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Are there too many boards, in boards?

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  • 31-07-2008 7:29pm
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    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I mainly use this site at work, as it is the only message boards that will work on our restricted system. However, I do find that boards.ie is like a ghost town at the best of times. I have subscribed to tonnes of threads and visit many different boards but there just seems to be very little going on. Do you think that there are too many forums and not enough posters? Maybe its time to trim it down a bit?

    Discuss.
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    #2
    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    Suggest forums to delete and I bet you'll be shutting up shop on a forum someone uses.


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    #3
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Nah tis all good chum.
    I have email alerts set up.
    Not a minute goes by without one email or other popping up for me to peruse.
    I like that a lot of the fora have split off to smaller crews of like minded people.
    And there is always AH for the mass appeal.


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    #4
    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    this is a serious issue , i think we need a new forum to discuss it fully...


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    #5
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Forums that I post on right now, Bargain Alerts has 72 (24 members & 48 guests), After Hours has 152 (79 members & 73 guests). Which forums do you think need to be cut? There is an inactive pile (not viewable by users or mods). The Comp/Tech are has seen a fairly big change over the past few months as it split in a few different forums.


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    #6
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Well a chunk of the ones under 'Rec' could be cut or merged, surely. Is there really a need for a mustard forum?


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    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    :eek:
    He did not just say that about the mustard forum did he?

    /runs away to a safe distance.
    /Popcorn.


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    #8
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Far too many, yes.


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    #9
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Whats wrong with that? Why can't that be merged with Food & Drink?

    Conversely, if we have a mustard forum, why not a mayonaisse, ketchup, Worchestershire Sauce forum? Its just overkill!


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    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Mustard is ecksor's baby, beware!


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    #11
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Not really too many, just don't use the ones not of interest.


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    #12
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Suggestion number 2:

    Most of the IT (Institute of Technology) forums are empty, why not merge them all into one IT forum. That way, people from different IT's would get to network and liven things up a bit.


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    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    I can see your point.
    The mustard forum is always the one mentioned as "This is the last straw" when it comes to forums.
    Once things grow to a certain size they have to expand to cater to the larger user base.
    I dont think that anyone has figured out a better way of catering to new users than to open enough forums to maintain their interest ,be it specific enough to cater to mustard or strange enough to allow like minded beer gutted individuals to join together in peace.
    In fairness a lot of the private forums are dead and all, not a lot of posting going on.
    But having said that, some of the best interactions I have had on boards have been in the context of the smaller fora, where you can see familiar faces and expect familiar opinions even if they are contrary to your own.

    But I do think that this is being more closely watched.
    For instance there is not as yet a classic rock forum.
    *cough*


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    #14
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    :eek:
    He did not just say that about the mustard forum did he?

    Yes. Yes I do believe he did.

    facepalm


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    #15
    FruitLover
    Registered Users Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭FruitLover


    People who end their posts with "Discuss." are benders.

    Discuss.


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    #16
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Suggestion number 2:

    Most of the IT (Institute of Technology) forums are empty, why not merge them all into one IT forum. That way, people from different IT's would get to network and liven things up a bit.

    Leave my baby alone or I will have your head on a plate.


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    #17
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Sully wrote: »
    Leave my baby alone or I will have your head on a plate.

    That's not very funny considering you are a poster noted for his WIT.


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    #18
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Sully wrote: »
    Leave my baby alone or I will have your head on a plate.

    What baby, all fifteen threads? Your forum is an exemplar.


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


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    What baby, all fifteen threads? Your forum is an exemplar.

    What you may not have realised is thats 15 threads in the last month.


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    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Flamed Diving wrote: »

    Discuss.

    Discuss? Are you a primary school teacher?

    OP, no one is forcing you to frequent any particular forum.
    Whilst there are plenty of fora on here that are of no interest to me
    I can appreciate that different people have different tastes and interests.

    When you visit a restaurant do you order everything on the menu or just
    what you like/want?


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    #21
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    OP, no one is forcing you to frequent any particular forum.

    Actually the lack of people on this website is forcing me into every forum, in the pursuit of conversation. In fact, this thread is the most interaction I've had in ages!

    :pac:


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    #22
    RuggieBear
    Registered Users Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Is there really a need for a mustard forum?

    laugh out loud


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    #23
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Actually the lack of people on this website

    You are a very silly man.

    Look everyone, a silly man.


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    #24
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Des wrote: »
    You are a very silly man.

    Look everyone, a silly man.


    Boooo! Get off!


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    #25
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    I like the smorgasboard of different opinions on the boards.ie main page that are generally always from different fora.
    I would actually like to see the list of most recent posts doubled or at least enlarged a little bit.
    Particularly because those European Union guys keep on getting double posties on the main page for every one post someone makes.
    I even told the help desk guys about it.
    Like a year ago.
    EU conspiracy.


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    #26
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    That's not very funny considering you are a poster noted for his WIT.

    Who said I was joking?

    Im deadly serious. ;)


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    #27
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    Flamed Diving wrote: »
    Actually the lack of people on this website.....

    Yeah, what a ghost town

    18011184je2.jpg


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    #28
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Thats a nice red 'x' you got there.


    I wish people would stop quote mining and taking what I say out of context, by the way.


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    #29
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    This is yet another one of those situations where one may lose one's head in the face of almost universal scorn.


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    #30
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    noblestee wrote: »
    Yeah, what a ghost town

    18011184je2.jpg

    Found myself.
    Top row. 5th one in from the right.
    There are actually a lot of people with really crap usernames on boards.

    Baddum tissch.


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    #31
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    There's me there, right in the middle! I'm cool like that.


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