Today wrote:most of those boards get some shit threads some of the time, but they're often really good.
Exactly. 95-98% of the threads on any given board are just terrible (much, much higher for /b/), but occasionally you do stumble across a real gem.
This thread -> http://chanarchive.org/4chan/mu/48368 for example - if you have time, read through it. Tons of hilariously nonsensical stuff and quite a bit of insightful statements and good discussion.
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:27 pm
by wub
See, this is the sort of thing I'm talking about...I click on that link, and the first thing that I see is a banner ad offering me "18+ Sluts from Facebook...get a blowjob tonight!" and some rotter with jizz on her cheeks
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:35 pm
by pikeymobile
do you not use ad block?
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:53 pm
by collige
Everything on 4chan except /b/ and /pol/ ranges from okay sometimes to pretty good.
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:56 pm
by collige
wub wrote:See, this is the sort of thing I'm talking about...I click on that link, and the first thing that I see is a banner ad offering me "18+ Sluts from Facebook...get a blowjob tonight!" and some rotter with jizz on her cheeks
That's not an official 4chan site. There's like 5 different websites that archive old 4chan threads.
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:07 pm
by Dub_freak
If you dont want to see nsfw content then don't go on any of the nsfw boards...
This makes browsing the site much better, being able to see all threads on one page is amazing.
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:01 pm
by Today
yeah chanarchives all run nsfw billboards. That's def. a bad move if you're in the office. On the other hand, the most obscene thing you'll see on the front page of 4chan.org is maybe a thumbnail of a loli under "recently shared images"
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:36 pm
by computerface
Just run adblock, people. That should be a given even if you're not browsing 4chan.
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:49 pm
by NilsFG
/b/ is fun when you're bored, just ignore the porn and gore threads.
le le le le le le le
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Re: 9Gag
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:03 pm
by Today
NilsFG wrote:/b/ is fun when you're bored, just ignore the porn and gore threads.
so it's a board hosted by a bot that won't allow text posts that have been posted before?
genius, really. prevents stale content, copypasta, forces you to elaborate on your points.
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:10 pm
by mrdii
I don't follow sites like 9Gag or 4chan but from what I gather 4chan despise 9Gag for the stealing of their ideas/meme's and then water-marking them as their own.
It's almost like 9Gag is the commodification of meme's if you want to go that far, and churns them out/devalues them for your average user, whilst 4chan is much more niche and arguably creative.
Re: 9Gag
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:38 pm
by Today
the watermarking is not as bad as the misuse/overuse of memes