4chan’s been going downhill for years as well. It’s been extremely ban-happy for a very long time. I recently got permabanned for posting a screenshot from Hatching 2022. Something similar has happened to me every time I’ve gone back over the past 10 years.
How can a toxic wastedump exclusevely filled with trolls, edgelords and questionable porn go downhill? That place’s been as low as possible just about from the start. Can’t believe anyone would voluntarily admit to posting there back here in the civilized world.
Sometimes blunt rejection or casual derision are perfectly reasonable responses. Some folks insist that’s trolling, because they don’t know trolling is what baits blunt responses. Trolling is being a dumb idiot to watch people get mad at you for being a dumb idiot.
Any community that doesn’t proactively identify irrational garbage, but viciously punishes people for calling it out, is encouraging and protecting irrational garbage.
The absolute worst are the ones insisting bad faith doesn’t exist. How big a bow-tie do you put on that giant gift to liars and frauds?
Can’t get that sweet sweet ad revenue if your content isn’t 100% in line with advertising expectations. God forbid there are any deviants on a site that positioned itself as weird and quirky for the first decade of its existence.
Seems like good moderation. A weeks-old account taking to personal attacks getting temp banned is a good thing. They’re usually dodging a ban, but catching channers as collateral is a pleasant benefit.
let’s give him the benefit of the doubt that he maybe did a few other things during those 15 years. like maybe he went outside sometimes. maybe even had a job.
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