Yeah, there are exceptions where the splinter outgrows the incumbent. I know nothing about 4chan much less its early days, but maybe 4chan didn't have the "at

Yeah, there are exceptions where the splinter outgrows the incumbent. I know nothing about 4chan much less its early days, but maybe 4chan didn't have the "at least we're not Something Awful" culture, or maybe it was unique enough to attract enough new blood that had no clue what Something Awful was.