The death of after hours & over moderation

DrGreenthumb

You have to laugh at what after hours has become, gone are the days when you can make a snarky remark or sassy comment that might offend some one without receiving a warning because some lil punk deems your comment offensive.

Well after hours / boards.ie I shall not be part of this **** fest anymore.

Dr Greenthumb signing off.

pleas advice

who wants a kick in the face?

Tom Mann Centuria

pleas advice wrote: »

who wants a kick in the face?

Yor Ma.I believe is one of the correct responses.

Captain Red Beard

CD burner

jaxxx

Me thinks the doctor doth protest too much.

hatrickpatrick

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Yor Ma.I believe is one of the correct responses.

On the old AH it might have been but I'm pretty sure these days warrants a card or action of some kind.

hatrickpatrick

OP: Agreed, but I think it's been made pretty clear after 5~ years of micromanagement that the "have a bit of craic, and if you don't like it f*ck off" AH of the 2000s will never again be tolerated, despite the obvious fact that it got significantly more traffic (and thus must surely have generated more ad revenue) than the current sanitised "discuss everything with sincerety and don't you dare crack a sick or off-colour joke" version.

It'd be nice if OPs like this had any impact on Boards policy, but we already know they don't, alas.

Tom Mann Centuria

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

On the old AH it might have been but I'm pretty sure these days warrants a card or action of some kind.

As does saying you'll forcibly expel urine over someone.

Don't think these things get actively carded these days tbh, but could easily be proved wrong.

kneemos

Is this left or right wing? I'm not sure.

jaxxx

kneemos wrote: »

Is this left or right wing? I'm not sure.

Left wing, right wing. Why can't someone ever be just wing??

pleas advice

kneemos wrote: »

Is this left or right wing? I'm not sure.

as the man said, a bird never flew on one wing

Tom Mann Centuria

jaxxx wrote: »

Left wing, right wing. Why can't someone ever be just wing??

Wings Hauser, B movie great is just wing, well, wings.

satguy

A big forum like this should be earning a 100K a year,, if run properly.

Jeff2

satguy wrote: »

A big forum like this should be earning a 100K a year,, if run properly.

Do you think there are no employees that need paying . And overhesds.
That would be small money.

Vladimir Poontang

Boards has turned into a dryballs Mumsnet politically correct echo chamber

magentis

I'm eating my breakfast Kate.

Jeff2

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Boards has turned into a dryballs Mumsnet politically correct echo chamber

BANNED

Wheety

DrGreenthumb wrote: »

You have to laugh at what after hours has become, gone are the days when you can make a snarky remark or sassy comment that might offend some one without receiving a warning because some lil punk deems your comment offensive.

Well after hours / boards.ie I shall not be part of this **** fest anymore.

Dr Greenthumb signing off.

Can't believe you got carded for that.

testicles

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Jeff2

I think it's called a flounce.

Jeff2

This.

endacl

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Boards has turned into a dryballs Mumsnet politically correct echo chamber

Since November 2017?

Vladimir Poontang

endacl wrote: »

Since November 2017?

News alert. You can close your account

DEFTLEFTHAND

It was worse a year or two ago, moderation has improved a lot recently.

Eight years ago: A simple test of the power of the human mind...

A few weeks ago: The power of the human mind.


I tested After Hours to see if a joke could still be told, and well, it can't. Eight years ago, it was "ah you got me". Now, even though my opening post was utter nonsense, it turned into five pages of serious discussion. I didn't have the heart to tell them.

gozunda

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Eight years ago: A simple test of the power of the human mind...

A few weeks ago: The power of the human mind.


I tested After Hours to see if a joke could still be told, and well, it can't. Eight years ago, it was "ah you got me". Now, even though my opening post was utter nonsense, it turned into five pages of serious discussion. I didn't have the heart to tell them.

There will always be idiots - sometimes you just get lucky?

arybvtcw0eolkf

Ah, the OP doesn't remember when Terry and Dudess were moderators here, now they were fecking terrorists.

Terry was an alco who went on a banning binge (along with the gargle) every night, more or less from about 10pm onwards and left a scorched AH in his wake.

Nah, over moderating isn't killing forum like this ~ other social media outlets is (imo).

You also just have to know how to play the game here, read the thread titles and know which one's to avoid taking you down the rabbit hole.

I could hardly tell you one moderator username here right now, so either they're doing something right ~ or I am, probably a combination of both.

OldMrBrennan83

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vicwatson

A lot of ungrateful bástards on this thread

gw80

What we need is another " I found a safe thread".
Its been so long,
Have they all been found?

Gaspode

You ok hun?

pleas advice

Deleted User wrote: »

I tested After Hours to see if a joke could still be told, and well, it can't. Eight years ago, it was "ah you got me". Now, even though my opening post was utter nonsense, it turned into five pages of serious discussion. I didn't have the heart to tell them.

so, what you're saying is it was us all along, we did it to ourselves...

TheValeyard

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Eight years ago: A simple test of the power of the human mind...

A few weeks ago: The power of the human mind.


I tested After Hours to see if a joke could still be told, and well, it can't. Eight years ago, it was "ah you got me". Now, even though my opening post was utter nonsense, it turned into five pages of serious discussion. I didn't have the heart to tell them.

OP was crap. Thread was made interesting by other posters

beefburrito

The Atheism and Agnostism forum is dead due to the ****ty moderation there.

Hardly anyone bothers going in there anymore...

Irish Guitarist

pleas advice wrote: »

who wants a kick in the face?

Facekicker is the most overrated poster on Boards ever. This poster never truly got the recognition he deserved.

Steel Pump wrote: »

Chocolate covered mini fcukin pretzels u dumb cunt - or where u thinkin of the pringle shaped chocalte pricks? I dont thin there was no crips in them, just chocolate

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=64942653

Alf Veedersane

jaxxx wrote: »

Left wing, right wing. Why can't someone ever be just wing??

Giggsy could play both wings.


And away.

Trigger Happy

Everything else was always better than it is now.

Hector Savage

There are still some good threads, the sex party one with JohnnyFlash and pintman is f*cking hilarious ...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Deleted User wrote: »

Eight years ago: A simple test of the power of the human mind...

A few weeks ago: The power of the human mind.


I tested After Hours to see if a joke could still be told, and well, it can't. Eight years ago, it was "ah you got me". Now, even though my opening post was utter nonsense, it turned into five pages of serious discussion. I didn't have the heart to tell them.

Some of those idiots are still wondering why they can see your username even thought they have an adblocker switched on.

When I was but a gasúr we romanticised Gráinne Mhaol ruling the seas, Aodh Rua Ó Dónaill's escape from Dublin Castle in the snow of 1592 and the Marcshlua Uí Néill to Kinsale in 1601.

Now, alas, the sons and daughters of Éire/Banba/Róisín Dubh are romanticising... an internet discussion forum in the year 2000. I shed a tear for Ireland's future.

Hallowed

Take it easy

dxhound2005

beefburrito wrote: »

The Atheism and Agnostism forum is dead due to the ****ty moderation there.

Hardly anyone bothers going in there anymore...

People don't believe in atheism any more. I'm not sure about agnosticism.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Deleted User wrote: »

Eight years ago: A simple test of the power of the human mind...

A few weeks ago: The power of the human mind.


I tested After Hours to see if a joke could still be told, and well, it can't. Eight years ago, it was "ah you got me". Now, even though my opening post was utter nonsense, it turned into five pages of serious discussion. I didn't have the heart to tell them.

5 pages?

2 pages FTW!

nOOb:p

Pac1Man

Way back when, I used to get a tonne of PMs from people asking if I posted a regular blog somewhere so they could follow it and donate towards it's further growth. I can only assume this was due to the quality of my posts.

These PMs have become quite rare nowadays. I'm not sure if this decrease is due to people simply getting older and having to devote their spare time to their growing families or if a global PM was issued by one of the mods to all users excluding myself, instructing them to cease these messages as the extra data flow was becoming harder to manage.

I have a feeling it was the latter which is disappointing and indicative of the current state of moderation on this site.

monkeysnapper

Dr Greenthumb

2009-2018....

689 posts

We thank you for your contribution over the many years and wish you all the best.

I know a lot of people on here, myself included will miss the huge contribution you have put in , the quick wit, the help you have given to others in their desire for information in their hour of need.

Thank you and god speed loyal poster ....

Update......

Just saw link to the post about lady with drill

I take back all that nice above

Shut the door on your way out and don't come back !!!!

DrGreenthumb

DrGreenthumb wrote: »

You have to laugh at what after hours has become, gone are the days when you can make a snarky remark or sassy comment that might offend some one without receiving a warning because some lil punk deems your comment offensive.

Well after hours / boards.ie I shall not be part of this **** fest anymore.

Dr Greenthumb signing off.

There's clever and witty retorts and then there's this type of response to an attack on a 38 year old woman with a cordless drill- I for one am glad you're signing off- why don't you close your account while you're at it.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=106920005&postcount=14

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

There's clever and witty retorts and then there's this type of response to an attack on a 38 year old woman with a cordless drill- I for one am glad you're signing off- why don't you close your account while you're at it.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=106920005&postcount=14

Yeah, you're the exact type of poster who killed all the craic in After Hours.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah, you're the exact type of poster who killed all the craic in After Hours.

So you think making fun of an innocent person who was attacked with a cordless drill is "craic". Some people in AH are a lot less funny than they're led to believe.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

So you think making fun of an innocent person who was attacked with a cordless drill is "craic". Some people in AH are a lot less funny than they're led to believe.

He's not making fun of anyone. Lighten up.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

He's not making fun of anyone. Lighten up.

My only point is I don't think every new thread topic posted in AH requires a mandatory pseudo joke post by some thanks whore - in this particular case I believe it was unnecessary and inappropriate and a lot of posters here in AH agree with that perspective as they've thanked subsequent posts criticising it.

Mountainsandh

Deleted User wrote: »

Eight years ago: A simple test of the power of the human mind...

A few weeks ago: The power of the human mind.


I tested After Hours to see if a joke could still be told, and well, it can't. Eight years ago, it was "ah you got me". Now, even though my opening post was utter nonsense, it turned into five pages of serious discussion. I didn't have the heart to tell them.

ehmm... that' s a bit disingenuous.
Your post 8 years ago was a lot more explicit and with more imagery than the bland OP you made in the second thread. No wonder people didn't get it.

8 years ago :

A simple test of the power of the human mind...
We've all heard of the things our minds can do with placebos etc. but this is prob the easiest test and it comes down to taste..

What you do is tilt your head back slightly, put your tongue out and pretend to a shake a salt shaker into your mouth..
If ya do this for a few seconds, you can actually get a salty taste in the back of your throat.

Post if it works

Recent post :

The power of the human mind.
I've always been fascinated with what goes on upstairs. How we dream, our subconscious etc.

Mostly though, the weird things like placebos or our minds tricking us interest me. A simple example would be like how we can taste salt if we pretend to shake a saltshaker into our mouths. I just don't understand how our brains can do that.


Any other good examples of these mental tricks?

That's fine if you want to call posters in AH dry ****es, but the example above wasn't needed really.