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#122 01-04-2012 10:21am
karma_

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Thrill wrote: »

As someone who lurks the prison forum a little I noticed quite a few older members getting banned over the past year.

Boards started perma banning people who had a lot of infractions and a lot of the older members who had picked up infractions and temp bans over the years got the boot.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056423660

Example

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056455070

I've been here from around '04, I lost my account in the great hacking scandal, however, that kind of attitude to posters makes me just want to pack this place in for good, although it may be taken out of my own hands as my infraction list is fairly long.

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#123 01-04-2012 10:27am
Larianne

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hondasam wrote: »

People get bored or they simply have other things in their life that does not include posting on line. Quite a few long term posters have left.

I would say a lot re-reg'd or lurk. I know of 5 posters, big posters in the relevant forums who've closed their accounts and started new ones.

You never really leave boards..... EVAR!!! :eek:

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#124 01-04-2012 10:40am
fenris

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You Rang?

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#125 01-04-2012 11:08am
aaronjumper

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Who is the oldest boardsie?

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#126 01-04-2012 11:13am
ROFLcopter

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This is my third account, the first was created on 9/11, when I wanted to respond to the thread that day. The second was created a few years later when I couldn't remember the password for the original one. I then closed that one last October and started this one.

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#127 01-04-2012 11:14am
aaronjumper

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ROFLcopter wrote: »

This is my third account, the first was created on 9/11, when I wanted to respond to the thread that day. The second was created a few years later when I couldn't remember the password for the original one. I then closed that one last October and started this one.

Why do some people close their accounts and start new ones? Just curious. Apart from the forgetting password reason?

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#128 01-04-2012 11:19am
ROFLcopter

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aaronjumper wrote: »

Why do some people close their accounts and start new ones? Just curious. Apart from the forgetting password reason?

It's like when your mother told you not to touch something and you did it any way.

The button was there calling me.....PRESS MEEEE!!!!!!

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#129 01-04-2012 11:20am
aaronjumper

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Fair enough, sorry to bombard you with questions my nosey side sometimes gets out of control.

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#130 01-04-2012 11:23am
ROFLcopter

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aaronjumper wrote: »

Fair enough, sorry to bombard you with questions my nosey side sometimes gets out of control.

It was an impulse thing. The button was there and I pressed it.

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#131 01-04-2012 11:29am
Born to Die

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aaronjumper wrote: »

Who is the oldest boardsie?

Me

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#132 01-04-2012 11:31am
aaronjumper

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Born to Die wrote: »

Me

I see. What do you think of the price of tea these days?

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#133 01-04-2012 12:39pm
Mars Bar

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I'm only posting to see what my join date is.

EDIT: 7 years! :eek: I know after joining initially, I left my account idle for a couple of years so I didn't really see the Boards of Old-ish.

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#134 01-04-2012 12:44pm
Boards.ie: Neil

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i'm an oldie despite what this account says, my other account is from 2001

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#135 01-04-2012 12:52pm
Jimoslimos

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2006, guess that makes me middle-aged

These threads always seem to bring out a few pre-2000 regs with no more than a few dozen posts between them. In stark contrast to the newbies of less than 6 months, well on their way to 10k + posts.

Quality over quantity

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#136 01-04-2012 1:11pm
Joko

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Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

I think it was 04-06 when it all started to fall apart, for some reason it suddenly got kinda popular among college students and then more noobs followed. There was a time when making 40 posts in one day wasn't common and was lightly discouraged as spam, now you see users who registered 10 months ago with post counts in the high thousands. ****'s crazy wack.

You're making 44leto uncomfortable

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#137 01-04-2012 1:14pm
antodeco

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I'm still here. I actually opened an account in 1999 used it maybe twice. Forgot my username and password so just re-regged in 2002. Nearly 10 years here. I hope I get a prize for being here 10 years. A small gift if you will

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#138 01-04-2012 1:19pm
Grayson

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I'm still here

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#139 01-04-2012 1:23pm
galwayrush

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I just posted this to see when i joined.

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#140 01-04-2012 1:35pm
Doc

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Most post when we have somthing to say not to just add to our post count.

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#141 01-04-2012 1:47pm
Gavin

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N00bs !!

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#142 01-04-2012 1:50pm
Mickeroo

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Doc wrote: »

Most post when we have somthing to say not to just add to our post count.

+1

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#143 01-04-2012 1:54pm
Mycroft H

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ANXIOUS wrote: »

I suppose most people here don't remember face kicker, thaedydal, being banned for mentioning a certain shakesphere play. I think when daft bought a stake, the admins lost power to do random things.

Ahhh I remember facekicker. the lovable scamp

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#144 01-04-2012 1:57pm
antodeco

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Please refrain from mentioning any MCD events. Any further posters discussing any such events will receive a site ban.

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#145 01-04-2012 6:21pm
MrMatisse

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Ah those were the days, many will find the above post baffling

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#146 01-04-2012 6:33pm
FTGFOP

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bluewolf wrote: »

i'm not old, i'm temporally challenged

Mmm... tempora.

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#147 01-04-2012 6:45pm
entropi

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aaronjumper wrote: »

Who is the oldest boardsie?

Oldest registered I believe, would be Cloud's trial account. Oldest user? I've heard of someone aged close enough to 80 posting...this was a few years ago though.

antodeco wrote: »

I'm still here. I actually opened an account in 1999 used it maybe twice. Forgot my username and password so just re-regged in 2002. Nearly 10 years here. I hope I get a prize for being here 10 years. A small gift if you will

Coke & hookers. Old skool treats for old skool posters

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#148 01-04-2012 6:48pm
Born to Die

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aaronjumper wrote: »

I see. What do you think of the price of tea these days?

Shocking

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#149 01-04-2012 6:51pm
joolsveer

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I wish I had joined in 1998!

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#150 01-04-2012 7:04pm
ROAAAR

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I just got my account back running!!!!! I have a new one I made in 2010 but now I should be able to merge them, right??!?!?!?!?!:D:D:D:D

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#151 01-04-2012 7:08pm
MarkR

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Anyone else have this in their heads?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovcnjuf2WU

Edit - Just realised it's coming on 10 years. For nostalgia, I looked up my first post.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=479676

About dial up. And littered with misspellings. I can only assume I used to type with my face back then.

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