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Tubs Dislikes Boards.....shock!

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  • #152
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Dionysus wrote: »
    he was utterly offensive - particularly his question implying Cowen was an alcoholic - to Cowen.

    I agree that that question was ridiculous, and I reckon it was only so that he could pretend that he was "tough" on Cowen.....remember that all of the questions were agreed in advance by the Taoiseach's office.

    And who cares whether Cowen takes a few drinks......the question "Why did you make a bollox of the country while Minister for Finance, and compound matters with a secretive deal in Sept '08 while Taoiseach" would have been far more relevant.
    Dionysus wrote: »
    The Ahern interview was a new low, as in its own way was the Cowen interview.

    Agreed. Although I suspect for different reasons on the latter.


  • #153
    OptimashPrime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭OptimashPrime


    The-Rigger wrote: »
    What has his weight/appearance have to do with anything?

    nothing to be fair, but the topic is Ryan tubridy so its not exactly too far off topic


  • #154
    Aidric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,591 ✭✭✭✭Aidric


    DeVore wrote: »
    So he's entitled to call the site "nasty" but other people arent entitled to their opinions of him?
    He said "unpleasant", to be pedantic and all.
    Terry wrote: »
    Perhaps he meant all internet forums, and not boards.ie in particular.
    I'd be fairly confident that he was indeed referring to internet chat boards in general and not boards.ie exclusively.
    Some users are very quick to take offense when in fact none was intended directly. I guess they are just looking to have a pop at Tubridy at all costs.


  • #155
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    OptimashPrime wrote: »
    nothing to be fair, but the topic is Ryan tubridy so its not exactly too far off topic

    The topic is 'Tubs dislikes boards......shock.'


  • #156
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    I was thinking about the rules, which is the reason I didn't mention "10 21 7 - 5 1 18 5 4 / 20 23 1 20".
    strobe wrote: »
    I see what you did there....

    I don't. :(


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  • #157
    OptimashPrime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭OptimashPrime


    The-Rigger wrote: »
    The topic is 'Tubs dislikes boards......shock.'

    yes i saw that


  • #158
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    I don't know what Ryan is on about, I'm a lovely lad.


  • #159
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    Einhard wrote: »
    I don't. :(

    1 12 12 - 20 8 5 - 14 21 13 2 5 18 19 - 18 5 16 18 5 19 5 14 20 -
    12 5 20 20 5 18 19 - 15 6 - 20 8 5 - 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 - 5 9 14 8 1 18 4.


  • #160
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    Never mind Tubs, what about the tiles?


  • #161
    cleremy jarkson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 542 ✭✭✭cleremy jarkson


    Which Ryan Tubridy????


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  • #162
    bm365
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭bm365


    DeVore wrote: »
    So he's entitled to call the site "nasty" but other people arent entitled to their opinions of him?


    Look what they have done to you, you accept their "higher status". He's just one person with a megaphone.

    DeV.

    Actually yes I think he is entitled to say that after all the crap he has got from this site. It was many members here that had no reasons for their tirades of abuse towards him in the first place. And it seems "unpleasant" was the word he used, not "nasty". To be honest I think he went very easy on Boards, all things considered.


  • #163
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,395 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    bm365 wrote: »
    Actually yes I think he is entitled to say that after all the crap he has got from this site. It was many members here that had no reasons for their tirades of abuse towards him in the first place. And it seems "unpleasant" was the word he used, not "nasty". To be honest I think he went very easy on Boards, all things considered.

    Ryan, if you don't like the site stop posting here


  • #164
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    What he and most other media folk don't understand is that message boards aren't singular entities you can give a steadfast opinion of. They don't get that Boards is actually a very good representation of a cross cut of Irish society, and you'll run in to all types of opinions about everything in the same way you would talking to any random individuals on the street.

    Maybe they're just used to everyone licking their ass, and when they read something that is honest and without an attached motive they don't know how to handle it. On top of this, sites like Boards.ie are getting a lot of media presence these days so they're probably a little afraid of it too :pac:


  • #165
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    In further news, I heard somewhere that Stormfront love the guy.


  • #166
    General Zod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭General Zod


    DeVore wrote: »
    Boards.ie services about 2 Million unique, distinct people in a 90 period. Do we really want to give *them* the ratings bump? :):)

    But isn't that quite a strong sabre to rattle?

    I'm happy to debate with anyone, I'm proud of Boards and what it has achieved, but I'm not going to waste my time chasing them.

    DeV.

    Ah Dev, and there I was thinking you had no qualms about raising a short stack all in....

    It's a point of principle. Would take you 5 minutes to craft a mail to him. Surely you could take 5 minutes from your Scrooge McDuck-esque swimming in piles of gold made from Boards, to fight your corner?:pac:


  • #167
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,494 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Thinks he's the protector of the nation.
    http://www.herald.ie/national-news/outrage-as-tubridy-floats-idea-of-murphy-interview-2308224.html

    Funny thing is Tubridy interviewing Murphy would be as predictable as interviewing Gerry Adams.....Nothing edgy, just tubs interupting and "speaking for the nation".


  • #168
    DeVore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Not rattling a sabre at all, its not like I can command 2 million zombies to march on RTE HQ now is it! :) Just people often mistake the relative sizes of the audiences.

    Personally I have nothing against Mr Tubridy (and I think jibe's at his physique are poor form and the incivil ones have been removed).... I dont know what we have done to deserve his ire unless he is tarring the entire site because of one or two rowdy threads or robust criticism of his talents.

    Of course, like all of these complaints, not one of them mention the option of recourse that we have here. They can contact us or report a post (like any regular Joe can) and air their complaints and we will consider them genuinely. Complaining on your own personal radio show where nary a counter can be raised, well... its very 1980's ireland imho.

    I'm happy to debate with Mr Tubridy but as for chasing media and doing interviews etc, thats Darragh's job. The general feeling is that I'm a bit too likely to say something "honest" on air (even I accept that! :) )

    DeV.


  • #169
    General Zod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭General Zod


    DeVore wrote: »
    Not rattling a sabre at all, its not like I can command 2 million zombies to march on RTE HQ now is it! :)


    Don't say you haven't tried that yet?


  • #170
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    DeVore wrote: »
    I'm happy to debate with Mr Tubridy but as for chasing media and doing interviews etc, thats Darragh's job. The general feeling is that I'm a bit too likely to say something "honest" on air (even I accept that! :) )

    Ah right. How handy it is for you to have Darragh to be dishonest then. ;)


  • #171
    Brendog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Brendog


    I'm Ryan Tubridy, go **** yourself Republic of Ireland....


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  • #172
    Johro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    Face..? Bovvered..?


  • #173
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,751 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    Heard him on air this morning saying he disliked boards as they are just nasty.
    He prefers to tweet, its so nice and he gets intelligent reaction.

    Your thoughts?

    +1, Thanks, Veryangryman likes this.

    Tweeter is for twits. From that awful band you bafflingly keep inviting back to the LLS (Im not mentioning them in case they get free publicity) to that "And now for my FAVOURITE part of the show - Talk To The Audience" bit, you make me actually look forward to my imminent deffamation of character suit! Burn!


  • #174
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    DeVore wrote: »
    Not rattling a sabre at all, its not like I can command 2 million zombies to march on RTE HQ now is it! :) Just people often mistake the relative sizes of the audiences.

    Personally I have nothing against Mr Tubridy (and I think jibe's at his physique are poor form and the incivil ones have been removed).... I dont know what we have done to deserve his ire unless he is tarring the entire site because of one or two rowdy threads or robust criticism of his talents.

    Of course, like all of these complaints, not one of them mention the option of recourse that we have here. They can contact us or report a post (like any regular Joe can) and air their complaints and we will consider them genuinely. Complaining on your own personal radio show where nary a counter can be raised, well... its very 1980's ireland imho.

    I'm happy to debate with Mr Tubridy but as for chasing media and doing interviews etc, thats Darragh's job. The general feeling is that I'm a bit too likely to say something "honest" on air (even I accept that! :) )

    DeV.

    Thing is, if you say something "honest" around here you'll get banned ;)


  • #175
    last name ever. first name greatest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 77 ✭✭last name ever. first name greatest


    DeVore wrote: »
    Not rattling a sabre at all, its not like I can command 2 million zombies to march on RTE HQ now is it! :) Just people often mistake the relative sizes of the audiences.

    Personally I have nothing against Mr Tubridy (and I think jibe's at his physique are poor form and the incivil ones have been removed).... I dont know what we have done to deserve his ire unless he is tarring the entire site because of one or two rowdy threads or robust criticism of his talents.

    Of course, like all of these complaints, not one of them mention the option of recourse that we have here. They can contact us or report a post (like any regular Joe can) and air their complaints and we will consider them genuinely. Complaining on your own personal radio show where nary a counter can be raised, well... its very 1980's ireland imho.

    I'm happy to debate with Mr Tubridy but as for chasing media and doing interviews etc, thats Darragh's job. The general feeling is that I'm a bit too likely to say something "honest" on air (even I accept that! :) )

    DeV.

    I think it is more down to the fact that before boards.ie became a company people like him were slagged off to fuk. He would have been called a useless ******, gaymer cnut and no one would have batted an eyelid. Now if you said his hair line was receding you'd get your ass kicked, possibly because at every government meet the first thing they discuss is what does "boards.ie" say?

    In short it is possible he has a gripe with the site on an historic basis rather than the last three or four month site stance on all things new social media, we are the new media, bow to us, stance.

    He was called a prick quite a few years ago and no one said nowt.


  • #176
    lugha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭lugha


    DeVore wrote: »
    I dont know what we have done to deserve his ire unless he is tarring the entire site because of one or two rowdy threads or robust criticism of his talents.
    One or two threads of criticism? I think his criticism of boards amounted to two words. Unpleasant and mean. And look at the amount of return fire it has invoked. :pac:

    Seriously, does it really matter if someone takes a dim view or criticises boards, even unfairly? Is this part of the Irish thing we have that we need everyone to love us? :P


  • #177
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    Never mind them bastards Tubz! :mad:


    I'd leave boards for yoo <3





    I gotz somefings stuck in my teef. you can helps?


  • #178
    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    lugha wrote: »
    One or two threads of criticism? I think his criticism of boards amounted to two words. Unpleasant and mean. And look at the amount of return fire it has invoked. :pac:

    Seriously, does it really matter if someone takes a dim view or criticises boards, even unfairly? Is this part of the Irish thing we have that we need everyone to love us? :P

    I never thought I'd see the day, etc etc.

    I just hope your offspring never live to see the unpatriotism/pro-Britain/etc...


  • #179
    Bob Z
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭Bob Z


    Sticky_Fingers wrote: »
    Tubs is talking a Crockett of s#it again tbh

    http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTLr4MiM9oOJWiQhPaVz7NvL52WlZKi9uoLwhZcshN407W_BY&t=1&usg=__uHSwlkKS57BqDP6radGKGydxi8M=

    Good one


  • #180
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    DeVore wrote: »
    Not rattling a sabre at all, its not like I can command 2 million zombies to march on RTE HQ now is it! :) Just people often mistake the relative sizes of the audiences.

    Personally I have nothing against Mr Tubridy (and I think jibe's at his physique are poor form and the incivil ones have been removed).... I dont know what we have done to deserve his ire unless he is tarring the entire site because of one or two rowdy threads or robust criticism of his talents.

    Of course, like all of these complaints, not one of them mention the option of recourse that we have here. They can contact us or report a post (like any regular Joe can) and air their complaints and we will consider them genuinely. Complaining on your own personal radio show where nary a counter can be raised, well... its very 1980's ireland imho.

    I'm happy to debate with Mr Tubridy but as for chasing media and doing interviews etc, thats Darragh's job. The general feeling is that I'm a bit too likely to say something "honest" on air (even I accept that! :) )

    DeV.

    It could be the perfect time to tackle himself and RTE head on,you have a lot of support behind you


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  • #181
    DeVore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    To be honest, I think he's entitled to his opinion... my only issue is that he voices it against an irish company who are just trying to get by on a national platform....(imagine if he went on and described "Guinness" as mean and unpleasant.... do you think Diageo might sue them?? :) ).

    Meh, we're going somewhere new and interesting. What the people we are leaving behind think... I'm not overly concerned plus, if I needed everyone to like me or us.... boy, I would have quit this job a LONG time ago! :)

    My objection is when they say we arent available to be contacted or when they say that its all anonymous and isnt policed etc. Thats unfair.


    Oh and as for Boards becoming a company and restricting things... we've always had a "civility" rule here, since day one. The change came when we grew BIG, not corporate.... we attract a LOT more attention these days and that attracts a lot more laywers. Tell you what, you get the laws of the land change and we'll relax :)

    DeV.


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