Has anyone ever made friends with another Boards member?

Comhrá

I'm on Boards about 10 yrs. I've never knowingly met another Boardsie nor do I think I know anyone else who's a member. Anyone ever become a friend or acquaintance of another member?

Yes.

Oranage2

No, been on boards newly 6 years and no friends from it

Penny Tration

Yep, I've made a few good friends through boards

the evasion_kid

no,but theres certain posters that i know would hold the same train of thought on most things,then theres the other clique who you nearly know word for word what there post is going to be on a topic then run around giving each other cyber pats on the back...as if it will make the problem dissappear in the real world..

I bought something off a guy from boards once. He looked exactly like I imagined someone from the internet would. He was a big, tall, bald guy with an awful goatee, long leather jacket down to his ankles and sunglasses like Neo from the matrix. He called me "dude" the whole time. We did not become friends.

I have. Very good friends in fact. There are some posters that I'd really like to meet.

Kintarō Hattori

Get involved in one of the sub forums if you have a hobby. Meet-ups/trips are regularly planned and you can meet some great people.

DellyBelly

I know lad from Cork who was living in Dublin who made a good few through boards. Funnily enough I neverr saw them post again afterwards

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I bought something off a guy from boards once. He looked exactly like I imagined someone from the internet would. He was a big, tall, bald guy with an awful goatee, long leather jacket down to his ankles and sunglasses like Neo from the matrix. He called me "dude" the whole time. We did not become friends.

He must have looked like your twin so!

Meanaspie

I know a friend of mine met his now wife through boards

biko

yes

andekwarhola

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I bought something off a guy from boards once. He looked exactly like I imagined someone from the internet would. He was a big, tall, bald guy with an awful goatee, long leather jacket down to his ankles and sunglasses like Neo from the matrix. He called me "dude" the whole time. We did not become friends.

Last time I fcuking sell you anything.

MilesMorales1

I did, but they didn't stick round unfortunately. Such is life.

MRnotlob606

I met my wife on Boards. She has a neckbeard, hates Sinn Fein, is a militant atheist and loves Game of Thrones.

goz83

I have a friend who is on boards, but we were friends long before. I know a couple of boardsies, but I wouldn't be in a position to call them friends i'm afraid. Some are on the fto-ireland site and I met them through there. All good lads I would be happy to have as friends, whether they wear long leather coats, or sport crazy facial hair. I recently started hanging over at the shooting forum and met one of the mods from there. Really really helpful chap who has offered to show me some of the ropes of the sport.

OldGoat

Meanaspie wrote: »

I know a friend of mine met his now wife through boards

I too met somebodies wife through Boards.

Lucyfur

No way.

Crowd of freaks.

jimgoose

Yep. Normal.

sconhome

Yes.

I have made many good friends through boards. Shared interests lead to crossing paths and meeting in real life. I also have a ton of acquaintances made too but that's different.

david65

yes

hardCopy

Before the UFC was a big thing in Ireland I went to a lock-in/private screening that was organised by a boardsie to show the fight in a pub in Dublin. I arrived at the door with two mates and had to tell the bouncer I was "from the internet". Everyone else I met seemed to know the organiser personally and I didn't meet anyone else who would admit to being a boardsie.

I joined a triathlon club for a couple of years based on the recommendation of a boardsie.

I have also recognised real life friends from their posts, several times. Sometimes I've dropped them a PM and other times I just moved on to another thread.

retro:electro

No and don't think I'd want to. Boards is my break away from my real life. Mixing the two would be weird

Yea met one boardsie a few times - and he recently treated me to a trip to Dingle Other Voices which was a great weekend. Good friend. Shame he lives abroad.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Meeting people off the internet is only for neck beards.

Maximus Alexander

Nope. I prefer to pretend that most of the people on Boards are imaginary, like characters in a TV show. The alternative, that they might be walking around out there like regular people, is far too terrifying.

osarusan

A couple people in the Limerick forum would know me from Limerick FC-related stuff - they'd have known me before we knew who each other was on boards though.

Riesen_Meal

Yes

I have met several over the years, and a few from fora previous to boards...

Back in my day they were called Yahoo Groups and were email groups, in the days before forums...

My missus is one of my friends on here, she joined boards after watching me on it constantly...

whiskeyman

anna080 wrote: »

No and don't think I'd want to. Boards is my break away from my real life. Mixing the two would be weird

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Nope. I prefer to pretend that most of the people on Boards are imaginary, like characters in a TV show. The alternative, that they might be walking around out there like regular people, is far too terrifying.

I'm the same as this, although many of the folk on here seem sounder than my own friends!
It's a risk that I'm willing not to take...

drake70

I haven't made friends on boards (I'm not much of a poster), but I have recognised a few people I know based on their usernames/interests.

Duggy747

I once meet a Boards member who I recognised from Know Your Nerds, they're also a poster I've had good time for in threads in AH for years since we have the same humour and outlook.

They came into my shop and we ended up having good craíc just shíte talking, felt pretty weird that I knew who they were but couldn't really say anything without coming off like a psycho :pac:

Though I could've just said I was Wibbs or Seamus

Maximus Alexander

whiskeyman wrote: »

I'm the same as this, although many of the folk on here seem sounder than my own friends!
It's a risk that I'm willing not to take...

Ah yeah, I'm half joking. There are plenty of sounds skins around here, mixed in with the crazies. I just would never really have any cause or reason to try and meet any of them in real life. I'd imagine I'll eventually end up meeting some folks from the Athletics subforum at races by accident, for example.

crazygeryy

No way.
Can you imagine what boards beers must be like.for all you know you could be talking to a serial killer.even though you think she s a nice person.

Shrap

Met a few in Cork for a A&A Christmas meet up (excuse to drink pints in a city where I know nobody). They were all sound lads. Only stayed in touch with one of them though and met up with him a few more times. Wouldn't be often enough to call him a good friend, but I'd say I could give him a shout at any stage if I was ever stuck. Good people

crazygeryy

crazygeryy wrote: »

No way.
Can you imagine what boards beers must be like.for all you know you could be talking to a serial killer.even though you think she s a nice person.

Yeh cos that's totally not what could happen in real life in any pub on any day of the week :P

*hides knife*

maximoose

Not from boards, there's a good few I recognise and have met from Oxegen message board days though.

beks101

I'm in the don't-mix-boards-and-real-life camp. Boards is a bit of escapism for me, it's where I go to vent or to shyte talk. I like that I don't have to commit to it and can just dip in and out as I choose.

Meeting people in the real world would probably change that. Plus it's nice to be anonymous and just have people judge me by my stories and opinions, not the whole package of job and background and appearance and who I know etc as you get in real life. I'm just beks101 :-)

ShakerMaker91

No I'd find it a bit weird to meet up with people you don't know off the internet

Lights On

I have not, but seeing as I'm not here that long I'd be moving a bit fast if I had! But saying that I'm not totally against the idea, so any ladies reading this and feeling a bit lonely over valentines weekend, feel free to drop me a pm and we'll arrange something. First come first serve, and I'm limiting it to 7. You'll get 3 hours each and some flowers.

We should definitely have an AH's beers

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Friends?! Hah! No none here has friends, don't be silly - it's an internet forum for ****'s sake! Friends is something we come here to avoid!

HugsiePie

Been on Boards about 4 years (WOW) now, Ive met about 6 other boardsies from here

jungleman

A girl I used to work with told me she was a mod on boards! At the time i feigned ignorance and was like "mod? Boards? What are these things you speak of?" because I just thought it would be weird if she found me on here.

I was on the bus the other day and saw a girl typing away on her phone on the Boards mobile site and I was wondering "who might you be".

riffmongous

crazygeryy wrote: »

No way.
Can you imagine what boards beers must be like.for all you know you could be talking to a serial killer.even though you think she s a nice person.

Well there's the first problem with your theory

the_syco

Yes. And a job.

Lady is a tramp

There have been Boards relationships, Boards marriages, Boards babies. I should know - I have a two year old as a direct result of a Boards relationship!

I've met tonnes of Boardsies, some of whom are good friends now. (I've also made some good enemies! )

I've also often recognised "real life" people from their Boards posts. It's a bit weird when that happens!

8 Bit Girl

Got chatting to a lad from a sub forum. Within an hour we were having cybersex.
...we just clicked

raze_them_all_

A ****e ton throughout the years aye

Jaden

Back when it all started, everyone knew everyone.

Good Times, except for Walt0r and You-Know-Who, and She-who-cannot-be-named.

Azalea

Of course they have OP.

mass_debater

I did make some friends on an earlier account I kept for years but I'd say I'm now on my seventh or eighth account now and it's less likely. It's not the community it was years ago, not that it's gone bad, it's just evolved. I no longer feel attached to my identity and now just prefer be more anonymous with disposable accounts