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Now Ye're Talking - to a Boards.ie Community Manager

  • 03-12-2014 5:38pm
    #1
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭


    OK, I'm slightly cheating in taking this on cause our other option we were hoping to set live this week is most likely going to be delayed till next week.

    So, I am one of two Community Manager's on Boards.ie. I have been an employee of the company since March 2009 and a member of the site since before it started.

    I'm happy to answer questions about me, the job, site and about the company, but I may not be able to answer everything.

    I will start answering your questions tomorrow morning as I've got an event I'm talking at till 7pm and some other plans for the evening after that.


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  • #2
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Who is your favourite troll?

    Have you met any troll in the real world and you knew who they were and vice versa and how did they react?


  • #3
    Tilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Tilly


    What is a typical day like for you?


  • #4
    Orim
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Orim


    Have you any plans to break the site again?

    Do you help out on the tech side or is it responding to emails and adminesque duties?

    Was the hack the most "interesting" thing that's happened during your tenure?


  • #5
    Darkglasses
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,526 Mod ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    A question I also asked Gordon - Do you ever think you will leave Boards entirely - both professionally and as a poster? How/when do you ever foresee it happening?


  • #6
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    Have you ever had to ban someone that you didn't really want to but had to due to the rules of the site?

    If money was no option for the site, what's the first thing you would do?


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  • #7
    December2012
    Registered Users Posts: 4,695 ✭✭✭December2012


    How did you get your job?


  • #8
    Tokyo
    Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    Do you ever feel conflicted about the rules of the site, vs your own personal feelings on certain issues or situations? i.e. have you ever had to apply the rules against your gut feelings? Or does 'spirit of the law' take precedent?


  • #9
    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    Doodly?


  • #10
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    How many people does boards.ie actually employ and in what kind of roles?

    Who owns boards.ie?

    How much would it cost to buy boards.ie??

    Cheers.


  • #11
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users Posts: 8,537 ✭✭✭FourFourRED


    The Wealdstone Raider or Andy Tate?

    https://twitter.com/fourfourred



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  • #12
    hufpc8w3adnk65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    How many members is there on boards?


  • #13
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,523 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    A question I was asked: where do you see boards going?...


  • #14
    Macavity.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭Macavity.


    What's the actual place you work like? Is it a small office or what? How many people are actually employed by boards? Thanks.


  • #15
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,469 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    So aside from spending hours feeding all the hamsters what does a normal day in boards HQ tend to entail for you?


  • #16
    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    I can't be the only one wondering..... What did This guy Do that started the numerous threads....?


  • #17
    batistuta9
    Registered Users Posts: 8,081 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    what is the ad revenue like, & operating cost of the site also

    what are you looking at to increase revenue

    have you ever considered selling user data

    has the site ever considered being more social/personal

    have you noticed an increase in information requests

    do you personally believe the site has been hacked unknown to the sec. team, do you believe the site is monitored.

    personally again, do you think the web is dead in a free, unmonitored, uncontrolled sense. will filtering be the new norm.


  • #18
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    This might come across as rude but I always perceive you as having contempt for the users of Boards, specifically the posters in After Hours. Do you feel like this is an accurate perception?


  • #19
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Threatened legal action id say.


  • #20
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,199 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    If you were starting boards all over again, what would you do differently?

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #21
    Lyssa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Lyssa


    Is it worth it? Do the positives outweigh the amount of crap you have to put up with on a daily basis?


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  • #22
    Luke92
    Registered Users Posts: 723 ✭✭✭Luke92


    Fancy going for a fee pints after work tomorrow?


  • #23
    Lyssa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Lyssa


    What's your favourite thing about boards?
    And your least favourite?


  • #24
    Holsten
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Holsten


    What is your salary?


  • #25
    Vex Willems
    Registered Users Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Vex Willems


    coke or hookers?


  • #26
    Tilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Tilly


    Can you lick your elbow?


  • #27
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    What's your favourite thread/ YouTuber to watch/read while having a poo?


  • #28
    Tilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Tilly


    Do you think the poster above is strange?


  • #29
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Tilly wrote: »
    Do you think the poster above is strange?

    No.


  • #30
    Macavity.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭Macavity.


    What's the most offensive thing anyone has said to you on boards? What are the chances of a convicted murderer doing an AMA?


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  • #31
    knucklehead6
    Registered Users Posts: 6,735 ✭✭✭knucklehead6


    Have you ever banned someone and thought "YES! Finally got that Bastid"

    Or, as others have said, has there ever been a time when Dav the professional Boardsie has had to take action against one of your(or your alter ego's) friends?


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