Meta thread. Give me a few words to help introduce people to after hours

dr.bollocko

Hello all,

Following on from our feedback discussion (It's stickied on the front page if you haven't seen it) it has been pointed out that it might be beneficial for new posters to have a brief intro to the ethos (for want of a better word... smell perhaps?) of after hours.

The "like the pub" simile is one that we've kicked around for years and I don't think it quite fits so I've gone ahead and snipped that part from the charter for now.

So I'm hoping to crowd-source steal your words for the purposes of updating the charter slightly.

So, how best would you describe our strange little corner of the internet to an alien that had never come across boards.ie before?

stefan idiot jones

Pinch of salt.

Prodigious

I would tell the alien to wear his tinfoil hat when he comes, to save him the hassle when he gets here.

Rayne Wooney

AH is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Banjo String

After hours.

Kylo Ren

After Hours is a lot like an orange.

JUST EAT THE DAMN ORANGE.

Links234

shockingly racist and homophobic, like a carcrash you can't look away from

4zn76tysfajdxp

It's where outraged people go to be outraged, thinly veiled racists go to write thinly veiled racist posts and it's where humour goes to die.

Prodigious

Adelaide Sticky Skull wrote: »

It's where outraged people go to be outraged, thinly veiled racists go to write thinly veiled racist posts and it's where humour goes to die.

And it's full of smug bastards.

Itwasntme.

Prodigious wrote: »

And it's full of smug bastards.

Yes but you have to admit, that was funny .

4zn76tysfajdxp

Prodigious wrote: »

And it's full of smug bastards.

Sounds wonderful. :cool:

BGozIE

****e in a bucket!

Micky Dolenz

Will I need to put my trousers on for this?

dr.bollocko

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Will I need to put my trousers on for this?

If I just amalgamate all the current posts in here and replace the charter with them I don't think we'd ever be bothered by new posters again.

Tombi!

"Sort of like the local pub. Filled with men, women and children, all regulars. Now and again we shoot on sight if we see any newcomers. Oh and we're a bit like the Nazis; we hate everyone".

In all seriousness: AH is a place with massively diverse opinions, some of which might offend. If you have an issue, f**k off and go to another thread.

rolliepoley

AH; If its not to your liking then move on.

garv123

Afterhours: Where they'll knock you down to their level of intelligence and beat you with experience.

GLaDOS

Where the intelligent and sensitive collide violently with the crude and malicious.

dr.bollocko

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

"Sort of like the local pub. Filled with men, women and children, all regulars. Now and again we shoot on sight if we see any newcomers. Oh and we're a bit like the Nazis; we hate everyone".

In all seriousness: AH is a place with massively diverse opinions, some of which might offend. If you have an issue, f**k off and go to another thread.

On the one hand I dislike the pub reference.
However on the other hand it would be quite AH-like if we told the new posters to f**k off in the intro to AH.

dr.bollocko

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Where the intelligent and sensitive collide violently with the crude and malicious.

How did you find out the names for my testicles and my hands?

MadsL

Where the Cake is a Lie but we'll argue for pages that it isn't.

Nodin

dr.bollocko wrote: »

So, how best would you describe our strange little corner of the internet to an alien that had never come across boards.ie before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdrBP-Rq-J0

rolliepoley

AH is a great big ball of cuddly fluff.

Super-Rush

The off topic section of boards?

GLaDOS

dr.bollocko wrote: »

How did you find out the names for my testicles and my hands?

Sex offenders register is publicly available information

Czarcasm

After Hours is like a box of chocolates -

You never know what you're gonna read;

Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, with just a sprinkling of fcuked up thrown in for good measure!

One of the busiest, most diverse forums on Boards, both as divisive as it is supportive, something for everybody and everybody has something to say!

My name is URL

The only real way for people to learn what the forum is about is to dive in and take part in it. I don't think it's possible to spell it out for noobs in a brief intro tbh. After 5 years here I'm still not sure what the hell AH is.

We're like a dysfunctional extended family. Welcome to the mad house!

MadsL

MadsL wrote: »

Where the Cake is a Lie but we'll argue for pages that it isn't.

I vote for this

o1s1n

Stormfront - without the racis...oh wait.

This will sum everything up

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/2563451/internet-commenter-business-meeting

turtleshead

leave your feelings at the door

the_syco

Links234 wrote: »

shockingly racist and homophobic, like a carcrash you can't look away from

With people tarring everyone else with a large brush... :P

Tombi!

dr.bollocko wrote: »

On the one hand I dislike the pub reference.
However on the other hand it would be quite AH-like if we told the new posters to f**k off in the intro to AH.

You could do that and just put a note saying it's an example of AH's humour or relaxed attitude.

Links234

the_syco wrote: »

With people tarring everyone else with a large brush... :P

If the brush fits...


wait, that doesn't make sense!


Um...
IN YOUR ENDO!

The Backwards Man

Ireland's biggest rollercoaster.

0066ad

A place to get your daily update of words that people find offensive.

Israeli Superiority

After Hours: Densely populated by Ireland's left-wing, basement-dwelling virgins.

rolliepoley

A bleeding heart where the violins wont stop.

Killer Wench

**** you wouldn't say to your mama.

apollo8

You should really warn them that should they start a thread no matter how serious that they must ignore the first twelve replies as it is tradition to rubbish an OP the poor sap,hell sometimes the whole thread bears no relation to the OP.........gotta love it!:P

Czarcasm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Ireland's biggest rollercoaster.

Reading that, I couldn't help but be reminded of this-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwXD0hCvtX4

PizzamanIRL

Take no offense and don't expect serious advice.

Skid X

I am struggling to come up with a decent answer here ... which is probably a good indication why the thread is a good idea!

KKkitty

Boards.ie is myriad of opinions, a cacophony of white noise, a host of posts but mostly a discussion forum where almost everything goes.

humbert

After Hours - Work done by idle hands.

Gokei

Ah; severity of moderation depends on moon phase.

Ah; No matter what you post, someone will be offended by it.

Ah; there's definitely a more suitable forum for your post.

Take your pick.

TheBegotten

After Hours: Ask our friendly mods where you can stow your opinion!

Sulla Felix

Honestly, just put a link in the Charter (who the fsck reads charters anyway?) to this thread, and they'll either get the point within the first page or fúck off forever.

Mint Sauce

Once in a while, we might say something meaningful, or sensible.

Micky Dolenz

Sulla Felix wrote: »

Honestly, just put a link in the Charter (who the fsck reads charters anyway?) to this thread, and they'll either get the point within the first page or fúck off forever.

dr.b won't like it if you steal his thoughts. It freaks him out and makes him put on that dumb assed hat.