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PadurKaril Bile Connoisseur from San José, CA Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Cigarettes and Valentines
#26: Aug 18th 2013 at 10:20:50 PM

I browse /tg/, /mu/, and /lit/.

/tg/ is great generally. /mu/ seems pretentious as fuck, but if you know what you're looking for is a great tool for finding good new music. /lit/ IS pretentious as fuck, all the time, but interesting debates pop up, and the actual writing threads can be good.

I'd rather the world betray me, but I won't betray the world.
Codafett Knows-Many-Things Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Waiting for you *wink*
Knows-Many-Things
#27: Mar 12th 2014 at 4:40:14 PM

Of course 4chan isn't all bad. But you can never really ignore just how bad the shitposting gets. /v/ is without a doubt a prime example, it's so full of PC MASTER RACE and that stupid "everything is casual bullshit now" attitude that it's borderline unlurkable. I hate /mlp/ to this day because as unpleasant as that board is, it's basically the home of the bulk of brony content. Why is it all the good stuff thrives in places you don't want to go?

My favorite board back in the day was /co/. But the general attitude towards a few shows, characters and V As I actually did like pissed me off to the point of quitting.

Anyway, in conclusion. It's a fun site, but I don't recommend it.

Just Having Fun
Kiefen MINE! from Germany Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
MINE!
#28: May 7th 2014 at 4:52:08 AM

I lurk:

  • /ck/ when i want to make myself something fancy and need inspiration
  • /int/ for the daily "deutschfaden" that poops around midnight to discuss the new Domian lifestream.
  • /a/ and /v/ for reactions on recent stuff
  • /vp/ because Pokemon f*** yeah
  • /cm/ because alot of the suff posted there suprisingly manages to avoid Sturgeon's Law

Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#29: May 7th 2014 at 7:04:15 AM

I've avoided 4chan for a long time now due to its reputation, but recently I decided to give it a shot.

Boards like /b/ and /v/ are just as bad as people claim them to be, and /pol/ is probably the worst place I've ever been to online, but the smaller, more niche boards tend to be pretty cool. /mlp/ isn't nearly as bad, but it's still pretty much the worst of the brony fandom, so I don't go there when I can help it.

/co/ and /a/ are pretty alright, though they do have their bad moments, /m/ is probably the most civil board I've seen, and /vg/ is pretty much /v/ without the whining, so /tg/ is also really cool. /mu/ is full of pretentious assholes, but they do make good music recommendations.

One of the things I've learned about 4chan that I found fascinating is how they actually had to invent the word "gay-fag" since "faggot" isn't even considered remotely insulting to anyone there. It's really weird.

edited 7th May '14 3:10:55 PM by Zennistrad

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#30: May 7th 2014 at 2:30:20 PM

Fag is just a neutral pronoun on 4chan.

You could call someone an /m/fag with zero intent to insult.

And yeah, /m/ and /tg/ are great, /a/ can have entertaining threads at time but can be pretty rowdy if you don't go with the hivemind, and /v/, despite being pure shit, is a place I can't stop going to. sad

And /pol/ is literally a cancer.

edited 7th May '14 2:30:56 PM by Thorn14

OffensiveHandle lol from lol Since: Mar, 2014
lol
#31: May 7th 2014 at 11:22:13 PM

/pol/ is meant to be cancer. That's it's purpose. Self contained cancer, and everyone likes it that way, lol.

/d/ is the best board for a quick laugh.
/tg/ is the most sexual deviant board that's blue.
/fit/ is the best source of "no homo" homo under god's green sun.

lol
PageofSpace from U.C. 0091 Since: Nov, 2013
#32: May 8th 2014 at 4:45:51 PM

/a/ for reactions to stuff and shitty memes, /m/ for GUNDAMU and Kamen Rider, /co/ for Adventure Time

Stay out of /v/

edited 8th May '14 4:46:06 PM by PageofSpace

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shoboni Since: Oct, 2010
#33: May 8th 2014 at 6:47:03 PM

Honestly, the only thing I use it for is lurking /x/ in the hopes of catching some new Creepypasta and such while it's still fresh.

Even that board seems to be 80% shitposting to the extent I've gone all the way through all the visible pages and found nothing interesting. The rare good thread pops up, but catching one active requires dumb luck.

@Coda, I frequent ML Pforums so I can get my fix of pony discussion without dealing with that bullshit. I think it's hilarious how /mlp/ has deluded themselves into think they're some great brony hope when they're honestly the fandom's worst.

edited 8th May '14 6:59:54 PM by shoboni

Buzzinator Monkey See, DIC Do Since: Feb, 2014
Monkey See, DIC Do
#34: Aug 1st 2014 at 1:00:33 PM

I kinda like 4chan because it allows everyone to speak their minds about a particular subject without censoring them. There can also be some great humor coming out of that site.

"You can run, but you can't hide from the Buzzinator!"
JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#35: Aug 21st 2014 at 10:52:15 PM

/fit/ is the best source of "no homo" homo under god's green sun.
This could not be more true.

As an aside, while /mu/ has some of the most obnoxious snobs on it, I will agree that their recs tend to be really solid... if only because their "Patrician essentials" list contains several of my favourite albums ever—fuck yea, 154!

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#36: Aug 23rd 2014 at 7:09:58 PM

I mainly know /mu/ from Anthony Fantano supposedly being a huge /mu/tant.

JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#37: Aug 23rd 2014 at 8:30:04 PM

He doesn't strike me as typical of them, though; he's not aggressively snobby or self-righteous like the Scaruffi worshippers tend to be.

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#38: Aug 24th 2014 at 6:30:59 PM

So, heard about the whole Those Fine Young Capitalists-Zoe Quinn,/v/ thing?

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#39: Aug 24th 2014 at 7:12:24 PM

I have. And I really like seeing such an ambitious project managing to get funded for a nice cause.

Plus the Vivian James character is actually kinda cute looking.

We Are Our Avatars Forever (Now on Discord by invitation, PM)
Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#40: Aug 24th 2014 at 7:29:40 PM

The funniest thing? The charity 4chan chose to donate to is a foundation for the prevention of colon cancer. They literally want to cure the butthurt (their words, not mine).

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
takashi.0 Sayonara, Monty Oum from Somewhere Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Brony
Sayonara, Monty Oum
#41: Aug 27th 2014 at 5:40:38 PM

They're doing more for women in the gaming industry than Zoe Quinn and Sarkeesian ever will.

I love it.

Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#42: Aug 27th 2014 at 6:58:58 PM

I will never not find 4chan's continued hateboner against Anita Sarkeesian hilarious. The fact that the mere mention of her name sends people into an irrationally frothing rage is just glorious.

I won't comment on Zoe Quinn because I feel things are a little less black-and-white there.

majoraoftime (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#43: Aug 28th 2014 at 4:25:36 AM

I suspect 4chan's reason for donating is to get one over the feminazis, rather than actually giving a shit about women in the gaming industry. Still, nice that that's getting off the ground.

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#44: Aug 28th 2014 at 8:06:50 AM

Eh, I've heard criticism of Sarkeesian beyond "lol feminazi". But if they're actually doing good, who cares about why?

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#45: Aug 29th 2014 at 2:53:45 PM

I find /tg/ to be pretty solid; it's great for stories and homebrew content.

/v/ is pretty awful, though I'm not sure if half the posters there are serious about all the shit they spew. The entire board can be summed as "everything you like sucks."

/pol/... is two or three steps above certain neo-Nazi websites sometimes. Lots of really disturbing and vicious people on that one. And they are probably not your typical 4chan trolls in it for laughs, they actually mean it.

Everything else isn't really relevant to my interests.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
Mad Scientist Wannabe
#46: Aug 29th 2014 at 6:14:14 PM

/tg/ is where all the nice people go. Ironic because their patron game is 40k.

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
majoraoftime (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#47: Aug 29th 2014 at 6:19:10 PM

/pol/... is two or three steps above certain neo-Nazi websites sometimes. Lots of really disturbing and vicious people on that one. And they are probably not your typical 4chan trolls in it for laughs, they actually mean it.

Yeah, I've heard they're basically Stormfront.

I asked someone on ask.fm what their general take on 4chan was and I rather like their response.

rockmanx Since: Jun, 2011
#48: Aug 29th 2014 at 11:19:23 PM

I like browsing /tg/ as well. It's kinda slightly better than the other places on 4chan.

batter from Singapore Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#49: Aug 30th 2014 at 11:07:07 PM

[up]*4: Of course being 4chan, no doubt some of them are serious but I like to think most are just posting what they consider the 'right' thing on /pol/.

/m/ is ok, but there seem to be a constant repeat of threads.

JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#50: Aug 31st 2014 at 5:39:13 AM

I will never not find 4chan's continued hateboner against Anita Sarkeesian hilarious. The fact that the mere mention of her name sends people into an irrationally frothing rage is just glorious.
If I didn't think that some of them were legitimately dangerous, I would find the sheer disproportion of some (highly immature male) people's anger at her a lot funnier than I do. As it stands... it's still reasonably funny when it's not disturbing. Internet misogynists are really the lowest functional form of life.

Anyway, I do find that ask.fm guy's "culture of cynicism" remark spot on, and honestly I feel the same way. I prefer my cynicism balanced with earnest enthusiasm and actual self-awareness.

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.

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