Gentleman Jack
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I assumed there was no real difference between /b/ and any other board on 4chan, no real wall separating /fit/ or /v/ or /b/ on any given day. It strikes me as naive to think of 4chan any other way.
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Popular fitness Youtuber quits due to 4chan shenanigans
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I assumed there was no real difference between /b/ and any other board on 4chan, no real wall separating /fit/ or /v/ or /b/ on any given day. It strikes me as naive to think of 4chan any other way.
I've been on 4chan since 2007 and have toured every board. They are all their own unique culture.
Gentleman Jack
Member
The only thing I really know /b/ for is a howling pit of active hostility. That is not a culture and given the ephemeral and anonymous nature that is at the very foundation of 4chan I doubt there isn't some overlap. Doesn't take much to transform an otherwise rational being into a heartless, aggressive monster persona online.
Femmeworth
Banned
Muscle shaming. *shakes head*
Megalosaro
Banned
A lot of crap that is allowed on /b/ isn't allowed on other boards. If you act like you do on there, you'll get banned temporarily pretty quick. Believe it or not, there IS a moderation staff on the site.
Like another user said, many of the boards have their own culture. Some are more civilized than others. Some are downright hospitable.
I suggest you try /fit/ (fitness), /mu/ (music), /lit/ (literature), /vg/ (video game generals), /diy/ (do-it-yourself), maybe even /v/ (video games). They are terrifically different from one another. Don't try /b/ and don't assume about things, buddy.
Edit: /diy/ downright taught me the basics of herbalism when I asked about it. It was nice.
Cameron122
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Man I loved Scooby's vids 
It's a containment board, really.
They'll just spill over even more into other boards, then. Might as well try to keep them contained in a central location.
Gentleman Jack
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ad revenue, presumably.
No, /b/ is a raging shithole whereas many of the other boards are fine. Obviously you get some dumb shit going on from time to time but it's not overpowering like /b/. Personally I like /co/ a lot.
When has that mattered to anyone? Especially online psychopaths who develop obsessive grudges and decade-long stalking habits?
Sounds kind of like the internet in general honestly: most people (probably) mean well, but a few people get weird and overboard and wreck it for everyone.
And Google thinks it's a great idea for everyone to use their real name on Youtube. Are these companies run by the densest dumbfucks in the world?
Well, there was that time they tried to target Los Zetas.
It went about as well as you would expect.
/fit/ feels terrible about what happened and /fit/ didn't do it.
AlimNassor
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/b/'s population is mostly your average high school kid who discovered he can get away with calling people racial slurs.
I frequent all the /v/'s minus /vp/. /v/ is pretty enjoyable.
JJDinomite
Banned
/b/ =/= the rest of 4chan. But yeah, this is a pretty ugly incident.
Exr
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Some boards are fantastic. On topic and very helpful community. Each one has its own running jokes and references though, so there is a huge difference among each of them.
It contains all the shit and is one of the most popular places on the site in terms of post traffic.
That's like comparing it to a disabled person on life support.
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
if this comic is any indication, Mark Rippetoe is next:
/b/ and, to a lesser extent, /pol/, are the containment boards that keep the worst aspects of 4chan from invading the other boards. Many boards are downright fun to interact with, such as /co/ on Wednesdays and /sp/ during pretty much anything major sporting event (/sp/ during this past Super Bowl was incredible).
Does 4Chan ever really need a reason? They are a bunch of pricks who do it for the "lulz".
Because all of us are pricks who hack Sony and harass youtubers, right?
MushroomSamba
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If only there were a /b/ that trolls /b/.
OpinionatedCyborg
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doxxing is most effective on those who actually have something to lose.
I'm so surprised /pol/ and Bill Cosby agreed on the Trayvon trial. Blew me away.
Piss into an ocean of piss. That will totally do something. Yep.
Are you a /b/tard? if yes, then I would say yes.
He built his own house, speaks german, is an engineer, competed in an Ironman and is pretty fit. I have mad respect for Scooby.
go back to reddit
go back to reddit
He's trying to say there's a difference btween a 4channer and a /b/tard. You generalized the site.
Lead engineer where he works.
oneils
Member
I dunno, the trolling/doxxing seems like a great excuse to move over to his new paid site. Only way for fans to interact with him, now, is through a paid membership.
Well, whatever the reason to move over to a paid site, it still is bullshit that he got doxxed. People really don't know when to quit.
Well, whatever the reason to move over to a paid site, it still is bullshit that he got doxxed. People really don't know when to quit.
I don't go to reddit, but thanks for doing the same thing you're accusing me of.
That was the point.
Anyway, I love /fit/. They make great comics and actually respect guys like Mark and Scooby.
Some comics, or whatever they're called
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