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After Hours - Is it the right place?

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  • 25-09-2008 9:23pm
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    Chong
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭


    Hey Hey,

    Like most boardsies I love AH, but sometimes I am looking to discuss topics that I know if I put in AH it will incur the wrong discussion.

    Is Humanties the place to go for a more mature discussion or politics?

    Anyone?

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


    Mr. X wrote: »
    Hey Hey,

    Like most boardsies I love AH, but sometimes I am looking to discuss topics that I know if I put in AH it will incur the wrong discussion.

    Is Humanties the place to go for a more mature discussion or politics?

    Anyone?

    Will

    Yes, they tend to trail off from the second or third post on After Hours. :)


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    #3
    Chong
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Chong


    Ruu wrote: »
    Yes, they tend to trail off from the second or third post on After Hours. :)
    Well thats the point AH has it place no doubt, but sometimes you have or want to start a thread a little bit serious for AH, and you dont know where to post.


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


    surely a politics discussion belongs in..... Politics?


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    Daithi McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Daithi McGee


    People don't take the Internet as serious as they should.

    Internet, Serious Business.

    FACT.


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Some threads actually do manage to have mature conversation with very little nonsense. It's only a very small amount though.


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    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Overheal wrote: »
    surely a politics discussion belongs in..... Politics?

    Not always. It's good to discuss something by the books in Politics. But sometimes, people just want to be intemperate and not justify everything they say. Trouble is: you will get the jokes too. But some threads do have some decent discussion imo.


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


    After hours is for slating models who are ugly and getting away with it; talking about how to seek revenge on the scumbags; and all the christmas crap in september.

    humanities, well that word is a little too posh for me to talk about, and politics forum is, (as it should be), run like a concentration camp.

    we could have easily cut down to half the amount of threads in AH if the Angry Bastards forum had been approved, and we could have virtually abolished the AH forum if there was a forum dedicated to scumbags(maybe including Glenda Gilson)


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


    nevf wrote: »
    ...if there was a forum dedicated to scumbags (maybe including Glenda Gilson)
    That would certainly raise a few eyebrows.


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    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,900 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Dades wrote: »
    That would certainly raise a few eyebrows.

    :D

    raised enough for you?


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


    Anyone who wants a serious discussion on a topical issue shouldnt post it in AH. However if you want a light hearted discussion then AH is the place.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Daithi McGee wrote: »
    Internet, Serious Business.
    FACT.
    Well, Sergey Brin and Larry Page think so.


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    stovelid wrote: »
    Not always. It's good to discuss something by the books in Politics. But sometimes, people just want to be intemperate and not justify everything they say. Trouble is: you will get the jokes too. But some threads do have some decent discussion imo.
    faceman wrote: »
    Anyone who wants a serious discussion on a topical issue shouldnt post it in AH. However if you want a light hearted discussion then AH is the place.

    This is the limitation of After Hours.

    If you want to talk with the grown ups you're going to have to put up with the fact that people will, amazingly, question you when you talk out of your arse.


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    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    Could have another forum 'General Discussion' where AH style responses are not permitted.


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    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    tricky D wrote: »
    Could have another forum 'General Discussion' where AH style responses are not permitted.
    Why is the solution thrown up to create another forum?

    use whats available to ya first ffs


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    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    kaimera wrote: »
    Why is the solution thrown up to create another forum?

    use whats available to ya first ffs

    And why not?

    I agree with using what's already available, but when no appropriate box is found AH is where it usually ends up. However, in fairness, threads like the Stardust are getting the civility they deserve, it's just isn't always the case.


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    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    tricky D wrote: »
    And why not?

    I agree with using what's already available, but when no appropriate box is found AH is where it usually ends up. However, in fairness, threads like the Stardust are getting the civility they deserve, it's just isn't always the case.
    Because it can boil down to a poster going "oh, I dont know if I'll get the replies I want so I'll jsut go to AH".

    Diluting boards more than it is now is unnecessary.


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    #18
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Well you can always report those threads and ask for them to be moved.

    AH is for light-hearted discussion.
    Some times it crosses the line and people do use it for post count ++, but we usually get rid of them fairly quickly.


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    faceman
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    CuLT wrote: »
    This is the limitation of After Hours.

    If you want to talk with the grown ups you're going to have to put up with the fact that people will, amazingly, question you when you talk out of your arse.

    I have a nice bum tho!


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


    tricky D wrote: »
    Could have another forum 'General Discussion' where AH style responses are not permitted.
    I cannot begin to tell you how uninspired 'General Discussion' is for a forum name.


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    #21
    Chong
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Chong


    I know people some people are not advocating Mature after hours, well just Mature after hours is not what I am talking about . After Hours is After Hours.

    General Discussion forum sounds pretty dire.

    Its figuring out which forum to go to when you want to have discussion that isnt bombarded with general dross or Yore Ma jokes.


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