Comments on: Unreal.ie has Gone to the Dogs http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/ Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:55:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Levi Konyen http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-21341 Levi Konyen Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:15:28 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-21341 This one makes sence "One's first step in wisdom is to kuesstion everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything." This one makes sence “One’s first step in wisdom is to kuesstion everything - and one’s last is to come to terms with everything.”

]]> By: adam http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-924 adam Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:44:50 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-924 Denis Desmond is the bossman of MCD, who you're not doubt aware are suing Boards at the moment over some postings about Oxygen. Denis Desmond is the bossman of MCD, who you’re not doubt aware are suing Boards at the moment over some postings about Oxygen.

]]> By: James http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-921 James Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:36:18 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-921 dahamsta, I agree with you, although I don't know who Denis Desmond is. I was an active poster on boards.ie when it was a normal forum, before the unpleasant mod culture developed. I know exactly what you mean by the "oppression" and its impossible to address the issue without prompting a flurry of Ghandi images. I don't post much anymore, but when I do I have a tendency to pick up minor bans. dahamsta, I agree with you, although I don’t know who Denis Desmond is. I was an active poster on boards.ie when it was a normal forum, before the unpleasant mod culture developed. I know exactly what you mean by the “oppression” and its impossible to address the issue without prompting a flurry of Ghandi images. I don’t post much anymore, but when I do I have a tendency to pick up minor bans.

]]> By: dahamsta http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-919 dahamsta Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:26:05 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-919 Sorry James, but Boards is only a benevolent dictatorship in the eyes and words of Tom and his sycophantic toadies. Saying it does not make it true. Boards is in reality an increasingly oppressive dictatorship that is effectively turning itself into just another Bebo or MySpace via homogenisation: caused in part, to be fair, by the actions of evil pricks like Denis Desmond; and in part by simple egomania in at least two of the admins. Even I'll admit that "oppression" is a strong word for something that is ultimately voluntary, but there's no middle ground word for what I'm experiencing. I've been prevented from posting in the forum of a not-for-profit and prevented from defending myself, and although that's certainly not equal to being thrown in jail for no reason, it is a violation. The supression of discussion on MCD I understand to a certain degree, as the operator of a <a href="http://foot.ie/" rel="nofollow">busy forum</a> myself - although the level they've gone to is ridiculous - but throwing me out of Boards for taking the mick out of Jerry is just pathetic. In the end though, it's Boards that will suffer for it. The intelligent commentators are leaving, because of the worsening signal-to-noise, and although that's always evident on a discussion site, it really is turning into just another Bebo or MySpace. They're welcome to it. Sorry James, but Boards is only a benevolent dictatorship in the eyes and words of Tom and his sycophantic toadies. Saying it does not make it true.

Boards is in reality an increasingly oppressive dictatorship that is effectively turning itself into just another Bebo or MySpace via homogenisation: caused in part, to be fair, by the actions of evil pricks like Denis Desmond; and in part by simple egomania in at least two of the admins.

Even I’ll admit that “oppression” is a strong word for something that is ultimately voluntary, but there’s no middle ground word for what I’m experiencing. I’ve been prevented from posting in the forum of a not-for-profit and prevented from defending myself, and although that’s certainly not equal to being thrown in jail for no reason, it is a violation.

The supression of discussion on MCD I understand to a certain degree, as the operator of a busy forum myself - although the level they’ve gone to is ridiculous - but throwing me out of Boards for taking the mick out of Jerry is just pathetic.

In the end though, it’s Boards that will suffer for it. The intelligent commentators are leaving, because of the worsening signal-to-noise, and although that’s always evident on a discussion site, it really is turning into just another Bebo or MySpace. They’re welcome to it.

]]> By: Jazzy http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-916 Jazzy Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:13:57 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2006/08/16/unrealie-has-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-916 interesting stuff there killy. im not too sure their new stance will have any affect on anything though. iff ppl act like they have been since they joined, all is good. if one gets shit, sort it out. i dunno, im not gonna change anything i do for certain... as are many others. but over all, i do not agree with that "ruling". its unnessacery (spelling?) and imflammatory (spelling again) interesting stuff there killy. im not too sure their new stance will have any affect on anything though. iff ppl act like they have been since they joined, all is good. if one gets shit, sort it out. i dunno, im not gonna change anything i do for certain… as are many others.

but over all, i do not agree with that “ruling”. its unnessacery (spelling?) and imflammatory (spelling again)

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