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An Irish success story?

  • 16-11-2011 04:12PM
    #1
    RachaelVO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,108 ✭✭✭


    I was a bit curious, and I decided to look up what are the highest ranking English speaking ranking forums world wide

    Boards.ie is 20th! Out all the possible English speaking forums that exist. I think thats just brilliant, and I wanted to post it cos I think it's something positive and successful thats Irish!

    Here's the link http://rankings.big-boards.com/?filter=vBulletin,EN

    So it's not all doom and gloom!

    So are there any more Irish success stories, be it Actors, companies, ideas... whatever... cos I'm fecking sick of the "I smell my fart" and "Ireland is Fcuked" type threads that are always appearing!


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  • #2
    Fromthetrees
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Fromthetrees


    We're going to Poland and Ukraine......:D


  • #3
    RachaelVO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,108 ✭✭✭RachaelVO


    Fromthetrees wrote: »
    We're going to Poland and Ukraine......:D

    YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's probably the best thing that's happened in a while alright ;)


  • #4
    Chips Ahoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭Chips Ahoy


    19th really , no one seems to have come in third place.


  • #5
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    RachaelVO wrote: »
    I was a bit curious, and I decided to look up what are the highest ranking English speaking ranking forums world wide

    Boards.ie is 20th! Out all the possible English speaking forums that exist. I think thats just brilliant, and I wanted to post it cos I think it's something positive and successful thats Irish!

    Here's the link http://rankings.big-boards.com/?filter=vBulletin,EN

    So it's not all doom and gloom!

    So are there any more Irish success stories, be it Actors, companies, ideas... whatever... cos I'm fecking sick of the "I smell my fart" and "Ireland is Fcuked" type threads that are always appearing!

    Only 20th??? More work to do then folks (Christ I sound like Bertie ffs :rolleyes: :mad:)


  • #6
    FetchTheGin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 857 ✭✭✭FetchTheGin


    I managed to throw a crumpled up piece of paper into a bin on the other side of my office. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh.


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  • #7
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,702 ✭✭✭squod


    Looks like that entire thing was a bunch of made up, random crap. A cruise holiday message board getting more hits/ better reviews than boards.ie?

    Also GAIA not making a rating with it's 23 million members?


  • #8
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,934 ✭✭✭Wossack


    9th when ordered by 'posts last week' :)


  • #9
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    Something Awful is doing great considering the fact it costs ten dollars to join.

    It helps that it is one of the best sources of information for just about everything because the users are a very informed bunch.


  • #10
    RachaelVO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,108 ✭✭✭RachaelVO


    mickydoomsux wrote: »
    Something Awful is doing great considering the fact it costs ten dollars to join.

    It helps that it is one of the best sources of information for just about everything because the users are a very informed bunch.

    Informed/Opinionated

    Tomayto/Tomato


  • #11
    Captain Darling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    I personally have nothing against 'i smell my fart' type threads. Its a noble and highly esteemed past time to be able to take a minute and appreciate the fullness and bouquet of a well rounded arse emission.


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  • #12
    bijapos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭bijapos


    Guinness

    Whiskey, esp Jameson and Tullamore Dew (though I prefer Powers)

    Trad music

    Irish Pubs even though I hate the sight of them for their oirishness and total kitsch.





    And yes I know Guinness (and probably Jameson and TD) is owned by a foreign company but its still a success.


  • #13
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Fromthetrees wrote: »
    We're going to Poland and Ukraine......:D

    ...Instead of them coming to us for a change! :D


  • #14
    rain on
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭rain on


    squod wrote: »
    Also GAIA not making a rating with it's 23 million members?

    Boards.ie only comes in 20th in the list of vBulletin forums. If you remove that filter Gaia is at the top and boards.ie is .. not in the top 20 anyway.

    edit: number 33, I didn't have to click through too many pages to find it after all.


  • #15
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    RachaelVO wrote: »

    So are there any more Irish success stories, be it Actors, companies, ideas... whatever... cos I'm fecking sick of the "I smell my fart" and "Ireland is Fcuked" type threads that are always appearing!

    THE REPUBLIC has the most acute heroin problem in Europe and is also ranked in the top three European countries for drug-related deaths, according to new European Commission research.
    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1116/1224307641016.html

    Whooooo........ Ireland....... Fuck yah

    Meanwhile in Portugal and Holland.....


  • #16
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Fromthetrees wrote: »
    We're going to Poland and Ukraine......:D
    Scotland ,NI and Wales aren't and if we play and beat England again then even better :)


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