Why did you signed up to Boards.ie

Yoshitsune · 10-05-2023 09:01PM #1

Boards.ie is an old website with regular active users since nearly it's inception which got me thinking on why people first signed up in the first place. Was there any reason why you signed up? What did you find interesting about it? What kept you active for so long?

Pauliedragon · 10-05-2023 09:07PM

Is this boards finding a way to conduct cheap market research?

Hermy · 10-05-2023 09:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058295988/why-did-you-signed-up-to-boards-ie

You first.

thegame983 · 10-05-2023 09:09PM

pc building forum. Wanted some help in building a pc.

Mech1 · 10-05-2023 09:12PM

Can't remember, long time ago and read it long before my 1st post.

Allinall · 10-05-2023 09:13PM

Wanted to start a carpentry apprenticeship.

Thought it would be a good place to start.

Never even got to use the ban hammer.

Manach · 10-05-2023 09:13PM

When the Quake forum transferred to Boards back in 2000 or so,

Buddy Bubs · 10-05-2023 09:14PM

Advice on buying a particular car in about 2007 or 2008. Deleted account and re registered under different pseudonyms about 3 times since. Motoring Forum would still be my most frequented.

ablelocks · 10-05-2023 09:14PM

p45.net closed. needed help with setting up a external tv tuner on a pc

Jim_Hodge · 10-05-2023 09:26PM

I think I had a gardening issue I wanted advise on. There's no doubt it's a great resource for tips, advices and recommendations.

odyssey06 · 10-05-2023 09:27PM

I woke up here with no recollection of how I got here. I thought it was the same for everyone kinda like The Prisoner.

Mundo7976 · 10-05-2023 09:30PM

For help wuth my grimmatical erors...

DeadHand · 10-05-2023 09:32PM

To refute sin.

mrcheez · 10-05-2023 09:32PM

I signed up to point out when OP's grammar is bad

Strumms · 10-05-2023 09:37PM

I came here to look for advice as to how to get away from here.

I was abroad working, bored, not busy and I’d read about it on some site and hey.

banie01 · 10-05-2023 09:38PM

To finds meself a wife...

BaywatchHQ · 10-05-2023 09:41PM

I was active over a decade ago mainly to argue with southern people who were making smug anti Northern Catholic posts. However I don't engage with that sort of argument any more as there is no reasoning with people like that.

I use forums as it is my only form of social interaction due to being an incel but I don't enjoy interacting with people as I have developed into a misanthrope over the years. The human brain craves social interaction regardless if you enjoy it or not though.

Kermit.de.frog · 10-05-2023 09:56PM

Narcissism

SuperBowserWorld · 10-05-2023 09:58PM

I don't think their was another general Irish forum around until recently with the same level of local and deep knowledge as here. Also, it's not as gullible and woke as other sites.

Quantum Erasure · 10-05-2023 10:02PM

Looking for tickets to Oxegen, I think. That's a few accounts ago though, came for the tickets, stayed for the lols...

Greyfox · 10-05-2023 10:25PM

To browse initially and felt compelled to reply so signed up.. 17 years ago. Boards isn't as good as it use to be but habits are hard to break. Boards is still good once theirs an interesting topic as it's easy to follow thread discussions. I disappear every now and then for a while but I'll always be back.

NattyO · 10-05-2023 10:32PM

Was a member for a while years ago but didn’t use it much. Recently diagnosed with a serious illness which has meant I’m spending time at home resting, and signed up again.

if I stop posting it means I either recovered or died.

Count Dracula · 10-05-2023 10:33PM

To communicate.

Gatling · 10-05-2023 11:17PM

It was this or porn ,

Some how this won

cml387 · 10-05-2023 11:33PM

I can't remember.

It's great to be able to back to old posts though and reminisce, in a way a site of this age has now got historical importance.

Tomaldo · 10-05-2023 11:35PM

Came across it first when Texas Hold'em was big, I knew some of the posters and players, didn't join 'til years later, can't remember why.

PommieBast · 11-05-2023 12:05AM

I think I first stumbled across the site when Google pulled up something on After Hours, but Accommodation & Property was main motive to actually sign up.

niallb · 11-05-2023 12:09AM

First arrived with Ireland Offline when we were trying to get flat rate dialup internet as an option rather than paying for our internet connections by the minute!

Everlong1 · 11-05-2023 12:10AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120580929#Comment_120580929

I was a P45 regular (under the name Preacher) as well! I still miss it terribly. Came here to get my fix of online debate after P45 shut down but it's always been a poor substitute.

lintdrummer · 11-05-2023 12:34AM

I joined on the suggestion of a nerdy school friend. I was looking for help with an issue I was having with Windows at the time (I think). Stayed for the motors and music forum mainly I'd say. As life progresses I find other sections that interest me. Aviation, Weather, After Hours etc. We like complaining but it's a great wee site all the same.

sunbeam · 11-05-2023 04:25AM

I was looking for help with setting up HSCSD on my phone. Seems like a lifetime ago.

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