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I miss The Thunderdome

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  • #32
    Deank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,238 ✭✭✭Deank


    Slideways wrote: »
    Walked into that didn't you...

    Having a username that infers one of the members beats his kids is okay so is it ;)

    No wonder he saw fit to ban you, and I believe he PM'd you here and explained why, a change of username was offered too iirc.


  • #33
    Pawwed Rig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,502 ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    My name is URL wrote: »
    I think it was the perceived cliquey nature that led to its downfall. There was no malice, but that was only apparent to people that knew the place and posters that were active there.

    I thought it was the bullying and singling out of 1 or 2 individuals trying to 'dox' them along with some horrendous racism were the main reasons.
    This coupled with 3rd part offence being a probable reason boards as an entity would end up in hot water.

    I used to read it in its hay day and it could be hilarious. I particularly remember an elimination comp that the mods bollocko and tbh ran where 2 posters squared up to each other with the winner going to the next round. lassic stuff.


  • #34
    Dr. Mantis Toboggan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,278 ✭✭✭Dr. Mantis Toboggan


    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    I thought it was the bullying and singling out of 1 or 2 individuals trying to 'dox' them along with some horrendous racism were the main reasons.
    This coupled with 3rd part offence being a probable reason boards as an entity would end up in hot water.

    I used to read it in its hay day and it could be hilarious. I particularly remember an elimination comp that the mods bollocko and tbh ran where 2 posters squared up to each other with the winner going to the next round. lassic stuff.

    There was a subsequent tiering of posters in the aftermath of that competition I believe.


  • #35
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    I thought it was the bullying and singling out of 1 or 2 individuals trying to 'dox' them along with some horrendous racism were the main reasons.
    This coupled with 3rd part offence being a probable reason boards as an entity would end up in hot water.

    I used to read it in its hay day and it could be hilarious. I particularly remember an elimination comp that the mods bollocko and tbh ran where 2 posters squared up to each other with the winner going to the next round. lassic stuff.

    IMO its closure was part and parcel of boards moving towards the more business related incarnation we see now.


  • #36
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Saul T Nutzz wrote: »
    IMO its closure was part and parcel of boards moving towards the more business related incarnation we see now.

    It was closed because the members were involved in a cyber bullying campaign against a minor. Nothing to do with anything else.


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  • #37
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    Dav wrote: »
    It was closed because the members were involved in a cyber bullying campaign against a minor. Nothing to do with anything else.

    Why not just permaban the offenders then?

    Closing the entire forum because of it is akin to fishing with a hand grenade and was / is a convenient excuse.

    *edited to add*

    Was it not originally closed because someone, a non "game* user, took umbrage with one comment in particular which resulted in it been closed then reopened upon appeal from the members, as a private forum.

    Its cards were well marked before any instance of bullying tbh.


  • #38
    Alf Stewart.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    I remember it as being a pile of piss, where for some unknown reason posters of the site would head over to and willingly insult each other.

    Was usually frequented by the same half.dozen or so posters, sometimes hilarious insults, sometimes the ultimate in shock horror, and to me was a window into just how twisted some blokes minds and inner thoughts were.

    Not a prude, far from it actually, but it wasn't for me. saying that, i can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't just make it a private forum where access request was mandatory, and so who was in knew the score.


  • #39
    not yet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭not yet


    Alf Stewart. wrote: »
    I remember it as being a pile of piss, where for some unknown reason posters of the site would head over to and willingly insult each other.

    Was usually frequented by the same half.dozen or so posters, sometimes hilarious insults, sometimes the ultimate in shock horror, and to me was a window into just how twisted some blokes minds and inner thoughts were.

    Not a prude, far from it actually, but it wasn't for me. saying that, i can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't just make it a private forum where access request was mandatory, and so who was in knew the score.


    They did...


  • #40
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,292 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    Dav wrote: »
    It was closed because SOME members were involved in a cyber bullying campaign against a minor. Nothing to do with anything else.

    FYP


  • #41
    Alf Stewart.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    not yet wrote: »
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    They did...

    Fair nuff, like I said, didnt frequent it for no other reason than I "just didn't get it".


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  • #42
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 37,861 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    I think a lot of people are remembering it with rose-tinted glasses. I joined in for a while, but after a few weeks it just became so repetitive. Same jokes being used by the same people directed at the same people... It got very circular very quickly.

    Only good part was when they ran a tournament which was very funny as it meant people were really forced to be more creative.

    But yeah, it was good for the odd quick laugh but the shine would wear off very quickly.


  • #43
    Pawwed Rig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,502 ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Saul T Nutzz wrote: »
    Was it not originally closed because someone, a non "game* user, took umbrage with one comment in particular which resulted in it been closed then reopened upon appeal from the members, as a private forum.

    Its cards were well marked before any instance of bullying tbh.

    It was as I remember but unfortunately third party offence is a thing that businesses ignore at their peril. In particular towards the end there was a nasty anti jewish vibe in alot of posts due to one of the posters being (or pretending to be) jewish. No business that valued its future could have allowed that to continue and boards as an entity is responsible for what it hosts.

    It would be great if it was brought back but I fear the level of moderation required to keep it legal would be unfeasible. IIRC weren't the moderators of the privatised forum part of the bullying?


  • #44
    not yet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭not yet


    Alf Stewart. wrote: »
    Fair nuff, like I said, didnt frequent it for no other reason than I "just didn't get it".

    It took a certain weird sense of something or other to get it, you also needed a thick skin at times...sure it was great gas altogether until Some knob from Dundalk spoiled it.


  • #45
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    not yet wrote: »
    It took a certain weird sense of something or other to get it, you also needed a thick skin at times...sure it was great gas altogether until Some knob from Dundalk spoiled it.

    What happened to it anyway?


  • #46
    not yet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭not yet


    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    What happened to it anyway?

    The Knob..?


  • #47
    Barry Badrinath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭Barry Badrinath


    It was shyte


  • #48
    Alf Stewart.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    What happened to it anyway?

    Joined the family band. He's now forgiven, but not forgotten.


  • #49
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,646 ✭✭✭✭qo2cj1dsne8y4k


    There's enough cünts given the platform to bully and intimidate other users on other sites without boards following suit.


  • #50
    brianregan09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,505 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    Was this a forum on Boards itself or a seperate website ? Because there is a thunderdome.ie forum is that the same thing or ?


  • #51
    CaptainInsano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 457 ✭✭CaptainInsano


    I recall at the time a mod saying that the abuse had spilled onto other social media platforms and that the actual mod of forum was involved. Think there was a thread in feedback at the time.


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  • #52
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,772 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    LexieOnRale wrote: »
    There's enough cünts given the platform to bully and intimidate other users on other sites without boards following suit.
    Considering the Thunderdome existed long before most of the other sites you're suggesting I don't think Boards followed anything.

    Besides bullying was never the intention of the Dome.


  • #53
    Slideways
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭Slideways


    Quazzie wrote: »
    Considering the Thunderdome existed long before most of the other sites you're suggesting I don't think Boards followed anything.

    Besides bullying was never the intention of the Dome.

    This


  • #54
    Deank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,238 ✭✭✭Deank


    brianregan09 wrote: »
    Was this a forum on Boards itself or a seperate website ? Because there is a thunderdome.ie forum is that the same thing or ?

    When The Thunderdome was closed on boards that site was created.


  • #55
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,646 ✭✭✭✭qo2cj1dsne8y4k


    Quazzie wrote: »
    Considering the Thunderdome existed long before most of the other sites you're suggesting I don't think Boards followed anything.

    Besides bullying was never the intention of the Dome.

    It was along the same lines of brawl hall, no?

    And I would personally see Doxxing as bullying/intimidating


  • #56
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,772 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    LexieOnRale wrote: »
    It was along the same lines of brawl hall, no?

    And I would personally see Doxxing as bullying/intimidating
    I'd consider Doxxing as intimidating aswell, but I knew to stay out of there because of that. No one was forced to post in there, and the rules were that it was only those in there that were to be talked about at all.

    If there were breaches of that rule the persons involved should be banned, and not the mechanism they used to do it.

    P.S I've no idea what brawl hall is    .


  • #57
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    LexieOnRale wrote: »
    It was along the same lines of brawl hall, no?

    And I would personally see Doxxing as bullying/intimidating

    The Dome had rules and was not the free for all that some people think.

    Everything that was posted by a user on Boards was fair game with the exception of private forum posts and from forums like personal issues.

    Anyone that posted non boards stuff eg Facebook was banned and users that broke the rules were banned for it.

    Nobody was allowed to comment or mention anyone that did not post in the forum.

    People could tag out of "the game" and subsequent comments, insults etc directed towards them were prohibited.

    I rarely participated but read it everyday and it was the only genuine laugh out loud forum boards has ever had for me.

    There was little more satisfying than seeing a really bad, and consequently brilliant Photoshop mock up done of participants in various poses and situations.

    The way it finished was a sad end for what had gone before.

    "You're gay"

    "Heh, no you're gay"


  • #58
    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,928 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    Slideways wrote: »
    Walked into that didn't you...

    Lol... Probably should have left the "New" kip open then, instead of throwing a wobbly and trying to burn everything, eh?

    Edit: Whoops, confused you with someone else. Er... ignore this drunken old gob****e...


  • #59
    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,928 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    Dav wrote: »
    It was closed because the members were involved in a cyber bullying campaign against a minor. Nothing to do with anything else.

    Right, but when I proved in "prison" that it might not be the case, I started a new thread there, outlining everything - at least from my side - and lo behold, having been left with unapproved posts in the original thread for nearly a fortnight, this second thread lasted all of five minutes before being deleted and me being banned from posting on the prison forum.

    I have very little respect for people like you. People who refuse point blank to admit that mabye they weren't 100% right.


  • #60
    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    Right, but when I proved in "prison" that it might not be the case, I started a new thread there, outlining everything - at least from my side - and lo behold, having been left with unapproved posts in the original thread for nearly a fortnight, this second thread lasted all of five minutes before being deleted and me being banned from posting on the prison forum.

    I have very little respect for people like you. People who refuse point blank to admit that mabye they weren't 100% right.

    Seems we (users) only have half the story...


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  • #61
    Deank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,238 ✭✭✭Deank


    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    Seems we (users) only have half the story...

    Understatement of the century ;)


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