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Boards.ie and Facebook

DeVore · 2009-04-01 00:09:01

Hey all, re: www.faceboards.ie (go check it out!) As part of a long drawn out process we have been working on for the last 6 weeks we are pleased to announce that Boards.ie has now been co-opted under the Facebook "Extended Family Project" initiative. What this means is that all of our content is now accessible under the…

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#182 01-04-2009 11:31am
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The price of coke on the rise?

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#183 01-04-2009 11:31am
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Thaed and 6th both gone. All we need now is for Beruthial to step down and it will be perfect.

Had a sleep on this and still think its an awesome idea, all the nay-sayers should just scramble their passwords and **** back off to the creche where they came from!

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#184 01-04-2009 11:32am
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Faceboards....lol :rolleyes:

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#185 01-04-2009 11:34am
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And today is???
Good one all the same

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#186 01-04-2009 11:34am
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Dustaz wrote: »

I revise my original ranking, thats worth at least 7 more points

9/10

its actually amazing how much i hate u dustaz

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#187 01-04-2009 11:35am
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Presumably this is an April's Fool joke?

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#188 01-04-2009 11:36am
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Jules wrote: »

Thaed and 6th both gone. All we need now is for Beruthial to step down and it will be perfect.

I already have in the Mod forum.
I detest sites like facebook and bebo.

Oh, and what do you mean by 'perfect'?

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#189 01-04-2009 11:36am
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www.faceboards.ie is not blocked by my Proxy in work

Woo Hoo, happy days

Can we keep it, can we, can we
*I am aware that I may only be able to doss on Boards in work for today only and this makes me sad*

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#190 01-04-2009 11:40am
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On a serious note I wonder how many people don't get the joke and will actually walk away from boards today and not return for the revelation that it was all a joke tomorrow. Maybe the admins might look into organizing an email sent to everyone that was logged on today to let them know it was a joke.

WHOOOSH!!, and like that this post was deleted, but not before the point was taken onboards hopefully.

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#191 01-04-2009 11:47am
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Jazzy wrote: »

its actually amazing how much i hate u dustaz

You just hate my madskillz

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#192 01-04-2009 11:47am
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Nah no deletions now... its nearly midday when its traditional to "reveal" April Fools and the game is up anyway.

Many thanks to the people who played along (some of whom were caught to begin with and then were poacher-turned-gamekeepers) and to the people who saw the funny side of it.

Particular thanks to Ross for the extra work in making the site and Gordon for the Faceboards logo (which totally rocks) and the smods for dropping hints and managing this thread.

I really quite like the site so we'll leave it there I think, or make the skin available for use.

Facebook.... really.... :rolleyes:

DeV.

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#193 01-04-2009 11:48am
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Was there any serious "down with this sort of thing" posts?

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#194 01-04-2009 11:49am
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oh man just when i was about to go postal on beruthial!

/thank god!

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#195 01-04-2009 11:49am
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Dammit! I was just about to post that I though it odd that Mark Zuckerberg had made a press release but that it wasn't posted on the Facebook blog. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?blog_id=company&m=3&y=2009

on the 1st of April....

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#196 01-04-2009 11:49am
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Dustaz wrote: »

Was there any serious "down with this sort of thing" posts?

Theres always one that gets totally sucked in!

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#197 01-04-2009 11:50am
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I am a God.

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#198 01-04-2009 11:50am
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The Recliner wrote: »

www.faceboards.ie is not blocked by my Proxy in work

Woo Hoo, happy days

Can we keep it, can we, can we
*I am aware that I may only be able to doss on Boards in work for today only and this makes me sad*

Thanks. Just added it to the blocked list in my office (except for me, obviously)

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#199 01-04-2009 11:50am
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DeVore wrote: »

Facebook.... really.... :rolleyes:

DeV.

That may come back to haunt you down the line. Well ya never know....:D

Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.

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#200 01-04-2009 11:51am
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Dustaz wrote: »

Was there any serious "down with this sort of thing" posts?

I doubt anyone will admit to it.

It'll all be "that rabid foaming at the mouth, resigning stuff was just me playing along"

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#201 01-04-2009 11:51am
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DeVore wrote: »

Nah no deletions now... its nearly midday when its traditional to "reveal" April Fools and the game is up anyway.

Many thanks to the people who played along (some of whom were caught to begin with and then were poacher-turned-gamekeepers) and to the people who saw the funny side of it.

Particular thanks to Ross for the extra work in making the site and Gordon for the Faceboards logo (which totally rocks) and the smods for dropping hints and managing this thread.

I really quite like the site so we'll leave it there I think, or make the skin available for use.

Facebook.... really.... :rolleyes:

DeV.

The time frame for the thread on the opening post (it's gone now) was a bit of a giveaway.:P

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#202 01-04-2009 11:52am
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Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Theres always one that gets totally sucked in!

A lot more than you think:D

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#203 01-04-2009 11:53am
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DeVore wrote: »

Nah no deletions now... its nearly midday when its traditional to "reveal" April Fools and the game is up anyway.

Has the politics thread in helpdesk been uncovered yet

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#204 01-04-2009 11:53am
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That was fun. Going waaaaaaaaaayyyy out of character to personally abuse people with bad language was interesting!

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#205 01-04-2009 11:54am
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thank god i have a thick skin... some of those comments were harsh dude!

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#206 01-04-2009 11:56am
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I love how some people are coming in here and pretending they knew it was a joke all along. There was a lot of jumping on the bandwagon. 'OMG [insert name of popular poster here] disapproves. I must do the same!'

Man up people, admit that you were caught!

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#207 01-04-2009 11:58am
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hand on heart for about 10 seconds i was like no ****ing way but then i read the "press release" and noticed the "?" link... i lol'ed

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#208 01-04-2009 11:59am
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DeVore wrote: »

Nah no deletions now... its nearly midday when its traditional to "reveal" April Fools and the game is up anyway.

Many thanks to the people who played along (some of whom were caught to begin with and then were poacher-turned-gamekeepers) and to the people who saw the funny side of it.

Facebook.... really.... :rolleyes:

DeV.

Hang on - you mean this was a JOKE??! We're NOT going to California for an induction course next week? We haven't got shares in Facebook.com? We don't get an extra coke and hookers allowance?? :eek::eek:

DeVore!! Ah jaysis. I was already to blog it and everything :mad:

Down with this sort of thing I say!

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#209 01-04-2009 12:00pm
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LuckyLloyd wrote: »

That was fun. Going waaaaaaaaaayyyy out of character to personally abuse people with bad language was interesting!

Out of character ?

Lollers.

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#210 01-04-2009 12:01pm
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janeybabe wrote: »

I love how some people are coming in here and pretending they knew it was a joke all along. There was a lot of jumping on the bandwagon. 'OMG [insert name of popular poster here] disapproves. I must do the same!'

Man up people, admit that you were caught!

Well, I knew what was going on. Proof.

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#211 01-04-2009 12:04pm
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Thaedydal wrote: »

Out of character ?

Lollers.

Or, I see what I did there to be more accurate.

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