Should After Hours be disbanded?

JohnP199

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

starbelgrade

40 posts in & the OP wants the most popular forum on Boards to be disbanded.

Feckin newbs.

fedor.2.

:eek:

Guill

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500 posts!

What were you talking about again OP?

FreudianSlippers

It's basically an "Off Topic" type forum IMO. Basically you can post about stuff in here that doesn't belong in other forums.

Does AH have to have a meaningful purpose? People want to come in here and bullsít with each other... is there harm in that?

Maybe we need an official obituary forum then.

KeithM89_old

Looks like someone doesnt 'get' AH :rolleyes:

And if AH goes, il have nowhere to post on ths site

strobe

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

Just don't come into After Hours then. Don't read the threads and don't post. It will have the exact same effect for you as if the forum didn't exist any more. You could even ask one of the mods to perma ban you from it if you feel you can not count on your own will power to accomplish this.

fedor.2.

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

You know that you dont have to use AH, dont ya?

El Weirdo

strobe wrote: »

Just don't come into After Hours then. Don't read the threads and don't post. It will have the exact same effect for you as if the forum didn't exist any more.

Exactly. You don't like it? Don't let the door smack you on the arse on the way out.

Senna

KeithM89 wrote: »

Looks like someone doesnt 'get' AH :rolleyes:

I "got" AH once, couldn't walk right for a week after.

Darlughda

Ban Afterhours? Are you mad?

Where will all the degsy nutter anti poverty people go to?

Can you imagine what the country would be like with all these bitter, hating dole-begrudgers lurking around street corners, they might set themselves on fire with the burn up of all that hatred.

Jayzus, AH is therapy dontchaknow?

stovelid

The only problem with AH is people shoehorning topics in here that would be better suited elsewhere and then pseudo-modding threads and getting pissy when everybody doesn't go along with their directive.

Scuid Mhór

do you know how many posters would stop visiting this site if you took after hours away?

whiskeyman

Better start up the CAR so...


Continuity After Hours!

KeithM89_old

Senna wrote: »

I "got" AH once, couldn't walk right for a week after.

No that was chlamydia you got...

Son Of A Vidic

Disbanded???

Will it be a permanent disbandment? Or will it just be a temporary cessation?

Setun

If After Hours went people would actually have work while they are at work, god forbid. :P

FreudianSlippers

KeithM89 wrote: »

Looks like someone doesnt 'get' AH :rolleyes:

And if AH goes, il have nowhere to post on ths site

I like Nein 11... it's like AH where I get to say things even worse than I do here!

Senna

KeithM89 wrote: »

No that was chlamydia you got...

That's just the medical term for AH

sheesh

we really need a poll.....

Herb Powell

Someone is very butthurt

strobe

OisinT wrote: »

I like Nein 11... it's like AH where I get to say things even worse than I do here!

I'm intrigued. What's Nein 11?

starbelgrade

sheesh wrote: »

we really need a poll.....

No lynching would be complete without one.

KeithM89_old

OisinT wrote: »

I like Nein 11... it's like AH where I get to say things even worse than I do here!

Whats this nein 11 place? do i need a hitler mustache and swastika to get in?? Caus i have both!

alwaysadub

God no. Where'd i go to laugh at people starting silly threads like this?!

Saruman

Atari Jaguar anyone?

cruiser178

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

Hey john..why dont you make like a shepard
and get the flock outa here.

Darlughda

Daddio wrote: »

If After Hours went people would actually have work while they are at work, god forbid. :P

Then they would never have the time to let off steam at people being on the dole.

Mint Sauce

After hours does serve a purpose, yes as you pointed out there is junivinile posts, but it also has been known to produce some very well stuctured posts and arguements, and some very good informative threads.

Generally its seen as the forum for stuff that doesn't fit in any where else, but sometimes its more. Take the recent FF budget, the afterhours thread allowed posters to post on a subject, making a serious observation if they wanted to without maybe feeling intimidated or out of place if they went to the specilaised forums. Being afterhours it also allowed for the tounge in check, piss take responces as well.

What I'm trying to say is, AH regulars do have their moments, and can take things seriously when the time allows.

AH mods and admin have been known to make an exception to the rules at times as well. Your example of sports threads being locked, take the World Cup AH thread, an absolute gem of a thread. It was a very light hearted to every aspect of the WC, some stuff that might have got you banned for a very long time from the soccer forum, used by many posters whose only soccer discussion on boards was going to be on the WC purely because it was a rare event.

AH is a great place OP, stick around.

sheesh

starbelgrade wrote: »

No lynching would be complete without one.

I prefer the natural lines of a tree myself but each to their own:)

KeithM89_old

What irish-stew said.
Compare the late late toy show thread in TV versus the one here and youll see why AH is the greatest place on boards
Iv havent been here long (bout 7 months) but its always the first place i go to get a good laugh.

TheZohanS

whiskeyman wrote: »

Better start up the CAR so...


Continuity After Hours!

Shouldn't that be CAH?!

Jaxxy

KeithM89 wrote: »

What irish-stew said.
Compare the late late toy show thread in TV versus the one here and youll see why AH is the greatest place on boards
Iv havent been here long (bout 7 months) but its always the first place i go to get a good laugh.

That thread was great fun, so much more entertaining than the show itself. I don't get the OP at all, of course there's a place for AH on Boards. It's a very popular forum and gets a large amount of traffic. You can make serious or tongue in cheek posts both. If you want to toot the horn of your own PC Brigade OP then I suggest you do it elsewhere, this forum obviously isn't for you.

Insect Overlord

No. Next question?

KeithM89_old

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

That thread was great fun, so much more entertaining than the show itself. I don't get the OP at all, of course there's a place for AH on Boards.

Haha yeah i still remember 'token black chased by the pigs'


See OP, its good for a laugh and can have serious discussion at the same time.

Trog

There's a nice balance of trivial debate and harsh jokes here, which in my opinion keeps the rest of boards from becoming exactly like most other forums- overrun with eejits of all calibre. There's an outlet for the less than constructive here. It's a good system, why ruin it?

bungler

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

I am sorry but you sir are a gob****e and that was a gob****e post. Why would they ban the most popular or one of the most popular sections?

Mod: Poster banned.

clln

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

As was demonstrated when Jade Goody,Michael Jackson,guy from diffrient strokes etc died, not to mention long threads about suicide containing jokes?

it is the most used forum on boards though,so what does that say about us?

Quatre Mains

I am disgusted by a lot of whats said on AH, but please don't disband it.

FOr me, the lowest thread was the one about the woman who was abused and urinated on by youths as she died on the street, which was described by multiple members as funny.

For me, AH serves the same purpose as the dodgiest pub in the village - it keeps the scum out of everyone else's faces. If it didnt exist there'd be a lot more thread spoiling elsewhere. I'm sure there's plenty of nice folks who contribute to it but it is IMHO a second home to some serious idiots. I'd rather see them post there than everywhere else.

dr.bollocko

Hello. the dude above banned. A number of sniping posts removed. Lets cut that kind of stuff out.
Attack the post and not the poster and all that.

EverEvolving

Insect Overlord wrote: »

No. Next question?

What is my favourite colour?

ejmaztec

EverEvolving wrote: »

What is my favourite colour?

Piss Yellow.

Menengroth™

"Aertel 103"



damn it Dad, get off the internet

JohnP199

starbelgrade wrote: »

40 posts in & the OP wants the most popular forum on Boards to be disbanded.

Feckin newbs.

First off, I was a member for a long before the cyber attack on Boards which caused me to loose my account so I am anything but a newbie and have every right to voice my opinion.

My thread wasnt meant to offend or annoy people. I was highlighting the decline in quality that I felt has crept in After Hours over the last few years. A few years back After Hours was great entertainment full of humorous and original threads. It wasnt constantly being bombarded with all the days news stories or people posting cheap and tasteless comments in the hope of getting a few 'Thanks'.

Insect Overlord

EverEvolving wrote: »

What is my favourite colour?

Blue!

No, yellow!!!

AAaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhh....!

hondasam

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

we are in AH because we want to be. It's simple if you do not like it dont come in here.

It's the only place we can have a laugh.

Insect Overlord

JohnP199 wrote: »

My thread wasnt meant to offend or annoy people. I was highlighting the decline in quality that I felt has crept in After Hours over the last few years. A few years back After Hours was great entertainment full of humorous and original threads. It wasnt constantly being bombarded with all the days news stories or people posting cheap and tasteless comments in the hope of getting a few 'Thanks'.

Ha, there's a thread like this every six months or so. "AH just isn't as good as it used to be! Ye've all changed! etc, etc, etc." Never gets old...

KeithM89_old

JohnP199 wrote: »

After Hours was great entertainment full of humorous and original threads. It wasnt constantly being bombarded with all the days news stories ..

Ok i agree with this. I miss the day when the news only came from Biggins

hondasam

KeithM89 wrote: »

Looks like someone doesnt 'get' AH :rolleyes:

And if AH goes, il have nowhere to post on ths site

where will I be able to make fun of you

Jesus Wept

Biggins gets it off Aertel.

chin_grin

Posting a thread in AH about how AH shouldn't exist. You just accidentally the whole thing. The whole thing.

Also no.

AH is where I do most of my keyboard warrior, think-without-typing, acts of random stupidity. Now where else can I do that? Huh?