Review of Stereotyping on Boards

No harm in reviewing things, but whatever about a couple of years ago, resources now are gone beyond breaking point, so I don’t imagine there being much resources being available to carry out a review of something like is it 800 forums and counting at this point? Definitely want to skinny that down 😳

I know they’re just examples too but the first two examples you give, I don’t frequent either forum but perhaps context should be given consideration - the subtitles seem like an attempt to give a colloquial feel to the forums, intended to be less intimidating than more so.

The Gentleman’s Club, was intended to be the equivalent of The Ladies Lounge, and both forums were always open, welcoming and accessible to all. Personally, I suppose because I’ll admit to being sexist, old-fashioned and so on, the titles of both forums for me were part of their charm, and not something intended to be perceived as negative, or unwelcoming or inappropriate. Both forums are former shadows of themselves at the time when you would have originally made the point though. I didn’t frequent the Ladies Lounge all that much in any case, but recent discussions on hair loss and masturbation for example in The Gentleman’s Club make me think that the forum title is the least of its problems! 😒

I see nothing wrong with using a harmless old nursery rhyme about a garden for a light hearted gardening thread title. That said I've never seen that title in the Gardening Forum. There is a thread, last used 2011, for garden photos called How does your Garden grow? (no Mary Mary though). Can you link to the thread that offends your sensibilities?

Got it! In years reading the forum I've never even noticed it. Taking offence at any of those titles is absurd.

Seriously? They're quippy descriptors of forums, nothing more. Get over yourself.

Mostly middle-aged men who work in tech I’d imagine.

Quite likely to be a reference to "Handy Andy", the builder on Changing Rooms on the BBC, back at the turn of the century…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kane

Cads, bounders, and Jaaaaaaaag drivers.

It's the the 20s.

Almost everyone is on mobile now and doesn't even see the subtitles.

'Sexist', 'colonial' and the boiler platedness of this poster forever forgiven ^

Low level trolling 'lads'.

I'm sure the graveyard mods will be in to clean up this shtshow soon. New brush and all that taking onboard what's wrong with the place.

Who knew some people could read so much into harmless tag lines for forums?

I guess I did, cos, y’know, that’s how they came up with them in the first place, 20 odd years ago:

boards.ie was awarded a Zeddy Award in 2001. (The Zeddy Awards have since been discontinued.) It also won a Golden Spider Award in the same year.

For his contribution to Irish society, Tom Murphy was awarded a Net Visionary Award by the Irish Internet Association in 2004 in the "Social Contribution" category.

John Breslin was awarded Net Visionary Awards by the Irish Internet Association in 2005 and 2006.

boards.ie won two awards in the Irish Web Awards 2008, "Best Website in Ireland" and "Best Discussion Forum". It also won "Best Social Networking and Community Website" in the Golden Spider Awards 2008.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boards.ie

Seems unthinkable now when you look at what the site has become…

Goodness knows how old that meme is 😂

DIY: fuçk it up for free

Gardening: keep your bush trimmed

Brilliant! 🤣🤣