What has using boards taught you?

Trojan

Using boards, other online bbs's, mailing lists, etc, has taught me to carefully choose precise wording when in a debate. It's also taught me to be more politically correct on occasion (depending on audience). Actually, more generally, it's taught me about tailoring a message for different audiences. The above are meta-subjects (for want of a better term). I've also learned specific things, like how to use some devices, certain hardware, and some things about programming. I'm sure there's plenty more I can't think of right now.

I know there's a lot more to boards and other sites than just learning from them, but for now, how about answering: What have you learned from boards and other online discussion resources?

Dublin8

taught me

there is a large army of lonely people out there !!! :eek:

i guess life is a learning process u learn throughout ur life
boards is good it expanded my mind and i guess its nice to read
different opinions and accept them dosent matter you aggree with them or not.

i like boards.ie
for the freedom of expression
for the awareness its creating among the socitely
for making the tollerent socitey
for being able to communicate and express my opinion

goin'_to_the_PS

boards.ie is a good learning guide in general

BizzyC

It taught me how to win at LIFE!

it tought me phew ppl kan spel in ireland good

Sarky

That no matter how well-informed, polite, and elegantly crafted one's opinion, there are always four other nutcases with all the social skills of a jackhammer on parole willing to post STFU with no reason straight afterwards.

Dr. Loon

It's taught me that there are far more idiots out there than I ever thought possible.

Dublin8

Have you not seen the taytoo ad " there is always one

Sarky wrote:

That no matter how well-informed, polite, and elegantly crafted one's opinion, there are always four other nutcases with all the social skills of a jackhammer on parole willing to post STFU with no reason straight afterwards.

meditraitor

Dont eat yellow snow

pickarooney

No matter how long you spend writing a post, very few people will read it, fewer will understand it, and anyone that responds will have totally missed the point.

Also, the more pointless a thread is, the longer it will live.

Taking anything on a BB seriously is a complete waste of taking-things-seriously energy.

penguinbloke

Not to apply electrical currents to sheds.

jor el

pickarooney wrote:

No matter how long you spend writing a post, very few people will read it, fewer will understand it, and anyone that responds will have totally missed the point.

What the hell are you talking about


It's taught me that I can do so many other things while I should be working.

seamus

No matter what you say and how much proof, logic or sense you offer, somebody, somewhere will disagree with you.

Dublin8

looks we both are in same boat

jor el wrote:

What the hell are you talking about


It's taught me that I can do so many other things while I should be working.

angry_fox

Ive learnet that theres people out there just as nuts as me. Thank god.

BossArky

One of the main messages coming from boards.ie is that alot of us have far to much time on our hands at work.

Its a good place to have acccess to a wide community where generally someone may have some info about whatever it is you search for.

daveirl

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Beruthiel

STFU dave

boards
taught me how to mod good

and drink lots with other people who like to drink lots

and image tags!
and
that there are many, many stupid people out there!

Alana

Sarky wrote:

That no matter how well-informed, polite, and elegantly crafted one's opinion, there are always four other nutcases with all the social skills of a jackhammer on parole willing to post STFU with no reason straight afterwards.

Indeed.


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bananas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also learnt that people are silly. Which is good. Means I'm not alone. Yay! Also was introduced to cosplay recently via boards, my, my, my.

ferdi

not to say something in 50 words that could be said in 5 words.

petes

Taught me that if I wasnt on boards Id really have fook all to do at work.

Earthhorse

Boards has taught me that what I thought about people was true.

And what Sarky and pickarooney said.

Stix

Dublin8 wrote:

taught me

there is a large army of lonely people out there !!! :eek:

i guess life is a learning process u learn throughout ur life
boards is good it expanded my mind and i guess its nice to read
different opinions and accept them dosent matter you aggree with them or not.

i like boards.ie
for the freedom of expression
for the awareness its creating among the socitely
for making the tollerent socitey
for being able to communicate and express my opinion

Freedom of Expression - not really, look at poor Tigerlily's posts on Porn etc.

Kingsize

Never Discuss Religion Sex Or Politics
Oh & Where To Get Abercrombie & Fitch Goodies

DonkeyStyle \o/

If you keep some of your posts vague, sometimes people won't argue with you that much... where other times they might.

Fobia

I've learnt;

That most people on the internet are newbies, but that's ok.

That most kids/teenagers think that they're more mature than their age, and that they can pass as adults online when in fact they are smack on average (I was like this when I first joined boards, you only have to look at my original posts or an oldish log of #boards.ie to see how wrong I was ).

That common sense is something which most people don't possess.

That there is no hope for mankind.

That you're gonna have to serve somebody.

More recently, I've learned that people seem to judge their own newbieness by post count, rather than actual time or experience. This I find quite hard to understand...

Trojan

Post 98 is newbie IMNSHO

Kernel

It's taught me that many people think other people are idiots or in some way mentally deficient, just because they disagree with them.

Oh... and ants wont cross a chalk line.

Fobia

Trojan wrote:

Post 98 is newbie IMNSHO

Not just that, anyone post 98 or who didn't play quake (ie wasn't on the message boards which preceded this one) is a newbie

Self-acclaimed newbie,
Fobia.

ARGINITE

That I really dont have that much to say.

Waltons

That I'm not interested enough to voice an opinion on a wide, wide range of topics.
I've also learned, unfortunately, that there will always be people that I don't like

mike65

ferdi wrote:

not to say something in 50 words that could be said in 5 words.

Agh, dont get me started...!

Mike.

Canis Lupus

That pedigree chum should not be part of a balanced diet.

The_B_Man

i learned how to l33t sp34k. actually, my arguments seem to be better these days and in real life i speak more eloquently. but maybe that just coz ive matured. actually, im talkin sh*t. in real life my arguments usually go like:

person 1: whats that thing on the floor?
Me: You're on the floor!
person1: wat?
me: ur a wat!
person 1: thats doesnt make sense!
me: so does ur face!

oh i learned how to pirate stuff, and my knowledge of football has grown from the soccer forum.

kjt

The_B_Man wrote:

oh i learned how to pirate stuff, and my knowledge of football has grown from the soccer forum.

Puft, football isnt knowledge. Its a load of crap

cessy

it has taught me that i need contact lenses as i can no longer read the words on the screen but now stare aimlessly at the screen .thanx boards(squint eyes !)

Piste

It has taught me 1337
Far too much than Ishould know on drugs
and as the OP said- to be vague to avoid arguments.

cregser

That if somebody finds the answer to your question as the first result in Google, they won't be happy.

And that you learn more stuff by reading what ordinary people have to say (rather than fancy websites) but you have to sift through a load of crap.

Dimitri

that no matter what i have to say someone else has already said it!!

Trojan

I also learned that Sigs off is the best way to read boards

And Purple rules!

rainbow kirby

That guys really don't think much of girl gamers...
And that there's an awful lot of D4heads out there.

RuggieBear

I've learned that:

being nice isn't always the best policy.

some people are insanely bigoted

some people really are just arseholes

the longer i'm on boards the less patience i have for new posters (to my shame)

there are people out there who will know the answers to your utterly inane questions

everyone hates been banned and feel slighted and aggrieved when it happens to them

StupidLikeAFox

A lot of whats been said already.
Also its made arseholes more tolerable as on here theres a lot so you get used to it.

_blank_

I've learned that a reasonable, thought out post will be more useful in the soccer forum than a ranting tirade.

Also that whatever subject you post on, someone else will be along who :

a ) knows more than you on said subject and will

i) make you look a fool by pointing out your inaccuracies
ii) try to educate you

b ) thinks they know more than you and :

i) argues their p.o.v even though everyone else can see the folly
ii) accepts that you do know better and accepts what you say

c ) knows you know more than them and :

i) accepts your p.o.v as correct and stands corrected
ii) continues in their ignorance, arguing with you.

I have been all of the above, but I try to be c)i)

Magic Monkey

Boards has taught me .. well.

funk-you

its taught me:
1 that there are actually real people out there and not just the front that people put up.
2 there are so many people with no common sense in the world but sometimes they surprise you with just 1 post.
3 people will nit-pick over symantics rather than the point.
4 grammar and spelling have no place on the internet.
5 people will generally help you out if you're not a complete arse.
6 every man and his dog plays the guitar.
7 there may be a slight ray of hope for the human race(i really thank you all for teaching me this)
8 no matter what your problem there is always someone better and worse off.
9 to be as open minded as possible and stay away from debating with the overly sensitive* PC type.
10 Some people are just w*nkers but the majority have their heart in the right place.


*(IMO)

LoneGunM@n

That I procrastinate too much

joejoem

Sarky wrote:

That no matter how well-informed, polite, and elegantly crafted one's opinion, there are always four other nutcases with all the social skills of a jackhammer on parole willing to post STFU with no reason straight afterwards.

Q.E.D.

I have learned that small nerds get very brave on the internet and often band together. If they dont have friends they log in as another user and say things like "Your the funniest person ever you must have loads of friends." Fair dues to them.

Boards is really handy if you have something you want to talk about or if you have a question no one around you can answer, with a few smart ass answers thrown in.

Lord Nikon

Eh, to type faster.

grimsbymatt

funk-you wrote:

its taught me:
1 that there are actually real people out there and not just the front that people put up.
2 there are so many people with no common sense in the world but sometimes they surprise you with just 1 post.
3 people will nit-pick over symantics rather than the point.
4 grammar and spelling have no place on the internet.
5 people will generally help you out if you're not a complete arse.
6 every man and his dog plays the guitar.
7 there may be a slight ray of hope for the human race(i really thank you all for teaching me this)
8 no matter what your problem there is always someone better and worse off.
9 to be as open minded as possible and stay away from debating with the overly sensitive* PC type.
10 Some people are just w*nkers but the majority have their heart in the right place.


*(IMO)

It's 'semantics', not 'symantics'. lol.

BossArky

Another thing it teaches you is that the harder someone tries to put some meaning into their Aliases the harder it falls.