Chris Poole

When I read the title I thought it was about moot joining USV as an EIR or partner.

Huge respect for Chris, and I'm very happy he's feeling that sense of relief.

I took a shot at moderating a few smaller subreddits, and managed to find myself hating every moment spent doing it. It sure makes the majority of internet look like selfish ingrates, even though it's usually just a vocal minority.

I just stay away from Reddit now for the most part; primarily due to seeing the kind of place you get when the barrier for entry is non existent.

The site's not down it's just slow.

I don't blame Chris for selling in the slightest and I'm happy that he's been able to let go, but I kind of wish he had found somebody a little more likeminded to take over the place. Chris has always been an excellent citizen of his own community, and always seemed to really "get" what made a lot of the community work. Other than one incident at the end of his tenure, "m00t" was always very well-loved (for somebody on a site that hates everything), and understood how to shape vibrant communities with a fairly light hand. Hiroyuki Nishimura's past doesn't really suggest the same sort of community-mindedness. Maybe with 4chan's current size that sort of involvement is irrelevant, but I hope it won't negatively affect the site.