No.1590
>>1529Because unlike this place it has an actual userbase, it's not that hard to get anon.
>inb4 but anon, 4chins has been shit since 2008-2010 and it only got worse with each and every year!Yeah but guess what? It's still the biggest chan by a long shot, and people go on chans to have discussions and talk to people, no matter how low quality they will be, if a chan fails at this extremely basic premise it doesn't matter whether it's a better place in terms of quality, it's not going to be much of use to anyone when the average post speed is like 4 posts a day, wap is slower than the dead boars on 4chan.
And things will not change unless something truly big happens to 4chan, 4chan will always be the king of chans until it actually closes down and people are forced to migrate, and I'm not sure it will be a good thing either because I sure as hell do not want the failed normalfriends and other assorted human garbage that infested it to ruin places like this as well.
Oh and to perfectly honest with you, we're in the twilight years of chans anyway, most of the people who leave 4chan don't go to other chans, they just leave and at best migrate to private Discord servers because the internet as a whole has turned into a hellish landscape in the last decade or two.
No.1592
>>1590> I sure as hell do not want the failed normalfriends and other assorted human garbage that infested it to ruin places like this as well.I wouldn't worry too much about them. Remember, there are like 50+ alt-chans and the ones that are the most degenerate will probably suck up those types of people real quick. That or they'll move to Discord. This place won't be affected heavily unless it gets raided.
No.1593
>>1591Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike slow chans, in fact I miss the early days of 4chan where threads routinely lasted for days instead of dying in a couple of hours if not minutes.
I'd rather have a slow chan like this where there's actual (slow) discussion than a fast chan which is 99% shitposting and human bile in digital format, which is why I'm also wary about places like this becoming more popular, see things like endchan being basically a basement /pol/ with most of its boards being completely dead.
>>1592I mean, it depends on what you mean by degenerates, I'm certainly not normal myself but I sure do not want whatever scum moot thought was acceptable to foster back then with things the old /news/, /r9k/ or /soc/, I don't mind people with fetishes provided they know when and where it's appropriate to discuss those things.
What I do mind is the kind of unhinged idiots with a borrowed agenda who want to completely destroy communities for their personal pleasure, or other wannabe internet personalities who think they own a place and shitpost everything to the ground because they don't get the attention and adoration they think they deserve.
Sorry about the rants but I really hate what 4chan has become and I don't want the few altchans I lurk and post in to end up the same way, I wouldn't mind more traffic but I'd prefer to actively enforce radical gatekeeping at this point, much like anonymity the biggest safety measure is when people do not know about you at all.
No.1595
>>1594I really want to believe you, chief.
I really do, but I'm getting too cynical and jaded with time and I'm not really sure about any place being safe nowadays, I'll enjoy these days as long as they last and try to lead by example.
No.1596
>>1593>it depends on what you mean by degeneratesIt does not depend, they are. Being not normal does not equate to being a degenerate. You don't understand the word.
>Sorry about the rants but I really hate what 4chan has become You take that place way too seriously for your own good.
>I'd prefer to actively enforce radical gatekeeping at this pointThen what you want is a Discord server, not an alt-chan.
No.1597
>>1596I do not understand the word because its use depends on the person, especially these days where the average human interaction over the web is gratuitous hatred and paranoia.
And yes, I do take both that place (or did, since it doesn't really exist anymore) and other things seriously because I miss the time when people had a place where they could actually escape to and ignore all the bothersome IRL shit that is now plaguing the net nonstop, while talking about their interests and passions in earnest together with likeminded people, I miss when we could actually discuss thing and exchange actual information rather than just drown in meaningless noise.
If that means I want a Discord server then so be it, I guess that really is why Discord keeps thriving while altchans are ghost towns.
No.1598
>>1597It all has to do with self-destructive behavior, some people have their own spectrum for what it is, but it all points to the same conclusion, destroying ones self and others around.
>since it doesn't really exist anymoreIt never really existed in the first place. For every good thread that there was, there were 10 or 20 failed ones (check the archives back 5 to 10 years ago on your favorite topics and you'll see). You're just remembering the very best of the site. Survivorship bias within threads. I still come across a good thread on 4chan every once in a while. It's not completely gone like you make it out to be. You're just so desperate for comfort, order, and belonging that it blinds you. You somehow forget that you're on an anonymous website.
>If that means I want a Discord server then so be it, I guess that really is why Discord keeps thriving while altchans are ghost towns.They thrive because people can create a class system to put others into categories and tiers. It has a us vs. them mentality (which is what you seem to crave since you're so worried about site quality and gatekeeping). Gatekeeping the site will DOOM it. You can't have new members, new ideas, new threads, and new passions with this type of thinking. And like figamin said, the site filters itself. Stop worrying so much and POST.
No.1599
>>1594theres a pretty lively debate going on kissu about reaching out to us to be a potential net friend. maybe you can weigh in about the site culture?
https://kissu.moe/qa/thread/4165#qa-135954 No.1601
Maybe its time to stop wasting our breath on how bad 4chan is and focus on enjoying this site instead
No.1613
it's hilarious to me that no one sees the irony in bemoaning the lack of activity and in the same breath lauding large scale preemptive IP bans
No.1614
Idea: temporary lockdown/redirect roulette.
A bunch of like-minded imageboards agree on a method of RNG that can't be rigged (or just do alphabetical round-robin) and all disable posting and redirect to the winner for a week. I predict that it could, surprisingly, NOT turn into a dumpster fire of shitposting because if you get B& you will have nowhere to return to for a week so anons will be more likely to respect the rules of the site they're visiting. It could start out with just a few imageboards, even just two and more could join in if it's successful and fun.
No.1617
>>1613This was an old remedy to CSAM which blocked datacenter IP addresses, it was removed a few months ago as part of the site redesign. While it wasn't an ideal solution it was necessary at the time since Lynxchan never got a CSAM filter like vichan does.
>>1614The only issue with this is that some posters on here use this site for coordination (such as the touhou VN) and I assume other sites have similar groups. This is still an idea worth exploring since those specific threads could get an exception.
No.1619
>>1614I would just stop posting. If I want to talk about vexillology, crop cirlces, or phone phreaking, who are these assholes forcing me on the sportsball or forklift simulator forums?
I could see redirecting the /b/ equivalent though, every chan has that
No.1622
It's funny how I used wapchan a lot in the past and now it's just a forever open tab in my browser that I keep up to remind myself that I need to post those updates to threads I had months ago and then I just…don't do it….it sucks but this place is still always on my mind. I've been here since day 1 pretty much, so I won't forget it and if activity picked up I'd be happy for it.
>>1591I remember when we'd get like 1 post a week honestly.
>>1593>I wouldn't mind more traffic but I'd prefer to actively enforce radical gatekeeping at this point, much like anonymity the biggest safety measure is when people do not know about you at all.Hey, well if the board grows slowly and keeps up the moderation then I'm sure we can have a great user base as time goes on. As long as there are 3 oldfriends to keep every 1 newfriend in check on how to act we can keep this board great and won't need any form of gatekeeping, but once it's 10 newfriends to 4 oldfriends we might have a problem.
No.1626
>>1622>but once it's 10 newfriends to 4 oldfriends we might have a problem.I think it wouldn't be a problem, so long as they're like minded. Gatekeeping should only be done as last ditch effort.
No.1629
just dropping in to say I love the radio, I think that will make the right kind of person want to stick around.
No.1630
>>597>There's not many low quality postsIt would be "are", because posts are a count
>There are not many low quality posts No.1631
>>442I wouldn't be too sure it ever will
The place feels formal because of the lack of covering activity. There is no file dumping or shitty meme threading. I know low effort posting sounds like a massive waste of space but it constitutes a large part of making a site feel welcoming
No.1632
>>1631To be fair you are allowed to do both, it's just that wapchan dosen't naturally lend itself to low quality posts like halfchan or heyuri for example. Helps having a userbase over the age of twelve.
No.1636
Can whoever is aggressively shilling the site on 4chan tone it down a lot? It's damaging the site's reputation. I don't mind if you post it once in a related thread but when you shove it down people's throats as much as you have people are going to look at the site negatively, especially when we're supposed to be chill/laid back. Thank you.
No.1637
>>1636I've only see it being posted in pre-2000s threads once or twice, which seems appropriate. Most anons usually say to stop shilling it so it can stay comfy iirc.
No.1638
Welcome to wapchan, a friendly retro forum where we spend all day talking about 4chan.
No.1641
I was reading one of the /a/ threads discussing wapchan, and I noticed something: A lot of people were turned off by the fact that we still have 2022/2023 threads up. This raises an interesting question: is it worth trying to change the site structure to emphasize shorter threads? Say we had a max thread length of 25 posts or something - it seems really small in terms of 4chan but it terms of wapchan it might actually lead to an active feeling site.
No.1642
>>1641People will find anything to complain about these days. If you made the threads shorter to make it seem more active those people would complain about the threads being too short.
You start making changes to appeal to toe dipping complainers instead of active users and contributors and youll wind up regretting it.
No.1644
>>1641Honestly, I expect what they're actually complaining about is how slow the site is compared to larger imageboards like 4chan. I personally prefer having little traffic here, and wouldn't want it to expand too much anyway. I don't look st it like a secret club sor of situation, but smaller imageboards with less traffic work for me because I can check them for like half an hour and move on with my day. I'm up for expansion sure, but I don't know about too much too fast.
No.1653
>>1641I love that there are old threads up
Some places like 7chan have threads from 2014 up and it feels like a little portal into the past.
No.1655
Uhm, hello?
First post, sorry about it. with regards to the opening post questions, if the rules I have been reading are taken seriously, you can count with my traffic. The things they seek to prevent are what caused me to abandon other boards.
Since I am here…
>How did I found this place?
Researching a lot on internet history and imageboard family trees
>Why did I end posting?
I saw the message about pre-1999 anime and it was one of those "This hole was made for me!" moments
No.1659
>>1658
Judging by your reply, it looks like I was wrong about this board. No, I'm not a fucking indian. But if that's what you think, goodbye and kindly fuck you. Good luck trying to get posters that are not sharties raiding the place.
No.1660
>>1659Jesus man calm down, just report the post and move on and a janny will take care of it.
No.1661
>>1660Apologies. The last weeks at 4chan have been utter crap to the point that I'm still o bit on edge.
Back in the early 10's I used to be a 7chan poster, although these days it's pretty much a zombie place. I was hoping to find a quieter place where good threads don't get wiped in minutes by all that spam.
No.1664
>>1661I think everyone on 7chan moved to their irc, so they don't even have a core few posters on there any more.
No.1668
not sure if there is anybody left who cares but oh well… just found this lovely place by accident and right now i am a bit high on nostalgia feels and willing to drop some stuff. doing a saturday night storytime. let's see how it goes.
No.1675
How about using the Twitter account to promote the site? It's kinda useless to keep it as a huge repository of users' posts.
Also, how about opening a bluesky account and use it for the same thing?
No.1676
>>1675There is a bluesky account
https://bsky.app/profile/wapchan.orgI'm not really sure what to post though besides "come check out the site".
It would probably be better if someone else other than me ran the accounts since I've got enough on my plate as is.
No.1677
>>1631I don't post because I'm not sure anyone will reply.
No.1678
>>1677Here's a reply.
When I post, I don't know if people will reply. But I post anyways, because I like getting my thoughts out there and I know on this site they won't just fade away in an hour.
No.1681
>>1675Yes! And a fediverse profile wouldn't hurt at all!
No.1697
We don't have aliens on wapchan, so we are safe.
No.1703
>>1697It’s all good, the aliens are gone(who would’ve ever thought some Indian love call would be the answer) and 4chan has returned to status quo, on the flip side of things it’s been vindicated as an anime website given how certain events turned out lol
No.2067
>>442well, we did it.
It only took 4chan dying for wapchan to finally emerge from its ice age and rival the major alts
i hope you old posters and refugees alike take care of the wapanese channel
