Closing your account. Why?

Roquentin

the mechanics of online chatting is different to real life chatting, well it is for me. Because we all have pseudo identities or alias's on here or any forum for that matter, what we say basically means nothing unless its defamation and you use someones name.

We may all be in different countries and what not. This is not the same as an face to face conversation

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Muahahaha wrote: »

I'll prob re reg again soon too, still don't like the username !

Spend the fiver ya tight feck! :P

Plus you can then use any image as an avatar.

auldgranny

CarrickMcJoe wrote: »

Hahahahaha especially when one of them is auldgranny, shudder......

Oy, who has been passing around them topless pictures of mine.... They were for banjo string only.

Sciprio

I lurk in the shadows. Watching, Waiting...




I hope ye all are creeped out now!

fleet_admiral

Sciprio wrote: »

I lurk in the shadows. Watching, Waiting...




I hope ye all are creeped out now!

nope

s8n

Looking for attention - plain and simple. The whole mike65 thing is an example.

jimgoose

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

:eek: Now, hang on a second! :eek:

I mean no harm, for I am a benevolent head-case!

kowloon

It's a little weird when you know people are reading your posts and know who you are but you don't know them.

auldgranny

kowloon wrote: »

It's a little weird when you know people are reading your posts and know who you are but you don't know them.

That happen you?

porsche959

Hotfail.com wrote: »

It's possible but I doubt it ever happens that much unless there's some absolute psycho looking for information on you or if the guards believed you were up to no good.

I have seen it, as an observer, more in the blogosphere than forums though.

Did you ever hear of the north Wales care home abuse scandal? It was a scandal that was exposed in the early 1990s, and more recently in the wake of the investigations into the late Jimmy Savile, police investigations have re-opened.

Basically a rather nasty feud has developed on blogs and twitter between two former north Wales care home residents, each say the other is out to get them and each accuses the other of making up false claims of abuse to get compensation or to get media access. Each has their own little gang of supporters who will try and harvest and publish on the net private info about the other lot.

Both have been arrested in the past year or so due to claims of harassment the other has made against them, all rather nasty.

Mind you this is also a "real life" situation rather than just internet trolling so perhaps not the best example.

kowloon

auldgranny wrote: »

That happen you?

Yeah, there are also a few people who know my username from seeing it on my screen, they would be able to read any post I make. I just accept that I have no real anonymity.

WilyCoyote

Deleted User wrote: »

Have you ever been virtually fingered?

A cop tried to feel my collar once. Slipped that one. So, no

Duracell Bunny wrote: »

Or digitally?

Yes, but that was analogue. He was a proctologist and had my permission Very gentle and warm hands.
Bless!

JonEBGud

Why would anyone close an account?
There is INFO here that is not available
elsewhere.
Doesn't make sense.

jimgoose

Deleted User wrote: »

Have you ever been virtually fingered?

finger(); mount(); pipe(); fork(); exit(); <aaaahhhh...>

anncoates

Dunno if it's been raised already in the thread but I guarantee that if there was a way of stopping snide remarks abut post count in lieu of intelligent retort during discussion or mean-spirited threads ripping the piss out of the top-posting users, you'd see the number of closed accounts drop.

Now, you could say to people just grow a pair and argue back but then again you could also say that for countless other existing misdemeanors: being a dick; grammar Nazism, casual sexism etc.

osarusan

anncoates wrote: »

Dunno if it's been raised already in the thread but I guarantee that if there was a way of stopping snide remarks abut post count in lieu of intelligent retort during discussion or mean-spirited threads ripping the piss out of the top-posting users, you'd see the number of closed accounts drop.

I cant say I have ever noticed that.

But then, I obviously haven't been posting on here anywhere near as much as you have, you loser.

Buzz Killington the third

Why do people really care about closed accounts though? It looks like too many people take it personally.

anncoates

osarusan wrote: »

I cant say I have ever noticed that.

But then, I obviously haven't been posting on here anywhere near as much as you have, you loser.

/reported

/account closed

Dolbert

I was on another forum years ago where the admins hid all postcounts as an April fool's prank, and said it was part of a new policy. There was carnage. Threats, rage and virtual tears from some of the prolific posters because their precious postcount was gone. It was glorious, especially when the prank was revealed and they had to pretend it wasn't that big of a deal after all

Renegade Mechanic

Dolbert wrote: »

I was on another forum years ago where the admins hid all postcounts as an April fool's prank, and said it was part of a new policy. There was carnage. Threats, rage and virtual tears from some of the prolific posters because their precious postcount was gone. It was glorious, especially when the prank was revealed and they had to pretend it wasn't that big of a deal after all

Please please please tell me thats true!

Ruu

Dolbert wrote: »

I was on another forum years ago where the admins hid all postcounts as an April fool's prank, and said it was part of a new policy. There was carnage. Threats, rage and virtual tears from some of the prolific posters because their precious postcount was gone. It was glorious, especially when the prank was revealed and they had to pretend it wasn't that big of a deal after all

It happened here a few years ago. I think even changing the join date was threatened over the years as well.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054961068

Dolbert

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

Please please please tell me thats true!

Yep! The butthurt levels were off the scale. It was one of those forums where regulars would feel very superior to the 'noobs' and I think this was a smack from the admins

Calibos

Post counts are a fools metric anyway. Join date is where its at.

I've got staying power ladies!!

Daveysil15

Calibos wrote: »

Post counts are a fools metric anyway. Join date is where its at.

I've got staying power ladies!!

I'm surprised they even had the interweb way back in 2002. :eek:

kowloon

Ruu wrote: »

It happened here a few years ago. I think even changing the join date was threatened over the years as well.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054961068

All the join dates were reset to 2001 or something were they not?

Calibos

Back then, this was all just empty fields......



Y'know, unpopulated SQL Database fields and such like.

First post on boards was 12 years and 5 months ago. Jaysus, some of ye were probably still being potty trained when I started posting here!! :eek:

Renegade Mechanic

Calibos wrote: »

Back then, this was all just empty fields......



Y'know, unpopulated SQL Database fields and such like.

First post on boards was 12 years and 5 months ago. Jaysus, some of ye were probably still being potty trained when I started posting here!! :eek:

12 years? Heh, Ive seen 16 :cool:

Edit: Your 1st post was 12 yrs ago

Tail Docker

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

12 years? Heh, Ive seen 16 :cool:

Edit: Your 1st post was 12 yrs ago

Close it now Rennie. Your gob, not your account. Hah.

Renegade Mechanic

Tail Docker wrote: »

Close it now Rennie. Your gob, not your account. Hah.

Cut me to the cartilage there.:(

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Few years ago I was at a beers and was told this story about a boardsie who lived up in really remote part of Donegal. One night, in the lashings of rain, he came home, walked through the back kitchen and up the back stairs to his bathroom to get a towel so he could dry himself off. Then as he walked past his bedroom he noticed through the crack in the door that his laptop was switched on. So he went in and as he got half way across the floor he could see that Boards was open on it, and he was logged in and he had a bunch of PMs. He was tired though and decided he would see who they were from in the morning. Then he got up. Closed his laptop. Turned around and sitting right there, in the middle of his bed, was his fucking umbrella. He had totally forgot to bring it with him.

auldgranny

I was thinking of closing my account and coming back as some sexy young one

SterlingArcher

I considered it, purely so I wouldn't need to have every mod send a big long winded pm reminding me of how many infractions and warnings I have notched up everytime I get a new one. Would like to save them the hassle of reading through my history judging me, so they can just get on with the warning already.

Guess its not only my dance moves that are provocative.

WilyCoyote

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

Few years ago I was at a beers and was told this story about a boardsie who lived up in really remote part of Donegal. One night, in the lashings of rain, he came home, walked through the back kitchen and up the back stairs to his bathroom to get a towel so he could dry himself off. Then as he walked past his bedroom he noticed through the crack in the door that his laptop was switched on. So he went in and as he got half way across the floor he could see that Boards was open on it, and he was logged in and he had a bunch of PMs. He was tired though and decided he would see who they were from in the morning. Then he got up. Closed his laptop. Turned around and sitting right there, in the middle of his bed, was his fucking umbrella. He had totally forgot to bring it with him.

I don't get it. And before you say it ........................ am not from Gurtahurk, Kilmacrennan or Portnablagh.
And what had the PMs got to do with it?

House of Blaze

Calibos wrote: »

Back then, this was all just empty fields......



Y'know, unpopulated SQL Database fields and such like.

First post on boards was 12 years and 5 months ago. Jaysus, some of ye were probably still being potty trained when I started posting here!! :eek:

Reminds me of when I was in college and a bit older than the rest.

One day was out having a smoke and a chat to one of them and he starts telling me I should quit.

So I looked at him and said "How old are you xxx?" and he says "19, why?"

So I said "I've been smoking since you were six years old!"

He gave it over then.

Esel

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

Few years ago I was at a beers and was told this story about a boardsie who lived up in really remote part of Donegal. One night, in the lashings of rain, he came home, walked through the back kitchen and up the back stairs to his bathroom to get a towel so he could dry himself off. Then as he walked past his bedroom he noticed through the crack in the door that his laptop was switched on. So he went in and as he got half way across the floor he could see that Boards was open on it, and he was logged in and he had a bunch of PMs. He was tired though and decided he would see who they were from in the morning. Then he got up. Closed his laptop. Turned around and sitting right there, in the middle of his bed, was his fucking umbrella. He had totally forgot to bring it with him.

Few years ago, beers, story... 2014? Wtf?

Being permabanned by some remote Donegal mod could be considered a badge of honour in some quarters. I'd say if you send them a PM with a fulsome apology you might have your original account reinstated. Unless you indulged in gratuitous personal abuse, of course...

K-9

The rage quits are a bit sad tbh, especially if they re-reg within days! There really should be a 24 hour hiatus when pressing that close account option.

Having said that, the vast, vast majority of us manage without going near the close account button, so barring concerns about privacy and stalking, there doesn't seem a valid reason to do it. I just feel like a change isn't really a reason.

Never get the banned users re-reging, unless they are going to change their behaviour. If you are a dick online you'll still end up banned, because people hate dicks. (Except that Henrietta girl who married Mr. Dick)

Fred Swanson

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gugleguy

Why would ye consider such a drastic raw desparate life wrenchin’ course of action Gugleguy? (in Joe Duffy tone)

- the snark level (a measurement I use like the pollen count) is climbing.
- threads in the prison forum are funnier than the humour forum and ah forum.
- if there's a thread about dogs or whatever in the ah forum and the thread goes a wee bit derogative against dogs then it is quickly locked. If it's about a human being there is definitely a better chance of the thread remaining open with a mod warning at the start.

Mr. CooL ICE

I had somebody from school identify me before in a thread where I stated that I don't make much of an effort keeping in contact with old schoolfriends. I know the guy enough that he wouldn't use anything against me, but it still freaked me out slightly.

Anyway, I don't go out of my way to keep anonymity, but the majority of my posts are completely pointless so it doesn't matter. Like woopsie, I come here for a laugh and not to argue.

Calibos wrote: »

Post counts are a fools metric anyway. Join date is where its at.

I've got staying power ladies!!

Back in your box, noobie nooberson

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

Few years ago I was at a beers and was told this story about a boardsie who lived up in really remote part of Donegal. One night, in the lashings of rain, he came home, walked through the back kitchen and up the back stairs to his bathroom to get a towel so he could dry himself off. Then as he walked past his bedroom he noticed through the crack in the door that his laptop was switched on. So he went in and as he got half way across the floor he could see that Boards was open on it, and he was logged in and he had a bunch of PMs. He was tired though and decided he would see who they were from in the morning. Then he got up. Closed his laptop. Turned around and sitting right there, in the middle of his bed, was his fucking umbrella. He had totally forgot to bring it with him.

And there was a skeleton holding the umbrella :eek:

gugleguy

bluewolf wrote: »

And there was a skeleton holding the umbrella :eek:

Maybe the modern can invoke that skeleton against people. Reminds me of Jason and the Argonauts. The artist responsible for this passed away about a year ago or so.

Son Of A Vidic

I might be my own boss, but I have a highly stressful job and Boards.ie is my very own reversal agent that counteracts it. So I don't think I'll ever close my account. But if I ever felt an inkling, I'd probably just wouldn't login and leave it be for awhile.

Muise...

I told myself I'd give it a year. Tick tock.

Fr_Dougal

I closed my account and re-reged, shaved 4 years off my age in the process!

Real life got too busy and boards was too much of a distraction.

Pat Mustard

A friend of mine posts on a different site, where she has posted certain personal details. Another poster examined those details, guessed who she is, and all but named her on that site.

So people need to be careful.

From that perspective, I can see why people close account.

Lou.m

People close their accounts because they are not enjoying boards.ie anymore or they don't like the vibe or the culture on boards.ie they do so possibly simply because it is not fun anymore.

umop.episdn

Lou.m wrote: »

People close their accounts because they are not enjoying boards.ie anymore or they don't like the vibe or the culture on boards.ie they do so possibly simply because it is not fun anymore.

I'm starting to think this way myself, I'm finding that I've not been on much at all in the last few weeks, I'm getting a little bored with the fora I would normally post in, and outside of that, theres not much else on boards for me

NormalBob Ubiquitypants

I had exams to do and kept checking boards. Deleted it for sanity. Now I am back. Sanity gone.

takamichinoku

I deleted myself off about a dozen forums a few weeks ago, usually just become a bit mortified by my post count and the lack of anything quantifiable positives I've gotten. If it's a small forum I get really fed up of the whole group mentality too, I either get caught up in it and go a bit weird (e.g. I'm kind of obsessed with Derek by Ricky Gervais because a forum I was on, for the most part, hates him) or get sick of all the inside jokes that aren't funny.


Think this is my fourth boards.ie profile, prolly got about a week left in it now that I'm back posting heavilyish with a thesis deadline coming up.

Lou.m

I have been thinking of just closing mine and going to another forum. Fair few folks know me in RL here. -_- And someone started a new account just as I got to them better. Hmmmmmmm