Should After Hours be disbanded?

TheZohanS · 12-01-2011 11:08PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

Better start up the CAR so...

Continuity After Hours!

Shouldn't that be CAH?!

Jaxxy · 12-01-2011 11:09PM

KeithM89 wrote: »

What irish-stew said.
Compare the late late toy show thread in TV versus the one here and youll see why AH is the greatest place on boards
Iv havent been here long (bout 7 months) but its always the first place i go to get a good laugh.

That thread was great fun, so much more entertaining than the show itself. I don't get the OP at all, of course there's a place for AH on Boards. It's a very popular forum and gets a large amount of traffic. You can make serious or tongue in cheek posts both. If you want to toot the horn of your own PC Brigade OP then I suggest you do it elsewhere, this forum obviously isn't for you.

Insect Overlord · 12-01-2011 11:12PM

No. Next question?

KeithM89_old · 12-01-2011 11:14PM

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

That thread was great fun, so much more entertaining than the show itself. I don't get the OP at all, of course there's a place for AH on Boards.

Haha yeah i still remember 'token black chased by the pigs'

See OP, its good for a laugh and can have serious discussion at the same time.

Trog · 12-01-2011 11:15PM

There's a nice balance of trivial debate and harsh jokes here, which in my opinion keeps the rest of boards from becoming exactly like most other forums- overrun with eejits of all calibre. There's an outlet for the less than constructive here. It's a good system, why ruin it?

bungler · 12-01-2011 11:18PM

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

I am sorry but you sir are a gob****e and that was a gob****e post. Why would they ban the most popular or one of the most popular sections?

Mod: Poster banned.

clln · 12-01-2011 11:24PM

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

As was demonstrated when Jade Goody,Michael Jackson,guy from diffrient strokes etc died, not to mention long threads about suicide containing jokes?

it is the most used forum on boards though,so what does that say about us?

Quatre Mains · 12-01-2011 11:25PM

I am disgusted by a lot of whats said on AH, but please don't disband it.

FOr me, the lowest thread was the one about the woman who was abused and urinated on by youths as she died on the street, which was described by multiple members as funny.

For me, AH serves the same purpose as the dodgiest pub in the village - it keeps the scum out of everyone else's faces. If it didnt exist there'd be a lot more thread spoiling elsewhere. I'm sure there's plenty of nice folks who contribute to it but it is IMHO a second home to some serious idiots. I'd rather see them post there than everywhere else.

dr.bollocko · 12-01-2011 11:25PM

Hello. the dude above banned. A number of sniping posts removed. Lets cut that kind of stuff out.
Attack the post and not the poster and all that.

EverEvolving · 12-01-2011 11:31PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

No. Next question?

What is my favourite colour?

ejmaztec · 12-01-2011 11:36PM

EverEvolving wrote: »

What is my favourite colour?

Piss Yellow.

Menengroth™ · 12-01-2011 11:36PM

"Aertel 103"

damn it Dad, get off the internet

JohnP199 · 12-01-2011 11:36PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

40 posts in & the OP wants the most popular forum on Boards to be disbanded.

Feckin newbs.

First off, I was a member for a long before the cyber attack on Boards which caused me to loose my account so I am anything but a newbie and have every right to voice my opinion.

My thread wasnt meant to offend or annoy people. I was highlighting the decline in quality that I felt has crept in After Hours over the last few years. A few years back After Hours was great entertainment full of humorous and original threads. It wasnt constantly being bombarded with all the days news stories or people posting cheap and tasteless comments in the hope of getting a few 'Thanks'.

Insect Overlord · 12-01-2011 11:36PM

EverEvolving wrote: »

What is my favourite colour?

Blue!

No, yellow!!!

AAaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhh....!

hondasam · 12-01-2011 11:38PM

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off this is in no way a wind up. I'm being serious here. Does After Hours really serve any meaningful purpose any more? I suppose you could say this "out-burst" is being fuelled by the Michaela Harte threads. So far we have had 2 threads about her death. One of them started out well intended but both descended in pathetic sniping among members, people posting idiotic comments and jokes etc.

It seems that certain people who frequent AH's seen to think they are superior to others and that they are 'required' to post juvenile (or what they believe to be witty) comments because "this is After Hours".

Over in the GAA forum a similar thread was created to pay respect to Michaela. And that's just what people did. Very little of the silly sniping and speculating, just people genuinely paying their respects to a young woman tragically murdered.

But what does After Hours achieve any more? As one person pointed out a few days ago that it has basically become Aertel 103. Every second thread seems to be about the government, the economy or the church. But isn't there specify forums for these topics. Sure people will say "but AH's is here to look at these topics humorously". Yet if someone created a humorous thread about a sporting issue it would be locked straight away as "this isn't the sports forum". Similarly we seem to be allowed to discuss certain "celebrities" here but not others. No consistency.

Which is why I ask do we really need After Hours. I'm sure their are forums for the majority of threads currently in AH's so why don't we just use these. Or at least give the After Hours forum some sort of identity. As has been said; this isn't Aertel 103...

we are in AH because we want to be. It's simple if you do not like it dont come in here.

It's the only place we can have a laugh.

Insect Overlord · 12-01-2011 11:38PM

JohnP199 wrote: »

My thread wasnt meant to offend or annoy people. I was highlighting the decline in quality that I felt has crept in After Hours over the last few years. A few years back After Hours was great entertainment full of humorous and original threads. It wasnt constantly being bombarded with all the days news stories or people posting cheap and tasteless comments in the hope of getting a few 'Thanks'.

Ha, there's a thread like this every six months or so. "AH just isn't as good as it used to be! Ye've all changed! etc, etc, etc." Never gets old...

KeithM89_old · 12-01-2011 11:39PM

JohnP199 wrote: »

After Hours was great entertainment full of humorous and original threads. It wasnt constantly being bombarded with all the days news stories ..

Ok i agree with this. I miss the day when the news only came from Biggins

hondasam · 12-01-2011 11:41PM

KeithM89 wrote: »

Looks like someone doesnt 'get' AH :rolleyes:

And if AH goes, il have nowhere to post on ths site

where will I be able to make fun of you

Jesus Wept · 12-01-2011 11:42PM

Biggins gets it off Aertel.

chin_grin · 12-01-2011 11:43PM

Posting a thread in AH about how AH shouldn't exist. You just accidentally the whole thing. The whole thing.

Also no.

AH is where I do most of my keyboard warrior, think-without-typing, acts of random stupidity. Now where else can I do that? Huh?

KeithM89_old · 12-01-2011 11:43PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Biggins gets it off Aertel.

More like Aertel gets it off biggins!

hondasam wrote: »

where will I be able to make fun of you

Nowhere hopefully!

charlemont · 12-01-2011 11:44PM

Without After Hours id be well banned by now...After Hours is the only forum where some of us can speak our minds....

Hank Scorpio · 12-01-2011 11:46PM

What would all the thanks whores do?

KeithM89_old · 12-01-2011 11:47PM

nuxxx wrote: »

What would all the thanks whores do?

Post in the weather forum.

FreudianSlippers · 12-01-2011 11:47PM

chin_grin wrote: »

Posting a thread in AH about how AH shouldn't exist. You just accidentally the whole thing. The whole thing.

Also no.

AH is where I do most of my keyboard warrior, think-without-typing, acts of random stupidity. Now where else can I do that? Huh?

I agree, I come here to let my hair down.. not be a rational human being!

Pal · 12-01-2011 11:48PM

If you got the clap off a slapper in Amsterdam and needed somewhere to go and talk about it, then AFTER HOURS is the place.

Bloody Hell. Disband it. No way !

EverEvolving · 12-01-2011 11:49PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Blue!

No, yellow!!!

AAaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhh....!

It's good but it's not right.

Magnolia, now there's a colour...

foxinsox · 12-01-2011 11:49PM

JohnP199 wrote: »

First off, I was a member for a long before the cyber attack on Boards which caused me to loose my account so I am anything but a newbie and have every right to voice my opinion.

My thread wasnt meant to offend or annoy people. I was highlighting the decline in quality that I felt has crept in After Hours over the last few years. A few years back After Hours was great entertainment full of humorous and original threads. It wasnt constantly being bombarded with all the days news stories or people posting cheap and tasteless comments in the hope of getting a few 'Thanks'.

I like After Hours, I went looking for where I thought I had read that "it's supposed to be like chatting to mates down the pub" any and every subject, I can't find it maybe I made it up

I agree with you that you have every right to voice your opinion, whether one is a "newbie" or not. Sometimes I see "newbies" being ripped apart, it isn't always nice. I think maybe some posters should think before jumping on the bandwagon of "slag off the newbie".

I was a "lurker" for about a year before I actually registered an account with boards.ie. So was well read of After Hours and was familiar with who was who etc. So a "newbie" is not always necessarily new.

I suppose the amount of news and economics threads has increased because nearly everybody has been affected in some way and people often like to use the internet to rant, so it seems to me anyway.

Yes, I agree some posters make comments that are horrendous and obivously have not really given much thought to the hurt they may cause or how disrespectful they come across in print.

The likes of rude, unintelligent and downright crass posts are part of normal life on the internet I think, keyboard warrior so to speak. I tend to read these posts and think to myself " someday you'll get it " as in "someday you'll learn what life is all about", I tend not to answer such posts but if I do it is usually about a subject I would feel strongly about. Otherwise I just leave the posters get on with their little rant.

So same as you have ejits annoying you down the pub, there can be ejits in here. But also sometimes there are very interesting, witty, sad, compassionate, heartfelt and sincere posts.

I like After Hours and would hate to see it gone. In fairness I think the Mods have a busy time keeping on top of it in here, I think they do a good job and seem to keep order in the place.

FreudianSlippers · 12-01-2011 11:50PM

foxinsox wrote: »

I like After Hours, I went looking for where I thought I had read that "it's supposed to be like chatting to mates down the pub" any and every subject, I can't find it maybe I made it up

I was thinking of posting that... :eek:

marcsignal · 12-01-2011 11:50PM

OP, After Hours is, imo, a very important pressure cooker valve for many posters. It's not meant to be taken too seriously. It's supposed to be like a group of people chatting over a few pints.

If you overhear a conversation you don't like in a pub, what would you do ?

would you :

A : Tell those people to stfu ?

or

B : Move away out of earshot, and enjoy your pints in the company of someone else ?

If there were derogatory posts made in relation to that murdered girl, well, that's unfortunate, and I'm not defending such comments in any way shape or form. Forums like this are a bit like tv in that respect.
I mean, if porno offends you, don't watch 'the hairy channel' so to speak.

Maybe put the whole 'After Hours' section on your ignore list, if that's possible ?

Should After Hours be disbanded?

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