J Mysterio wrote: » Yeah, that just doesn't cut it i'm afraid.
Arghus wrote: » Okay, in principle, I can see how announcing an "announcement" could be perceived as funny. Well sort of - it's a pretty gammy attempt at a knowing bit of meta humour really. It's lame and not all that genuinely funny. And if you're on one side of the fence I'm sure there's LOLS to be had in watching people get wound up about a bit of "fun", but that's also a bit weak if you ask me. If any regular user started a thread similar to this and proceeded to call those who didn't see the point of the whole LOLS whiny fcks the thread would be locked and the OP would probably be banned. But this all seems to be a relative free for all for the mods involved. What's going on, I thought you guys were supposed to be a little bit more grown up than this? After Hours isn't as much fun or even as interesting as it used to be : wall to wall threads about divisive issues are zero craic to read through. But this attempt to reclaim this "fun" ethos of the place is just stupid at best and downright condescending and disrespectful towards the user base at worst. I'd rather the tinfoil hat brigade banging on about Feminazis than this painfully sad stuff. And speaking of the tinfoil hat brigade: I would have previously said that the perception of" cliques" in AH and over zealous Mods all was solely the preserve of the tragic and maladjusted, but this thread and the one that preceded it stinks so badly of in-jokes and the in-crowd, that even though it's a "joke", I can't help but think it's a depressing reflection on the spirit of this place. Enjoy your day.
Pawwed Rig wrote: » Just sit back and enjoy both. It is an AfterHours Day tradition after all.
freshpopcorn wrote: » I had a great day so far. Lots could have to but they choose to go down the moaning route but I suppose that's how they are happiest.
WinnyThePoo wrote: » You tried to have a joke under the guise of an official announcement. Then mods started threatening people with bans for reporting you for trolling, which is exactly what you where at. You then in turn started telling the user base they are whingers and they should leave the site.
Seve OB wrote: » I've probably had a better day than you but nothing to do with AH day So tell us, because you havent given any indication so far, what have you actually done today to mark AH day. Did you make and decorate cakes, hang bunting and balloons, discussed boards at the water cooler...... Pics to prove All this talk, no info and not a single picture posted to prove anyone is actually celebrating anything to do with this cringefest
freshpopcorn wrote: » It wasn't a joke it was to see how people react news. Which lead to some people having a wonderful day. We have now learnt those who take this site a tad to seriously and those who don't. For example: Lots learnt I am a clown who can't spell and is thick.
Seve OB wrote: » Who? Who has had a wonderful day today because of AH day? You really are a bit immature aren't you
freshpopcorn wrote: » Honestly if we get even one departure of those whingers. It would be worth it.
riffmongous wrote: » I had a great day, had some laughs, killed some time before I can go drinking
Deleted User wrote: » You posted all that sh1te sober?:eek:
deco nate wrote: » Kinda the same for me, laughed as I killed some people before I can have a few beers. Happy AH day everyone...
Mountainsandh wrote: » Right so. There was supposed to be a big announcement, according to FreshPopcorn. Everybody's hopes were up, and curiosity piqued. FreshPopcorn's announcement was that today was Happy AH's day. People got very angry and said that the announcement was just not good enough, especially coming from a Mod. It was a betrayal of sorts, and the thread was crap anyway. You see, while all this was unfolding, a group of posters started seeing the irony in it, and making Mammies and Daddies' jokes*, and posting silly gifs, just for the fun of it, so that kept the thread going a long time, it even spilled into this/a second thread. (*as in, not good jokes) So the thread kept going and going, and the intelligent serious posters kept reading and getting angrier and angrier, and the silly-go-lucky posters kept posting gifs and mentioning cake, and the angry posters got very cross and denounced this as pathetic. There, you have it, pa.the.tic. And unworthy of AH, which is a notion that frankly, I find hard to define. HTH edit : oh, and Happy After Hours Day !
anewme wrote: » I'm more confused now. It's actually very weird. There was news of a big announcement but as the announcement was fairly rubbish now some people are writing Gettysburg address type posts similar to vicious political speeches while others are talking about baking a cake. The joke was not funny. Here is a big announcement, and then it's codswallop. i suppose it's better than I thought it was, as I originally thought it was going to be more GDPR crap. The photos of the cakes are not funny . The over dramatic narky posts are the best bit, but all in all this is a thread about nothing. I don't get the joke(s) and I don't get the meltdowns. I think it's meant to be wacky humour, but it's more funny HAHA (screw loose) than funny haha. At least it was not more GDPR though.
Yester wrote: » I lost a full stop
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