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And 4chan theoretically is better still, because the anonymity means posters are not rewarded at all for their contributions. Even the same poster, posting twic

And 4chan theoretically is better still, because the anonymity means posters are not rewarded at all for their contributions. Even the same poster, posting twice in the thread is not identifiable on most boards, allowing the discussion to be the primary focus. On the other hand, the culture of most *chans is to be abusive and confrontational, so who knows if it is any better.

darkpuma 8y ago
In my experience 4chan has more attention seeking behavior than IRC (inline images facilitate it moreso than nicks), and on IRC users tend to be more friendly and aware of each other's humanity.
- chx 8y ago
  > and on IRC users tend to be more friendly and aware of each other's humanity. I have been on IRC since 1993 but this is news to me.
  - michaelt 8y ago
    'Friendlier than 4chan' is a pretty low bar.
    - chx 8y ago
      For sure but "aware of each other's humanity" is ... not something I'd call your typical IRC dweller.
newen 8y ago
4chan style threads with account names might actually be better. You can have really good discussions in imageboards (in the smaller boards) because you don't have a bunch of non-participants butting in with their upvotes and downvotes. Even Metafilter with their very low key favorites "voting system" gives rise to a contest for getting the most favorites.
- darkpuma 8y ago
  It's not popular on 4chan, but there are other smaller imageboards on which it's popular to use usernames (tripcodes in their parlance.) I can't say I'm a big fan.
  - newen 8y ago
    Yeah I don't like people who go by names in imageboards either but that might mostly be because of the imageboard culture.
jaabe 8y ago
I actually think it’s the opposite. On traditional social media a mediocre post will still get a few likes. On 4chan a new thread needs to achieve quick popularity or it’ll get deleted within 5 minutes. I think that is part of what fules the negative culture. The anonymity and lack of moderation surely helps but outrageous threads simply have a higher chance of surviving on 4chan.
- canofbars 8y ago
  Only on the megaboards. On slower ones like /n/ a thread can hang around for months if it has discussion.

darkpuma 8y ago

In my experience 4chan has more attention seeking behavior than IRC (inline images facilitate it moreso than nicks), and on IRC users tend to be more friendly and aware of each other's humanity.

chx 8y ago
> and on IRC users tend to be more friendly and aware of each other's humanity. I have been on IRC since 1993 but this is news to me.
- michaelt 8y ago
  'Friendlier than 4chan' is a pretty low bar.
  - chx 8y ago
    For sure but "aware of each other's humanity" is ... not something I'd call your typical IRC dweller.

newen 8y ago

4chan style threads with account names might actually be better. You can have really good discussions in imageboards (in the smaller boards) because you don't have a bunch of non-participants butting in with their upvotes and downvotes. Even Metafilter with their very low key favorites "voting system" gives rise to a contest for getting the most favorites.

darkpuma 8y ago
It's not popular on 4chan, but there are other smaller imageboards on which it's popular to use usernames (tripcodes in their parlance.) I can't say I'm a big fan.
- newen 8y ago
  Yeah I don't like people who go by names in imageboards either but that might mostly be because of the imageboard culture.

jaabe 8y ago

I actually think it’s the opposite. On traditional social media a mediocre post will still get a few likes. On 4chan a new thread needs to achieve quick popularity or it’ll get deleted within 5 minutes. I think that is part of what fules the negative culture. The anonymity and lack of moderation surely helps but outrageous threads simply have a higher chance of surviving on 4chan.

canofbars 8y ago
Only on the megaboards. On slower ones like /n/ a thread can hang around for months if it has discussion.