Why did you create a boards.ie account?

CrazyRabbit

I was a lurker for quite a while, but eventually created an account when Airsoft became legal. The admins were good enough to create forum for Airsofters, and so we used it as the central talking place/news outlet for all things airsoft related.

My first post was actually to give traveling advice to someone, which unfortunately turned out to be of no use.

If you are not sure what your first post was, you can check by clicking 'Show all statistics' in the top right corner of your profile, then choosing 'Find all posts by xxxxx'. And of course, reverse the sort order in the results.

So why did you sign up?

Praetorian Saighdiuir

To get chicks...

..it worked

1ZRed

Pure and utter boredom. Still holds up too

Andersonisgod

For the lovely ladies....

And the vibrant football section of the forum, the ability to talk about Soaps, MMA, wrestling and films all in the one place. The excellent moderating (compared to other forums I've been on).

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

was looking for metallica bootlegs iirc

Chavways

To have the bant with my interweb chums.

Tom_Cruise

Because i don't have any real friends, im ugly and no one likes me so this is my only tool for socialising. Im a pathetic person.

o1s1n

Because in those days, you could count the amount of Irish websites on one hand.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

o1s1n wrote: »

Because in those days, you could count the amount of Irish websites on one hand.

6?

o1s1n

Praetorian Saighdiuir wrote: »

6?

Ah, I see Sellafield has had the same affect on you too

Praetorian Saighdiuir

o1s1n wrote: »

Ah, I see Sellafield has had the same affect on you too

and my two asses

kowloon

Lurked for years, signed up when I moved out to the country and got a second phone line just for the net (dial up was painful on a shared line).

Dwork

As an outlet for my intellect. Turns out that pitched right up somwhere at the level of class eejit of AH. I am now seeking an outlet for my superior ability with large hammers and cutlery.

Duff

To post in the Leaving Cert section. Still haven't visited it.

sink

I joined up to sell surplus U2 Croke park tickets.

sfwcork

I am so intelligent that i was asked by the owner of the site to join

He believed the iq was dropping and i brought it up again

amen

Because it before boards it was used for quake gaming.

michellie

Signed up 6 years ago when I worked in a call center Aol and we had unlimited access to the internet, never looked back since haha

Pilotdude5

I thought I was watching the International Space Station disintegrating while drunk one night.

Blumpkine

I'd heard after hours was worth a read, so here I am. Again.

markpb

I'm fairly sure I joined because someone was wrong on the internet :-)

oakshade

sfwcork wrote: »

I am so intelligent that i was asked by the owner of the site to join

He believed the iq was dropping and i brought it up again

Then I joined and brought it right back down again...damn

omahaid

As I recall it was because Esat kicked me off their no-limits plan, they're fuckers.

cartell_best

I joined boards after I lurked around for a long time, simply because some posts that caught my attention were either totally crazy or on the same level of thought as myself. It's an excellent outlet for discussing and at times just outright arguing a point that makes it worthwhile. Some posts I disagree with but I have to be PC about, but others...I will join with pleasure, nevertheless, its great to discuss any topic we feel is worth or credible to respond to. Either way, its great to be able to agree or disagree, whatever the topic. Its just fascinating that so many personalities can be in the same room (cyber, I know) and just go for it. Imagine fitting all of the personalities we have on boards, especially AH into a room 10 or 15 years ago before the internet well and truly kicked in (Jesus, I can only imagine the "actual!!" arguing that would go on).

Cereal Number

I got into Quake 3 again, so i thought id join up, the description wasnt entirely accurate.......

spektorfive

I'm lonely and don't really have anyone to talk to...

**Vai**

Pretty sure it was when I got my first office job. I had money and wanted advice on which guitar to buy.

cartell_best

spektorfive wrote: »

I'm lonely and don't really have anyone to talk to...

Welcome to Boards ...you now have the power to talk to each and everyone that graces boards...you won't be alone here :pac:

Dwork

Praetorian Saighdiuir wrote: »

To get chicks...

..it worked

I've always felt the "Poultry Exchange" was one of the best features.

Annasopra

Praetorian Saighdiuir wrote: »

To get chicks...

..it worked

Oh they hatched then...

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Dwork wrote: »

I've always felt the "Poultry Exchange" was one of the best features.

It's a subscriber perk

mango salsa wrote: »

Oh they hatched then...

Thanks for sitting on them for me :pac:

Grayson

Cereal Number wrote: »

I got into Quake 3 again, so i thought id join up, the description wasnt entirely accurate.......

Quake and Starcraft here.

hardly posted though. Spent more time on IRC.

WoollyRedHat

To procreate.

EuskalHerria

While browsing one day I realised someone was wrong, naturally I signed up to put that right once and for all. Years later I'm still here.

partyatmygaff

Although not necessarily posted on this account, the first post I made (About 8 years ago when I was 11) was some question about port forwarding for a HALO server. I distinctly remember adding an entire lineful of smileys at the end of the post >_>

DeVore

to test it

Praetorian Saighdiuir

DeVore wrote: »

to test it

It got a B-

Dwork

DeVore wrote: »

to test it

Did it work? First time like?:P Or was it "mad scramble time":D

mathproblem

To correct a mathematical inconsistency on a picture post on YLYL.. just couldn't let that one go by unchecked.

Hence my username also.

SunnyDub1

Joined because I was bored one day in work.

BBDBB

the world needed to hear my views


that and the library was closed half day

Agricola

Joined when I was answering phones 8 hours a day. Boards was always on a tab on my browser. It made me smile many times when I was fit to jump off the building to escape my shift. So I made an account.

kfallon

Googled something and it led me here, had a look around and decided to sign up. It was a black day in Boards History when I joined

Mountjoy Mugger

It was an idiot free zone back then. - I spoiled it.

rain on

Can't remember, too long ago .. probably to argue with somebody about something of minor importance

BBDBB

DeVore wrote: »

to test it

...........build it and they will come Dev......

BASHIR

A friend told me about the Trent stories, read them and wandered around for a while then posted in CAD forum. Then automatic login kept me here.

Mindfulness

I wanted to talk about books with Irish people. I'm registered on another forum devoted entirely to literature but there's not many Irish people there.

spektorfive wrote: »

I'm lonely and don't really have anyone to talk to...

Now ye're talkin'!

McChubbin

Stumbled across a news thread during a disbeliving search for ionfo on Stephen Gaitley's death and got sucked into the vortex.

TheUsual

To troll for noobs and mock their ignorance.

Also I thought it was a DIY woodworking site when I joined.

Logical_Bear

opened my original account in 2007 to ask a question on C++,27 accounts later ,still here :pac: