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  • #62
    KingdomYid
    Registered Users Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭KingdomYid


    slegs wrote: »
    I have created a new forum www.irishspurs.com (I have access to quality server space and will fund other costs for the moment)

    I know its a long shot with forums on the decline but if there is a demand I am willing to support the forum

    I guess this post will be removed soon but spread the word if you can

    Good man you are. I just registered as KingdomSpurs.


  • #63
    gar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭gar


    Just joined up there too.

    Will miss this forum. Go to a shed load more games than I would have otherwise. Great conversations and always a welcoming and humourous corner of boards.
    Don't like the soccer forum but the thread has been very friendly so far.
    I don't get the logic.
    From an IT side of things you would file everything into different sections instead of having a single directory with a mess of files... But I'm just a user...

    COYS


  • #64
    Deise Vu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Deise Vu


    Just popped in to say goodbye and thanks for all the info and chat over the years. I hope most of ye will migrate but, seeing as I served a 2 week ban after a nothing post after the FA Cup Semi, I can't actually recommend the main forum. I will give it a go for a while but I expect to have an ignore list longer than a WHL unbeaten run. And a few more bans!


  • #65
    jiltloop
    Registered Users Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭jiltloop


    Genuinely sad at this news, I was more of a lurker than a poster but loved dropping in and picking up Spurs related news. The soccer forum is just not a place I'm going to be dropping in to much at all.

    Fare well all of you and thanks for the info and discussions over the past 9 years or so that I've enjoyed this forum.


  • #66
    mugsymugsy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭mugsymugsy


    A lurker here as well but posted the odd time. I have registered on the new site. Shame that boards have taken the decision as I don't see how this caused such an issue. COYS


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  • #67
    MrKingsley
    Registered Users Posts: 2,428 ✭✭✭MrKingsley


    Im gutted to be honest. This was the only forum that I ever really posted in regularly although ive stopped over the past season. It really was quite nice to discuss matches im a sensible and rational manner(most of the time). That simply just doesnt happen in the soccer forum.

    Will definitely register for the irishspurs forum.

    COYS


  • #68
    therecklessone
    Registered Users Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    The irishspurs link above doesn't appear to be working on the touch site, it returns a boards.ie 404 error. If so, try m.boards.ie or the full website.


  • #69
    greenspurs
    Registered Users Posts: 10,217 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Well done, Great idea...
    Registered as Greenspurs

    COYS...
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  • #70
    Robxxx7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Robxxx7


    Just registered myself as KerrySpurs ...

    Any chance we can keep the chav wum's out of the new place ?


  • #71
    greenspurs
    Registered Users Posts: 10,217 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    Robxxx7 wrote: »
    Just registered myself as KerrySpurs ...

    Any chance we can keep the chav wum's out of the new place ?

    Will we need Mods ?! :p:p:p:D:D:D
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  • #72
    Robxxx7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Robxxx7


    greenspurs wrote: »
    Will we need Mods ?! :p:p:p:D:D:D

    Dont think we need to be told what we cant do :):D


  • #73
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    Robxxx7 wrote: »
    Just registered myself as KerrySpurs ...

    Any chance we can keep the chav wum's out of the new place ?

    Making the place private and vetting people would be a failure. Let's let it run, we have the power to kick anyone being a dick

    You must make a post in the introduction thread to get access to the forum otherwise your posts will all need approval


  • #74
    oppiuy
    Registered Users Posts: 882 ✭✭✭oppiuy


    Fair play for setting it up. I have registered and will be more of a lurker than a poster unless something gets my back about, like signing another Clinton or KGN.

    I don't pot anywhere else so ill shut down the boards login


  • #75
    LuckyLloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 36,099 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    therecklessone wrote: »
    I don't own this website so I've little enough right to complain about the decisions that are made about it's running, but it strikes me that if you're trying to maintain something worthwhile about boards then a decision to close down an active and thriving subgroup which has developed as a community is counterproductive.

    The decision is one thing, the discussion-free method is another. Thanks for the offer to discuss this in private but no thanks, if you've so little respect for your contributors that you want them to grovel in private you don't really deserve their efforts in any way.

    I've hardly posted on boards in about a year, partly because the real world got a lot realer, and partly because the decisions that have been made about the running of the site have grated on me. This is yet another dunder-headed move that will please only the serial whiners on the soccer forum.

    Thanks to everyone who I've met or conversed with over the years, you know where to find me if you want.

    Completely agree, and it should be noted that it's coming from someone who spent a lot of time and effort in moderating the main soccer forum and this subforum.

    Baffling decision - and I say that as a Liverpool fan who posts a lot in the main forum!!


  • #76
    Dublin Spur
    Registered Users Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Dublin Spur


    end of an era - such a shame

    its been emotional :)


  • #77
    Hatch99
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭Hatch99


    Just seeing this now as I've been away with work.
    Gutted to say the least, and very angry.
    Justification if that's what it can be called is laughable.
    To those that I have helped with tickets over the years, PM me and we'll hook up on Facebook or somewhere else.
    I'll register for the new site later, fair play, good idea.
    Lads who I've had loads of beers with at the lane and other grounds, keep in touch.
    Cheers


  • #78
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,055 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    Registered on new site as Pacing Mule again. Cya there!


  • #79
    Deisler
    Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭Deisler


    Pacing Mule wrote: »
    Registered on new site as Pacing Mule again. Cya there!

    What about a WhatsApp group?


  • #80
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,428 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    Thanks to Beasty Gav and Zaph for conspiring to shutdown our little active community in boards. The clues are in the FA Cup semi-final thread! The shutting down of the Inactive Chelsea forum is just a smokescreen to cover their backs!
    Surely this decision can be appealed and also I would like to hear from the member of boards management who had the final decision on this!


  • #81
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


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  • #82
    GavRedKing
    Registered Users Posts: 53,262 ✭✭✭✭GavRedKing


    Snake Plisken wrote: »
    Thanks to Beasty Gav and Zaph for conspiring to shutdown our little active community in boards. The clues are in the FA Cup semi-final thread! The shutting down of the Inactive Chelsea forum is just a smokescreen to cover their backs!
    Surely this decision can be appealed and also I would like to hear from the member of boards management who had the final decision on this!

    Id suggest getting on to an Admin if you've an issue and rhey can spell it our for ya but if you reckon theres some sort of vendetta against your little corner of the internet from any of us, youre sorely mistaken.


  • #83
    prodsc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭prodsc


    Balls...closing it in the off season.

    Goodbye fellow anarchists!!! (WTF?)


  • #84
    MonkieSocks
    Registered Users Posts: 8,259 ✭✭✭MonkieSocks


    Snake Plisken wrote: »
    Thanks to Beasty Gav and Zaph for conspiring to shutdown our little active community in boards. The clues are in the FA Cup semi-final thread! The shutting down of the Inactive Chelsea forum is just a smokescreen to cover their backs!
    Surely this decision can be appealed and also I would like to hear from the member of boards management who had the final decision on this!

    Spot on.

    =(:-) Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude (-:)=



  • #85
    slegs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,004 ✭✭✭slegs


    GavRedKing wrote: »
    Snake Plisken wrote: »
    Thanks to Beasty Gav and Zaph for conspiring to shutdown our little active community in boards. The clues are in the FA Cup semi-final thread! The shutting down of the Inactive Chelsea forum is just a smokescreen to cover their backs!
    Surely this decision can be appealed and also I would like to hear from the member of boards management who had the final decision on this!

    Id suggest getting on to an Admin if you've an issue and rhey can spell it our for ya but if you reckon theres some sort of vendetta against your little corner of the internet from any of us, youre sorely mistaken.

    Well what genius decided it was a good idea then. These mysterious anonymous admins who won't come and explain themselves. Hiding like cowards behind feedback forums where they can suppress any meaningful discussion.

    Beasty was sent out to say we've dexidied and that's that. What else can be assumed except a conspiracy. The reason given was absolute bullsh1t


  • #86
    mugsymugsy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭mugsymugsy


    I'm really surprised by boards and I would have thought they would have gone the opposite route and established sub forums for other teams as demand dictated. I think this little part of boards shows exactly why boards was (deliberately using was) so popular. Another nail in the coffin to a site that actually should be thriving but is contriving to do the opposite.

    Not going to repeat myself but just what to say thanks to all those that posted on here and shared info and other things.

    COYS


  • #87
    greenspurs
    Registered Users Posts: 10,217 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    Easy thing to do is for all us Spurs fans to stay out of the Soccer ManPool Forum....
    As one of the lads here has set up a spurs forum, Use it.... Ignore the Soccer one here, we dont seem to be valued , or else the "Powers that be " dont like the fact that there is very very little trolling in our club....
    Ignore and Dont Use...
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  • #88
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


  • #89
    Robxxx7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Robxxx7


    greenspurs wrote: »
    Easy thing to do is for all us Spurs fans to stay out of the Soccer ManPool Forum....
    As one of the lads here has set up a spurs forum, Use it.... Ignore the Soccer one here, we dont seem to be valued , or else the "Powers that be " dont like the fact that there is very very little trolling in our club....
    Ignore and Dont Use...

    Couldnt agree more ....


  • #90
    joeguevara
    Registered Users Posts: 7,993 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    Absolutely shocking decision. Won't be posting there....doubt my never ending optimism would go down well there.


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  • #91
    astrofool
    Registered Users Posts: 16,456 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    mugsymugsy wrote: »
    I'm really surprised by boards and I would have thought they would have gone the opposite route and established sub forums for other teams as demand dictated. I think this little part of boards shows exactly why boards was (deliberately using was) so popular. Another nail in the coffin to a site that actually should be thriving but is contriving to do the opposite.

    Not going to repeat myself but just what to say thanks to all those that posted on here and shared info and other things.

    COYS

    It was either allow sub forums for all the teams, or get rid of the existing ones, this forum only existed because WhiteWashMan was a friend of Tom who ran boards, and didn't really know the dynamics of teams and their supporters and the mess it would create in the long term (although it was pointed out to them multiple times when the forum was created, it was hand-waved away).

    Instead we get "super threads" for each team on the main forum.


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