Friends on boards - have they transcended this?

Candie

Candie wrote: »

I do enjoy the random non-creepy pms. It's nice to connect with complete strangers sometimes.

As a result of this, I've had a few pms from different posters.

And only one wasn't creepy...but which one?

tomwaterford

Candie wrote: »

As a result of this, I've had a few pms.

And only one wasn't creepy...but which one?

The only one you've not opened :pac:


Agh no....I've not made any friends/met anyone off it...though I do get pm's at times off very nice people

libelula

Candie wrote: »

As a result of this, I've had a few pms from different posters.

And only one wasn't creepy...but which one?

Report creepy pm's- there seems to be an awful lot of it, only one way to stamp it out

Fat Christy

Candie wrote: »

As a result of this, I've had a few pms from different posters.

And only one wasn't creepy...but which one?

You'll always get the odd creepy one when you're an AHers regular.

The Moldy Gowl

Candie wrote: »

As a result of this, I've had a few pms from different posters.

And only one wasn't creepy...but which one?

No one pm'd me.

Pack of gowls

libelula

libelula wrote: »

Report creepy pm's- there seems to be an awful lot of it, only one way to stamp it out

I'm toying with people here!

Fat Christy

Fat Christy wrote: »

You'll always get the odd creepy one when you're an AHers regular.

No, I like the pms you send me FC :P

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

No one pm'd me.

Pack of gowls

I'll pm you if you promise not to say gowl again. I hate that word.

Wang King

I have never received a creepy email in all my time here.........I may have sent 1 or 2....but never received one!

Candie

Candie wrote: »

No, I like the pms you send me FC :P



I'll pm you if you promise not to say gowl again. I hate that word.

It's become my new favourite word. Wonder how I'll be able to work it into every conversation I'll ever have. Ever.

HugsiePie

HugsiePie wrote: »

I have only once received a random PM...and that was yesterday :P

I get them every now and then. Not as much recently since I vanished for a while. Once it was someone from some local newspaper asking me about something or other I witnessed. Heck knows what it was about now, it was years back.

It's also occurred to me today that I've been on boards for a decade now.

tomwaterford

Though has anyone ever disabled the pm function

tara73

beks101 wrote: »

It's probably similar to how people end up dating around here except with friendship instead. I'd imagine the chat forums play a big part as well.

Is there succh a thing as a chat forum on boards? maybe I got it wrong but think people mentioned it here but I could never find one.

tara73

tara73 wrote: »

Is there succh a thing as a chat forum on boards? maybe I got it wrong but think people mentioned it here but I could never find one.

I guess there are some private forums could count as these, but many forums have chat threads within them, which serves as just general chitchat. The Ladies Lounge and the Gentleman's Club have ones and I'm sure loads of others too.

Vowel Movement

I had to close my old account when some hoor figured me out.

The Moldy Gowl

Candie wrote: »

No, I like the pms you send me FC :P



I'll pm you if you promise not to say gowl again. I hate that word.

It's a beautiful word and I'll have none of your blasphemy.

Please and thank you.

Gowlasauras Rex

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

It's a beautiful word and I'll have none of your blasphemy.

Please and thank you.

You're biased, Mr Rex. I would be too if my first name was Gowl.

The Moldy Gowl

Candie wrote: »

You're biased, Mr Rex. I would be too if my first name was Gowl.

We all have our crosses to bear.

5rtytry56

If you ignore someone they cannot pm you.

osarusan

Nobody ever sent me a PM because they agreed with my views.:(

Earthhorse

Candie wrote: »

I'm toying with people here!

Ha ha! You're quite the kidder!

So we're agreed there's no need to report any of the PMs you received. Happy families, happy families...

Maximus Alexander

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

We all have our crosses to bear.

Grrrrr

Macavity.

I used to think boards was great because of all the posts I was making. But the real reason it's great is because of all the friends I had been making.

LadyAthame

libelula wrote: »

Report creepy pm's- there seems to be an awful lot of it, only one way to stamp it out

They just make another account and start it again.

LadyAthame

tomwaterford wrote: »

Though has anyone ever disabled the pm function

Yes. Go to edit your profile then go to edit options.

LadyAthame

Stheno wrote: »

Have you made any friends on boards who have made a difference in your life?

No not really it's more like some rl friends are or were on boards.ie. A lot of peeps i used to know moved on. Plus it became a hostile place for me i would be a lot less trusting now not just of boards.ie but of the internet in general or meeting people from it.

There is really only one person i met through youtube and she doesn't live here.

I would be very wary of the net now unless you know for certain who you are talking to. I have even had people pretending to be someone I know. I've had my eyes opened.

Candie wrote: »

As a result of this, I've had a few pms from different posters.

And only one wasn't creepy...but which one?

Me too .......in fact that is the internet in general!

The_Valeyard

I use boards to pass the time, etc.

Never used it to find friends or love. Fair play to those who do.

Also use it for games, and certain hobby groups.

ibarelycare

I just moved in with a boardsie

Besides him I've made some of my closest friends through here. I've been on various holidays with boardsies (going to Iceland in a few weeks with some). I've been to two weddings of friends I've made through here. There's been relationships, hook-ups, drama, arguments...but I'm so glad I joined boards all those years ago. It's really helped me develop a fantastic circle of friends who have been with me through ups and downs.

Yay boards!

*solitary tear rolls down cheek*

OldNotWIse

RedXIV wrote: »

Boards introduced me to my fiancée, and is the reason I've a family

I've made a number of friends that I'd meet on occasion in the real world.

I got my first professional job through it

I'd like to think I helped quite a few people too, I do try to help when I see topics i'm confident about

I feel like a Boards under-achiever!

5rtytry56

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I feel like a Boards under-achiever!

I am the ultimate Boards under - dog :D

Generic Dreadhead

Well I would like more friends with like minded interests, but sure i don't live in the Pale so it'll never happen cause all the "Beers" are in Dublin

Neyite

Cormac... wrote: »

Well I would like more friends with like minded interests, but sure i don't live in the Pale so it'll never happen cause all the "Beers" are in Dublin

No, there are regional beers, and plenty of forum beers outside the pale. AH had beers in Galway for a few years running if I recall correctly.

Fat Christy

Cormac... wrote: »

Well I would like more friends with like minded interests, but sure i don't live in the Pale so it'll never happen cause all the "Beers" are in Dublin

Not true. The next beers I'm going to is in Galway.

Where are ya based? I'll be your friend as long as you're not a smelly gamer.

Generic Dreadhead

Neyite wrote: »

No, there are regional beers, and plenty of forum beers outside the pale. AH had beers in Galway for a few years running if I recall correctly.

Galway is equally far away
Sure anyhow what would I be doing in the Cork forums? :pac:
Playing 6-a-side soccer it seems

Fat Christy wrote: »

Where are ya based? I'll be your friend as long as you're not a smelly gamer.

Fallen at the 1st hurdle there :P

Duggy747

Been here nearly 10 years and haven't made many friends.............*sniff*..........but I don't really think about that or how people perceive me here. I don't see any of my friends for months at a time so hanging out here seeing the usual posters or whoever else keeps the social side of things ticking :pac:

Boards has helped me articulate and think about my own opinions on subjects a lot, some posters are able to put into words exactly how I might feel or think about something far better than I could at the time which helps me to carry that into real-life and build on it.

I keep meaning to show up for a Boards beers so next time in Galway I probably will.

smash

Duggy747 wrote: »

Been here nearly 10 years and haven't made many friends.............*sniff*..........

Well if the ejaculating penis that you have set as your location was a bit larger then you might make a few more friends.

Fat Christy

smash wrote: »

Well if the ejaculating penis that you have set as your location was a bit larger then you might make a few more friends.

I had to go and have a look!! :pac:

Duggy747

smash wrote: »

Well if the ejaculating penis that you have set as your location was a bit larger then you might make a few more friends.

I always forget that's there until someone brings it up.

Generic Dreadhead

Duggy747 wrote: »

I always forget that's there until someone brings it up

Same with your real penis too so! Zing!!! :pac:

writer_lady170

I can safety say that I've made some great friends from here - have met 6 in person. it's a pleasure to know them:) Have got some great advice here ranging from college, asperger's, break ups and more. boards is my place to chat, relax, give information, learn some new things and help others where I can:D

Menas

Funny thing about boards is that whilst it is easy enough to make friends, or to get to know and like other posters, it is insanely easy to get riled up and develop a deep dislike for some other posters.
It is like the real world, but greatly exaggerated.

Cupcake_Crisis

A few have come and gone, fewer have stuck! Going to Canada during the summer with a friend I met through boards, to visit friends we know through boards!

Maximus Alexander

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Funny thing about boards is that whilst it is easy enough to make friends, or to get to know and like other posters, it is insanely easy to get riled up and develop a deep dislike for some other posters.
It is like the real world, but greatly exaggerated.

Hah! I know what you mean. I'd say a lot of people on Boards hate me. I have a feeling I come across as kind of a dick. I'm probably kind of a dick in real life too, but I'm also moderately charming which takes the edge off. Charm ain't worth sh*t on Boards.

anncoates

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

'd say a lot of people on Boards hate me. I have a feeling I come across as kind of a dick. I'm probably kind of a dick in real life too, but I'm also moderately charming which takes the edge off.

Who are you again?

Maximus Alexander

anncoates wrote: »

Who are you again?

I'm a dude, who looks like a dude pretending he's another dude.

Tar.Aldarion

I'm listening to this reading all the replies for dramatic effect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdDDY5nVA3A

I must have met over a thousand boardsies by now and have had a great time in that decade. Met my best friend through here and for that alone I thank boards.
It's a great place, I still meet new people from here and hang out with old ones. I still remember my first post in and my first beers in 2004, it all started there. Friends housemates, girlfriend, laughing and crying. I've seen peopel go out of their way to help others, babies being born, marriages, friends die. I Learned a lot. And no matter what problems I have with anything here, boards is the best. The difference between it and other forums is community.

denhaagenite

Met my lovely neighbour on here just over a year ago, by working out she lived close by based on how much her bus fare is :pac:. I'd heard rumours that there were "others" in the neighbourhood but thought that people just got the Irish mixed up with other English speaking nationalities. We're actually not friends on here though, I'm a lone wolf...

WinnyThePoo

I'm a bear , so in real life nobody would go near me, only if i was in captivity. Otherwise I'd probably maul them if they came across me, so boards is great for me and all of you because it isn't a life threatening encounter .

somefeen

I don't really post on here often enough to make friends and given the absolute ****e I come out I don't think anyone would want to meet me either.

Boards is where I come when I'm feeling a bit lonely tbh

sadie06

I definitely have not made any friends on Boards, but that's not to say I don't engage. I'm a hit-and-run* kind of poster. I honestly start to feel uncomfortable with too much back and forth with any one poster. I'd like to think I contribute though, but I'm not looking for friendships.

I could well be known as a good contributor in one forum in particular, but I'd say that's it.

I absolutely love Boards, and have learned loads. It is my go to site for anything I can't turn up myself on google, and if I'm making a trip anywhere, I search here first for hotel and other recommendations and then take it from there. There must be a forum here for almost everyone and I love when I stumble across a really niche section and discover how active it is.

Yes, some posters annoy me, but having frequented a site that was nearly exclusively female for years, I'm happy with the moderation and can just ignore the few idiots.

*Legs it in case anyone tries to engage.

The Moldy Gowl

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Hah! I know what you mean. I'd say a lot of people on Boards hate me. I have a feeling I come across as kind of a dick. I'm probably kind of a dick in real life too, but I'm also moderately charming which takes the edge off. Charm ain't worth sh*t on Boards.

Anyone who posts in the soccer forum is gonna be seen as aggressive.

Did you not see the drama that unfolded last night?


We are all a pack of kindred gowls