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From: https://www.4chan.org/bans https://www.4chan.org/bans Board | Action | Length | Post | Reason | Time /b/ | Ban | 3 days | View | Global 15 - Pony/Ponies

fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
Random arbitrary bans are not unprecedented on /b/
- krapp 13y ago
  It's not really random or arbitrary if the rule is "no ponies."
  - lotsofcows 13y ago
    I think he means that, of all the things to ban, particularly on /b/, ponies is (or rather "seems" - there's logic behind it) random and arbitrary.
    - MacsHeadroom 13y ago
      It's not a random rule at all though. Pony pictures were once 90% of what was posted to /b/. If the ban were lifted out would likely devolve into that place again.
      - lotsofcows 13y ago
        Yes. That's the story you and I know. However, if you don't know the story it would seem arbitrary and random.
    - fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
      Something like that. I've seen periods where it felt like there was relatively little moderation, and I have also seen moot and other mods banning people for very whimsical things, including for the mods own amusement. And, of course there is auto-banning to stamp out shit-posting/crapflooding/whatever you want to call it, overused memes, dubz, advertising, etc. I haven't been on there in a while, but if moot says to keep ponies on /mlp/ then don't be surprised to see bans for posting ponies on /b/. It's not even a /b/ rule; it is a /mlp/ rule. It keeps the peace. If /b/ becomes unhappy (due to too many ponies), and /b/ doesn't have the numbers to retaliate against /mlp/ then /b/ might well go flood other boards to call attention to their discontent.
oakwhiz 13y ago
/b/ was almost entirely ponies at one point - an odd example of too much signal and not enough noise. To solve this, moot set up /mlp/, a containment board designed to redirect the rapid influx of pony images that was spamming every board (which was disturbing many of the regular on-topic posters.) Hence the "no ponies are allowed outside of /mlp/" rule.
- crystaln 13y ago
  A valid argument against determinism in the universe. How could the Big Bang have predetermined a pony ban on 4chan?
  - VonGuard 13y ago
    You're aiming way too big on this. All it proves is that there is only one thing that can defeat Internet trolls, and that thing is MLP.
    - praptak 13y ago
      Trolls were happy to post MLP once they found out it makes people upset.
      - krapp 13y ago
        Trolls trolling trolls.
- L4mppu 13y ago
  >/b/ >on topic Pick one.
- mhurron 13y ago
  > /b/ was almost entirely ponies at one point And it was a better place, then they let the /b/tards have it back.

fnordfnordfnord 13y ago

Random arbitrary bans are not unprecedented on /b/

krapp 13y ago
It's not really random or arbitrary if the rule is "no ponies."
- lotsofcows 13y ago
  I think he means that, of all the things to ban, particularly on /b/, ponies is (or rather "seems" - there's logic behind it) random and arbitrary.
  - MacsHeadroom 13y ago
    It's not a random rule at all though. Pony pictures were once 90% of what was posted to /b/. If the ban were lifted out would likely devolve into that place again.
    - lotsofcows 13y ago
      Yes. That's the story you and I know. However, if you don't know the story it would seem arbitrary and random.
  - fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
    Something like that. I've seen periods where it felt like there was relatively little moderation, and I have also seen moot and other mods banning people for very whimsical things, including for the mods own amusement. And, of course there is auto-banning to stamp out shit-posting/crapflooding/whatever you want to call it, overused memes, dubz, advertising, etc. I haven't been on there in a while, but if moot says to keep ponies on /mlp/ then don't be surprised to see bans for posting ponies on /b/. It's not even a /b/ rule; it is a /mlp/ rule. It keeps the peace. If /b/ becomes unhappy (due to too many ponies), and /b/ doesn't have the numbers to retaliate against /mlp/ then /b/ might well go flood other boards to call attention to their discontent.

oakwhiz 13y ago

/b/ was almost entirely ponies at one point - an odd example of too much signal and not enough noise. To solve this, moot set up /mlp/, a containment board designed to redirect the rapid influx of pony images that was spamming every board (which was disturbing many of the regular on-topic posters.) Hence the "no ponies are allowed outside of /mlp/" rule.

crystaln 13y ago
A valid argument against determinism in the universe. How could the Big Bang have predetermined a pony ban on 4chan?
- VonGuard 13y ago
  You're aiming way too big on this. All it proves is that there is only one thing that can defeat Internet trolls, and that thing is MLP.
  - praptak 13y ago
    Trolls were happy to post MLP once they found out it makes people upset.
    - krapp 13y ago
      Trolls trolling trolls.
L4mppu 13y ago
>/b/ >on topic Pick one.
mhurron 13y ago
> /b/ was almost entirely ponies at one point And it was a better place, then they let the /b/tards have it back.