boards.ie Birthday - 7 Years Since Inception!

Cloud

As you may know, boards.ie grew out of a single forum discussing Quake on the Irish Games Network (IGN). (Somewhere along the line, the original "first post" went AWOL, but I can reliably inform you that it was made on 12th February 1998.)

boards.ie Ltd. was registered as a company on 24th January 2000. The boards.ie site went live in February 2000 (don't have the exact date right now), but boards.ie did incorporate all the previous content from the IGN Boards.

Thus I declare 12th February to be boards.ie's birthday (7th or 5th birthday depending on your point of view). Enjoy!

J.
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WizZard

Happy Birthday boards.ie. Is there going to be a party?

seamus

WizZard wrote:

Happy Birthday boards.ie. Is there going to be a party?

Unoffically, 6 days later:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=210350

BuffyBot

Hmmm. Happy Birthday boards.ie..

Giblet

Yeah Boardstock can be some sort of Birthday Party

Cloud

Near enough - sounds good!

Beruthiel

will there be cake?

AlisonB

Beruthiel wrote:

will there be cake?

LMAO

Sleepy

AlisonB wrote:

LMAO

What's funny about Cake?

I second Beruthiel's suggestion and suggest that the cake be made in the form of the old boards.ie guy...

Faddymackshyte

I'll make a cake but I can't present it because I shall not be attending the fun filled event, I am otherwise engaged that night! Happy Birthday boards.ie.....enjoy boardstock!!

Cloud

What kind of cake?

Amz

Fruit cake might be the most appropriate.

_blank_

Happy Birthday boardsie!!

Creamy Goodness

happy birthday boards.ie, hears to hopefully another 7 sucessful years

Tom Dunne

Amz wrote:

Fruit cake might be the most appropriate.

No, no, no. Cream cake.

With Jam.

seamus

tom dunne wrote:

No, no, no. Cream cake.

With Jam.

The Answer is obvious.

Cloud Cake

WhiteWashMan

boards will always be have been born in '98 for me.

christ, where have those 7 years gone? i have had 6 jobs in that time.

my god, when did we start having moderators?

and who are these newbies?

and i remember when the admins werent treated like rock stars (except john, who is really the 'drummer' in the group)

Mimikyu

This post has been deleted.

gandalf

Errr why cake should it not be PIE

po0k

WhiteWashMan wrote:

and i remember when the admins werent treated like rock stars

Is someone feeling unloved by the masses?
"wwm - the disgruntled roadie"

Doodee

Disgruntled?
John, are you just using words you hear in each episode of the simpsons your watching nightly?


Congrats. 7Years, I remember when i was 7, I Still wet the bed, ate chocolate spread with cheese, and cried -like a 16yo girl who just found out she got knocked up- whenever someone called me a fatty.

Here to Leakage!

Moriarty

Go wet your bed, fatty.

CuLT

Happy Boardthday!

billy the squid

gandalf wrote:

Errr why cake should it not be PIE

absoloutly not.

have you forgotten what happened the last time we had pie on boards.ie?

Sangre

I think we should all acknowledge my pivotal role in this momentous day with some sort of statute.

Moriarty

Sangre wrote:

I think we should all acknowledge my pivotal role in this momentous day with some sort of statute.

"No Sangres" ?

Gyck

7 years? Time flies...

Sangre

Moriarty wrote:

"No Sangres" ?

I see where you're coming from. That there can only ever be one of me and anything else is an insult to my name?

Moriarty

Eh.. yeah..... give or take.

Moriarty

Actually, I'd prefer more give than take if it's all the same to you.

Thanks very much.

Moriarty

Yours sincerely,
Bill the lorry driver.

Moriarty

Oh dear, brain wormz

Moriarty

Would you like some mint with that?

Moriarty

Oh I couldn't possibly..

Moriarty

Why must you hate me so :?



Seven rather barmy posts for seven rather barmy years. I do say old boy, good show. Good show.

SantaHoe

Is it 7 years already!... I think it'd be cool to dig up some all-time classic threads like those concerning the IGN->Boards.ie changeover, previous boards birthdays, threads about major world events in the last 7 years. etc.
Make some kind of feature out of it.
Or not, whatever :rolleyes:
Anyway, here's a blast from the past to comemorate the event!
http://web.archive.org/web/19990828133643/cloud.ign.ie/cgi-bin/boards/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Quake&number=1&DaysPrune=10&LastLogin=

billy the squid

Is it 7 years already!... I think it'd be cool to dig up some all-time classic threads

Threads of fame

amp

Sangre wrote:

I think we should all acknowledge my pivotal role in this momentous day with some sort of statute.

Seven years... been reading for seven, posting for six. Wow. I wonder how many words I've written.

In internet time, boards is ancient, yet it's still as fresh and as entertaining to me as ever. Long may it continue and once again heartfelt thanks to those corrupt and wicked bastards we call the Admins. I know a little of some of the uncredited miracles (especially "the freezer method;)) you guys have done to keep this place going.

Lastly this February the twelfth thing, that wouldn't have anything to the Chinese New Year would it, my lord Cloud?

2005 - Year of the Cock^H^H^H^HRooster Baby! Long live Boards!

po0k

The "Freezer" method is beautiful, righteous and if given time, will lead humanity to the salvation we long for.

po0k

After popping lacerta.ucg.ie/boards into archive.org and getting the PESC '00 page, I pulled this out:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=4
t=0-3 aren't there

Would I be right in saying that's the oldest thread on "Boards.ie" ??

billy the squid

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=8385

that one is older.

BuffyBot

I think we should all acknowledge my pivotal role in this momentous day with some sort of statute.

Sangre's Law, huh? There are a few potential "rules" which could fit..

Cloud

As I mentioned, someone (in the Quake forum) must have deleted the first post, but I will restore it someday soon...

WhiteWashMan

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=8385

im sure there are older, but this is the earliest i can find.

DeVore

You asking the admins, or everyone?

Please define "better"? More enjoyable? More interesting? More profitable?

I've certainly done a lot to make my life "better" in the last 7 years, some of it was related to Boards.ie too. Some things I've done have made my life less enjoyable but nothing ventured nothing gain.

"The funny thing about regret is that it’s better to regret something you
have done than to regret something you haven’t."

DeV.

Moriarty

DeVore wrote:

"The funny thing about regret is that it’s better to regret something you
have done than to regret something you haven’t."

.. and by the way, if you see your mom this weekend, you be sure and tell her..

woosaysdan

happy birthday boards!!! i propose a fruit and nut cake for all the people here that are fruity and nuts!!!!

SantaHoe

That's some Grade A heckling Moriarty, good work.

Moriarty

*cough* .. *cough*

amp

SATAN

Agent Smith

/me starts singing happy birthday out of tune