Did After Hours ever fit the category of 'Social & Fun'

Ronaldinho · 18-04-2018 12:41PM #1

Some very heavy topics on here these days. Anyone auld enough to remember a time this wasn't the case?

All would be lost if it wasn't for Donald Trump (the Boardsie) and his witty repartee. #MAHGA

Graces7 · 18-04-2018 12:43PM

Ronaldinho wrote: »

Some very heavy topics on here these days. Anyone auld enough to remember a time this wasn't the case?

All would be lost if it wasn't for Donald Trump (the Boardsie) and his witty repartee. #MAHGA

Is this a popcorn thread?

JohnnyFlash · 18-04-2018 12:46PM

Place is crawling with fruitcakes, nut jobs, and loopers. Trying to shove their stupid politics into every discussion - left and right both as bad as each other. Get the feeling there’s a lot of angry dudes posting here. Some of them would want to take a chillpill, go outside, find a partner, take up a new hobby etc. Can’t be good for them.

wakka12 · 18-04-2018 12:47PM

I joined on a different account around 2010 and I remember always laughing out loud at lots of after hours posts,some of the wittiest things Ive ever seen on the internet before, after hours is still pretty interesting though I think

ancapailldorcha · 18-04-2018 12:48PM

In its current form, I would say not. Perhaps a perpetually offended and looking to be constantly upset and outraged category might be in order.

Arghus · 18-04-2018 12:55PM

It's increasingly becoming no craic: just a bizarro land of people giving out and spouting off half baked nonsense.

Trigger Happy · 18-04-2018 01:03PM

Make AH great again.

18-04-2018 01:05PM

I never went to AH in about 14 years of using boards.ie with various usernames, I though I was above it.

I was above AH, it was not the place for any type of serious discussion.

Then I found the thread with the hot women and found myself peeking into AH in general, then I found myself posting on threads about politics etc, the kind of stuff that used to be in Politics or the Politics cafe.

Now it's almost my first port of call. I never post in Politics anymore.

46, married, children.

pleas advice · 18-04-2018 01:13PM

You have 46 married children?

Skylinehead · 18-04-2018 01:15PM

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

I though I was above it.

I was above AH, it was not the place for any type of serious discussion.

Then I found the thread with the hot women

:pac:

freshpopcorn · 18-04-2018 01:27PM

We recently had an excellent thread discussing making sex illegal outside of marriage!

Yer Da sells Avon · 18-04-2018 01:39PM

It can be a bit po-faced sometimes. It's not healthy to place too much importance in 'winning' arguments that don't ultimately matter.

jamesbere · 18-04-2018 01:44PM

pleas advice wrote: »

You have 46 married children?

I'm impressed, arranged marriages I'm guessing

JMNolan · 18-04-2018 01:44PM

Threads back then (actual threads btw)

How the governement is stopping kids drinking
Get your mob name here
Is Gaz a dirt bag???
Top St. Paddys Day Parties!
story with the obsession with goths??
Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About

Threads now

Is Islam right for Ireland?
The 8th Amendment Part 2
Is the new Feminist movement damaging male female relationships?
US considering Preemptive Strike against North Korea

This place is fair grim these days

megaten · 18-04-2018 01:45PM

I find it hard to remember but there was definitely time when every thread wasn't a variation of American social issue of the day or who was recently sexually abused.

jamesbere · 18-04-2018 01:50PM

I used to find AH enjoyable, but now it's gone a way too nuts. There are some interesting topics discussed here but eventually the threads get ruined by posters going on half baked rants and they lead to nowhere.

I think it would be good if we just had a thread where we would just take the piss out of each other but unfortunately there's too many over sensitive types on here that will ruin it.

Boom_Bap · 18-04-2018 02:04PM

It used to be fun and hilarious and mischievous.

Now people complain about jokes. Seriously, I've seen people complain about light hearted fun jokes in the social and fun catagory.

Boobies.

Red_Wake · 18-04-2018 02:08PM

People are too serious now. Any joke that's remotely off colour[sexual assault, rape, any variant of diddling kids] gets you banned immediately.

Bunch of babies if you ask me.

boombang · 18-04-2018 02:09PM

Still one of the more honest places on boards where people don't explode with righteous indignation at the drop of a feather.

clairewithani · 18-04-2018 02:13PM

I like the fella who has 10 different usernames a month and posts about how any man can learn to be a babe magnet and women only have chore sex.

Agricola · 18-04-2018 02:14PM

JMNolan wrote: »

Threads back then (actual threads btw)
How the governement is stopping kids drinking

Get your mob name here

Is Gaz a dirt bag???

Top St. Paddys Day Parties!

story with the obsession with goths??

Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About

Threads now
Is Islam right for Ireland?

The 8th Amendment Part 2

Is the new Feminist movement damaging male female relationships?

US considering Preemptive Strike against North Korea

This place is fair grim these days

If AH was wall to wall threads like the first list, I doubt I'd ever look in. There's having an appropriate level of craic and "bantz" but one shouldn't go overboard.

The Backwards Man · 18-04-2018 02:14PM

I blame mobile broadband. You can access the internet from any midden or slurry pit nowadays.

Boom_Bap · 18-04-2018 02:15PM

clairewithani wrote: »

I like the fella who has 10 different usernames a month and posts about how any man can learn to be a babe magnet and women only have chore sex.

10 a day!

ArchXStanton · 18-04-2018 02:17PM

wakka12 wrote: »

I joined on a different account around 2010 and I remember always laughing out loud at lots of after hours posts,some of the wittiest things Ive ever seen on the internet before, after hours is still pretty interesting though I think

Most of them fellas are banned

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 18-04-2018 02:19PM

There's a fair enough mix between Social and Fun. Taking it to mean social items and fun items rather than social items that are fun. Some dingbats get overly hot under the collar on some topics and there's the odd loon who drags threads off topic with the same old ramblings but all in all it turns up some decent discussions, has some fun and light-hearted topics and fills a gap that the other Boards forums don't cater for.

garbo speaks · 18-04-2018 02:46PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Now people complain about jokes. Seriously, I've seen people complain about light hearted fun jokes in the social and fun catagory.

That's because its only online that the loony liberals can express themselves and give out about jokes. If they behaved like that in the real world, they would get a punch in the face.

Boom_Bap · 18-04-2018 02:58PM

garbo speaks wrote: »

That's because its only online that the loony liberals can express themselves and give out about jokes. If they behaved like that in the real world, they would get a punch in the face.

Well in the balance of fairness, there are loads of sound people in AH.....many of whom in the real world would get a smack for how they behave :pac:

DabllDoYa · 18-04-2018 03:05PM

I was never into forums like this, I found the interaction was too slow or whatever.
I only found here out of necessity as I work in an office now and Reddit is restricted

:D:D

JMNolan · 18-04-2018 03:10PM

clairewithani wrote: »

I like the fella who has 10 different usernames a month and posts about how any man can learn to be a babe magnet and women only have chore sex.

Is yer man with the agricultural revolution still posting?

Boom_Bap · 18-04-2018 03:14PM

JMNolan wrote: »

Is yer man with the agricultural revolution still posting?

Surely you could get an antibiotic for that.

Yer Da sells Avon · 18-04-2018 03:20PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Boobies.

Is it appropriate for a mod to use that kind of language?

Did After Hours ever fit the category of 'Social & Fun'

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