Reddit Vs Boards. Reddit is fun/Boards users just criticize each other

Wanderer78 · 29-01-2022 10:57am

theres some mental american stuff on reddit!

is_that_so · 29-01-2022 11:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118543597#Comment_118543597

And that's how you learn the important life skill of ignoring noise and nonsense! It tends to peter out if you don't feed the pantomime! As for Reddit tried it a few times and just not a fan of how the comments are organised.

29-01-2022 11:38am

That /Ireland page is complete shïte. Full of people who love SF and hate travellers. And terrible Simpsons memes.

EmmetSpiceland · 29-01-2022 11:51am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549442#Comment_118549442

That, along with the ‘Irish Simpsons Fans’ page on Facebook and Blind Boy Boat Club, are responsible for the sharp rise in casual sectarianism among the younger generation.

kirk. · 29-01-2022 11:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549340#Comment_118549340

I skip through all the back and forth rows now

I actually used to do a little bit of it but it's bad for the mental health

Cluedo Monopoly · 29-01-2022 12:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118540192#Comment_118540192

You're still struggling with basic grammar!

alchemist33 · 29-01-2022 12:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548860#Comment_118548860

Yes, reddit is what you make of it. If you do nothing you'll get a lot of cute animals, but you don't have to stay on the homepage. There are subs for every interest you can think of, including lots of 18+ if thats your thing.

I find it good for random browsing as there's so much to look at, and whatever your political or social leanings, you can find like-minded people. As a whole, it has some leanings I don't like at all (the anti-work thing got out of hand recently until this weeks' events) and some I do. And you have to remember a lot of content is American and doesn't apply to here (e.g. attitude to policing, work conditions). I find r/ireland, on the whole, more sensible than a lot on boards.

Greyfox · 29-01-2022 12:35pm

Boards is much better for discussions but for just browsing reddit is far better. I absolutely love the upvote system on reddit but I think if boards did something similar here it would be a disaster.

McGinniesta · 29-01-2022 4:13pm

I criticized yer aul wan.

archfi · 29-01-2022 6:15pm

I rarely use reddit now except finding solutions to some tech problems and as another poster said, you really need to sort out the wheat from the chaff as even the most upvoted 'solutions' may be utter bullshít, but that applies to most sites if you're looking for a fix to a problem or a how to.

I never go near their political subs as these are complete echo chambers.

reddit is also packed with degenerates and some of the most disgusting/abusive subs/forums anywhere - paedos, incels, rapists and that's just some of the moderators (true story) Adults encouraging children to mutilate themselves and worse, if that's possible.

Whatever I can negatively say about boards.ie the odd time, it can never be put in the same hellhole category as what reddit encourages.

Burt Renaults · 30-01-2022 1:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549481#Comment_118549481

Personally, I think Protestants are to blame.

Kermit.de.frog · 30-01-2022 2:00am

I'm reasonably sure posters have been saying "Boards used to be a great site" since Boards started.

30-01-2022 2:18am

Whoever green lit the move when they did from Vbulletin to Vanilla signed the death cert for Boards. My god like.

30-01-2022 2:30am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118552718#Comment_118552718

I'm convinced there's a fundamental difference in how the site works that is slowly strangling it.

Before, you went to the homepage and then clicked My Threads. You were exposed to new content all the time through that interaction. Now, you click the icon and then Bookmarks, skipping all that new content.

I feel like I can go entire days without actually going to the homepage and seeing new stuff.

30-01-2022 10:02am

Reddit is undoubtfully better for broader range of subjects

The ireland page is woeful......boards is grand,but usership has collasped recently and now seems mainly older types ,who take it all too seriously.....if you were to pigeon-hole it,populated by rugby dads,disappointed with their life and kids

The ultimate champion of interneting,is PROC😎

ILoveYourVibes · 30-01-2022 11:49am

plus there are people who will tell you where you can buy fake watches ! they actually KNOW STUFF 🤣

Pussyhands · 30-01-2022 3:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549239#Comment_118549239

Each display type has its pros and cons. If you're talking politics then it's good to have everyone with an equal voice as there's balance.

But if you're in a subreddit about let's say...DIY, and you're asking how to do something, then having the most upvoted response first is probably better. For example this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/sfknhv/toilet_sounds_like_it_keeps_filling_water_but_it/?sort=confidence

You can view reddit threads in multiple ways anyways. You can view them with newest first, which is similar to boards. Top comments which is the most net upvotes. Best comments which is a mixture between the most net upvotes and high ratio of upvotes to downvotes and controversial which means a very close ratio of upvotes and downvotes.

Boards is very good for ongoing discussions and developing stories.

One thing that I would say is to anyone trying reddit, you need to install Reddit Enhancement Suite and first thing you need to do when you make a reddit account is to go to settings and use the Old Reddit design. I literally can't use the new reddit design. It kills the eyes and it's harder to navigate.

For example, this is my "Home" page on reddit. Where the subs I am subscribed to display their best posts.

TomTomTim · 30-01-2022 8:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548686#Comment_118548686

I managed two bans in a day in cycling subs, for agreeing with people who said there should be no politics allowed, when mods were trying to tell everyone we needed to support BLM 🤣

Pussyhands · 30-01-2022 11:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118556141#Comment_118556141

Yeah the mods are insane. They're so up their own arses

AllForIt · 31-01-2022 1:05am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549086#Comment_118549086

How do you know what crude websites used for selling drugs on the dark web looks like?

😜

AllForIt · 31-01-2022 1:08am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118550730#Comment_118550730

I rarely use reddit now except finding solutions to some tech problems and as another poster said,

Could you please direct the tech team of boards to this Reddit forum please

Mister Vain · 31-01-2022 8:38am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118557476#Comment_118557476

I was looking at them for research purposes. 😁

31-01-2022 11:56am

The Reddit voting system is basically a form of group censorship, so you're not allowed to have an unpopular opinion.

At least on Boards you can have your say and it will be seen, assuming some power mod doesn't delete it.

B.A._Baracus · 31-01-2022 2:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058230031/reddit-vs-boards-reddit-is-fun-boards-users-just-criticize-each-other

Depends on the forum. Like gaming, film, television etc are alright. But after hours and current affairs? Forget about it. So many opinionated jerks lol. You can say how the grass is green and how the sky is blue but you'll still have people arguing with how wrong you are.

Muahahaha · 31-01-2022 2:48pm

Both have their uses and Boards the better place for having conversations. But there is a lot more humour and fun to be had on Reddit, r/ireland is basically like what After Hours was like 10 years ago before lots of people left. Even like last week there was some funny photoshopping going on about the Russia v the fishermen topic, thats the type of stuff that would have been in AH years ago but is now found on Reddit. There are a wealth of other subs that are excellent, subs like r/interestingasfuck have some great content in them that you wont find elsewhere.

As for those sayng they dont like the format of Reddit, I think you just have to get used to it and that happens the more you use it. I hated it at the start but now dont mind it. I never read usernames on Reddit becasue the font size is tiny and that felt weird at first but quickly got used to it. And you cant have conversations on it but its main advantage is it has some excellent content that you wont find in other forums.

growleaves · 01-02-2022 12:03pm

A few years ago when the old politics.ie was damaged by a migration, I think many refugees from that site flooded into boards. That probably amplified the contentious political-chat aspect of boards.

01-02-2022 4:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118564278#Comment_118564278

The 16 hours a day merchants.

Melanchthon · 01-02-2022 7:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118550730#Comment_118550730

People will think you are exaggerating but this is completely true. They hired aimee challanor as a permanent staff member , a person who who managed to get kicked out of two political parties in England due to various pedophilic links, it's not like it's new thing either, Reddit was always full of weirdos apparently but the old weirdos had a libertarian ethos where as the new weirdos are more censorious left wing.

I do use Reddit a fair bit as there is some good small subs but it's also just interesting as something to look at to see the way it operates, with things like keyword removal of certain terms, moderators being inserted and removed despite the original moderators team not wanting them, the astroturfing and likely bot accounts.

sporina · 01-02-2022 11:40pm

Boards use to be great - shite now.. but I can't get the hang of Reddit.. must try again.. tis Spring after all.. new beginnings and all that..

PS lots of dead beats on here.. throwing their massive egos around but they probably feel really **** in the real world.. I wish they would just get some help.. there are some with serious "wants" in them as my Mum use to say.. I guess they wer always here but more obvious now as there is less traffic since the train crash of a refurb or what ever they did to ruin the site.. grr

Ubbquittious · 01-02-2022 11:45pm

Reddit is full of Statesian Democrats

Reddit Vs Boards. Reddit is fun/Boards users just criticize each other

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