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So...it didn't go wrong? Why should the ultimate goal of a forum be growth? And, I don't think you can blame SA for 4chan, nor 4chan for trump. Both trump an
by earenndil 7y ago
So...it didn't go wrong? Why should the ultimate goal of a forum be growth?
And, I don't think you can blame SA for 4chan, nor 4chan for trump. Both trump and 4chan meet a demand, and that demand would have been filled, one way or another.
- zyx321 7y agoChris Poole (Moot) founded 4chan after being banned from SA (in the version I heard it was on accusations of pedophilia, because anyone who finds anime characters attractive is clearly a pedophile). SA was far more influential in creating and shaping 4chan than anything else, even the Japanese forums it was imitating (2chan, etc.) Would there still be something that fits roughly the same niche as 4chan, if 4chan didn't exist? Most likely yes. But it wouldn't be anything like the 4chan we know today.
- jandrese 7y agoThe SA moderators are extremely touchy about pedophilia and will permaban with basically just an anonymous accusation and maybe some fabricated "evidence". They also don't respond to appeals.