Mature AH

IanCurtis · 21-05-2008 1:15am #1

I've noticed that threads created, or moved to After Hours, become a nerd's paradise.

Is there a possibility of a forum where the mundane, or not easily categorised, could be discussed without the nerds joining in?

Eg. cat pictures, "yore ma", in-jokes galore, etc.?

To a newcomer, the After Hours forum is the least forum to post on due to the number of in-jokes. Would be nice if the casual browser wasn't made to feel excluded by these 4,000+ guys?

Everyone's got something to offer!

Rb · 21-05-2008 1:27am

Actually, AH has been shown statistically to be where all the newbies go when their finding their feet on Boards.

You'll have to link some examples of "in jokes".
Also, you can't post cat pictures on AH, as picture posting is disabled.

The_Minister · 21-05-2008 1:30am

Wasn't The Cuckoo's Nest meant to cleanse AH and leave it mature?

Me smells a purge.

DJ_Spider · 21-05-2008 1:31am

I have only been into AH once! Prefer BGRH/LL/Electronic DJing!

21-05-2008 1:35am

The_Minister wrote: »

Wasn't The Cuckoo's Nest meant to cleanse AH and leave it mature?

Me smells a purge.

:pac:

Rb · 21-05-2008 1:38am

The_Minister wrote: »

Wasn't The Cuckoo's Nest meant to cleanse AH and leave it mature?

Me smells a purge.

Looking at the front page of AH at the moment, I'd consider the content quite "mature". I mean, yore ma jokes do happen quite a bit but they're easily ignored and when done well, are quite entertaining.

If a silly thread pops up, the mods generally shift it over to TCN/Thunderdome/etc.

OP: There's plenty of "serious" forums on Boards, go and try to make a yore ma joke on the politics forum and you'll see how it's treated. There's a good bit of serious discussion on AH, but it's one of the forums that you can sort of "kick back" and have a bit of fun in, while discussing proper topics.

It's offensive to be calling people who don't treat the internet fora like they're some f*cking business meetings "nerds". If you want serious, serious discussion, then go post on Politics/Humanities/Parenting etc.

orestes · 21-05-2008 1:54am

IanCurtis wrote: »

I've noticed that threads created, or moved to After Hours, become a nerd's paradise.

Is there a possibility of a forum where the mundane, or not easily categorised, could be discussed without the nerds joining in?

Eg. cat pictures, "yore ma", in-jokes galore, etc.?

To a newcomer, the After Hours forum is the least forum to post on due to the number of in-jokes. Would be nice if the casual browser wasn't made to feel excluded by these 4,000+ guys?

Everyone's got something to offer!

First off, I think it's a bit out of order for you to call the posters in AH nerds.

If you want serious discussion on a certain subject, create a thread on the subject in the appropriate forum or just go and lurk in the forum if you don't want to post.

If you don't like AH, don't go in there. Seems pretty straight forward to me.

You sound to me like you have tried to get involved in the forum but didn't find it very welcoming or personal or something. That could be because AH isn't really a community in the same way as some of the other forums on here in that it isn't a forum for people who have a shared interest in a certain subject (like airsoft or photography) or a forum with a set demographic/idea so that people know what to expect (like LL or BGRH). AH isn't like that, it's a general discussion forum frequented by thousands of people from all spectrums, you can hardly expect it to be the same kind of forum sheerly due to it's diverse and random nature (I know tcn should cover that section, but tcn isn't random, it's just bloody mental!)

Xavi6 · 21-05-2008 2:15am

orestes wrote: »

First off, I think it's a bit out of order for you to call the posters in AH nerds.

Shut up nerd :pac:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 21-05-2008 2:17am

orestes · 21-05-2008 2:25am

Xavi6 wrote: »

Shut up nerd :pac:

Watch it you, I'm a level 2307 warrior on World of Warcraft, I'll have my elf archer minions kick your ass :mad:

Agent Smith · 21-05-2008 5:12am

orestes wrote: »

Watch it you, I'm a level 2307 warrior on World of Warcraft, I'll have my elf archer minions kick your ass :mad:

Ghost Train · 21-05-2008 7:03am

I think the AH mods have been letting things slide

This feedback forum used to be full of "why was I banned from AH" threads and now theres no such threads

AH mods should put on there banning caps and take back control

and please keep AH away from tcn

isn't "yore ma" against the AH charter, seems to be more mentions of "yore ma" than ever before

kaimera · 21-05-2008 7:41am

It's offensive to nerds calling AH posters nerds.

21-05-2008 7:45am

Only a nerd would use the phrase ,"yore ma"

Its was a skangerism used by pre teens ,years ago.
Quite sad to see it floating around still.

Adam · 21-05-2008 7:52am

311 wrote: »

Only a nerd would use the phrase ,"yore ma"

Its was a skangerism used by pre teens ,years ago.
Quite sad to see it floating around still.

Quite sad to see yore ma still floating around the streets still. Isn't she getting a bit old?

:pac:

21-05-2008 8:14am

Mirror wrote: »

Quite sad to see yore ma still floating around the streets still. Isn't she getting a bit old?

:pac:

Now ,you know you wouldn't say that to me on the street. And you know why you wouldn't. So that either makes you a troll or a nerd.

Xavi6 · 21-05-2008 8:16am

311 wrote: »

Now ,you know you wouldn't say that to me on the street. And you know why you wouldn't. So that either makes you a troll or a nerd.

Adam · 21-05-2008 8:21am

311 wrote: »

Now ,you know you wouldn't say that to me on the street. And you know why you wouldn't. So that either makes you a troll or a nerd.

Well we wouldn't be having this conversation on the street. But if we were, that would imply that I know you to some degree, in which case I probably would.

And while I would admit I am a bit of a nerd in that I work in I.T., spend a lot of time online and enjoy a good Star Trek novel as much as the next dweeb, I've also had some very attractive girlfriends, plenty of the horizontal no pants dance, listen to rather un-nerdy music (actually I dno't know what nerdy music is...star trek theme tune?) and play several instruments, in a couple of different bands.

So your stereotyping has failed, as the real reason for use of the term is a little bit of sarcastic nostalgia, and the fact that I find many 'yore ma' jokes quite funny, and if I'm reading a serious thread and come across yore me (:pac:) jokes I'll generally just snigger quietly and move on with reading the thread. A lot of other boardsies do the same, so we indulge one another.

Q.E.D.

Sherifu · 21-05-2008 8:38am

IanCurtis wrote: »

Would be nice if the casual browser wasn't made to feel excluded by these 4,000+ guys?

Terry · 21-05-2008 9:44am

IanCurtis wrote: »

I've noticed that threads created, or moved to After Hours, become a nerd's paradise.

Is there a possibility of a forum where the mundane, or not easily categorised, could be discussed without the nerds joining in?

Eg. cat pictures, "yore ma", in-jokes galore, etc.?

To a newcomer, the After Hours forum is the least forum to post on due to the number of in-jokes. Would be nice if the casual browser wasn't made to feel excluded by these 4,000+ guys?

Everyone's got something to offer!

With AH being the most read forum, you are going to get all sorts of crap thrown in there.
Just learn to filter out the crap you don't want to see.

WhiteWashMan · 21-05-2008 10:12am

IanCurtis wrote: »

I've noticed that threads created, or moved to After Hours, become a nerd's paradise.

on the other hand, 99% of boards users have used AH.
i would say that considerably less have used usch fora as say... oh, the unix operating system forum.

so i would have to disagree with your classification system. in fact, its probably as useful in saying that the very fact that you are posing on an internet forum, makes you a nerd. but i will leave that up to you to consider.

IanCurtis wrote: »

Is there a possibility of a forum where the mundane, or not easily categorised, could be discussed without the nerds joining in?

please see above to show that AH isnt a nerd colony.
however, if you want to have a forum where there are no nerds, i suggest you form your own. that way you can decide who is cool enough to talk to.

IanCurtis wrote: »

To a newcomer, the After Hours forum is the least forum to post on due to the number of in-jokes. Would be nice if the casual browser wasn't made to feel excluded by these 4,000+ guys?

more like 40,000 guys and gals believe it or not, a very high percentage of the posters on AH are female. i dont know how they got there. one minute i was debugging a new flux capacitor while waiting to respawn in team fortress, and the next, someone let chicks on the web! i feel breached. but thats a different debate.

i am not about to start curbing anyones right to have in jokes or shout yore ma becuase one person feels excluded.

i suggest you jump right in, make yourself at home, and maybe finding out whats happening, rather than getting an entire web site to change to suit you.
thats just akin to moving from dublin to westmeath and patitioning the council to have the smell of cows removed. you either join in, or you go away. or i supose you could stay and be unhappy, but i dont suppose thats a very good option really.

IanCurtis wrote: »

Everyone's got something to offer!

very true. what have you got?

Dudess · 21-05-2008 10:50am

Yeah, everyone was a newbie at one stage. When I joined, I didn't have a notion what people were on about either, but I didn't feel there was a deliberate policy of exclusion - because there isn't.

mike65 · 21-05-2008 11:22am

Is there room for an grown up Off-topic forum? What would be in it?

Mike.

Tom Dunne · 21-05-2008 11:54am

mike65 wrote: »

Is there room for an grown up Off-topic forum? What would be in it?

Mike.

Ahem.

Dades · 21-05-2008 12:00pm

mike65 wrote: »

Is there room for an grown up Off-topic forum? What would be in it?

Yore ma.

Slow Motion · 21-05-2008 12:02pm

mike65 wrote: »

Is there room for an grown up Off-topic forum? What would be in it?

Mike.

Tom Dunne wrote: »

Ahem.

Yore Mas! Pop by and I'll give you a pint on the house!

mike65 · 21-05-2008 12:20pm

BGRH is not where its at (controversial).

Mike

Overheal · 21-05-2008 12:22pm

I dunno i started going to Toms Pub the other week and I quite like it.

kryogen · 21-05-2008 12:44pm

dunno, wasnt made feel too welcome in Toms pub to be honest, im sure this wasnt intentional but i doubt ill be back

Red Hand · 21-05-2008 12:54pm

I don't see it that much on Afterhours...but I don't get the "I pawns da Intersweb!", "de wimmins", and other such phrases. What the hell are they about?

Adam · 21-05-2008 1:30pm

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

I don't see it that much on Afterhours...but I don't get the "I pawns da Intersweb!", "de wimmins", and other such phrases. What the hell are they about?

It all really stems backing to the gaming/programming/warez communities, which were the guys that basically owned the internet 10 years ago when your average joe blogs hardly had a dial up connection.

I myself, ten years ago, was an avid AOL user

Of course back then I thought AOL was the internet....as did many people....

Mature AH

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