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Closing your account. Why?

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  • #212
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,806 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    auldgranny wrote: »
    That happen you?

    Yeah, there are also a few people who know my username from seeing it on my screen, they would be able to read any post I make. I just accept that I have no real anonymity.


  • #213
    WilyCoyote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,059 ✭✭✭WilyCoyote


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Have you ever been virtually fingered?

    A cop tried to feel my collar once. Slipped that one. So, no
    Duracell Bunny wrote: »
    Or digitally?

    Yes, but that was analogue. He was a proctologist and had my permission :) Very gentle and warm hands.
    Bless!


  • #214
    JonEBGud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭JonEBGud


    Why would anyone close an account?
    There is INFO here that is not available
    elsewhere.
    Doesn't make sense.


  • #215
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,200 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Have you ever been virtually fingered?

    finger(); mount(); pipe(); fork(); exit(); <aaaahhhh...>


  • #216
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Dunno if it's been raised already in the thread but I guarantee that if there was a way of stopping snide remarks abut post count in lieu of intelligent retort during discussion or mean-spirited threads ripping the piss out of the top-posting users, you'd see the number of closed accounts drop.

    Now, you could say to people just grow a pair and argue back but then again you could also say that for countless other existing misdemeanors: being a dick; grammar Nazism, casual sexism etc.


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  • #217
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    anncoates wrote: »
    Dunno if it's been raised already in the thread but I guarantee that if there was a way of stopping snide remarks abut post count in lieu of intelligent retort during discussion or mean-spirited threads ripping the piss out of the top-posting users, you'd see the number of closed accounts drop.
    I cant say I have ever noticed that.

    But then, I obviously haven't been posting on here anywhere near as much as you have, you loser.


  • #218
    Buzz Killington the third
    Closed Accounts Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Buzz Killington the third


    Why do people really care about closed accounts though? It looks like too many people take it personally.


  • #219
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    osarusan wrote: »
    I cant say I have ever noticed that.

    But then, I obviously haven't been posting on here anywhere near as much as you have, you loser.

    /reported

    /account closed


  • #220
    Dolbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,154 ✭✭✭Dolbert


    I was on another forum years ago where the admins hid all postcounts as an April fool's prank, and said it was part of a new policy. There was carnage. Threats, rage and virtual tears from some of the prolific posters because their precious postcount was gone. It was glorious, especially when the prank was revealed and they had to pretend it wasn't that big of a deal after all :D


  • #221
    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,928 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    Dolbert wrote: »
    I was on another forum years ago where the admins hid all postcounts as an April fool's prank, and said it was part of a new policy. There was carnage. Threats, rage and virtual tears from some of the prolific posters because their precious postcount was gone. It was glorious, especially when the prank was revealed and they had to pretend it wasn't that big of a deal after all :D



    Please please please tell me thats true!


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  • #222
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Dolbert wrote: »
    I was on another forum years ago where the admins hid all postcounts as an April fool's prank, and said it was part of a new policy. There was carnage. Threats, rage and virtual tears from some of the prolific posters because their precious postcount was gone. It was glorious, especially when the prank was revealed and they had to pretend it wasn't that big of a deal after all :D

    It happened here a few years ago. I think even changing the join date was threatened over the years as well. :D

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054961068


  • #223
    Dolbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,154 ✭✭✭Dolbert


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    Please please please tell me thats true!

    Yep! The butthurt levels were off the scale. It was one of those forums where regulars would feel very superior to the 'noobs' and I think this was a smack from the admins :)


  • #224
    Calibos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,852 ✭✭✭Calibos


    Post counts are a fools metric anyway. Join date is where its at. :D

    I've got staying power ladies!! ;)


  • #225
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    Calibos wrote: »
    Post counts are a fools metric anyway. Join date is where its at. :D

    I've got staying power ladies!! ;)

    I'm surprised they even had the interweb way back in 2002. :eek:


  • #226
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,806 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    Ruu wrote: »
    It happened here a few years ago. I think even changing the join date was threatened over the years as well. :D

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054961068

    All the join dates were reset to 2001 or something were they not?


  • #227
    Calibos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,852 ✭✭✭Calibos


    Back then, this was all just empty fields......



    Y'know, unpopulated SQL Database fields and such like. :D

    First post on boards was 12 years and 5 months ago. Jaysus, some of ye were probably still being potty trained when I started posting here!! :eek:


  • #228
    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,928 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    Calibos wrote: »
    Back then, this was all just empty fields......



    Y'know, unpopulated SQL Database fields and such like. :D

    First post on boards was 12 years and 5 months ago. Jaysus, some of ye were probably still being potty trained when I started posting here!! :eek:

    12 years? Heh, Ive seen 16 :cool:

    Edit: Your 1st post was 12 yrs ago :o


  • #229
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    12 years? Heh, Ive seen 16 :cool:

    Edit: Your 1st post was 12 yrs ago :o

    Close it now Rennie. Your gob, not your account. Hah.


  • #230
    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,928 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    Tail Docker wrote: »
    Close it now Rennie. Your gob, not your account. Hah.

    Cut me to the cartilage there.:(


  • #231
    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭Wishiwasa Littlebitaller


    Few years ago I was at a beers and was told this story about a boardsie who lived up in really remote part of Donegal. One night, in the lashings of rain, he came home, walked through the back kitchen and up the back stairs to his bathroom to get a towel so he could dry himself off. Then as he walked past his bedroom he noticed through the crack in the door that his laptop was switched on. So he went in and as he got half way across the floor he could see that Boards was open on it, and he was logged in and he had a bunch of PMs. He was tired though and decided he would see who they were from in the morning. Then he got up. Closed his laptop. Turned around and sitting right there, in the middle of his bed, was his fucking umbrella. He had totally forgot to bring it with him.


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  • #232
    auldgranny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭auldgranny


    I was thinking of closing my account and coming back as some sexy young one ;)


  • #233
    SterlingArcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭SterlingArcher


    I considered it, purely so I wouldn't need to have every mod send a big long winded pm reminding me of how many infractions and warnings I have notched up everytime I get a new one. Would like to save them the hassle of reading through my history judging me, so they can just get on with the warning already.

    Guess its not only my dance moves that are provocative.


  • #234
    WilyCoyote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,059 ✭✭✭WilyCoyote


    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »
    Few years ago I was at a beers and was told this story about a boardsie who lived up in really remote part of Donegal. One night, in the lashings of rain, he came home, walked through the back kitchen and up the back stairs to his bathroom to get a towel so he could dry himself off. Then as he walked past his bedroom he noticed through the crack in the door that his laptop was switched on. So he went in and as he got half way across the floor he could see that Boards was open on it, and he was logged in and he had a bunch of PMs. He was tired though and decided he would see who they were from in the morning. Then he got up. Closed his laptop. Turned around and sitting right there, in the middle of his bed, was his fucking umbrella. He had totally forgot to bring it with him.

    :confused:
    I don't get it. And before you say it ........................ am not from Gurtahurk, Kilmacrennan or Portnablagh.
    And what had the PMs got to do with it?


  • #235
    House of Blaze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭House of Blaze


    Calibos wrote: »
    Back then, this was all just empty fields......



    Y'know, unpopulated SQL Database fields and such like. :D

    First post on boards was 12 years and 5 months ago. Jaysus, some of ye were probably still being potty trained when I started posting here!! :eek:

    Reminds me of when I was in college and a bit older than the rest.

    One day was out having a smoke and a chat to one of them and he starts telling me I should quit.

    So I looked at him and said "How old are you xxx?" and he says "19, why?"

    So I said "I've been smoking since you were six years old!"

    He gave it over then. ;)


  • #236
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,193 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »
    Few years ago I was at a beers and was told this story about a boardsie who lived up in really remote part of Donegal. One night, in the lashings of rain, he came home, walked through the back kitchen and up the back stairs to his bathroom to get a towel so he could dry himself off. Then as he walked past his bedroom he noticed through the crack in the door that his laptop was switched on. So he went in and as he got half way across the floor he could see that Boards was open on it, and he was logged in and he had a bunch of PMs. He was tired though and decided he would see who they were from in the morning. Then he got up. Closed his laptop. Turned around and sitting right there, in the middle of his bed, was his fucking umbrella. He had totally forgot to bring it with him.
    Few years ago, beers, story... 2014? Wtf?

    Being permabanned by some remote Donegal mod could be considered a badge of honour in some quarters. I'd say if you send them a PM with a fulsome apology you might have your original account reinstated. Unless you indulged in gratuitous personal abuse, of course...

    Not your ornery onager



  • #237
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,313 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    The rage quits are a bit sad tbh, especially if they re-reg within days! There really should be a 24 hour hiatus when pressing that close account option.

    Having said that, the vast, vast majority of us manage without going near the close account button, so barring concerns about privacy and stalking, there doesn't seem a valid reason to do it. I just feel like a change isn't really a reason.

    Never get the banned users re-reging, unless they are going to change their behaviour. If you are a dick online you'll still end up banned, because people hate dicks. (Except that Henrietta girl who married Mr. Dick)

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #238
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,723 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #239
    gugleguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭gugleguy


    Why would ye consider such a drastic raw desparate life wrenchin’ course of action Gugleguy? (in Joe Duffy tone)

    - the snark level (a measurement I use like the pollen count) is climbing.
    - threads in the prison forum are funnier than the humour forum and ah forum.
    - if there's a thread about dogs or whatever in the ah forum and the thread goes a wee bit derogative against dogs then it is quickly locked. If it's about a human being there is definitely a better chance of the thread remaining open with a mod warning at the start.


  • #240
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,859 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    I had somebody from school identify me before in a thread where I stated that I don't make much of an effort keeping in contact with old schoolfriends. I know the guy enough that he wouldn't use anything against me, but it still freaked me out slightly.

    Anyway, I don't go out of my way to keep anonymity, but the majority of my posts are completely pointless so it doesn't matter. Like woopsie, I come here for a laugh and not to argue.

    Calibos wrote: »
    Post counts are a fools metric anyway. Join date is where its at. :D

    I've got staying power ladies!! ;)

    Back in your box, noobie nooberson


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  • #241
    Elliott Future Sadness
    Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Elliott Future Sadness


    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »
    Few years ago I was at a beers and was told this story about a boardsie who lived up in really remote part of Donegal. One night, in the lashings of rain, he came home, walked through the back kitchen and up the back stairs to his bathroom to get a towel so he could dry himself off. Then as he walked past his bedroom he noticed through the crack in the door that his laptop was switched on. So he went in and as he got half way across the floor he could see that Boards was open on it, and he was logged in and he had a bunch of PMs. He was tired though and decided he would see who they were from in the morning. Then he got up. Closed his laptop. Turned around and sitting right there, in the middle of his bed, was his fucking umbrella. He had totally forgot to bring it with him.

    And there was a skeleton holding the umbrella :eek:


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