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Daft invest in Boards.ie

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    #32
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,218 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    seamus wrote: »
    Daft.ie will not be given preferential treatment.

    If the Daft guys want to comment on-thread, they can. But this isn't going to be the start of censoring people for badmouthing daft or for mentioning myhome.ie and the other inferior sites :p

    I was just wondering if there was a conflict of interest how would it be handled?

    I think I might put a poll up to see who sucks more between myhome and daft and see how long it lasts as a test*


    * Wont actually be done


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    #33
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,636 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Congratulations to boards owners and to powers that be in daft.

    Free gaffs for all woohoo!!


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    #34
    Heisenberg.
    Registered Users Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭Heisenberg.


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    #35
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,218 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    The Scientist wrote: »
    Awesome! Payrises all round for Mods!

    raise-1.jpg

    Why did you blank out all the porn subscriptions?


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    #36
    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Heh. This might get me in trouble, but wouldnt they be better off using the money to actually run a decent website? :P


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    #37
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    The Scientist wrote: »
    Awesome! Payrises all round for Mods!

    Bahahahaha I know where you shop now!

    /readies stalker kit


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    #38
    Heisenberg.
    Registered Users Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭Heisenberg.


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    #39
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    kearnsr wrote: »
    Why did you blank out all the porn subscriptions?

    I'm more curious about what app he felt the need to hide on the quick start bar...


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    #40
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,016 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Best of luck with it.


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    #41
    minxie
    Registered Users Posts: 4,064 ✭✭✭minxie


    well done lads :D


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    #42
    R0ot
    Registered Users Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭R0ot


    Yay a pay raise, whats 0x10% again? :pac:


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    #43
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,235 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Jumpy wrote: »
    Heh. This might get me in trouble, but wouldnt they be better off using the money to actually run a decent website? :P
    They just bought Cult. They're set for life.


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    #44
    Kur4mA
    Registered Users Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭Kur4mA


    Congratulations lads. I hope it goes well for yis. :)


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    #45
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Congratulations guys - new hamsters all round...:D


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    #46
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,301 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Mena wrote: »
    To give an insight into the potential direction of the evolving franchise, last year Boards.ie acquired the Boards Group, an international chain of domains, from founder John Breslin.
    I found this interesting. Who controls the Boards Group? DeVore? Bubbles?


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    #47
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    the_syco wrote: »
    I found this interesting. Who controls the Boards Group? DeVore? Bubbles?

    It was/is controlled by Cloud afaik.


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    #48
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Its now owned by Boards Ltd. The company bought a huge number of domains from Cloud for the price Cloud paid for them initially (which is only fair).

    DeV.


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    #49
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    The admins were grilled on this, one of the Daft.ie people also commented and all is well.


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    #50
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    As for criticism of Daft, we'll apply the same rules to them as everyone else.

    Think about this: We've had long term advertisers here and any Mod who can step forward and detail a time when I deleted something or told them to delete something or interefered with their modding or over ruled them to favour an advertiser, step up and call me a liar.

    It wont be any different now. Firstly, the Daft guys are cool and copped on, they wouldnt do that. Secondly they'll get told a curt "I'm sorry, we dont do that". Its simply a non issue, but I'm publically telling you (and indirectly I guess Daft), that you arent to vary any decisions pro- or anti- Daft as a result of this announcement. Its just a non-issue anyway.

    DeV.


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    #51
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    As someone who runs a couple of websites himself, it's great seeing community focussed websites doing well.

    Nice one! :)


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    #52
    OTK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 556 ✭✭✭OTK


    Can a community be sold?


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    #53
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    OTK wrote: »
    Can a community be sold?
    Not really, no. The community can be fostered and nurtured but it exists as a mass of connections between users and a structure of moderation and self-regulation powered by good will , good will which arises ultimately from agreement between all parties that something worthwhile is being built and in itself that is a reward.

    I have a feeling some (most?) people get that and some dont. :)

    DeV.


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    #54
    Cool_CM
    Registered Users Posts: 4,982 ✭✭✭Cool_CM


    Congrats, hope it goes well for ye.
    Does this mean we should prepare for an influx of those who refer to themselves as "Dafties" followed by a brutal power struggle?:eek:


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    #55
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    hahahha, we'd eat them alive. :)

    DeV.


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    #56
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Cool_CM wrote: »
    Congrats, hope it goes well for ye.
    Does this mean we should prepare for an influx of those who refer to themselves as "Dafties" followed by a brutal power struggle?:eek:

    :eek:
    DeVore wrote: »
    hahahha, we'd eat them alive. :)

    DeV.

    Good, because that thought sounded quite scary!

    Congratulations and all that.


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    #57
    Heathen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Heathen


    Rock on lads!!

    result!


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    #58
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Cool_CM wrote: »
    Congrats, hope it goes well for ye.
    Does this mean we should prepare for an influx of those who refer to themselves as "Dafties" followed by a brutal power struggle?:eek:
    I, for one, welcome our new Daft overlords and would like to remind them that as a trusted boards.ie user, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.


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    #59
    Flamed Diving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭Flamed Diving


    Not bad for a bunch of Quake nerds, eh?


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    #60
    cormie
    Registered Users Posts: 20,836 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Congrats :) Hopefully you'll all earn some nice pocket change that would be expected for a website of such popularity.


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    #61
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    There is no mention of The Snyper in that press release.

    I wonder is my position still tenable


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