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  • #2042
    Dogsdodogsstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 700 ✭✭✭Dogsdodogsstuff


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700043#Comment_123700043

    Most people’s disposable income can afford alot more then €6 a month. Nobody subscribing is asking/demanding for those who can’t afford to subscribe to subscribe and nobody is even saying non subscribers should not have access to the site. So the point is irrelevant.

    I wouldn’t disagree with your point on government throwing a few quid at it but they only support something they will get alot of votes for , like throwing loads of funds at local GAA clubs.



  • #2043
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,320 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Where will everyone go to complain about boards and mods when boards shuts down in 89 days is all I wonder.



  • #2044
    z80CPU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭z80CPU
    Darth Randomer


    ^^^ bang in Cookie last #.



  • #2045
    reactadabtc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭reactadabtc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700020#Comment_123700020

    It's not a lot. But it baffles me that in the month since they have announced this the message still isn't on the homepage on desktop. Mobile sure, but desktop it's still not there.



  • #2046
    Rocket_GD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,421 ✭✭✭Rocket_GD


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700043#Comment_123700043

    This is a resource for all, not just "native Irish".

    This is one major issue, no matter the subject thread many people just want to air their own personal grievances like immigration, trans rights etc, turns a lot of people away from engaging.



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  • #2047
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,949 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700043#Comment_123700043

    It needs to be paid for. It's very simple and your racist dogwhistle doesn't change that.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #2048
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,899 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700062#Comment_123700062

    ****

    Edit, I see that Variation On A Theme is still censored.

    (They went under years ago)



  • #2049
    Dogsdodogsstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 700 ✭✭✭Dogsdodogsstuff


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700068#Comment_123700068

    Few things baffle me at this stage. In fact the thing that baffles me more is when people get animated when something that seems obvious to them is not being done. We are all flawed and I can speak from somebody who runs my own small business; there are things I don’t do, that are quite simple, that would make things easier for me.

    Doesn’t make everything you say wrong or even wrong to say it. The limit of my support is posting here and subscribing so maybe I’m part of the problem. But it doesn’t have to be some big conspiracy or that we are being conned , it can simply be the people trying to navigate it are doing their best, flaws and all.

    It’s easy to forget there’s people at the end of every post made.



  • #2050
    maik3n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 798 ✭✭✭maik3n


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700072#Comment_123700072

    That ''native Irish'' thing did seem a bit strange alright.

    Mind you, perhaps I just missed the memo but presumably boards.ie subscription is also open to worldwide users, some of whom would be Irish expats?
    Is there any way that we could try giving it a push somehow in those markets.



  • #2051
    ECookie13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭ECookie13


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700061#Comment_123700061

    I agree in retro with you, realistically, it would be very difficult to secure Government funding, especially as the site might now be considered 'niche' compared to 10 or 15 years ago. I'm not sure what specific criteria would need to be met, but it would be fantastic to see support, considering this site is a goldmine of real-time discussions and debates on historical events in Ireland and abroad over the past 30 years.



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  • #2052
    ECookie13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭ECookie13


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700110#Comment_123700110

    My point is that Irish people, both at home and abroad, have been using this website for decades, that’s a well-known fact. It’s been a part of a generation’s upbringing, and many continued using it even after emigrating abroad for good. Not everything has to be read as a negative or hidden message.

    It’s a pity that the post on the Ireland reddit forum about this essentially crapped on Boards and its general userbase, painting them as horrible people. It could have actually encouraged users abroad to contribute, given Reddit’s large international reach.



  • #2053
    Rocket_GD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,421 ✭✭✭Rocket_GD


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700125#Comment_123700125

    Your message wasn't a hidden one at all when you used the term "native Irish" and followed it up with "the government throwing money at hotel scams".



  • #2054
    J Mysterio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,468 ✭✭✭✭J Mysterio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123699924#Comment_123699924
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700020#Comment_123700020

    Good posts.

    While I acknowledge the ownership don't inspire confidence and have definitely made a few poor management decisions e.g. moving to Vanilla (never mind the suggestion of rowing back to vanilla Vanilla, which may also kill the site), I think we have to recognize what is being said to us now, which seems to be there is 90 days to reach a subscriber target, after which the site will probably close down.

    It would be tragic to not get to that 2k mark, and I'm surprised there haven't been more people willing to drop €6 a month, which I would think should be affordable for bulk of users.

    If the worst comes to pass, at least I will have a clear conscience and can say I did my part.

    https://youtu.be/RlC5DEp2EOQ?si=nmKpIa-ybZzuIky4


  • #2055
    RedXIV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    @Boards.ie: Odhran & @Boards.ie: Mike minor nitpick on the https://keepboardsalive.com/ site, I'd change the <title> value on the site from "Keep Boards Free" to "Keep Boards Alive", as the reality is that free would suggest you don't want people spending money, when we want to encourage that right now :)



  • #2056
    duffman13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭duffman13


    Any chance of using referral links to drive a bit of income? These are not allowed currently in Bargain Alerts but editing posted bargains in the likes of amazon thread to a boards.ie referral link might be a way of driving some income. Bit of work involved but its one of the most viewed forums on here

    Signed up now and hope the site stays alive. Its given me great reading over the years and still does



  • #2057
    Esse85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭Esse85


    It's definitely not an affordability issue for people who don't/won't sign up.

    When people have got something for free in the past, to then being asked to put their hand in their pocket for an inferior product/service with an unknown directionless future, that's the primary reason I believe people won't put their hand in their pocket.

    They're reasoning is logical and not everyone will share the same emotional attachment as others on here. Some have been verbally attacked, made to feel like crap by other posters, even by mods etc as a result, many are indifferent now based on their previous experiences on here, and the membership stats back up that claim.



  • #2058
    Boards.ie: Odhran
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3, API Token user Posts: 206 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Odhran
    Boards.ie Employee


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123699875#Comment_123699875

    Please email if you have any problems cancelling. Subs will not roll for infinity…



  • #2059
    Appletart Upsetter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 563 ✭✭✭Appletart Upsetter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700269#Comment_123700269

    News just in, people can be mean!



  • #2060
    Boards.ie: Mike
    Administrators, Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mike


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700236#Comment_123700236

    Hey, Where are you seeing that link/message showing "keep boards free".

    ⭐️ Keep Boards Alive ⭐️ *Live information on campaign here*



  • #2061
    RedXIV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    Page source here for the site may help:


    
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
    
<html>
    
  <head>
    
    <title>Keep Boards Free</title>
    
    <meta name="description" content="Go ad free today" />
    
    <meta name="keywords" content="adfree  boards" />
    
  </head>
    
  <frameset rows="100%,*" border="0">
    
    <frame src="https://keepboardsalive.lovable.app/" frameborder="0" />
    
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</html>

    see the <title> tag?



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  • #2062
    Esse85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭Esse85


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700299#Comment_123700299

    It's dumb posts like that which put people off from putting their hands in their pockets. Keep it up, you have about 3 months of runway left.



  • #2063
    yagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,214 ✭✭✭yagan


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700269#Comment_123700269

    If people don't pay then what was once free simply won't exist anymore.

    I've been meaning to subscribe but I'm reluctant to when I see so many horrible people being allowed to reiterate lies on the Trump and Ukraine discussions.

    They're not interested in debate, but only spamming the discussion endlessly. I don't want to fund boards if that acceptable.



  • #2064
    funkey_monkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭funkey_monkey


    I made a €50 donation via paypal - presume that doesn't make me a paid member?



  • #2065
    z80CPU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭z80CPU
    Darth Randomer


    I paid up the annual sub but it's the Middle East war threads since 7 October 2025 which fu¢k me up. It sickens me.



  • #2066
    funkey_monkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭funkey_monkey


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700339#Comment_123700339

    It's in the tab title when you open the link:

    Boards.jpg


  • #2067
    Esse85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭Esse85


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700421#Comment_123700421

    And the vast vast majority of members are fine with that, as seen by their decision, not to contribute financially.



  • #2068
    Appletart Upsetter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 563 ✭✭✭Appletart Upsetter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700377#Comment_123700377

    I don't appreciate being verbally attacked by you and made to feel crap.



  • #2069
    jj880
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,982 ✭✭✭jj880


    "Im not subbing because someone made me feel like sh!t once"

    How can this even be remedied? Everyone gets a personal mod for when someone hurts their feelings to the exact degree they feel is unacceptable? Chr!st if I packed in my Boards account every time someone had a go at me or a mod threw me out of a thread Id have left years ago. Thicker skin required. If you're indifferent because of personal grievances and probably not going to sub thats fine but why clog up this thread for those who want to know the current state of play and could potentially sub? Its bizarre. Starting to think some posters want this place to fail due to some umbrage they've taken and are hanging onto forever.

    >>> BOARDS IS IN TROUBLE - SUBSCRIPTIONS NEEDED <<<

    Info 👉️ Important News!!

    Progress 👉 https://keepboardsalive.com/

    Subscribe 👉️ https://subscriptions.boards.ie/



  • #2070
    MrMusician18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,231 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700269#Comment_123700269

    When the house is on fire, nit picking about what colour to paint the extension is not helpful.

    The priority has to be putting out the fire or in this instance generating enough cash to continue as a going concern. Plans for the future can be thrashed out if the first goal is reached.



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  • #2071
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,949 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123700269#Comment_123700269

    Some have been verbally attacked, made to feel like crap by other posters, even by mods etc as a result, many are indifferent now based on their previous experiences on here, and the membership stats back up that claim.

    This simply isn't true. There's a lot of reasons for Boards' decline but the state of Reddit, X and others disprove this statement.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



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