Things you like about Boards.ie

NollagShona

To give some balance to the other thread, things you like about boards.

-The expert knowledge and willingness to share it in some forums; accommodation & property; Weather; Apple & other tech fora; tv forums & Bargain Alerts
-The camaraderie in some threads/forums; TV, Boohoo, Woohoo, where are you now etc
-The interesting ones; farming, weather, boxing & Bargain Alerts

Just thought I'd try and highlight what boards gives to me. How is boards good for you, stuff you like about it

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10000maniacs

It was a good reference when I was setting up a Sky box in my previous apartment.

Fann Linn

Bargain Alerts and the Travel/Holiday forums for me.

Tom Mann Centuria

I like most forums on here for a browse once in a while, I don't really post on politics and try my best to avoid similar threads on AH, so I find it still to be a friendly, welcoming place with lots of people willing to help out if needed or have a chat.

Rugby League is a hidden gem :pac:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Information, advice, and a helping hand certainly. I don't get a sense of camaraderie, but then again I neither seek it nor want it from a discussion forum. I enjoy the excellent discussions on many forums and the sharing of views. I also enjoy helping people new to my field of interest and discussing developments in that field with experienced people. And of course I get a good laugh on a regular basis.

SuperSean11

PigHead

tomwaterford

The most random PM's ya get and sound people ya get to know!!

NollagShona

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

I like most forums on here for a browse once in a while, I don't really post on politics and try my best to avoid similar threads on AH, so I find it still to be a friendly, welcoming place with lots of people willing to help out if needed or have a chat.

Rugby League is a hidden gem :pac:

:pac:

That was a shameless plug.

Tom Mann Centuria

NollagShona wrote: »

:pac:

That was a shameless plug.

Guilty your honour.

Rubberlegs

Boards is great company and a total distraction for me. It has and still is getting me through some sh1tty times. I love reading other people's views on things and has made me see some things in a whole new light, have also picked up some very useful tips/ info along the way. Young people of Boards, I love you all ! ( and the older ones)

freshpopcorn

I like the excellent moderators!

I love Boards. Here is a big kiss for you!! Mwah!

Triceratops Ballet

Forum games - Werewolf!

/thread, you can all go home now!

LirW

Andy from Sligo threads.

BuboBubo

The anomoninit..
The anonomousit...


Dammit
Nobody knows who anyone is

donegaLroad

I have done a good bit of business on boards.ie through a certain thread.

I have also managed to save quite a few quid on the motors DIY section, and the domestic appliances thread.

I have also had manys a good laugh.

whoopsadoodles

A good chunk of my most favourite people on the planet came from boards.

dusty207

Love the way you can while away the hours, wasting time as people think I'm busy.
Anyway, this will stop for me tomorrow since I retire at precisely 2pm.
Seriously
Yabba Dabba feckin' Doo!

Tom Mann Centuria

dusty207 wrote: »

Love the way you can while away the hours, wasting time as people think I'm busy.
Anyway, this will stop for me tomorrow since I retire at precisely 2pm.
Seriously
Yabba Dabba feckin' Doo!

Many congratulations!

Mister Vain

All the tits in the beautiful women thread.

stampydmonkey

The information and knowledge on here is unreal across all aspects of life. Signed up mainly for that reason but came to see it's a mad house of fun too. Spend my whole life on here lurking about..in the shadows.

Turtyturd

It’s good for getting information on topics.

I’ve also got to know a group of genuine, sound, and funny posters based around a common interest. Unfortunately it upset a few other posters.

donegaLroad

dusty207 wrote: »

Love the way you can while away the hours, wasting time as people think I'm busy.
Anyway, this will stop for me tomorrow since I retire at precisely 2pm.
Seriously
Yabba Dabba feckin' Doo!

What's the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?

People in Dubai don't like the Flintstones but people in Abu Dhabi do

andekwarhola

Nobody would deny it has its faults but I kinda actually like the fact it has the old skool linear non-up/down vote structure even if some of the multi-quote arguments can get a bit interminable. And I think more people than we think like that structure as well. Sites don't have to be to be the current Big Thing to have a niche on the net.

There's some very helpful and knowledgeable people here, especially in the specialist forums.

I'm not as involved as I used to be but there is some extremely funny, decent and interesting people knocking around the site even if unfortunately some of them don't post as much anymore.

corner of hells

I don't like anything bout boards , it's part of my probation to be here.

Barry Badrinath

The people, I've met some absolute legends from this place. Real genuine people that have made my life better at times.

Other than that, watching people flip the lid over sh1t that just.doesnt.matter. It's funny as hell.

I'm guilty of that myself though.

Ten of Swords

It is all about the Mustard forum, and nothing else.

That is all.

The_Valeyard

Werewolf Forum


Best forum on boards. Main reason i kept my account.


PC gaming and Gaming are also quite good.

The general computer tech forums are very helpful.

ThisRegard

There's a genuine wealth of knowledge and information across the board (pun intended) that's not reflected anywhere else.

Amalgam

Ranting & Raving is a delight to read. Whinge Whinge Whinge. So cathartic and liberating.

There's something very parochial about boards, unlike any other 'Irish' site. I like that.

Peatys

Trent.

Solomon Pleasant

I initially joined boards as I wanted information on the college course I’m now studying. Without the site, my life would probably have taken a different direction.

I enjoy reading other people’s viewpoints and opinions. It’s fantastic and helps to prevent tunnel vision. I’ve read some fascinating snippets of people’s lives on here and it’s given real context to my own problems and life. The humour is great, debates are lengthy and detailed and it’s anonymous (to an extent, of course) which is a huge reason why people share pieces of their private lives.

Above all, boards is a goldmine of Information. Where I come from, not a huge amount of people are aware of boards and it’s given me certain advantages over others in comparable positions to me. I feel privileged to have gained the insights this site has given me and I try not to take that for granted. Valuable information is sometimes (even with the internet) not very accessible and boards helps to bridge that gap.

Grandeeod

73Cat wrote: »

Boards is great company and a total distraction for me. It has and still is getting me through some sh1tty times. I love reading other people's views on things and has made me see some things in a whole new light, have also picked up some very useful tips/ info along the way. Young people of Boards, I love you all ! ( and the older ones)

If your life is going through a crappy time and you seek advice and solace in a certain forum, the return is awesome. I experienced that this year and it was a very very massive help.

riffmongous

I love those mad threads where someone writes a weird OP and everyone just starts ripping the piss out of them. Doesn't happen so much anymore since AH went all serious and the trolls too agenda-ised.

Arghus

The variety of forums.

The insight and knowledge that's still here, within a - largely - civil environment.

Entertainment value.

The localised aspect to it all.

justfillmein

i'm fairly new here so I don't have a list of likes yet,
but what I have noticed is that there are a lot of people here that say they have mental health issue's, suffer with terrible anxiety, or are very shy irl.

its an eye opener seeing how many talk about those things openly.

it's a bit sad to see, but I think its great that those people feel they can come on here(because of the anonymity) & chat away:)

so maybe it's not really something I 'like', but it's something I like to see

riffmongous

riffmongous wrote: »

I love those mad threads where someone writes a weird OP and everyone just starts ripping the piss out of them. Doesn't happen so much anymore since AH went all serious and the trolls too agenda-ised.

I miss how much fun some threads used to be. A lot of funny posters have gone, and there's less lighthearted threads started. That's a shame. That was the best bit, the distraction when you'd have a few free minutes of reading some utter genius/nonsense that could make you smile.


Yes I know I could start lighthearted threads but I'm useless at coming up with thread topics!

Mister Vain

Yeah its a while since I've seen a really entertaining thread. The one night stands thread was brilliant.

dusty207

The farming threads are fantastic, as a dyed in the wool Dub I had no concept of farming life but these threads give me an insight into the lives of the last people connected to the real Ireland.
A very hard life indeed for most.
But dedicated.

valoren

The Late Late Show thread with the running commentary. More entertaining than the actual show itself.

Four Phucs Ache

I was 19 when I first heard about boards way back in 2000. I've known it for nearly half my life.

I view boards as Ireland on a screen. For me, Boards is up there with the smell of the old Guinness factory, garlic chips at 2 am, the clap when Aer Lingus lands, Fr Ted.

At any given moment a window on any aspect of Irish life from each corner of this great little country is just one click, press or swipe away.

Oink

There was a point where I started getting depressed reading link after link on Facebook...Trump here, royals there, I was just drowning.
So I came back to Boards, and I had this cozy feeling, like we were amongst ourselves, talking sh!te about stuff that happens down the road, and I swear to dogs it did me a world of good.

Now there’s all sorts of talk about Boards going slowly extinct... what the feck am I supposed to do then? Go on the Read-It thingy? Urgh.

andekwarhola

dusty207 wrote: »

The farming threads are fantastic, as a dyed in the wool Dub I had no concept of farming life but these threads give me an insight into the lives of the last people connected to the real Ireland.
A very hard life indeed for most.
But dedicated.

I've no direct experience of farming (albeit my wife's side are farmers) but I sometimes browse that forum and it really seems to be a great example of what a much needed, very supportive internet community should be and not something you'd get in a lot of other places.

OldMrBrennan83

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I like that you can use slang and nobody questions you. It's also a great source of information but whatever

Rumpy Pumpy

Bargain Alerts is great. Got a 700 Euro camera for 300, Spotify for 2.50 a month, and flights to Kazakhstan for 190 return.

mfceiling

It's a great site.

You'll get so much free useful information every single day.

You know it's good when the wife will say "can you ask someone on boards...."

andekwarhola

Patww79 wrote: »

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I forgot the prodigious waft of good vibes the forum often provides.

Beasty

The Cycling Forum

The Cricket Forum

The General Sports Forum

The Canoeing & Kayaking Forum

Dublin County North...


....and of course the hidden gem that is the Rugby League Forum

(bet you were getting worried there Tom;))

Chancer3001

1 the amount of normal helpful people

2 that little arrow button that opens the thread on the exact last post you read. Very handy

3 that "blast it with piss" was a standard answer to every single person looking for help in after hours for a solid 12 months. Cracks .me up.

mfceiling

mfceiling wrote: »

It's a great site.

You'll get so much free useful information every single day.

You know it's good when the wife will say "can you ask someone on boards...."

I was thinking about replacing the heating and a bathroom in my house and got an enormous amount of info about doing it from the plumbing section without ever asking a question at all. Its already there.