Boards.ie Carlow Goes Public????

blu_sonic · 08-10-2005 05:10AM #1

i want to know if y'all would be in favour of "advertising" boards around the IT? lets face it outside of comsoc noone uses the boards, and it good be used for so much, (couldn't it?) if y'all are in favour mail me i'll "design" (i is a designer after all) some adverts and post em here (not being in carlow at the moi can't put em around)

Redrocket · 08-10-2005 09:23AM

go for it, just need to figure out what exactly to say to advertise it right

TomTom · 08-10-2005 01:09PM

I've no problems with that. Cue alot of muppets though.

Laguna · 08-10-2005 04:12PM

Yeah, I suggested this last year. I don't know the position of the college though, if they'll allow leaflets/flyers being handed out or pinned up.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 08-10-2005 07:12PM

The college wouldn't have a problem with it... why would they? It's an excellent idea as the Carlow.it thread is just about dead... Not many people know about it and as you say those who do only seem to be members of compsoc or netsoc (Mostly)... I'm in favour...

TomTom · 08-10-2005 08:40PM

If you are going to do it though, please pass the poster by myself and ivan first, please.

s4dd · 08-10-2005 10:40PM

hmm...

blu_sonic · 08-10-2005 11:41PM

i'll post it here, i can't stick em up myself due to being in dublin or london all the time, if the posters are kept to the poster boards and areas provided but handing things out are a no-no

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 09-10-2005 01:14AM

Handing things out would be a no no because why?

Nice input s4dd, I like your thinking...

blu_sonic · 09-10-2005 02:36AM

the college doesn't allow it, i used to be part of the socialist soc and we wanted to hand out stuff they wouldn't let us, ever see the guy with the god books and stuff? he can only sit and be approached but not approach others, so handing things out wouldn't be alowed

blu_sonic · 09-10-2005 06:57AM

we could throw an ad into the blurb!!
if they dontwe can kick up stink!!
lets wait for a week and see how the poll goes 1st though

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 09-10-2005 09:32PM

The SUI presedent won't have a problem with putting a little ad in the blurb. I think putting up posters around the college will recruit as good...

So what exactly is the big deal in approaching someone? Apart from the fact that if it happens often enough people get pissed...

s4dd · 09-10-2005 09:39PM

way to answer your own question xavier

elvis2002 · 10-10-2005 12:08AM

doesn't seem to be any problems about handing out information about the latest night in the barracks and the like.

blu_sonic · 10-10-2005 01:24AM

they're just touchy borsturdads about things like that, its a case of rubbing them up the wrong way, when i was a 1st year the su pres was a big finna failer, i was swp didn't like that get our soc a bit of a hard one abput little things but c'est la vie

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 10-10-2005 02:03AM

So where exactly are you from and where dould I get a dictonary for the language in which you speak? Seriously though... was that supposed to make some kind of sence???

Anyway, when are you guys thinking of starting this? If there is anyway I can help let me know, I will announce it at Compsoc tomorrow night.

blu_sonic · 10-10-2005 02:38AM

blu_sonic wrote:

borsturdads

bas terds but it won't be allowed

blu_sonic wrote:

su pres

student president

blu_sonic wrote:

finna failer

Fianna Fail supporter

blu_sonic wrote:

swp

Socialist workers party

blu_sonic wrote:

soc

society

blu_sonic wrote:

hard one

a rough time

blu_sonic wrote:

abput

mis-spelling = about

when i looked over it i agree total gibberish, i was in a hurry typing it sorry

hold off till next week, lets see how the poll goes i'll post my "concept" posters here for everyone to have an input, ok?

Laguna · 10-10-2005 04:40AM

The only reason I think the college would have a problem with it was the fact that when I was in the drama society (that invariably did nothing every year due to lack of commitment) they weren't happy with us handing out leaflets in the canteen or library to try and get people to join, so much so they simply told us it was never going to happen. Go for the blurb thing, most folks only skim read it though (we put an ad in there for the last three years, week in, week out) and might not notice it. I dunno if you'll attract many people to here anyhow (do give it a shot though), I think it's the reserve of computer types and maverick designers.. :cool:

blu_sonic · 10-10-2005 04:44AM

posters are fine, blurb would be fine, but i think they view handouts as a nuisence

CareBear · 10-10-2005 10:09AM

Ye don't really need to hand out flyers anyhow.
The posters and advert in the blurb should attract enough attention I'd say

blu_sonic · 10-10-2005 02:52PM

CareBear wrote:

Ye don't really need to hand out flyers anyhow.
The posters and advert in the blurb should attract enough attention I'd say

agreed, so far looks like most everyone is in favour

s4dd · 10-10-2005 02:54PM

i... have small qualms

blu_sonic · 10-10-2005 03:01PM

s4dd wrote:

i... have small qualms

whip out your qualms, lets see how smal they are and maybe we can make you feel better about them?
seriously whats up?

Redrocket · 11-10-2005 10:16AM

wheres this poster???

blu_sonic · 11-10-2005 04:24PM

i've not made it yet i'll be back from london tomorrow.
i was waiting till i got the nod from y'all (ie. the poll result)

wheres me jumpa · 11-10-2005 04:48PM

we dont really need to vote on this. its a forum for the students of the college so they deserve to know about the place. its not just for a select few. yes there will be a certain smell of muppet around but that will be a small price to pay.

a poster is fine but it wont reach everyone. an email could be sent to the leaders of the societies and get them to spread the word to their members. im sure every society out there would be happy to avail of a forum.

s4dd · 11-10-2005 04:51PM

HA!!!! i've been begging the societies for ages to let us host forums for them... you'd be suprised just how lazy/uninterested the socs of carlowit can be.

wheres me jumpa · 11-10-2005 04:58PM

well its not a hosting proposal. this is more of a casual proposal. i.e. is not really asking for any comittment its just saying drop by every now and again. the reason i made the point is that there should be no problem emailing these people and they in turn have the potential to get alot of people involved. they dont have to create a thread for their soc just drop a line or two.

im not saying this is THE way to do it, im just offering a suggestion.

blu_sonic · 11-10-2005 04:58PM

yeah but i'd say there are plenty of "peeps" (im a gangsta) not in soc's, so lets just do as much as possible, i didn't want to ruffel any feathers of those alreay on boards by just going solo on the whole thing, but generally all systems are go yeah?

s4dd · 11-10-2005 05:02PM

yeah, i guess so

wheres me jumpa · 11-10-2005 05:02PM

yeah do it.

il send out an email tomorrow and make sure my class knows about this place too.

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