjoyability of the boards.

barneysplash

Ficheall wrote: »

Succeeded in what?
If I read an advice thread I have posted, then it is possible that I will care and hope that the answer is good advice, but in any other thread I would almost definitely get more enjoyment out of reading a (genuinely) witty response than some 'good' advice.
Assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that the majority of other boardsies feel the same way, then your 'mission' will, on the whole, decrease the net enjoyability of the boards.

Well, the majority of forums on boards and other forum sites are based around
sharing knowledge and information, not making clever jokes.

The kernel of my argument is that there is a time and a place for having fun,
and ripping the mickey, but keep it in the fun forums, and don't start baiting
some newbie who wants help to fix their computer or whatever.

If boards didn't exist, someone would invent it. And they have tried to get alternative forum
sites going in Ireland and failed because boards is good quality and a "brand" that
people are familiar with.

But it could be better if the standard of posting improved
where it counts - people searching for help and advice about real-world issues.

"Can I get my VHS tapes put onto DVD""

"What's on offer for a Stag Party in Wexford?"

"How can I best attract birds into my garden with seeds
and nuts?"

I have to disagree with you, but I still respect your opinion.

HellFireClub

I'm afraid AH companions, I've just been summonsed to a house party where I have reliable information from a source that one particular lady already at the party wishes to corner me in the upstairs boxroom and deepthroat me, I'm determined to start 2011 by getting my priorities right, so nighty night to my little AH homies!

:D:D

TeddyTedson

HellFireClub wrote: »

lmfao here hahaha! :D:D Don't turn on the TV, david Ike will be on haha! ;-)

Or worse again, Joe Coleman!

lol,
I just checked my posts per day and it's 6.67...

HellFireClub

TeddyTedson wrote: »

lol,
I just checked my posts per day and it's 6.67...

There will be weeping, and there will be the grinding and the gnashing of teeth!:p

starbelgrade

HellFireClub wrote: »

Most cringeworthy post I've ever read, what multinational organisation have you worked for that has your head so full of "lets all be the best", "go team" bullsh*t?!?

Seriously, it's just a website...

"Make boards the best", will you take your head out of your rectum???

Your New Years resolutions should be...

1. Be less angry.

2. Be less pointlessly cynical (a healthy dose of cynicism is a good thing, too much is unhealthy).

3. Don't be a dipstick.

4. Acknowledge the fact that people helping each other is a good thing.

5. Ranting and Raving Forum is that way. -> (Just follow all the other angry gits)

TeddyTedson

HellFireClub wrote: »

There will be weeping, and there will be the grinding and the gnashing of teeth!:p

Thread should be called "making boards the beast" at this stage!

nkay1985

Completely with you OP. It's irritating the way you never know what kind of reaction you're going to get in a new forum. For instance, for my stag in October, my brother asked in a Dublin forum about different places we could go etc - no replies. I did the same for a friend's stag in a small town in Louth the same month - got a full thread of responses! And the same thing always happens in the Waterford forum. I don't think I've ever seen a knowledge request there go unanswered and it's brilliant.

But I asked in the Android forum about how to get the best out of my new Samsung Galaxy S and was completely ignored as was another poster asking something similar. If only the same helpful spirit that's found in the majority of forums was carried across the whole spectrum it'd be great.

But, for now, I'm pretty happy with the way things work.

Posting this in AH though? Strange!

mikemac

nkay1985 wrote: »

Completely with you OP. It's irritating the way you never know what kind of reaction you're going to get in a new forum. For instance, for my stag in October, my brother asked in a Dublin forum about different places we could go etc - no replies.

I'm surprised at that.
The mods are active in that forum and there is a good crew of posters over there, it's pretty active

A shame you didn't get advice

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Unfortunately OP, you will find that a lot of forums are subject to basic human behaviours. If you are not one of the regular posters, you may not find an answer. You may have to "break" into the forum in order to get your answers, which is a load of bollíx really as it completely defeats the purpose of having all these forums.

In a lot of cases you just have to filter out all the crap. In fairness, a lot of people here will give you amazing advice, you might need to PM somebody though :P

HellFireClub

starbelgrade wrote: »

Your New Years resolutions should be...

1. Be less angry.

2. Be less pointlessly cynical (a healthy dose of cynicism is a good thing, too much is unhealthy).

3. Don't be a dipstick.

4. Acknowledge the fact that people helping each other is a good thing.

5. Ranting and Raving Forum is that way. -> (Just follow all the other angry gits)

You better get some sleep, there's a neighbourhood watch meeting tomorrow.

starbelgrade

HellFireClub wrote: »

You better get some sleep, there's a neighbourhood watch meeting tomorrow.

I'll see you there.

I'll recognise you easily... pitchfork, red face & steam rising from your weird head.

Sergeant

Serious stuff.

Son Of A Vidic

To follow up from my initial non serious post OP, I'd just like to say well posted. I joined Boards because it caters for everything really, if you want serious advice on a certain topic the forums are excellent. Likewise, if you want a laugh then you'll get plenty of that also. Of course you get twits everywhere in life, including here. You know the ones who can't differentiate between when to be funny in a thread or when to offer genuine help, advice or an opinion. These types usually end up looking quite pathetic though. The majority of us thankfully aren't like that, because we do know when it's right to offer a serious opinion or a bit of humour to a thread.

KeithM89_old

I only started posting in May this, ehh.. last year, because i had some geeky tech question. It got answered straight away and saved my ass. Then I found this cesspit and got drawn in. Any questions if had have always been answered and its the first place id go if i needed help with something.
And one of my new years resolutions is to stop posting crappy unfunny responses in AH and to help out in the tech forums..

barneysplash

KeithM89 wrote: »

I only started posting in May this, ehh.. last year, because i had some geeky tech question. It got answered straight away and saved my ass. Then I found this cesspit and got drawn in. Any questions if had have always been answered and its the first place id go if i needed help with something.
And one of my new years resolutions is to stop posting crappy unfunny responses in AH and to help out in the tech forums..

I know what you mean dude. But I think the thing to do is to get the
balance right between fun posts and helpful posts. I'd say a ratio of 5
helpful posts to 1 fun post is about right.

But of course, if you are here in After Hours or other designated area
of light-heartedness then post whatever you like.

Oh, and Happy New Year to you and everyone else in here!

KeithM89_old

barneysplash wrote: »

I know what you mean dude. But I think the thing to do is to get the
balance right between fun posts and helpful posts. I'd say a ratio of 5
helpful posts to 1 fun post is about right.

But of course, if you are here in After Hours or other designated area
of light-heartedness then post whatever you like.

Oh, and Happy New Year to you and everyone else in here!

Thanks and same to you!
I only ever post in AH but recently got called out for thanks whoring by a few people and not making any constructive posts so i decided to stop doing it. I was gonna completely quit the site and get my account deleted but i cant leave this place! - its too great.
And a good few people have PM'd me for tech support before so i might as well try and be useful

BBDBB

HellFireClub wrote: »

I'm afraid AH companions, I've just been summonsed to a house party where I have reliable information from a source that one particular lady already at the party wishes to corner me in the upstairs boxroom and deepthroat me, I'm determined to start 2011 by getting my priorities right, so nighty night to my little AH homies!

:D:D

.....well????

liah

In fairness to Boards, it's the best and most active forum I've come across that encompasses almost literally every topic one could have interest in.

You can always find answers here, and even if you have to wade through a ton of bs first, the community can be absolutely amazing-- just look at what they do every year with the SSF raising money, when I was in trouble loads of people came out of the woodwork offering to help, and I've seen the community rise to help many, many others, too.

Despite all the crap, there's an undercurrent of humanity even on AH that absolutely shines when it wants to. The mods overall do a pretty good job with this place-- even though I'm not Irish, I can't see myself ever using another forum, because there just plain isn't one as good as boards.