What do you hate/like about boards.ie?

BEAT · 06-09-2006 06:36PM

billy the squid wrote:

Number 11 is good

hehe sorry bts, the list could go on and on

Rb · 06-09-2006 06:38PM

RoundyMooney wrote:

Ya know, Fighting Irish, you could make your life so much brighter by requesting a siteban.

Or simply clicking this.

scojones · 06-09-2006 06:42PM

Likes:

Forums like Horse Racing, Programming, Security and Buddhism. Lots of good conversations have been had in these forums, oh and Knights of the Round Table!

Boards beers, even though I've not been to an official one yet, the #boards beers was great.

Dislikes:

Boards.ie's slowness. Although there's nothing that can be done about it.

The fact that the pac smilie has not been designed for all of the skins yet. Pring back teh pac! damnit.

When arguments run away into nonsense. Why people have to say "I wasn't saying that, I was saying this", or "You have every right to disagree with me, that's your perogative" really gets on my tits. If you were clear and precise in the first place you wouldn't have to explain it a second time. It's very easy to have a good argumentative debate but some people on boards like to ramble and ramble in an attempt to make their point, but all they are doing is going further from the point and making it POINTLESS to bother replying any longer.

Fighting Irish · 06-09-2006 06:59PM

Giblet wrote:

Why have a message board that allows posts if you can get banned for using them?

And why not list these mods and the reasons. If you do so without making fun or name calling (ie. respectful) I'm sure no-one would mind.

Dislikes: People who have all the answers but won't share them.

Go to the feedback forum and look for any of the threads that are saying something bad about boards, then read through the threads and watch as all the mods attack/flame/gang up on the OP, those are the mods that are the bad ones

Fighting Irish · 06-09-2006 06:59PM

rb_ie wrote:

Or simply clicking this.

goyou.jpg

Raphael · 06-09-2006 07:03PM

rb_ie wrote:

try to justify it with "well you can read it can't you so I don't see the problem" or "I'll write how I want thanks".

The one that really pisses me off is "You don't have to read it"

Rb · 06-09-2006 07:10PM

Raphael wrote:

The one that really pisses me off is "You don't have to read it"

Lol!Forgot about that one!

Talliesin · 13-09-2006 09:21AM

Cy Kotic wrote:

Anybody in an mod/admin position who makes veiled threats
about tracing posters ip addresses and interacting with them in
a physical way. Whatever slight or offense a poster
may give in an internet forum, it is just that, an internet
forum. Even if the person in power has no intention of acting
on such a threat, the threat itself is an act of intimidation and an abuse
of power, and shouldn't be tolerated on any forum.

Depends what you mean by physical.

If you mean actually physically engaging said person violently, then I'd have to agree, though that hasn't actually ever happened.

If you mean that the gardai, teachers, lawyers, employers (delete as appropriate) will be made aware of serious abuses of the Internet that crosses admin's paths, well what do you expect them to do?

WhiteWashMan · 13-09-2006 10:02AM

RoundyMooney wrote:

Ya know, Fighting Irish, you could make your life so much brighter by requesting a siteban.

Then you wouldn't have to put up with this oppressive dictatorship and its power hungry henchmen any longer.

:rolleyes:

Dislikes: FI's continued failure to PM an smod or admin and end his suffering.

*burn*

likes: everything

dislikes: people like fighting irish who just whinge and complain but dont actually have anything useful to contribute except for attempted snide remarks.

seriously, you seem to hate it here, so why not do everyone a favour and fúck off? unless you get some perverse pleasure in getting yourself worked up? all i every see from you is a constant torrent of whinging and whining, and have yet to see an actual constructive piece of critisism form in any single post i can ever recall.

thats not healthy. maybe you need to take a little time out and figure out what is making you so angry in life. maybe youd like to talk about it on the PI forum or something?

/helpfulness

nitrogen · 13-09-2006 04:17PM

Mods that seem to think they have power.

we have some. julep.

Giblet · 13-09-2006 05:28PM

We have some power over the conversation that is usually governed by rules anyway. I don't think we all sit around going "Hmm, that guy should KNOW I'm a moderator and I can BAN his ass!" Despite what people may think.

Lurk · 13-09-2006 06:28PM

I don't dislike the mods but I dislike having the feeling that they're all 19-year-olds studying engineering in Kevin Street. Sorry, just can't shake the feeling. Might go to one of those Boards events and find that they're all really successful businesspeople, stunning to look at and nice to smell.

Hate it when some folks are quoting previous posters and they quote the entire quote instead of just one or two relevant lines. My eyeballs get sore.

Things I like? hmmm.......Ruu seems like a horrid nice chappie.

Giblet · 13-09-2006 06:53PM

Most mods are in the mid to late 20s, early 30's.

Lurk · 13-09-2006 07:17PM

I'm sure* they are, Giblet, I just can't shake the feeling that they're not. It may have to do with Karl Hungus' pic....the split of Kevin Street students that my mother used to keep as lodgers. No offense Karl Hungus.

(*not really)

pbsuxok1znja4r · 13-09-2006 07:22PM

Lurk wrote:

I don't dislike the mods but I dislike having the feeling that they're all 19-year-olds studying engineering in Kevin Street. Sorry, just can't shake the feeling. Might go to one of those Boards events and find that they're all really successful businesspeople, stunning to look at and nice to smell.

Hate it when some folks are quoting previous posters and they quote the entire quote instead of just one or two relevant lines. My eyeballs get sore.

Things I like? hmmm.......Ruu seems like a horrid nice chappie.

*quotes entire post*

[Edit]: Hehe, you should ask KH who his avatar is actually of, you know!

Well there must be some terrible mistake in that case, I'm a 19 year old engineer - where's my modship?!

Some dislikes:
I guess the one thing that at times irks me about boards is that almost everyone here is so different from me (but not necessarily from each other). Very few boardsies share my views, opinions, specific interests. At the best of times this is actually a good thing and makes it all the more interesting; at the worst of times it just sucks. A lot of people say they like the 'sense of community', but often I just don't see it from where I stand.

And then there's the odd few displays of pettiness from users and mods. And TBH it does seem like DeV is the one who thinks he's very big.

Likes:
Yeah, the broad pool of knowledge, experience and all that.
The ability to convene with and learn from different minds, I guess. And the humour. And the fact that by using boards I am to an extent kept up to date with what's going on in the country outside of my little house and existence.
Oh and Biki is cool and fun to read.

The fact that boards does seem to have a higher average user IQ than most other forums. Might be something to do with age.

The fact that I've met many a mate and band-member, both former and current, through boards' musician ad facility.

Terry · 13-09-2006 08:28PM

Lurk wrote:

I don't dislike the mods but I dislike having the feeling that they're all 19-year-olds studying engineering in Kevin Street. Sorry, just can't shake the feeling. Might go to one of those Boards events and find that they're all really successful businesspeople, stunning to look at and nice to smell.

30 years old, unemployable* and stinky.

*except if you want something done locally.

Tar.Aldarion · 13-09-2006 08:37PM

I am a 28 year old successful business woman, guess that's the trend for hmods.

13-09-2006 08:40PM

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

I am a 28 year old successful business woman, guess that's the trend for hmods.

Sweet. Now all I need is another 7 years, and a sexchange.

Lurk · 13-09-2006 08:40PM

scouser.tommy wrote:

Hehe, you should ask KH who his avatar is actually of, you know!

I doubt I'd know them if he told me, seeing as I'm out of touch with what Kevin Street students like these days

julep wrote:

30 years old, unemployable* and stinky.

*except if you want something done locally.

Very cryptic; do you mean a hit or something to do with washing machines?

Lurk · 13-09-2006 08:49PM

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

I am a 28 year old successful business woman, guess that's the trend for hmods.

How can that be when it says on your myspace link that you're a 20-year-old engineering student? Or is that, eh, someone completely different? Or were you being sarcastic? Ohh, now both my brain and my eyeballs hurt.

Terry · 13-09-2006 08:52PM

Lurk wrote:

Very cryptic; do you mean a hit or something to do with washing machines?

hehe. newbies.

me and drug dealers don't get along.
i'm a tiler.

Tar.Aldarion · 13-09-2006 08:53PM

My boyfriend made this account two years ago, got bored straight away and I took over.

He was a prick anyway, glad I got rid of that filthy engineer.
He was a hippie too.

Lurk · 13-09-2006 08:56PM

julep wrote:

hehe. newbies.

hehe. people who think that people are newbies just 'cos of the number of posts that their current handle has.
Tiling's a good business these days; will keep u in mind if I have any tiling jobs that need doing. locally.
Also, didn't mean a drug 'hit'.

Lurk · 13-09-2006 09:00PM

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

My boyfriend made this account two years ago, got bored straight away and I took over.

He was a prick anyway, glad I got rid of that filthy engineer.
He was a hippie too.

Don't mean to harp on...but if he's now 20, that means that you were going out with an 18-year-old when you were 26. Nothing wrong with it, of course, i think..

Terry · 13-09-2006 09:15PM

Lurk wrote:

Don't mean to harp on...but if he's now 20, that means that you were going out with an 18-year-old when you were 26. Nothing wrong with it, of course, i think..

hehe. newbies.

Fighting Irish · 14-09-2006 06:51PM

Giblet wrote:

Most mods are in the mid to late 20s, early 30's.

younger blood is needed!

Giblet · 14-09-2006 07:00PM

Fighting Irish wrote:

younger blood is needed!

TO THE BIRTH MOBILES!

Sparky · 14-09-2006 09:04PM

I'm a 20 yr old electrical engineer.

Just because say someone is 32, doesn't make them a better or worse mod. Likewise the same applies to a 19 yr old mod. Experience on how to deal with a situation and how to handle things on a bulletin board is what counts.

In relation to what I like and hate on boards.
I like the fact that we feel like a community. I have met a fair few boardsie in the flesh and they are down to earth people who like to have a good laugh. I also like the fact that the general population of boards are generally willing to help you.

I sometimes hate the slowness.

Lurk · 14-09-2006 09:51PM

Sparky-s wrote:

I'm a 20 yr old electrical engineer.

Just because say someone is 32, doesn't make them a better or worse mod. Likewise the same applies to a 19 yr old mod. Experience on how to deal with a situation and how to handle things on a bulletin board is what counts.

I never said that either older or younger mods are better (in fact the young uns' probably have the advantage here 'cos they've less to do in real life (runs for the exit)).

EOA_Mushy · 14-09-2006 10:40PM

This board is not good enough to get me to hate it / love it. But it is amusing. Most of the time its looking back to when i was younger bickering with my siblings.

Are the majority of members either realy young or only childs? (Trying to catch up?)

What do you hate/like about boards.ie?

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