Daft invest in Boards.ie

godtabh · 15-08-2008 12:59PM

seamus wrote: »

Daft.ie will not be given preferential treatment.

If the Daft guys want to comment on-thread, they can. But this isn't going to be the start of censoring people for badmouthing daft or for mentioning myhome.ie and the other inferior sites

I was just wondering if there was a conflict of interest how would it be handled?

I think I might put a poll up to see who sucks more between myhome and daft and see how long it lasts as a test*

* Wont actually be done

faceman · 15-08-2008 01:20PM

Congratulations to boards owners and to powers that be in daft.

Free gaffs for all woohoo!!

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godtabh · 15-08-2008 02:02PM

The Scientist wrote: »

Awesome! Payrises all round for Mods!

Why did you blank out all the porn subscriptions?

Jumpy · 15-08-2008 02:03PM

Heh. This might get me in trouble, but wouldnt they be better off using the money to actually run a decent website? :P

Toto Wolfcastle · 15-08-2008 02:04PM

The Scientist wrote: »

Awesome! Payrises all round for Mods!

Bahahahaha I know where you shop now!

/readies stalker kit

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Spear · 15-08-2008 02:05PM

kearnsr wrote: »

Why did you blank out all the porn subscriptions?

I'm more curious about what app he felt the need to hide on the quick start bar...

15-08-2008 02:11PM

Best of luck with it.

minxie · 15-08-2008 02:14PM

well done lads

R0ot · 15-08-2008 02:29PM

Yay a pay raise, whats 0x10% again? :pac:

Overheal · 15-08-2008 02:59PM

Jumpy wrote: »

Heh. This might get me in trouble, but wouldnt they be better off using the money to actually run a decent website? :P

They just bought Cult. They're set for life.

Kur4mA · 15-08-2008 03:06PM

Congratulations lads. I hope it goes well for yis.

Steve · 15-08-2008 04:32PM

Congratulations guys - new hamsters all round...:D

the_syco · 15-08-2008 04:40PM

Mena wrote: »

To give an insight into the potential direction of the evolving franchise, last year Boards.ie acquired the Boards Group, an international chain of domains, from founder John Breslin.

I found this interesting. Who controls the Boards Group? DeVore? Bubbles?

Sully · 15-08-2008 04:43PM

the_syco wrote: »

I found this interesting. Who controls the Boards Group? DeVore? Bubbles?

It was/is controlled by Cloud afaik.

DeVore · 15-08-2008 05:20PM

Its now owned by Boards Ltd. The company bought a huge number of domains from Cloud for the price Cloud paid for them initially (which is only fair).

DeV.

Terry · 15-08-2008 05:53PM

The admins were grilled on this, one of the Daft.ie people also commented and all is well.

DeVore · 15-08-2008 05:55PM

As for criticism of Daft, we'll apply the same rules to them as everyone else.

Think about this: We've had long term advertisers here and any Mod who can step forward and detail a time when I deleted something or told them to delete something or interefered with their modding or over ruled them to favour an advertiser, step up and call me a liar.

It wont be any different now. Firstly, the Daft guys are cool and copped on, they wouldnt do that. Secondly they'll get told a curt "I'm sorry, we dont do that". Its simply a non issue, but I'm publically telling you (and indirectly I guess Daft), that you arent to vary any decisions pro- or anti- Daft as a result of this announcement. Its just a non-issue anyway.

DeV.

AARRRGH · 15-08-2008 06:00PM

As someone who runs a couple of websites himself, it's great seeing community focussed websites doing well.

Nice one!

OTK · 15-08-2008 06:01PM

Can a community be sold?

DeVore · 15-08-2008 06:09PM

OTK wrote: »

Can a community be sold?

Not really, no. The community can be fostered and nurtured but it exists as a mass of connections between users and a structure of moderation and self-regulation powered by good will , good will which arises ultimately from agreement between all parties that something worthwhile is being built and in itself that is a reward.

I have a feeling some (most?) people get that and some dont.

DeV.

Cool_CM · 15-08-2008 06:18PM

Congrats, hope it goes well for ye.
Does this mean we should prepare for an influx of those who refer to themselves as "Dafties" followed by a brutal power struggle?:eek:

DeVore · 15-08-2008 06:22PM

hahahha, we'd eat them alive.

DeV.

Toto Wolfcastle · 15-08-2008 06:28PM

Cool_CM wrote: »

Congrats, hope it goes well for ye.
Does this mean we should prepare for an influx of those who refer to themselves as "Dafties" followed by a brutal power struggle?:eek:

:eek:

DeVore wrote: »

hahahha, we'd eat them alive.

DeV.

Good, because that thought sounded quite scary!

Congratulations and all that.

Heathen · 15-08-2008 06:30PM

Rock on lads!!

result!

DublinWriter · 15-08-2008 06:31PM

Cool_CM wrote: »

Congrats, hope it goes well for ye.
Does this mean we should prepare for an influx of those who refer to themselves as "Dafties" followed by a brutal power struggle?:eek:

I, for one, welcome our new Daft overlords and would like to remind them that as a trusted boards.ie user, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

Flamed Diving · 15-08-2008 06:37PM

Not bad for a bunch of Quake nerds, eh?

cormie · 15-08-2008 06:48PM

Congrats

Hopefully you'll all earn some nice pocket change that would be expected for a website of such popularity.

AckwelFoley · 15-08-2008 07:05PM

There is no mention of The Snyper in that press release.

I wonder is my position still tenable

Daft invest in Boards.ie

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