who reads boards

I am taking off sensible head punting on my conspiracy theory head for this

Have anyone even suggested some solution to an issue that is in the public sphere, it could be any issue? and low and behold the suggestion has been
used?

In other words someone made a suggestion and that exact same suggestion is now being used by say a public body or some public or privite organisation.

Boom_Bap

Rumour has it someone was kicked in the face.

Omackeral

Has anyone really been fareven as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Omackeral

Omackeral wrote: »

Has anyone really been fareven as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

I fixed it I think:p

Roger_007

Omackeral wrote: »

Has anyone really been fareven as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Squall Leonhart

WTF is this thread about

Duggy747

I guess you could say the likes of Joe.ie get their news from here :pac:

Birneybau

Some radio stations nick threads wholesale without attribution, Stingiest things thread has been heard.

The_Valeyard

The NSA

JustShon

I've heard of some lads disappearing after being banned. Boards bans them from the site and then the government decides to have them "banned" in real life, if you know what I mean.

Duggy747

Duggy747 wrote: »

I guess you could say the likes of Joe.ie get their news from here :pac:

I will start again, there could be this discussion on boards about youth unemployment and someone outlines a work bridge type intervention and low and behold a year or so later something similar to what was suggested on boards is rolled out by a public body.

lc180

I once posted something on here and 2FM ran a *breaking news* announcement about a concert in Croker.

Senna

Indo and other media rags steel topics from here all the time. They took a thread of mine from the property forum a few years back.

Omackeral

Oh I get it now. Well last night they were discussing on a radio talk show if it's inappropriate or not to have your children see you naked. Asking what age it becomes an issue at etc. That was a thread here only yesterday so there's every chance the idea for the topic was lifted directly from AH.

Omackeral

Omackeral wrote: »

Oh I get it now. Well last night they were discussing on a radio talk show if it's inappropriate or not to have your children see you naked. Asking what age it becomes an issue at etc. That was a thread here only yesterday so there's every chance the idea for the topic was lifted directly from AH.

That is taking discussion ideas from boards that goes on all the time, but does it go further that that?, for example say someone on boards make a suggestion about a possible intervention that could be make in a strike/labour dispute and then that suggestion is actually implemented.

Is it coincidence?.

Senna

I started a thread about petrol prices, couple of months later and petrol prices dropped.
Coincidence, I think not!!

Martypants1

Birneybau wrote: »

Some radio stations nick threads wholesale without attribution, Stingiest things thread has been heard.

It's hardly an original topic though.

kneemos

Local Council officials read corresponding local Forums.

kneemos

Senna wrote: »

I started a thread about petrol prices, couple of months later and petrol prices dropped.
Coincidence, I think not!!

House prices,quick

All right I am taking the conspiracy head off and putting sensible head back on. It is all a coincidence.

AnonoBoy

If you search back far enough you'll find I predicted 9/11 on boards.ie, let's just say this is a post that I don't care to have dredged up too often.

AnonoBoy in 2000 wrote:

You know, if they really wanted to hit America, instead of blowing the World Trade Centre up from the basement like they tried before they should just hit them from the air with explosive packed planes. How hard could it be to hijack a passenger jet and just ram them? I've been doing it on flight simulators for years.
Oh and don't go saying this post will give them "ideas" - sure how would terrorists even know about boards.ie in the first place?

kingchess

AnonoBoy wrote: »

If you search back far enough you'll find I predicted 9/11 on boards.ie, let's just say this is a post that I don't care to have dredged up too often.

Aha,so you are the one that have one crack department of the CIA devoted to watching your every move,,by the way,is there any city we should avoid for our holidays??

AnonoBoy

kingchess wrote: »

Aha,so you are the one that have one crack department of the CIA devoted to watching your every move,,by the way,is there any city we should avoid for our holidays??

Longford.

Not for any nefarious reasons just y'know, uuuuhhhhh.... Longford!

recylingbin

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Longford.

Not for any nefarious reasons just y'know, uuuuhhhhh.... Longford!

Clearly you've never been to Longford's world famous, golden sandy beach.

TheHillOfDoom

Politicians read it.

stoplooklisten

I don't know, I don't read it myself.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

mariaalice wrote: »

All right I am taking the conspiracy head off and putting sensible head back on. It is all a coincidence.

What is a coincidence? How about some examples of what you mean?

Generally, it's the other way round. Something gets a mention in the media and people open thread as thought they have just had a thought on a particular subject.

fussyonion

I remember years ago thinking someone should invent a plastic splatter guard for when you're using an electric blender or whisk in a bowl.

I improvised by wrapping the bowl in cling film and inserting the stick blender and thought I was all sorts of clever.

A few months later I saw plastic splatter guards for the very same problem and with the hole in the middle for the blender.

evolving_doors

boards just rips everything off of reddit anyway.

Samaris

I'd say people follow it alright, there's a few things that have been argued to and fro on boards and lo and behold it becomes a Thing in the media. Religion in schools is one off the top of my head.

Earthhorse

Duggy747 wrote: »

I guess you could say the likes of Joe.ie get their news from here :pac:

Joe.ie?

He was my favourite Friend.

Earthhorse

Earthhorse wrote: »

Joe.ie?

He was my favourite Friend.

But you don't have any...oh, sorry, the tv show, of course. I just got it.

Earthhorse

Deleted User wrote: »

But you don't have any...oh, sorry, the tv show, of course. I just got it.

Ha! I'm glad you enjoyed my joke!

Earthhorse

Earthhorse wrote: »

Ha! I'm glad you enjoyed my joke!

I said that I got it, I never said I enjoyed it.

AnonoBoy

recylingbin wrote: »

Clearly you've never been to Longford's world famous, golden sandy beach.

You say Sandy Beach I say Faeces-Ridden Gravel Pit.

Let's call the whole thing off.

recylingbin

AnonoBoy wrote: »

You say Sandy Beach I say Faeces-Ridden Gravel Pit.

Let's call the whole thing off.

All the one on a sunny day. Get out the parasol, deck chairs and barbie, wrap the kids in an asbestos suit and get them tonfipl the boot of the car with that fine golden sand (gravel) and you could easily imagine yourself on the copacabana

Laois_Man

Another example of this in today's Irish Mail with the headine "When Should Patents Atop Kissing Their Children on The Lips"

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057571194

Junkyard Tom

Laois_Man wrote: »

Another example of this in today's Irish Mail with the headine "When Should Patents Atop Kissing Their Children on The Lips"

Sean Moncrieff did a piece on it during the week too on Newstalk.

TheHillOfDoom

If a patent comes near my child they will pay.

coolhull

Senna wrote: »

I started a thread about petrol prices, couple of months later and petrol prices dropped.
Coincidence, I think not!!

Good man! Would you mind starting a thread about motor insurance now, bit of luck they'll read the thread and reduce their prices....