Why did you join boards.ie?

johnny_knoxvile · 20-03-2013 09:08AM

i wanted a forum where every funny thread gets locked...After Hours kept me coming back for more.

Spear · 20-03-2013 09:09AM

Amprodude wrote: »

It amazing to see a good few members on here who have been on boards.ie since 2001 and before and are still posting 12/13+ years later. That is a lifetime.

It's not even a third of my lifetime.

My question is how did you hear about boards.ie and why did you join?

Trying to find a super socket 7 or a slot A motherboard. Never did find a slot A board, and a good, original AMD Athlon went to waste.

Gummy Panda · 20-03-2013 09:10AM

I joined because there was a lot of loose women on boards back in the day and if anyone knows how to give a belly rub, its a loose woman.

Mr. CooL ICE · 20-03-2013 09:11AM

Quake.

And LMGTFY wasn't around back then

Sugar Free · 20-03-2013 09:13AM

Google search about the university I was about to attend back in 2004 threw up a boards forum for it.

ads20101 · 20-03-2013 09:15AM

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

In all honesty, not sure why. I joined in 08 I believe but only stated to use it consistently a couple of years ago.

Dravokivich · 20-03-2013 09:29AM

To pick up chicks.

Ilik Urgee · 20-03-2013 09:33AM

BBDBB wrote: »

I joined to ask for some genuine opinions.

I wanted to know if this underwear was too sexy for my sister

No, that suits her just fine;)

Just Like Heaven · 20-03-2013 09:47AM

I was in TY asked in the leaving cert forum 3 years ago if I should do Physics or Chemistry for the leaving cert, I didn't want to do either but had to pick one. I ended up taking both and somebody on boards convinced me to take up Japanese for the craic. I'm still speaking it :pac:

iDave · 20-03-2013 09:52AM

Ah only took this thing seriously when An Fear Rua folded. Bring back Liam Cahill!

Tar.Aldarion · 20-03-2013 10:29AM

hefferboi wrote: »

Dialup internet in 2013?

Get a load of the new blood not recognising ruu!

Friend was a mod, thought I should spam with him in uni

Tabnabs · 20-03-2013 10:32AM

I joined because I kept reading about the free coke and hookers.

herisson · 20-03-2013 10:40AM

My then boyfriend was a member and made me join. Then I lurked for a bit, posting here and there until last year when I went a bit mad posting and shot up a few thousand posts :pac:

My 5 year anniversary is coming up soon too

Sergeant · 20-03-2013 10:43AM

I joined in 2000, and quickly developed a reputation as one of boards most obnoxious trolls. I got a peculiar kick out of winding people up on the Internet. I then got bored, and stopped posting.

I rejoined in 2010 following the hacking incident. I now engage in passionate, yet respectful debate, and take this whole Internet thing very seriously.

Angron · 20-03-2013 10:50AM

One of my friends was on it a lot, so that piqued my interest, and so here I am.

seamus · 20-03-2013 10:58AM

Was working part time in a call centre and studying computers in college, so I had a lot of time to kill and access to (then) high-speed internet access in very public places. That ruled out porn, so I went with boards instead after I saw a colleague using it.

Monty - the one and only · 20-03-2013 11:03AM

because quake.ie moved here

IK09 · 20-03-2013 11:03AM

needed help with a car, joined, got help

madmammy · 20-03-2013 11:12AM

because my hubby kept telling me about things he read on here and just so he'd stop i registered....just pop in every now and again

Gummy Panda · 20-03-2013 11:17AM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Get a load of the new blood not recognising ruu!

Friend was a mod, thought I should spam with him in uni

its not ruu unless he has a tails avatar

Knex* · 20-03-2013 11:35AM

Signed up as a mate told me about it when I was starting college.

Took me about until about 18 months to two years ago to actually start posting regularly. Reading After Hours and the Soccer Forum is probably what got me hooked eventually.

Seachmall · 20-03-2013 12:09PM

I was going to sign up but then decided not to.

One of the best decisions of my life. Can you imagine how much time I'd waste had I signed up?

Duggy747 · 20-03-2013 12:23PM

Used to frequent over at the Digital Art & Design forum for ages. Posted regularly in the Photoshop Tennis forum.

Started showing my mug around these parts after a while. Mainly to get a chuckle from the poo threads :pac:

Basq · 20-03-2013 12:27PM

Because Boards needed someone with a speech impediment who knew good TV and could find plenty of ways to save money for the Irish people...

.. that's why!

WinnyThePoo · 20-03-2013 12:30PM

Lurker. Really like the constant flow on the rugby forum, branching out slowly now.

Sergeant · 20-03-2013 12:33PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

Mainly to get a chuckle from the poo threads :pac:

No poo threads allowed any more. Even banned the gentleman who started most of them. Seems you aren't allowed talk about a perfectly normal bodily function, but are perfectly entitled to start threads advocating death sentences, misogyny and voting for Sinn Féin.

Miguel_Sanchez · 20-03-2013 01:26PM

Wanted to talk about Counter-Strike. It was Dav's fault I think.

Here I am now still nerding it up 13 years later.

I've a boards account older than you I will say disdainfully to my children in the future whenever I have children.

antodeco · 20-03-2013 01:30PM

Ive been a member for nearly 11 years now. I originally joined to get some information on IrDa transfers on the SE T610 and then I started helping others. Since then Ive gone downhill!

TeddyTedson · 20-03-2013 01:40PM

To be quite honest about it, I didn't. Boards joined me.

FloatingVoter · 20-03-2013 01:43PM

Littlewoods were selling computers for €1.99 or something so I bought 20. Signed up to boards to complain about my order not being honoured. Many like-minded cheap gits were also here moaning.

Why did you join boards.ie?

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