P45rant.net Vs Boards.ie

Alpha505

As a regular reader of both boards I was wondering which you found to be the best.

Boards.ie is an excellent resource if you want a mass opinion on something, on the downside there is too many under 18's in the place and some of the choice for Mods leaves alot to be desired. On the upside its huge with something (maybe too much) for everyone.

P45Rant.net is a much more mature board with some great off the wall posters and topics but on the downside it has nowhere near the same amount of members and if you need a mass opinion on something it could take a few days. On the upside the Mods take a much more relaxed stance.


There are a few smaller boards out there such as the entertainment.ie forum etc, please specify what board you mean if you choose "other"

Gordon

I like P45's relaxed calm atmosphere tbh, I feel like I've walked into an air conditioned living room in the height of summer whenever I go there.

You know we don't allow free advertising on boards.ie don't you?

Alpha505

Didnt mean it to be an advertisement, I was just curious

kawaii

downside there is too many under 18's

Well excuuuuse me. :mad:

Dinner

Alpha505 wrote:

on the downside there is too many under 18's in the place

Ah yes. Under 18's: The lesser folk. Since they can never contribute anything worthwhile. :rolleyes:

zAbbo

p45 is a retirement home

OFDM

Gordon wrote:

You know we don't allow free advertising on boards.ie don't you?

Hopefully boards.ie won't go the way of some other boards (like KryptonSite) that don't allow the mention of, never mind a link to, other competing message boards.

MrJoeSoap

Never even bothered looking at p45rant. Why would I?

Jonny Arson

Alpha505 wrote:

some of the choice for Mods leaves alot to be desired.

Completely agreed. The one thing that turns me off this site is the egotistical and bullying attitude of some of the mods on this site. Sadly the admins always ignore my concerns.

Pick good mods please!

Gordon

OFDM wrote:

Hopefully boards.ie won't go the way of some other boards (like KryptonSite) that don't allow the mention of, never mind a link to, other competing message boards.

I think we're just raw from being spammed so often in the past.

Bottle_of_Smoke

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Completely agreed. The one thing that turns me off this site is the egotistical and bullying attitude of some of the mods on this site. Sadly the admins always ignore my concerns.

Pick good mods please!

Don't agree with this at all. I've never had trouble from a mod.

One annoying thing I find about boards is people seem to take your opinion much more seriously if you have a huge post count. Though can't really blame the site for that

StupidLikeAFox

Yeah i dont like some of the mods, and i dont like some of the users. Still havent got in any trouble though. I dont really like the way if someone critisizes the running of boards.ie there several people to make smart comments and be generally insulted by it. That said i dont really care either.

mike65

Alpha505's cunning plan has worked a treat, I just spent 10 mins on the Politics forum however could'nt read much what with the tumbleweeds blowin' past. 26 ppl on line as I type, here its 616!

Some may say 'quality over quantity' but I think boards has both. You just need to be able to filter the sewage.

Mike.

Alpha505

mike65 wrote:

Alpha505's cunning plan has worked a treat

no plan. i was just asking a question.

Hobbes

Alpha505 wrote:

no plan. i was just asking a question.

lf that's the case why not post under your real nick seeing as you have been here so long. A low post nick with such a comment comes across as thinly veiled spam.

Alpha505

calm down.

ive been a reader as a guest on both boards for along time. i might post a similar poll on p45 if it makes ya feel its fairer.

Sarn

Never heard of P45rant before.

Another one I use occasionally is askaboutmoney.com, very useful for financial queries.

Deadwing

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote:

Don't agree with this at all. I've never had trouble from a mod.

One annoying thing I find about boards is people seem to take your opinion much more seriously if you have a huge post count. Though can't really blame the site for that

while ive never had trouble with mods i have noticed some of them being as zane said, egotistical bullies. I think some people get a little too much of a power trip out of having that 'ban' button on thier screen

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

there's so much more diversity on Boards imho. I can flick between poker advise, Trinity college thread, and even check out the rantings of the prisoners and the only thing i have to provide is the popcorn. might check out p45 though...

Alpha505

Gordon wrote:

I like P45's relaxed calm atmosphere tbh, I feel like I've walked into an air conditioned living room in the height of summer whenever I go there

Now thats honesty!

And from a Mod as well

Shabadu

Alpha505 wrote:

Now thats honesty!

And from a Mod as well

So it's only an honest view point if you agree with it? Interesting. I'll subscribe to your news-letter when I find my blinkers.

Kare Bear

The mods here aint strict enough tbh.

StupidLikeAFox

Shabadu wrote:

So it's only an honest view point if you agree with it? Interesting. I'll subscribe to your news-letter when I find my blinkers.

Or else its an honest viewpoint because its an honest viewpoint. It is an honest viewpoint right, whether he agrees with it or not?

Agent Smith

hold on a sec..... there's site apart from boards?

Shabadu

ColHol wrote:

Or else its an honest viewpoint because its an honest viewpoint. It is an honest viewpoint right, whether he agrees with it or not?

I notice he didn't quote anything that he disagreed with and say: 'now thats honesty!'

He could have said: 'I agree with this statement and believe it to be correct'.

Imo, the way he phrased it tacitly implied disagreement with some of the negative statements.

Scruff

might go there if boards goes tits up again. better than invading boards usa again. other than that i think if i was a member of more than 1 board i'd quite possibly be fired for not doing any work at all.

StupidLikeAFox

Shabadu wrote:

Imo, the way he phrased it tacitly implied disagreement with some of the negative statements.

What negative statements were said about p45rant?

Shabadu

p45 is a retirement home

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Never even bothered looking at p45rant. Why would I?

...

Alpha505's cunning plan has worked a treat, I just spent 10 mins on the Politics forum however could'nt read much what with the tumbleweeds blowin' past. 26 ppl on line as I type, here its 616!

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there's so much more diversity on Boards imho.

Dear ColHol,

An awful lot of this may tend more twoards positive feedback for Boards than negative for p45. However, i feel my point is valid. OP did not address any of the above statements. He did not acknowledge them as 'honest', rather he called the one he agreed with 'honest'.

Let me clarify my point for you: I don't have a problem with his sentiment, rather with the implied notion that it was honest because it echoed his sentiment.

That being said, he didn't imply they were dishonest either. All a matter of perspective. This is my opinion.


kthnxbye.

Alpha505

Shabadu wrote:

So it's only an honest view point if you agree with it? Interesting. I'll subscribe to your news-letter when I find my blinkers.

pickarooney

Maybe he meant objective or non-partisan. Or maybe zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Alpha505

Has the 50 odd people who voted for Boards even tried P45rant.Net yet? Its a nice alternative. Even Gordon thinks so

chump

There really is some terrible mods on boards.ie alrite, but I imagine it's hard with so many forums to get good mods for each one...

Cloud

I tried it once last year.

Jonny Arson

Nah.... Boards till' I die!

Makaveli

Alpha505 wrote:

Has the 50 odd people who voted for Boards even tried P45rant.Net yet? Its a nice alternative.

You posted the poll on boards.ie, what did you expect the outcome would be? More people voting for p45? Go post the same on p45 and then ask the 50 odd people that vote for p45 if they have even tried boards.ie. It's a nice alternative.

CrowdedHouse

Alpha505 wrote:

Has the 50 odd people who voted for Boards even tried P45rant.Net yet? Its a nice alternative. Even Gordon thinks so

Yep I signed up to stop my nick being copied
No sigs allowed ?

Catsmokinpot

im just staying here till my post count reaches 1000 and i ascend to a higher plain of existence after that boards.ie can go ****

Alpha505

Catsmokinpot wrote:

im just staying here till my post count reaches 1000 and i ascend to a higher plain of existence

So what happens at 10,000?! :eek:

de5p0i1er

Boards all the way. P45 always annoyed me.

DawnMc

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Completely agreed. The one thing that turns me off this site is the egotistical and bullying attitude of some of the mods on this site. Sadly the admins always ignore my concerns.

Pick good mods please!

I agree with you. Once again, I was banned by bully Victor for no apparent reason(not TOLD by anyone that I was banned until I posted in After Hours)

Hobbes

Alpha505 wrote:

So what happens at 10,000?! :eek:

They send you back.

Alpha505

To Room 101?

Im confused.

HarryD

Alpha505 wrote:

Boards.ie ... there is too many under 18's
some of the choice for Mods leaves alot to be desired.

I have to agree.. some very excentric posters here,
often arguing points with no base..
The mods need to chill out too.

p45 is much more mature and relaxed..

HarryD - banned for critising mods

Dub13

Alpha505 wrote:

on the downside there is too many under 18's in the place

Come back in a year or two when they are all over 18 and more mature.....no wait come back in 10 years.

Alpha505

Dub13 wrote:

Come back in a year or two when they are all over 18 and morew mature.....no wait come back in 10 years.

I'll be smoking cigars in Barbados by then

I think the grown ups around here should have an alternative and at least give it a fair look.

I find that both forums have their merits but Boards needs to give a serious kick up the arse to 2 or 3 Mods in particular.

Ri_Nollaig

i love how u posted a link to it in almost everyone one of your posts

chern0byl

DawnMc wrote:

I agree with you. Once again, I was banned by bully Victor for no apparent reason(not TOLD by anyone that I was banned until I posted in After Hours)

Do you genuinely feel bullied by him? I dont know why you were banned and dont really care but you do realise this is just some silly web forum. Sure it has it serious sides but AH's in general is just not.

Catsmokinpot

Alpha505 wrote:

So what happens at 10,000?! :eek:

aparently you get the ability to complete every alex the kid they ever released, shinobi 1, and crap ur own money

Alpha505

Pffft!

Shinobi 1 was easy

Alpha505

Which one of you hacked P45?!

Its down today :cool:

ro_G

Alpha505 wrote:

calm down.

ive been a reader as a guest on both boards for along time. i might post a similar poll on p45 if it makes ya feel its fairer.

don't bother, I shut down some similar tripe a while back.