What does Boards mean to you?

Since im a newbie.. and still only getting to grips with it. Boards to me = Avoiding doing work at work

_Kaiser_ wrote:

But at the end of the day though it's just a forum on the Internet. Some people here take thing WAY too seriously at times and need to step back from the computer and go live a little.

if you've ever visited the feedback and DR forum this is especially true. people literally fighting to the death to get their point across in a battle of wits between themselves, each other, and often the mods.

I only started posting recently but it is apparent that there is a fair few cliques and in-jokes which have built up over the years so people obviously enjoy it.

In fairness to the site if you have any question about any subject invariably someone knows the answer.

I am still not sure whether it is the fountain of guff or fountain of knowledge?

I just remembered why I joined it was to buy a guitar which I was "determined" to play properly....

I still am no better the determination dipped a bit

Ashton Acidic Calf wrote: »

I just noticed that it's been nine years and a month since I joined Boards. This made me consider what, exactly, Boards means to me.

It's a mixed bag. On one hand, I've made some great friends here and made some of the funniest posts ever seen on the site. Great stuff, really. Fantastic.

On the other hand, I've seen agitated neckbeards and sadistic punishment fetishists foam at the mouth for such crimes as paedophilia and being religious. Real journal.ie comments stuff that makes the heart of this poster sink.

So to me, it means it's a good place to interact with interesting people you may wanna meet but also a great place to clash with people you may never wanna bump into.

What about you? What does Boards.ie mean to you?

I have too much time on my hands!

A link with home.

It's close to four years since I moved away and I find boards keeps me in the loop with loadsa stuff that's going on back home and that kinda thing, not just the news but also people's responses which really helps me get a better idea for what's happening.

It's also hilarious.

Boards is full of genuine ground troops like us who come on for a bit of discussion/craic/info etc and then theres the rest which consists of the mods/admins/nazis/punishment junkies whatever people like to call them who are a bit like an aggressive dog who pisses in the garden to remind other dogs that its their territory and constantly feel the need to remind us that the buck stops with them by handing out infractions and bans for the most mundane of actions to do nothing more than assert and reinforce their power and egos respectively. Sometimes I forget these mods are actually real people their so controlling. That being said I think boards.ie should give itself a massive pat on the back for being the number 1 totalitarian forum on the Internet thanks to these mods.

Ps: "Backseat Moderating" is probably the most laughable and outrageous excuse for an infraction I have ever heard

Great starting point for learning new things, good source for Irish specific information, and advice I sometimes take with a grain of salt.
Love clicking on random threads when I'm bored, discovered loads of interesting stuff that way.
It's something to do when I simply can't indulge in any more online shopping 😀
And finally, and I know this may raise eyebrows, it's a great spot for a bit of adult conversation, for one who spends a lot of time in the company of children. I'm most active on boards when Mr M is on tour, it's a lonely time for me, and between the children I work with and my own in the evenings, there isn't much opportunity for discussing the day news. That's when boards means the most to me.
AH is great for a laugh too, love the Irish wit.

Boards is full of genuine ground troops like us who come on for a bit of discussion/craic/info etc and then theres the rest which consists of the mods/admins/nazis/punishment junkies whatever people like to call them who are a bit like an aggressive dog who pisses in the garden to remind other dogs that its their territory and constantly feel the need to remind us that the buck stops with them by handing out infractions and bans for the most mundane of actions to do nothing more than assert and reinforce their power and egos respectively. Sometimes I forget these mods are actually real people their so controlling. That being said I think boards.ie should give itself a massive pat on the back for being the number 1 totalitarian forum on the Internet thanks to these mods.

Ps: "Backseat Moderating" is probably the most laughable and outrageous excuse for an infraction I have ever heard /

what a post,couldn't of said it better myself, the pissing dog imagery was creative :-) but often the problem lies just as much with the posters. some of them barge in like mouth almighty, the types that would regularly bully and verbally abuse shop assistants, call centre workers and other unfortunates finding themselves at the receiving end of their crap, full of complaint and outrage.we all know those people. then they come in here
, do their usual routine and are shocked when someone stands up to them, answers back and puts them in their place, unlike the poor souls who came before. that's where the mod tension comes from Imo. there is wrongdoing on both sides.

I've been here years but I've only just discovered the Bargain Alerts forum! Thanks, thread.

Adelaide Nice Waste wrote: »

It was my first post 3 years 5 months ago.

My god you must be some scrooge when youre at it this length