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  • #32
    pharmaton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    endacl wrote: »
    In fairness, if it was that serious last night, how come there was only one ban handed out? I ban that has since been lifted, by the way. AFAIK, not even a slap on the wrist for a single other poster. One of the Mods in question was even in on the joke.

    Hardly 'ruining it for everybody' now, was it? If I see a thread I'm not interested in, I find the best course of action is to not open it.
    here's the thing, just because a mod decides its fun doesn't make it acceptable to the rest of the users, moderators use their own discretion when deciding what's "dickish" which sometimes leaves the moderators blind to their own dickishness. They're not exactly immune to it. Tbh I just ventured elsewhere because the first page of AH had five seperate threads all with a slight on the same topic because it was hilarious. "where do I go in Dublin to.." etc etc etc x 5


  • #33
    wil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    efb wrote: »
    The cuckoos nest- fill your boots. I think boards are trying to be a little more professional now, what happened last night was rubbish
    I think you missed something. And I dont mean just the humour, which if don't get, then just walk on.

    Companies spend hundreds of thousands on market research for information that could be gleamed from that thread accumulated in hours.
    Not that that was the impetus, but it was of curiosity.

    And on several other levels it probably was far more interesting than some of the cringeworthily boring threads that pass through here, day in, day out,
    sometimes I almost beg for an update to the weather thread.
    AH isn't just meant to be a information forum, far from it, if I went down the pub and found the citizens advice bureau.....

    Right, now I am defending nonsense, with sense, where is the forum for that?


  • #34
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    wil wrote: »
    I think you missed something. And I dont mean just the humour, which if don't get, then just walk on.

    Companies spend hundreds of thousands on market research for information that could be gleamed from that thread accumulated in hours.
    Not that that was the impetus, but it was of curiosity.

    And on several other levels it probably was far more interesting than some of the cringeworthily boring threads that pass through here, day in, day out,
    sometimes I almost beg for an update to the weather thread.
    AH isn't just meant to be a information forum, far from it, if I went down the pub and found the citizens advice bureau.....

    Right, now I am defending nonsense, with sense, where is the forum for that?


    Would it not be more appropriate in the cockoo's nest though?


  • #35
    pharmaton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    it's ok lads, humour in Ireland is safe in the hands of the AH comedy geniuses


  • #36
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Some people really here think their humour is like that of the Goonies or Python, when its far from it


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  • #37
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    If you wouldnt say it in public, then dont say it on boards.

    People do need mods to be around (not matter how much I despise the power hungry Dark Lords :P )


    If we had no mods, things would get pretty out of hand pretty quick and we would be back to the auld 'flame wars' situation.

    Freedom to comment, with a light touch of moderation.


  • #38
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    pharmaton wrote: »
    here's the thing, just because a mod decides its fun doesn't make it acceptable to the rest of the users, moderators use their own discretion when deciding what's "dickish" which sometimes leaves the moderators blind to their own dickishness. They're not exactly immune to it. Tbh I just ventured elsewhere because the first page of AH had five seperate threads all with a slight on the same topic because it was hilarious. "where do I go in Dublin to.." etc etc etc x 5
    The thing is, there isn't a single thread on here that's compulsory. If I might offer an illustrative example... On the mobile version of the site, under the 'Latest' tab, I invariably see 'Airsoft' this that or the other. Now, I've no interest in Airsoft. I actually think Airsoft is a bit daft. Wannabe soldiers and all that. Sometimes my screen shows a huge proportion of Airsoft threads.

    My ingenious solution is not to open them, thereby not being annoyed by them.

    Try it.


  • #39
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    efb wrote: »
    Some people really here think their humour is like that of the Goonies or Python, when its far from it
    The Goonies? The 'pirate map' goonies? Were they supposed to be funny?!?


  • #40
    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    efb wrote: »
    Would it not be more appropriate in the cockoo's nest though?
    It was a one off, that was part of the fun. I could read back through 'legendary threads' and think wtf? Sometimes you just have to be involved to appreciate the hilarity of it.

    Was it juvenile? Yes, but funny nonetheless.


  • #41
    Kettleson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,047 ✭✭✭Kettleson


    I'd be interested to know why Volunteer mods do it? I mean Boards.ie would collapse without doubt without the time they put in.

    Why do they do it? All the things they have to put up with, around the clock for sweet FA. Whats the deal here? What motivation or reward can they get?

    And the other side of the coin, some Mods can be heavy handed, making unreasonable knee jerk reactions and when challenged, make the situation worse for the boards.ie member.

    I have a suspicion that Admin don't want to take volunteers too much to task in case they piss them off and the volunteer leaves.

    How long before this thread is locked?


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  • #42
    wil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    efb wrote: »
    Would it not be more appropriate in the cockoo's nest though?
    Perhaps and that was already pointed out, twice, Are you in on the joke?

    But seriously and I did point this out, that the new version of boards is likely to pull more new threads in to AH while the quieter forums get quieter.
    And eventually more people assume this is the place to go.
    Perhaps it is up to mods perhaps to redirect them immediately if they can, otherwise, you will complain when they end up getting the AH treatment.
    Try bringing your work in to a pub and see how long your friends keep to your topic before eventually taking the p, or leading you in to some completely different train of thought. It happens in real life, it'll happen here.


  • #43
    pharmaton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    endacl wrote: »
    The thing is, there isn't a single thread on here that's compulsory. If I might offer an illustrative example... On the mobile version of the site, under the 'Latest' tab, I invariably see 'Airsoft' this that or the other. Now, I've no interest in Airsoft. I actually think Airsoft is a bit daft. Wannabe soldiers and all that. Sometimes my screen shows a huge proportion of Airsoft threads.

    My ingenious solution is not to open them, thereby not being annoyed by them.

    Try it.
    ok so one thread is not compulsory, maybe two, now extend it to five and what you'e got is a little clique playing with each other at the expense of the entire forum. Ironically all I see here in this thread is the same circle jerk and thanks whores.


  • #44
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    wil wrote: »
    Perhaps and that was already pointed out, twice, Are you in on the joke?

    But seriously and I did point this out, that the new version of boards is likely to pull more new threads in to AH while the quieter forums get quieter.
    And eventually more people assume this is the place to go.
    Perhaps it is up to mods perhaps to redirect them immediately if they can, otherwise, you will complain when they end up getting the AH treatment.
    Try bringing your work in to a pub and see how long your friends keep to your topic before eventually taking the p, or leading you in to some completely different train of thought. It happens in real life, it'll happen here.

    I don't think I'd stay in their company for long with juvenile stuff like that


  • #45
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,234 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Some forums are very heavily moderated and others the mods seem to have a but more leniency so I could see the heavily modded forums remaining pretty much as they are and the more lenient ones descending into chaos.


  • #46
    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    pharmaton wrote: »
    ok so one thread is not compulsory, maybe two, now extend it to five and what you'e got is a little clique playing with each other at the expense of the entire forum. Ironically all I see here in this thread is the same circle jerk and thanks whores.
    It wasn't a clique, though. I just got involved with the original thread near the end. It was all started by double posts and then a thread that was mistakenly started 3 times. An unusual event that is unlikely to happen again.


  • #47
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    I get the impression that trolls, spammers and assholes piss off the mods by giving them a lot of work to do. The mods in turn can be a little over sensitive at times leading to closed threads, infractions, bans etc when not really warranted.

    In short, I think all mods could do with the few days off. And all the trolls, spammers & assholes could have a field day & get it out of their system. Then after a week, restored the DB back to the way it was on day 0.


  • #48
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    I blame Chucken. :mad: This is all his fault.


  • #49
    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    endacl wrote: »
    I blame Chucken. :mad: This is all his fault.
    Chucken is a man. :eek:

    She'll be shocked to discover that. :D


  • #50
    pharmaton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    shopaholic01 wrote: »
    It wasn't a clique, though. I just got involved with the original thread near the end. It was all started by double posts and then a thread that was mistakenly started 3 times. An unusual event that is unlikely to happen again.
    Well then. Maybe next time I should just join in and have some fun and let my hair down. silly me.


  • #51
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    shopaholic01 wrote: »
    Chucken is a man. :eek:

    She'll be shocked to discover that. :D

    Well! Ya live and learn!

    Sorry for the unwarranted gender reassignment there Chucken!

    :)


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  • #52
    wil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    efb wrote: »
    I don't think I'd stay in their company for long with juvenile stuff like that
    I doubt there was a single juvenile involved, other than the imitators, who as the mod said, eventually ruined the moment, as was likely to happen.
    Some people come on here and have a rant, or try one-upping on others, or portraying themselves as better. Would you prefer that a bit of laughter, and I can assure you there were genuine guffaws, was eliminated so as not to offend the humourless or the uninterested.


  • #53
    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    pharmaton wrote: »
    Well then. Maybe next time I should just join in and have some fun and let my hair down. silly me.
    You might even enjoy it. ;)


  • #54
    jamesbondings
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭jamesbondings


    We should do a "purge" night. Where for 12 hours there are no rules.....now Iwould love to see the aftermath of that!


  • #55
    pharmaton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    shopaholic01 wrote: »
    You might even enjoy it. ;)
    its been a long time since I was twelve, I doubt it


  • #56
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    jamesbondings wrote: »
    We should do a "purge" night. Where for 12 hours there are no rules.....now Iwould love to see the aftermath of that!


    Feeling the servers would somehow catch fire


  • #57
    Vito Corleone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,753 ✭✭✭Vito Corleone


    pharmaton wrote: »
    its been a long time since I was twelve, I doubt it

    ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh burn


  • #58
    Reamer Fanny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭Reamer Fanny


    The_Valeyard wrote: »
    Feeling the servers would somehow catch fire

    They are guaranteed for 5 years.


  • #59
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    FFS. I've just opened the site on my phone. The first thread in the 'Latest' tab is 'Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours'. I've no interest in football. I find football talk boring. I'm not even sure what colours Arsenal wear!

    Something needs to be done about this. Threads appearing that I'm not interested in? On a site that I use?!?!?

    Its a disgrace Joe.


  • #60
    wil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    jamesbondings wrote: »
    We should do a "purge" night. Where for 12 hours there are no rules.....now Iwould love to see the aftermath of that!
    I'd say it would be hilariously UNFUNNY and eventually abusive as idiots would bate the haters and well you know, trees would burn.


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  • #61
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    justryan wrote: »
    They are guaranteed for 5 years.
    :D


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