Closed accounts?

Terry

Aside from the odd sojourn to the computer forums, it's been a while since I have even looked at this site.

A while ago I noticed that some accounts had been closed. Looked into it a bit more, and found that you can now close your account.
Looked into it a little more, and saw that some of my favourite users had closed their accounts.

I'm calling shenanigans. I'd call them all pussies for not standing by what they have posted in the past, but that would most likely get me banned.

Why would I call them pussies? Because I know damn well that most of them have created new accounts, and are now pretending to be different people.

How do I know this? Because I'm a ****ing rocket scientist.
Ok, I'm not a rocket scientist, but my neighbour left a banger here the other night, and I know how bangers work. I'm almost a rocket scientist.


Seriously though; why close your account?
Were the people here really that nasty?
Did you post something really fúcking stupid? If so, why not just ask a mod to delete the post in question? They're not all dicks. Most of them are quite nice.

Maybe I'm just asking a stupid question, or maybe there are no stupid questions, and I'm just a stupid person. I just don't see the point in closing an account.

Birneybau

Yeah, this is from the guy who's naked picture was put up. Listen to him bitches.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Wow, a stupid rocket scientist! Was that one of yours last night?

Bongalongherb

Nothing about posting anything nasty. My reason was for personal issues, and also, it really did need a crap-cleanup.

Lapin

I just thought they closed your account when you run out of things to say.

Like the banks close your account when you take all your bread out.

How Soon Is Now

Its starting to confuse me the amount of closed accounts im seeing lately then people reappearing under new screen names.

Sometimes i see users with accounts only made in the last few months and the way they talk and act with people on here i do be like ehhhhh what username did they used to be? Or are they new users?

The whole close account then new account and re reg thing is confusing! Why bother!

Mayo Yid

I remember a big long sob story from someone claiming they suddenly decided to leave boards......

The_Valeyard

Boredom I'd say.

the_syco

Terry wrote: »

I'm calling shenanigans. I'd call them all pussies for not standing by what they have posted in the past, but that would most likely get me banned.

Why would I call them pussies? Because I know damn well that most of them have created new accounts, and are now pretending to be different people.

You'll notice a few "rage quits" whereby their account shuts down over the weekend; probably after a few jars :pac: Also, as they're no longer poster per se, I wonder could you actually get a warning for attacking what-is-no-longer-a-poster?

Terry wrote: »

Seriously though; why close your account?

Some of them have recreated their accounts. Their writing styles, their politics, etc, are the same. I think they recreate their accounts to throw off people they argue against, so that they are seen as a new user, and not someone who, for example, is a FF'er from North Dublin that likes trucks, and can be trolled easily.

My name is URL

Why would I call them pussies? Because I know damn well that most of them have created new accounts, and are now pretending to be different people.

That's the only reason I haven't closed my account and started afresh. Seems like way too much fcuking work

Bongalongherb

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Its starting to confuse me the amount of closed accounts im seeing lately then people reappearing under new screen names.

Sometimes i see users with accounts only made in the last few months and the way they talk and act with people on here i do be like ehhhhh what username did they used to be? Or are they new users?

The whole close account then new account and re reg thing is confusing! Why bother!

One long drunken night maybe... You have been here for many years and just say... feck-it, time to start afresh. I'd like to know how many folk actually closed their account from being too drunk the night they closed it down. I wouldn't mind going back to my previous account at all now, but sometimes a moment of clarity persuades you to let it go and start anew.

Cantremember

And tonight Matthew, I'm ....

Terry

Birneybau wrote: »

Yeah, this is from the guy who's naked picture was put up. Listen to him bitches.

Maximiliano Shaggy Sign wrote: »

Wow, a stupid rocket scientist! Was that one of yours last night?

Senna

A lot took hissy fits over some piddly crap that no one cares about or even remembers, so they re-reg to protect the integraty of their original username.

The One Doctor

I closed mine because I'd gotten sick of being a dickhead for no reason online and got a rep for it.

It's nice to be nice.

Awkward Badger

Its all anonymous so how is it being a pussy to close an account and how is it pretending to be someone else by opening another ? Wouldn't that make everyone a pussy and imposter for signing up under an anonymous name to begin with ?

Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Its starting to confuse me the amount of closed accounts im seeing lately then people reappearing under new screen names.

Sometimes i see users with accounts only made in the last few months and the way they talk and act with people on here i do be like ehhhhh what username did they used to be? Or are they new users?

The whole close account then new account and re reg thing is confusing! Why bother!

Yeah you do see some lad who showed up here last week talking about facekicker and such and you think to yourself what a bastard he must be.

How Soon Is Now

Bongalongherb wrote: »

One long drunken night maybe... You have been here for many years and just say... feck-it, time to start afresh. I'd like to know how many folk actually closed their account from being too drunk the night they closed it down. I wouldn't mind going back to my previous account at all now, but sometimes a moment of clarity persuades you to let it go and start anew.

I mean i changed the name of my account but its the same account if anyone wanted to check they could see that so not that confusing.

But i see so many people who only joined in last few months that for ''New users'' on here seem way to comfortable and chatty with everyone . So i do be thinking right either there just like this or they closed there old account and made a new one. I just dont see the point if your gonna act and be the same on here why do u need a whole new account to do it under ?

tinkerbell

:pac:

There should be a sticky on closed accounts! It seems there is a new thread every few weeks wondering on the whys and hows of a poster closing their account

Bongalongherb

The One Doctor wrote: »

I closed mine because I'd gotten sick of being a dickhead for no reason online and got a rep for it.

It's nice to be nice.

Mine is the opposite, this boards handle is worse than my original. Ah well, will have to deal with it, or advance my skills in communication.

To be honest. The reason why I closed my original 2008 account was because I thought all the boards.ie administrators and mods were coming out to my house to sort me out, so I legged it. Realised I was hallucinating when I woke up the following day.

The One Doctor

Bongalongherb wrote: »

Mine is the opposite, this boards handle is worse than my original. Ah well, will have to deal with it, or advance my skills in communication.

To be honest. The reason why I closed my original 2008 account was because I thought all the boards.ie administrators and mods were coming out to my house to sort me out, so I legged it. Realised I was hallucinating when I woke up the following day.

And then you realised you needed to lay off the herb for a while?

zAbbo

Terry wrote: »

Maybe I'm just asking a stupid question, or maybe there are no stupid questions, and I'm just a stupid person. I just don't see the point in closing an account.

When you create a forum account, you project a different version than yourself - your online persona. Usually a more witty, cleverer version of yourself or in some cases - an annoying, horrible version of yourself.

Sooner or later you resent that persona - and close the account.

Not me though. I'm deadly.

moc moc a moc

I work in an information security-related field, so I re-invent my online presence every few years so as not to accrue enough information in a single account to identify myself. You'd be amazed at what can be found out in a few google searches. Only a select few real-life friends know who I actually am and my previous accounts on Boards (and other forums).

GLaDOS

Ah Terry, never change.

Bongalongherb

The One Doctor wrote: »

And then you realised you needed to lay off the herb for a while?

That question-mark at the end of your comment has me paranoid. No. I was only joking about the mods obviously. There are many many reasons why folk close their account.

I'm sure many have closed their accounts and the next day they wake up, they are sorry they did, or get the feeling of loss . It's just not the same with a new account. Better off thinking hard about it if a person is thinking of closing it.

Terry

Awkward Badger wrote: »

Its all anonymous so how is it being a pussy to close an account and how is it pretending to be someone else by opening another ? Wouldn't that make everyone a pussy and imposter for signing up under an anonymous name to begin with ?

Just to be clear, I did not call anyone a pussy.

Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov wrote: »

Yeah you do see some lad who showed up here last week talking about facekicker and such and you think to yourself what a bastard he must be.

Facekicker ruled.
I miss him.

tinkerbell wrote: »

:pac:

There should be a sticky on closed accounts! It seems there is a new thread every few weeks wondering on the whys and hows of a poster closing their account

Again, I haven't used boards (specifically AH) in quite some time, so I may have missed those other threads.

zAbbo wrote: »

When you create a forum account, you project a different version than yourself - your online persona. Usually a more witty, cleverer version of yourself or in some cases - an annoying, horrible version of yourself.

Sooner or later you resent that persona - and close the account.

Not me though. I'm deadly.

I'm deadly too.
I stand by all the bull**** I have posted over the years. Even if it was wrong.

moc moc a moc wrote: »

I work in an information security-related field, so I re-invent my online presence every few years so as not to accrue enough information in a single account to identify myself. You'd be amazed at what can be found out in a few google searches. Only a select few real-life friends know who I actually am and my previous accounts on Boards (and other forums).

I know who you are.

strobe

I like when people do it. It's like a little puzzle game within boards.
"I notice this all the time in Spain..." ah, there's Legs Eleven back on now, "Lol at all the people saying.." Ah Dudess, it's only yourself again, etc...

... actually I think I may be spending far too much time on here if I can pick up on these things, prob time to close the oul account.

Scuid Mhór

I miss starbelgrade.

Bongalongherb

Well I will be the first to admit that I was a pussy for closing my previous account, and I was. There ye go.

Kettleson

Here is my theory:

You get some right pricks on boards, and it seems that that is how they spend their whole lives, on boards, trying to be funny or smart or just an ass hole for the sake of it. And they have learned the art of just about staying within the "rools". And you get a minority of mods who are the same. And these 2 life forms join in unison they run the show. If you take them on they gang up and do a fair bit of bullying within the "rools", to their great satisfaction.

This is my theory: This is why people close accounts.

Frank Lee Midere

Kettleson wrote: »

Here is my theory:

You get some right pricks on boards, and it seems that that is how they spend their whole lives, on boards, trying to be funny or smart or just an ass hole for the sake of it. And they have learned the art of just about staying within the "rools". And you get a minority of mods who are the same. And these 2 life forms join in unison they run the show. If you take them on they gang up and do a fair bit of bullying within the "rools", to their great satisfaction.

This is my theory: This is why people close accounts.

It's not that bad.

I closed an account a few years ago. No real reason. Came back and lurked. Lurked for a year. Then came back to post because why not. Might as well join in. My old account had no real enemies, and no huge amount of posts. That's a common reason - boredom, moving on. I had no infractions. Made no mod enemies.

My reason for coming back is wanting to participate. Once you have posted its hard to stay out and lots of sites link to here ( or google search does).

Now which of yez is Dudeess?

Packrat

Boards has changed a lot since the early days, - back then there was a limited pool of people on the site, and it was possible to remember a lot of info about someone. This was ok, as most people were of a similar background.
Today boards has a funny mix of older people and youngsters, and is an entirely different place. Better? Worse? - neither imo, just different.
In this newer boards, I'd rather not have too much personal info on me out there, I've not met anyone in real life since this or my last username.
Initially I disliked the close account function, but I've accepted it and used it a couple of times after abandoning earlier accounts before it existed.

Soft Falling Rain

We're all pussies in our own little way.

TheBeardedLady

For various reasons. I have no problem saying what my previous usernames were btw and it's been fairly obvious to some people (mainly my propensity to ****e on about Spain all the time).

Eve_Dublin was closed out of anger after a VERY heated discussion which got me very angry and I felt if Boards was having that affect on me in my personal life, then it wasn't doing me any good..

Legs.Eleven was closed with the intention of never returning and trying to break this habit and use my time more productively as I found myself getting stuck in silly online discussions that were pointless (nobody's going to change their mind on here, particularly people with polar opposite opinions to your own).


I'm back now because I found myself reading posts and wanting to thank them...and I'm probably a bit addicted, if the truth be known.

I don't want to get involved in more heated discussions as it's a waste of my time and energy. I let them get to me too much and I'm not arsed with that anymore. Better things to be doing with my time than bickering with people I don't like.

I think people close their accounts for a variety of reasons and not just out of cowardice.

valoren

Because.

Iranoutofideas

Kettleson wrote: »

Here is my theory:

You get some right pricks on boards, and it seems that that is how they spend their whole lives, on boards, trying to be funny or smart or just an ass hole for the sake of it. And they have learned the art of just about staying within the "rools". And you get a minority of mods who are the same. And these 2 life forms join in unison they run the show. If you take them on they gang up and do a fair bit of bullying within the "rools", to their great satisfaction.

This is my theory: This is why people close accounts.

This is it precisely. Some sections of boards are more guilty of this than others.

And on a separate note, Terry banning people in After Hours for saying Macbeth was hilarious

How Soon Is Now

At this stage i just cant imagine ever closing this account at starting over the stress! ha.

I think as far as im concerned if people where to go threw my posts over the years they would be reading about me not an online persona but me the person and who i am.

Thats the way i want it to stay as long as im on here.

Ive no issue with people knowing me or who i am like ive nothing to hide weather its beliefs or whatever. Far as i know my name is on my account as well somewhere.

Bongalongherb

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The Diabolical Monocle

You can say what you like about a closed account name right ?

Like with a dead celebrity ... No consequences right ?

Can't libel the closed innit ?

Bongalongherb

My previous account was Zenno. I've nothing to hide, nor did I ever have. But one drunken snowy night, I for some reason said it's time to shut the net communication down.

The next day of awakening I was fully refreshed and wanted/addicted/ to splutter commonsensical's and some informational adjectives to the population, but I only realised just at that moment that I had closed my account. I couldn't understand why I couldn't even post a link on my new account hehe, or post much at all.

Deenie123

I had a previous account, but due to some stalkerish behaviour from someone I know in real life (who knew my boards name), I had to close it.

Super-Rush

Go away with your sensible talk Terry.

It has no place in After Hours anymore.

Mayo Yid

I'm probably on my sixth disposable account after having a 13k+ account once. I find this place is different, I clash more with the users that now frequent this place, it's nothing like the place it was 6-8 years ago when I enjoyed it most.

How Soon Is Now

Mayo Yid wrote: »

I'm probably on my sixth disposable account after having a 13k+ account once. I find this place is different, I clash more with the users that now frequent this place, it's nothing like the place it was 6-8 years ago when I enjoyed it most.

Im not being smart with you but why do u keep changing accounts and coming back all the time then?

TheBeardedLady

strobe wrote: »

I like when people do it. It's like a little puzzle game within boards.
"I notice this all the time in Spain..." ah, there's Legs Eleven back on now, "Lol at all the people saying.." Ah Dudess, it's only yourself again, etc...

... actually I think I may be spending far too much time on here if I can pick up on these things, prob time to close the oul account.

Just saw this now. Hahahaha!

Mayo Yid

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Im not being smart with you but why do u keep changing accounts and coming back all the time then?

Coming back?? I don't want to leave, I just change account and start posting under a new name.

How Soon Is Now

Mayo Yid wrote: »

Coming back?? I don't want to leave, I just change account and start posting under a new name.

I dont get this :pac:. Your the same person no matter what your screen name is right? So what difference does it make if u use a different one.

Again im just curious thats all.

Bongalongherb

Ok. Everyone give their previous account handles, and we can get deeper into the knowledge and information they behold. If you have nothing to hide or be ashamed about, then let it all flow forward into the 21st century.

I gave mine, so I expect we all get back on-track with who we once knew and talked to in a professional or nutball manner regardless.

What do ye say ? is the cacophonies in release ?. (a cacophony of deafening alarm bells).

Mayo Yid

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

I dont get this :pac:. Your the same person no matter what your screen name is right? So what difference does it make if u use a different one.

Again im just curious thats all.

Because as your post count rises you get less respect and often end up clashing with other posters. I let my post count rise to 1-2k then close the account and start a new one. I don't want friends on here, it had a good community like that once but that's all changed with the influx of new users

How Soon Is Now

Mayo Yid wrote: »

Because as your post count rises you get less respect and often end up clashing with other posters. I let my post count rise to 1-2k then close the account and start a new one. I don't want friends on here, it had a good community like that once but that's all changed with the influx of new users

So u close your account because u clash with people and u want to start fresh so there will be no one to judge you?

Mayo Yid

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

So u close your account because u clash with people and u want to start fresh so there will be no one to judge you?

Yes, the boards of today has more wums and trolls, unfortunately I'm the kind of poster who sometimes reacts