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  • 07-05-2008 12:38pm
    #1
    Gandalf23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭


    Hello.

    I've been reading a few threads and posts in feedback over the last days, weeks, and months. I've seen many people get very hot and bothered and take things very personally (see some of the current threads here and in politics for examples). I've seen pictures of cats, Picard, boardscards, and many other things posted in insult and jest. I've seen people say many things, and I'm sure friendships have been tested and broken.

    Boards.ie is a great interweb site. Its brilliant, its a community, its my first port of call when my puter gets turned on, and my last before it gets turned off. Its helped me in many many ways over the years ... when I was doing my thesis on OSS ... when I was buying a car in January ... when I had personal isues over the last few years. I try to give back in any way possible whenever I can (sometimes I'm not great, but trying to get better). Its a great ****1ng site ... no doubt about it!!!

    But thats all it is ... an Internet site. Its not worth complaining about anything or taking anything said here too personally. Its just not worth it.

    I'm someone who has taken things personally here before and I've had a few flame type wars in my time. None of them have been worth it. I could (and should) have been using my time in better ways. There are many many more important things in the real world.

    So my advice is this ... the next time you feel like complaining about something or "fiteing da powah" ... DONT! The next time you are tempted to take something personally ... DONT! The next time you get upset when reading a post ... DONT! Its only the interweb! Look outside ... its a beautiful day. Go for a walk ... kick a football around ... listen to music ... look at a mountain or a tree ffs ... whatever floats your boat!

    Its not worth getting upset over anything on boards.ie ... its just the Internet :D
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    #2
    togster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭togster


    Complaining and figthing the powar as you put it are not always the same thing. While i appreciate your post i really doubt many will take the advice


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    #3
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    +1 It's too nice a day for feedback


    /me logs out of boards (til after lunchtime anyway)


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    #4
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    I just did this thing for lunch called a "walk".

    It's lovely out there today.

    I do enjoy reading powa fighting when its raining though. :)


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    Mena
    Registered Users Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Mena


    Gandalf23 wrote: »
    So my advice is this ... the next time you feel like complaining about something or "fiteing da powah" ... DONT! The next time you are tempted to take something personally ... DONT! The next time you get upset when reading a post ... DONT! Its only the interweb! Look outside ... its a beautiful day. Go for a walk ... kick a football around ... listen to music ... look at a mountain or a tree ffs ... whatever floats your boat!

    In fairness though this forum has been the pick me up I need on many occasion. If people started following your advice life would be a little duller, a little less exciting. I'd hate to think the internet heroes would go find somewhere else to bitch, somewhere where I'd not see it.

    Keep the moaning coming and keep trying to fight the power, it provides endless amusement to a lot of us I would imagine.


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    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    Gandalf23 wrote: »
    its my first port of call when my puter

    Nuuuurrrrdddd


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    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Gandalf23 wrote: »
    So my advice is this ... the next time you feel like complaining about something or "fiteing da powah" ... DONT! The next time you are tempted to take something personally ... DONT! The next time you get upset when reading a post ... DONT! Its only the interweb! Look outside ... its a beautiful day. Go for a walk ... kick a football around ... listen to music ... look at a mountain or a tree ffs ... whatever floats your boat!

    *rubs eyes in disbelief*


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    #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Wait... are you complaining about people complaining? :pac:


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    #9
    Gandalf23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Gandalf23


    Myth wrote: »
    Wait... are you complaining about people complaining? :pac:

    No definitely not complaining (I hope!).

    Ok, agreed that some of the powah fighting is amusing at times, but the part where passionate people get genuinely upset is less so.

    Anyway, interesting to hear some of the responses :pac: :pac: :pac:


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    tbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    I have an ear infection. It's very painful. Who do I complain to about that?


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    Gandalf23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Gandalf23


    tbh wrote: »
    I have an ear infection. It's very painful. Who do I complain to about that?

    Just a wild shot in the dark here, but I'd go with a doctor ...


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    tbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    Gandalf23 wrote: »
    Just a wild shot in the dark here, but I'd go with a doctor ...

    no the doctor is fixing it. This thing goes all the way to the center of the universe.


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    I agree with your post 100% Gandalf23. Sometimes they are beyond help though. You get them posting leaving boards threads and see them posting the next day, then returning with multiple re-regs.

    "Game's the same, just got more fierce."

    Also, since it's feedback;
    Gandalf23 wrote: »
    Just a wild shot in the dark here
    That's what she said last night.


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    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    Myth wrote: »
    Wait... are you complaining about people complaining? :pac:


    tbh i'm just sick of people complaining about people complaining that other users are complaining.


    WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE?


    :rolleyes:<:pac:


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    #15
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    People with genuine gripes shouldn't be allowed.

    Only people who think they've been oppressed - who on further inspection turn out to be complete tools, invoking much hilarity and lolcats - should be allowed, imo.

    And don't forget the damn links!


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    link:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=55864615&postcount=16


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    #17
    Kur4mA
    Registered Users Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭Kur4mA


    Feedback is fine the way it is. In other news!

    funny-pictures-hover-rhino.jpg


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    #18
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    Gandalf23 wrote: »
    Boards.ie is a great interweb site. Its brilliant, its a community, its my first port of call when my puter gets turned on, and my last before it gets turned off. Its helped me in many many ways over the years ... when I was doing my thesis on OSS ... when I was buying a car in January ... when I had personal isues over the last few years. I try to give back in any way possible whenever I can (sometimes I'm not great, but trying to get better). Its a great ****1ng site ... no doubt about it!!!

    Seriously.
    We don't need your kind on this site.
    The door's thataway -->


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    #19
    tbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    I wonder what DeV thinks of feedback ?


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    #20
    Gandalf23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Gandalf23


    Just to clarify ... I was not complaining about feedback or saying it should be changed in any way. I was just suggesting that people should not get upset about anything posted here or take things too personally.

    I realise there is a hardcore group of muppets who deserve what they get in feedback, but there are also some people who get dragged into personalised flame wars, and get heavily insulted with catpics etc. Why spend hours arguing pedantically over silly details with someone who you will probably never meet and who couldnt care less about you??? (This was partially inspired by the "FF churchgate collection" threads here and in politics ... lots of entrenched arguing and pedantic point scoring over the smallest points and error ... all a complete waste of time and precious life you'll never get back). Lets face it, life is too short to spend hours reading and replying to threads ... its too nice outside today! Like I said earlier, go outside and enjoy a walk ... its only the Internet ffs!

    @ tbh ... stop using this thread to promote boardscasts! And time to change your sig? (the interview with DeV has already taken place, no?)


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    #21
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    The amoutn of talking DeV did probably gave tbh the ear infection.


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    #22
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Gandalf23 wrote: »
    Its not worth getting upset over anything on boards.ie ... its just the Internet :D

    That is all we have to remember , it's not the reral world and unless you have met and know them personally ,bordies members are not your friends, at least not in the real sense of the word . :)


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    #23
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    latchyco wrote: »
    That is all we have to remember , it's not the reral world and unless you have met and know them personally ,bordies members are not your friends, at least not in the real sense of the word . :)
    They're not? :(:(

    /runs off and cries

    I thought you liked me....


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    #24
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Ronny Mitchell wrote: »
    They're not? :(:(

    /runs off and cries

    I thought you liked me....

    There are exceptions i suppose ....;)


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    #25
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    tbh wrote: »
    I wonder what DeV thinks of feedback ?
    Spam.


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    #26
    Slow Motion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,831 ✭✭✭Slow Motion


    While I take Mr Wizards point and tend to agree, I think feedback needs whingers, where else would the lolcats go? They only have here and the thread in AH! Won't somebody pleeeesssseeee think of the Lolcats!


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    #27
    SimpleSam06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭SimpleSam06


    Gandalf23 wrote: »
    Just to clarify ... I was not complaining about feedback or saying it should be changed in any way. I was just suggesting that people should not get upset about anything posted here or take things too personally.
    Foolish human, don't you know the internet runs on equal parts pornography and pure unadulterated rage? Take away either of the pillars of the information superhighway from boards and a great imbalance in the force will arise, like the sound of a few thousand nerds fapping, before being silenced.


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    #28
    javaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    latchyco wrote: »
    That is all we have to remember , it's not the reral world and unless you have met and know them personally ,bordies members are not your friends, at least not in the real sense of the word . :)

    my bebo page wiv me 4000 frends sez difrent m8 rolleyes.gif:mad:


    I sometimes wonder if the vast amounts of pr0n, online shopping, pr0n and legitimately downloaded music+films really balances out the 'social networking' rubbish.

    Internet friends are not real people, let alone friends.


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    #29
    Bard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭Bard


    agent smith wrote: »
    tbh i'm just sick of people complaining about people complaining that other users are complaining.

    Jesus smithy, there you go complaining about those people who complain about folks who complain that other users are complaining. Consider this a complaint about that. FFS! :rolleyes:


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    #30
    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    Gandalf, i thought you said you were going away to have a walk in the sun? you never said you were coming back to post again?
    javaboy wrote: »
    Internet friends are not real people, let alone friends.
    Paedophiles.


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    #31
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    javaboy wrote: »
    my bebo page wiv me 4000 frends sez difrent m8 rolleyes.gif:mad:

    That's bebo , i am just talking about boards.ie ( which is i suppose were you accumalate some of your bebo friends )

    I sometimes wonder if the vast amounts of pr0n, online shopping, pr0n and legitimately downloaded music+films really balances out the 'social networking' rubbish.

    Internet friends are not real people, let alone friends.

    he he ,Is that not what i said /ment ?


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