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Re: Chris Poole

#91

Post by CyberDildonics »

moron4hire wrote: post #60
janny_throwaway wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unlike reddit, 4chan is not a popularity contest. There are no likes or upvotes that dictate what you see; everyone in a thread sees the same content. Furthermore, there are no persistent identities, so you have no way of gauging the value of someone's post other than by examining its content. I think this dynamic is what made 4chan such a creative force: the only way for a post to "live" longer than one thread was t…

I don't think the lack of upvotes means there isn't still a popularity contest going on. There is still a lot of posting done just to try to get as big of a reaction as possible out of people. Some people even talk about their activity on 4chan through other side-channels, like IRC or even in-person. People brag about their exploits to other people. It may not have a number attached to it, but it's really nothing but…

Back in my day, trolling used to mean something.

Re: Chris Poole

#92

Post by viraptor »

janny_throwaway wrote: post #13
fein wrote: post #5

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…

>primarily due to seeing the kind of place you get when the barrier for entry is non existent. you think reddit's bad, try 4chan! I was 4chan "janitor" (lesser-mod) for 18 months or so and I agree, these sorts of positions really twist your perception of the community you're moderating. When you're buried in reports -- and these are 4chan reports, which means not just spam, but gore, cp, raids, etc. -- it becomes all…

I'm really curious, could you say how does 4chan recruit moderators? Normally in online communities you'd have get some frequent users invested in the forum and upgrade them in status. This of course fails for 4chan where you can't see who's a regular, or who has a good history. So how does it work? Are mods usually moot's friends from real world, or some other community?

Re: Chris Poole

#93

Post by moistgorilla »

Natsu wrote: post #88
Nadya wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good times only exist because bad times exist to weigh them against. Good times would merely be "times" without bad times. Language is full of color - and I find it a disservice to desaturate those colors. The bright are made all the more brighter when contrasted with the dim. By muting language you make it harder to distinguish between those colors. Polite language becomes aggressive and disliked because you know wh…

> Good times only exist because bad times exist to weigh them against. Good times would merely be "times" without bad times. That sounds very poetic, but I honestly don't think that any of the horrible things that have happened to me have made me enjoy life more.

Really? Horrible things happened to you because of 4chan? It's honestly laughable.

Re: Chris Poole

#94

Post by pervycreeper »

monaway wrote: post #89
542458 wrote: post #9

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…

>Hiroyuki Nishimura's past doesn't really suggest the same sort of community-mindedness. That's putting it lightly. http://www.anonymous-japan.org/fake2ch/ Japanese netizens absolutely loathe him on a level that makes westerners' mixed feelings toward moot seem glowing in comparison. https://imgur.com/a/o8ruh Here's what the current lead developer of 2ch (@CodeMonkeyZ) thinks Hiroyuki's plans for 4chan are: http://pa…

To be fair, most of the major internet companies intend to monetize your data. This doesn't sound much worse, even if these allegations are true.

Re: Chris Poole

#95

Post by yarou »

Natsu wrote: post #88
Nadya wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good times only exist because bad times exist to weigh them against. Good times would merely be "times" without bad times. Language is full of color - and I find it a disservice to desaturate those colors. The bright are made all the more brighter when contrasted with the dim. By muting language you make it harder to distinguish between those colors. Polite language becomes aggressive and disliked because you know wh…

> Good times only exist because bad times exist to weigh them against. Good times would merely be "times" without bad times. That sounds very poetic, but I honestly don't think that any of the horrible things that have happened to me have made me enjoy life more.

You may not see it that way, but the negative experiences of your life have probably taught you more, influenced the core of your personality, and made you grow more than the positive ones.

Re: Chris Poole

#96

Post by astrange »

viraptor wrote: post #92
janny_throwaway wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>primarily due to seeing the kind of place you get when the barrier for entry is non existent. you think reddit's bad, try 4chan! I was 4chan "janitor" (lesser-mod) for 18 months or so and I agree, these sorts of positions really twist your perception of the community you're moderating. When you're buried in reports -- and these are 4chan reports, which means not just spam, but gore, cp, raids, etc. -- it becomes all…

I'm really curious, could you say how does 4chan recruit moderators? Normally in online communities you'd have get some frequent users invested in the forum and upgrade them in status. This of course fails for 4chan where you can't see who's a regular, or who has a good history. So how does it work? Are mods usually moot's friends from real world, or some other community?

Mods are promoted from the janitor team, who apply for the job themselves.

Re: Chris Poole

#97

Post by letstryagain »

comrh wrote: post #32
mahranch wrote: post #28

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> you think reddit's bad, try 4chan! I honestly don't think the two are even comparable. Moderating a large subreddit on reddit is infinitely harder and more complex than 4chan. Some of the larger subreddits see more pageviews than the entirety of 4chan. Moving beyond that, moderators on 4chan are completely anonymous unless they choose to be known. This isn't the case with reddit. Moderators often have to have a lon…

> This is important because with a history, you open yourself up to attacks. Which is why I set up a script a few months ago to delete my account history every month. The amount of doxing I saw on reddit made me nervous.

I change my username every few months

Re: Chris Poole

#98

Post by partisan »

arrrg wrote: post #73
icebraining wrote: post #58

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Oh, I didn't mean to imply I believe what I read or see on 4chan; it's more about the way people interact with each other. Like I said, it's more of a feeling than anything else.

You mean people are super-abrasive and think that’s just normal? I don’t think that’s honesty, that’s being an asshole.

Case in point.

Re: Chris Poole

#99

Post by bhaumik »

pervycreeper wrote: post #69

>And he’s come out the other side with his soul and his spirit intact. I have trouble believing this one. Poole has stated that the controversies 4chan was involved in in September had a big negative personal impact, principally dealing with legal threats from celebrities who had their photos leaked on the site. Two other events, which he conspicuously hasn't commented on would have unquestionably left scars on his e…

Poole's situation did not give rise to the 'cuck' meme: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cuck

Re: Chris Poole

#100

Post by PavlovsCat »

yarou wrote: post #95
Natsu wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Good times only exist because bad times exist to weigh them against. Good times would merely be "times" without bad times. That sounds very poetic, but I honestly don't think that any of the horrible things that have happened to me have made me enjoy life more.

You may not see it that way, but the negative experiences of your life have probably taught you more, influenced the core of your personality, and made you grow more than the positive ones.

There are plenty of ways in which people get simply harmed with no "benefit", or even crushed. By definition we only ever talk with those who survive in some way, and I think it's best to leave it up to a person to decide how they feel about bad things in their life, and what it did or didn't do for them. If you suffered through horrible things and grew from it with no permanent damage, that's great (no sarcasm intended), but please don't assume that's how it goes for everybody.
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