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  • 06-02-2004 1:43pm
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    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi my names amp I'd like to talk to you about something that's been getting on my tits lately. Phrases like "We should create a new Java Toaster thread" seem to be in abundance on boards.

    Let's look at the structure of boards.ie:

    Boards.ie is a collection of boards or forums. Newbie FAQ is a forum. When you enter Newbie FAQ you see rows of Threads. Those threads contain Posts.

    Basically then the plural of posts is a thread and the plural of threads is a forum or board. Hence the name of this website is boards.ie.

    So when I posted this explanation I automatically created a new thread. If someone replies to this thread then they are posting a reply to it (but not creating a new thread).

    I hope this thread increases your enjoyment of boards.ie, it's forums, the threads in those forums and the posts within those threads.

    :D


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    ykt0di9url7bc3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,155 ✭✭✭ykt0di9url7bc3


    is there a Domo-Kun forum?


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    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Book


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    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    As you can see, two users have replied with posts to this thread.

    SearrarD post is a question about the existence of a Domo-kun forum.Domo-kun is a cult internet icon originating from Japan and popular on another bulletin board called fark.com.

    More info on Domo-kun. Apparently you will also enjoy "Smile Big Smack Hamster". And who wouldn't?

    Rabies has posted a link to a picture entitled Forums for Dummies. I would reply with a picture entitled Master of The Obvious given that this forum is called Newbie FAQ but I just can't seemed to muster the required effort.

    Domo konnichiwa,

    amp


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    Puck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭Puck


    Originally posted by amp
    plural of threads is a forum or board.

    I would say that a forum is a grouping of threads, or an area for threads, of a specific subject. In other words, forum is a collective term not a plural.

    They are a bit like sections in a library.

    Thanks for the helpful post amp, the "Can we have a new thread?" threads annoy me too.


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    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    Originally posted by Puck
    I would say that a forum is a grouping of threads, or an area for threads, of a specific subject. In other words, forum is a collective term not a plural.

    Well I didn't quite mean it in a definitive english kinda way. I just wanted to explain it a lot in different ways so it would stick in peoples heads.


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