Are we unique in the World?

shofukan

I'm wondering, are there other sites like boards for other countries?
If ya think about it, this site more or less is Ireland online, you can find everything here.
There's an unrivaled cross-section of Irish society and opinion.
So comprehensive is this site in-fact that I market it to my tourist mates for questions I can't answer.

So tell me, is there any comparison?

If you thought this was gonna be another thread about how the country sucks, I'm sorry I disappointed you.

starbelgrade

There's an version of Boards.ie in London called Boards.innit

Stained Class

I thought this was going to be one of those 'God' threads.

*Dam*

shofukan

Stained Class wrote: »

I thought this was going to be one of those 'God' threads.

*Dam*

Sorry to let ya down
It's a genuine question though!

Saila

yes, we were the originals, we also invented the wheel, the helicopter and lamb chops.

oppenheimer1

For an Irish forum, there is an awful lot of linking to british stories in british newspapers. One could be forgiven for thinking you were looking at the Irish edition of a british red top here most of the time.

For the record, the users of this site do not form a good cross section of Irish society. Its demographic is heavily male, politically correct (except when it comes to roma or travellers), educated and 20 to 35 age bracket

Irish Guitarist

I think there used to be something like Boards.co.uk but it appears to have gone. I definitely saw a British site the exact same as this a couple of years ago.

Broads.ie

The Kenyan version of boards is www.mashada.com

The Nigerian version of boards is www.nairaland.com

There you go now.

bnt

OP is kidding, right? Ireland is way behind Japan in this: they've had 2channel (2ch.net) since 1999. It really took off on iMode mobiles, and is freaking huge. I remember the story of Densha Otoko (Train Man) was in the news here - it started with some postings there, and was made in to a movie. Try the English forum.

2ch is not to be confused with 4chan - which is ... hard to describe. Imagine a cross between AH and b3ta.com where anything goes. :eek:

Ditch

:eek: And, incredibly, look what they're discussing in bloody Nigeria!

http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-745815.0.html

Surreal!

Broads.ie

I know... Africans not being violent... madness.

biko

Ditch wrote: »

:eek: And, incredibly, look what they're discussing in bloody Nigeria!
http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-745815.0.html
Surreal!

Why not. It's just the same as discussing it here in Ireland, or Russia, or whatever.

Bipolar Joe

Broads.ie wrote: »

The Kenyan version of boards is www.mashada.com

http://www.mashada.com/forums/abroad/26621-interracial-dating-interracial-marriage-right-wrong.html

It's just like AH!

shofukan

bnt wrote: »

Ireland is way behind Japan in this: they've had 2channel (2ch.net) since 1999.

Forgot about 2chan..
In fairness I have no idea how to navigate that site so I never realised:p

OldGoat

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Its demographic is heavily male, politically correct (except when it comes to roma or travellers), educated and 20 to 35 age bracket

I'm skewing yore graph.

mikemac

Any thread here or work forum about IT and they get very busy
A lot of IT heads on boards

Very knowledgable people, turn it off and turn it on again is the first thing helpdesk tells you

Fremen

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

For the record, the users of this site do not form a good cross section of Irish society. Its demographic is heavily male, politically correct (except when it comes to roma or travellers), educated and 20 to 35 age bracket

I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me -- no matter how dumb my suggestions are.

Mmmm. Nuts and gum -- together at last.

Stinicker

OSI wrote: »

"Hello, my name is OSI and I'm politically correct."

FYP!

Bipolar Joe

Holy sh!t:

http://www.mashada.com/forums/general-discussion-life-opinions-advice/112265-hottest-female-politicians-6.html#post903064

I'm mildly obsessed with this board, now.

tallaghtmick

bnt wrote: »

OP is kidding, right? Ireland is way behind Japan in this: they've had 2channel (2ch.net) since 1999. It really took off on iMode mobiles, and is freaking huge. I remember the story of Densha Otoko (Train Man) was in the news here - it started with some postings there, and was made in to a movie. Try the English forum.

2ch is not to be confused with 4chan - which is ... hard to describe. Imagine a cross between AH and b3ta.com where anything goes. :eek:

Boards was launched in 1998.

we'llallhavetea_old

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Holy sh!t:

http://www.mashada.com/forums/general-discussion-life-opinions-advice/112265-hottest-female-politicians-6.html#post903064

I'm mildly obsessed with this board, now.

Mary McAleese? wtf is she doin there??!!

megaten

bnt wrote: »

OP is kidding, right? Ireland is way behind Japan in this: they've had 2channel (2ch.net) since 1999. It really took off on iMode mobiles, and is freaking huge. I remember the story of Densha Otoko (Train Man) was in the news here - it started with some postings there, and was made in to a movie. Try the English forum.

2ch is not to be confused with 4chan - which is ... hard to describe. Imagine a cross between AH and b3ta.com where anything goes. :eek:

Just so no one gets any nasty surprises 2ch and 2channel are very different. 2ch is a discussion board very much for normal people (well, internet normal) while 2channel is very similar to 4chan.

bnt

megaten wrote: »

Just so no one gets any nasty surprises 2ch and 2channel are very different. 2ch is a discussion board very much for normal people (well, internet normal) while 2channel is very similar to 4chan.

Not exactly: 2ch.net = ni channeru = 2channel, the long-running general forum. The other one I didn't mention is 2chan.net a.k.a. Futaba Channel, which (as you say) attracts more otaku types and is NSFW.

Mike 1972

seanor3 wrote: »

Are we unique in the World?

Yes we are

Just like everyone else !

mackg

Broads.ie wrote: »

The Kenyan version of boards is www.mashada.com

The Nigerian version of boards is www.nairaland.com

There you go now.

Oh look two great places to go trolling!

Mr. Rager

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Boards was launched in 1998.

Hon the lads!

quickbeam

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

For an Irish forum, there is an awful lot of linking to british stories in british newspapers. One could be forgiven for thinking you were looking at the Irish edition of a british red top here most of the time.

For the record, the users of this site do not form a good cross section of Irish society. Its demographic is heavily male, politically correct (except when it comes to roma or travellers), educated and 20 to 35 age bracket

Sh!te!!! Only 3 months left to post????!!!

filthymcnasty

With the benefit of no stats or other back up AH boards.ie is mainly made of of 18-25 year old student Irish student males and the odd bored/immature tech desk head, with **** all life experience of anything and who are represantive of a limited proportion of Ireland and even less so of the 'World' as whole.
Its one reason why stuff like the (very enjoyable) Boards.ie General Election Poll ends up inaccurate.

However some are funny bastards, some have genuine good points but most are just ****ing about & winging it and trying to find their way.

Jimoslimos

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Holy sh!t:

http://www.mashada.com/forums/general-discussion-life-opinions-advice/112265-hottest-female-politicians-6.html#post903064

I'm mildly obsessed with this board, now.

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

Mary McAleese? wtf is she doin there??!!

Mary Robinson is mentioned too!!!

but that's not bad compared to some of the other names mentioned, Merkel and Thatcher!!:eek:

The absence of :rolleyes: makes it impossible to tell if they're takin the pi$$.

oppenheimer1

Fremen wrote: »

I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me -- no matter how dumb my suggestions are.

Mmmm. Nuts and gum -- together at last.

Quoting the Simpsons doesn't make my observation wrong. But because a large portion are of the demographic I name doesn't mean that others aren't users here too. Much like you'll find more than Mums on mumsnet but the majority are mums.

tallaghtmick

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Holy sh!t:

http://www.mashada.com/forums/general-discussion-life-opinions-advice/112265-hottest-female-politicians-6.html#post903064

I'm mildly obsessed with this board, now.

governer palins choice of next prime minister yes please

Full.Duck

Always remember you are unique.

Just like everyone else.

Sofaspud

Full.Duck wrote: »

Always remember you are unique.

Just like everyone else.

I'm not.

Full.Duck

Full.Duck wrote: »

Always remember you are unique.

Just like everyone else.

I'm not.

Sofaspud

Sofaspud wrote: »

I'm not.

Feck ya! A couple of seconds behind ya.

shofukan

That's just bad luck..

Anyway, back on topic-ish. Were we one of (if not the) first national forums?

GhostInTheRuins

The Croatian equivalent of boards is Forum.hr, not that any of ye will be able to understand it or anything :pac:

cocoshovel

Our sense of humor is very unique I think. I love it

dr gonzo

cocoshovel wrote: »

Our sense of humor is very unique I think. I love it

Im sure most cultures will say that about themselves

The Internet Explorer

Broads.ie wrote: »

The Kenyan version of boards is www.mashada.com

The Nigerian version of boards is www.nairaland.com

There you go now.

Thank you very much. Thank you very much indeed

Broads.ie

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

Thank you very much. Thank you very much indeed

I don't get it. Is that a troll face?

wtf

The Internet Explorer

Broads.ie wrote: »

I don't get it. Is that a troll face?

wtf

Yes that's a troll face. It's an Irish troll face. It's me in fact. I was thanking you for sharing the sites, you gave me some food for thought. Some very funny and tasty food for thought.

maninasia

cocoshovel wrote: »

Our sense of humor is very unique I think. I love it

You mean the outsized sense of importance for an island most of the world has barely heard of.

starlit

We are all unique! No one quiet like you!

Broads.ie

doovdela wrote: »

We are all unique! No one quiet like you!

Shhhh... be quite.

roberb

I want to try and get this going again. Do any of the Moderators know if there is a UK equivalent to boards.ie? My sis has moved to London and none of her UK colleagues or friends know of one.

Anyone???

cocoshovel

The wiki article for boards says there is also a boards.jp and some other boards. They don't seem to be still going though.

Knasher

Dónal wrote: »

Feck ya! A couple of seconds behind ya.

I wouldn't beat yourself up about it, sofaspud is the person you are exactly alike so we would hardly expect you to have a unique sense of humor.

InTheTrees

roberb wrote: »

I want to try and get this going again. Do any of the Moderators know if there is a UK equivalent to boards.ie? My sis has moved to London and none of her UK colleagues or friends know of one.

Anyone???

I think there's too many people in the UK for it to work the same way.

I think Boards.ie works because its designed for a country the size of Ireland. Or rather a population the size of irelands. Somewhere like the UK probably has seperate forums for most of the categories that are included in boards.ie.

starlit

Yes we are!:cool:

CramCycle

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

For the record, the users of this site do not form a good cross section of Irish society. Its demographic is heavily male, politically correct (except when it comes to roma or travellers), educated and 20 to 35 age bracket

Here is another outlier for your statistics

OldGoat wrote: »

I'm skewing yore graph.

:P

filthymcnasty wrote: »

With the benefit of no stats or other back up AH boards.ie is mainly made of of 18-25 year old student Irish student males and the odd bored/immature tech desk head, with **** all life experience of anything and who are represantive of a limited proportion of Ireland and even less so of the 'World' as whole.
Its one reason why stuff like the (very enjoyable) Boards.ie General Election Poll ends up inaccurate.

I have met up with loads of people who post on boards while out on the bike or through work, very few of us fit in that category in my limited statistical view.