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It's been 15 years...

  • 12-02-2013 9:53am
    #1
    Cloud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭


    On the 12th of February 1998, I wrote an innocuous post:
    The first of many messages I hope!

    on the Quake discussion forum that became boards.ie.

    See: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1

    Happy Birthday boards.ie, and have a piece of cake boardsies everywhere!

    John.
    --


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  • #2
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Congrats :D

    I wonder what the next 15 will bring !!


  • #3
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    How many posts in total now?


  • #4
    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    Cloud wrote: »
    On the 12th of February 1998, I wrote an innocuous post:



    on the Quake discussion forum that became boards.ie.

    See: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1

    Happy Birthday boards.ie, and have a piece of cake boardsies everywhere!

    John.
    --

    Hey, Cloud is just a sock puppet account for Cloud-Warrior

    Banned


  • #5
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    Cloud wrote: »
    On the 12th of February 1998, I wrote an innocuous post:


    The first of many messages I hope!


    All grown up John. :D


  • #6
    Kerrigooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,987 ✭✭✭Kerrigooney


    Someone is fishing for "Post of the day". :p


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  • #7
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Don't stay out too late now!


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    So I can have calorie free birthday cake?
    today is a good day \o/


  • #9
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,585 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    I thought I was good for my 10 and a half years (although I vaguely remember being on this as another user before that!)


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Please elaborate more on this cake you mentioned.


  • #11
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,061 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Noob.


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  • #12
    Nailz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    I wonder what happened to that Cloud-Warrior bloke. :pac:


  • #13
    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    Give em the bumps lads!


  • #14
    Boards.ie: Nicola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Nicola


    Pancake Tuesday and our cake day.

    This is a good day :D


  • #15
    YuM
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭YuM


    LPB from Nun's Island :p


  • #16
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Should have a jolly game of Quake for memories.


  • #17
    yop
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 16,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭yop


    Only a boards.ie virgin.

    Only after copping I will be here 12 years in July!


  • #18
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    They promise you cake? They promised me coke and hookers.

    Happy Birthday btw boards.


  • #19
    Boards.ie: Neil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Neil


    thinly veiled, 'it's my birthday' thread :pac:


  • #20
    Boards.ie: Danny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Danny


    Standard Toaster wrote: »
    How many posts in total now?

    As of this post there are:
    • 36,244,733 posts
    • 2,297,620 threads
    • 959 active forums
    • 613,742 users
    • 6,158,747 thread subscriptions
    • 106,716 forum subscriptions
    • 6,210,808 private messages
    • 144,312 visitor messages


  • #21
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »
    As of this post there are:
    • 36,244,733 posts
    • 2,297,620 threads
    • 959 active forums
    • 613,742 users
    • 6,158,747 thread subscriptions
    • 106,716 forum subscriptions
    • 6,210,808 private messages
    • 144,312 visitor messages

    Yeah, but how many total thanks? :pac:


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  • #22
    yop
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 16,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭yop


    How many users banned and how many mods :D

    And how many "Lovely ladies" ;)


  • #23
    Boards.ie: Danny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Danny


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    Yeah, but how many total thanks? :pac:

    16,716,594 thanks :D


  • #24
    Interceptor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Interceptor


    I remember when all this was fields...

    'cptr


  • #25
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »

    As of this post there are:
    • 613,742 users
    • 6,210,808 private messages

    The filth!
    Incredible stats. Cheers Danny


  • #26
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    When do we get the keys of the house OP? On our 18th birthday?


  • #27
    nucker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭nucker


    Got to be one of the oldest forums I know of. Happy Birthday Boards.ie and congratulations Cloud


  • #28
    1ZRed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,293 ✭✭✭1ZRed


    Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »
    As of this post there are:
    • 36,244,733 posts
    • 2,297,620 threads
    • 959 active forums
    • 613,742 users
    • 6,158,747 thread subscriptions
    • 106,716 forum subscriptions
    • 6,210,808 private messages
    • 144,312 visitor messages

    How private really are these private messages?

    I've been sending some sick shit and if it were to get out I'd be ruined! :eek: :p


  • #29
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    1ZRed wrote: »
    How private really are these private messages?

    I've been sending some sick shit and if it were to get out I'd be ruined! :eek: :p
    The admins play PM roulette every Friday night.

    They pick a userid at random and then post all of their PMs in the mod forum for everyone to look at.

    Of course they don't


  • #30
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Wow 15 years already, whilst its great its also depressing. I miss those quake days :(


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  • #31
    quaalude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭quaalude


    Happy birthday, boards.ie - amazing and annoying in equal measure, just like an old friend.


  • #32
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    seamus wrote: »
    The admins play PM roulette every Friday night.

    They pick a userid at random and then post all of their PMs in the mod forum for everyone to look at.

    Of course they don't

    Thanks seamus.
    When the rumour hits the tenth person, it will be the first part of your comment which will have taken on legs.
    Cheers for that.
    :p

    959 active forums Danny?
    WTF are all these forums!?


  • #33
    Plazaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,012 ✭✭✭Plazaman


    15 years? Who would have thunk it.

    Wonder how many manhours have been wasted by people posting here?

    To celebrate, lets all get naked and run through the place randomly posting Happy Birthday messages in every thread on every forum, that'll be fun...... meh, I'm off to get pancakes instead.


  • #34
    --Kaiser--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭--Kaiser--


    I remember when this was all trees


  • #35
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    *Makes a wish*
    *Blows out candles*

    Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »
    As of this post there are:
    • 36,244,733 posts

    Yeah, but when you take out Victor's posts, that leaves what, 11,206 posts?


  • #36
    BillyMitchel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,324 ✭✭✭BillyMitchel


    Boards you're underage!! WTF

    Any photos of the interface from back then?


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  • #37
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Beruthiel wrote: »
    959 active forums Danny?


    Grant ALL the forum requests!! We need 1,000 forums at once!


  • #38
    spoofilyj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 579 ✭✭✭spoofilyj


    I remember to log in that sound of dial up!!

    Then finally getting upgraded to ISDN of all things.

    Thanks Crunchy for Broadband and faster browsing.

    Happy Birthday Boards:D


  • #39
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    BillyMitchel wrote: »
    Boards you're underage!! WTF

    Any photos of the interface from back then?

    May 2000

    http://web.archive.org/web/20000510223244/http://www.boards.ie/


  • #40
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    BillyMitchel wrote: »
    Boards you're underage!! WTF

    Any photos of the interface from back then?
    The earliest archived ones come from 2000

    http://web.archive.org/web/20000510223244/http://www.boards.ie/

    You can also see on that page, the origin of the logo in the eyes of the After Hours guy.


  • #41
    not yet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭not yet


    KTRIC wrote: »
    Congrats :D

    I wonder what the next 15 will bring !!

    Death,misery war and world hunger.....

    Oh, and a new couple of new popes.


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  • #42
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    BillyMitchel wrote: »
    Boards you're underage!! WTF

    Any photos of the interface from back then?

    From here

    http://www.johnbreslin.com/sites/johnbreslin.com/files/uploads/2008/02/20080212a.png

    Beautiful.


  • #43
    VampiricPadraig
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭VampiricPadraig


    Not to be a nosy person or anything, but are you still working with boards, Distilled or are you somewhere else now?

    Happy Birthday to Quake.ieboards.ie :pac:

    EDIT: 500th POST ON BOARDS!


  • #44
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »
    As of this post there are:
    • 36,244,733 posts
    • 2,297,620 threads
    • 959 active forums
    • 613,742 users
    • 6,158,747 thread subscriptions
    • 106,716 forum subscriptions
    • 6,210,808 private messages
    • 144,312 visitor messages

    also, After hours now has Page 1 of 4000.


  • #45
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Where's the cake?


  • #46
    BillyMitchel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,324 ✭✭✭BillyMitchel


    VampiricPadraig wrote: »
    Not to be a nosy person or anything, but are you still working with boards, Distilled or are you somewhere else now?

    Happy Birthday to Quake.ieboards.ie :pac:

    EDIT: 500th POST ON BOARDS!


    Nosy focker!!

    Cheers for the photos.


  • #47
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    VampiricPadraig wrote: »
    Not to be a nosy person or anything, but are you still working with boards, Distilled or are you somewhere else now?

    Happy Birthday to Quake.ieboards.ie :pac:

    EDIT: 500th POST ON BOARDS!


    Cloud is a professor of Electrical and Electronic engineering in NUIG.


  • #48
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    RoyalMarine wrote: »
    also, After hours now has Page 1 of 4000.

    All gold.


  • #49
    Cloud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭Cloud


    Here's one I drew earlier:

    http://www.slideshare.net/Cloud/europreneurs/9


  • #50
    MomijiHime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭MomijiHime


    8 days after I was born :O


  • #51
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    MomijiHime wrote: »
    8 days after I was born :O
    Get out.


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