Think of ideas in this topic.
We need something to actually get this place semi-active.
> pictures of people, avatars, signatures, videos of funny things, cat macros... whatever! for example, yahoo answers has personalized avatars, screen names, a point system to show off your status...
CANCER
> I agree we should give this place some more Americanization, but that should be done with the topics and boards, not by adding avatars and invisionfree crap.
agreed on the second point - if you're going to add avatars and registration and points and shit, what makes this any different the thousands of other forums?
as for "Americanization", well, how about internationalization? Americans aren't the only English speaking people in the world. This place needs to appeal to Americans, British, Australians, all the English-speaking people of the world, wherever they may be. Even Canadians. Having Anime and Manga boards right there at the top of the boardlist makes this look like an otaku forum, and is definitely offputting to people who aren't into that sort of thing (ie interesting people) - this site would probably be better served by merging them both into general animation and comics boards.
I suppose having a name and concept quite similar to 4chan is also offputting to ... well, everyone. But there's not much that can be done about that.
>>95
Which came first? 4chan or 4-ch? Why did one imitate the other?
4chan is imitating Futaba Channel (2chan), 4-ch is imitating 2channel (2ch). That they're both anonymous boards based on Japanese sites, both with names containing a 4 where the Japanese version had a 2, and both containing some derivation of the word "channel", is enough to connect them in many people's minds.
I fail to see how adding more poorly made pictures/avatars/sigs/etc. makes something better.
4-ch.net:
Online Since: 01-Nov-2004
4chan.org:
Online Since: 14-Feb-2004
for anyone who actually cares
I think that a board navigation on the top or bottom of the page would help me get curious about boards I don't visit very often. I never use the navigation frame and I think most people don't either.
Also, it could help to feature good threads on the homepage - kind of like wakachan does with the image of the day for example. Basically something that shows actual activity.
Since there's a splashscreen and only a news post every 3 months, the homepage is kind of a missed opportunity.
>>103
Semantics is fun, but we don't celebrate birthdays for dead people. Usually.
http://4chan.net/
http://web.archive.org/web/20031122004728/http://www.4chan.net/
Connecting to ORG.whois-servers.net...
Domain ID:D103979195-LROR
Domain Name:4CHAN.ORG
Created On:14-Feb-2004 15:46:26 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Network Solutions LLC (R63-LROR)
Registrant ID:37342134-NSIV
Registrant City:Herndon
Registrant State/Province:VA
Registrant Postal Code:20172
Registrant Country:US
above links might be NSFW, depending whether you work in the porn industry or not.
>>102
There is a navigation frame? And a home page / splash screen?
(I always come here from the Wakachan front page)
As for getting more posters... Get the people who post in imageboards. They already get the whole thing about posting anonymously, or with tripcodes, etc. Recently I've seen quite a bit of overflow from 4chan /b/, for example to iichan /b/. That seems to be the way people find that place. Not through finding it "on their own".
We just have to mention this place occasionally, and that it sucks slightly less. And also, you know, post once in a while. (gasp!)
Kind of what >>79 said I guess.
> Registrant State/Province:VA
Well it sure explains the KKK theme on the threads.
>>107
Everyone knows South Carolina is the capital of Neo-Confederacy.
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/hate.jsp?S=SC&m=5
I think the text board culture is very vital.
We need to preserve the style and structure, giving a different layout system or accounts, avys etc would ruin it all.
To enhance the user base of 4-ch we could inform people about it at events such as anime conventions, video game conventions and telling everybody at your work, college or school.
I would also like the see the smaller image boards such as ko-chan and iichan become more popular.
yeh...
> I would also like the see the smaller image boards such as ko-chan and iichan become more popular.
This has been reiterated many times, but let me say it again: with popularity comes idiots. Just look at 4chan. The reason ko-chan and iichan are so much better is their lack of popularity.
RE: >>91
Welcome to the new 4-ch!
http://archives.4-ch.net/frontpage_prank/
Is 3-ch.net taken?
Maybe they should change the name. After all, isn't four an unlucky number? Especially as it associates us with the Other One.
Channel 3, everybody, or 3 Channel!
> isn't four an unlucky number?
good point, if you want an international super awesome message board it probably isn't great that its name sounds like "death channel" to one sixth of the world's population
> Especially as it associates us with the Other One.
even better point
Bah, they don't know what they're missing!
guys we definitely do NOT want to americanize, mainstream ourselves, etc.
If 4-ch does not keep it's niche, 'densha-otoko' identity as some of you referred, it will just become shallow garbage like 4chan has
the mainstream has no basis, only communities with a niche and basis will survive
look at gurochan
its an extremely tiny community with an extreme niche, and it is one of the best left
wherther or not you are into guro, it cannot be deinied that their boards are home to a great userbase and carry out real discussions that consist of more than DESUSSLDOL NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER!!!!!!!!!!!1 and shit
yeah it looks ugly and bland to americans, but we need to keep roots to japanese net culture, ive personally grown to like this basic look, it feel slike home
bringing in more people defeats the purpose if they kill the site
we only want people who are willing to immerse themselves and learn about our culture; we DEFINITELY DO NOT need or want to bend and change ourelves ot meet THEIR needs and wants
> the mainstream has no basis, only communities with a niche and basis will survive
I don't know what I'm getting at here.
we live and post in 2ch's reflected aura. 2ch is like our sun.
Hi. I'm new here. So there's like... 6 of us now?
>>120
2channel may have no niche as you say, but in imitating it we have gained a niche of obscure japanese internet culture, 'densha otoko', etc
even though we DO technically have all those boards, theres no denying we have a pretty distinct atmosphere
i mena its not a fucking sports forum, just because we have a sports board
From the splash page:
> Let's talk about everything!
I still don't know what I'm getting at.
>>1
Change "general" category to /b/ and you get 5 million more people.
It's a text board not an image board. I don't think /b/tards would last five minutes here.
Hello,
I'm new in 4-ch, and I must say that I like very much this BBS.
I find the idea of a completely 100% text only and anonymous forums quite interesting, it resembles much more my ideal of purely abstract mind to mind communication that the internet should be able to provide, instead of becoming more and more a tightly surveilled medium,...
Although I'm not an otaku, I like japanese-related stuff, and I don't mind that japanophilia plays an important role here. And even if 4-ch.net starts as a pastiche of 2ch.net, it does not mean that it can't evolve into something interesting in its own way.
Also, I don't think there is any need to americanize this place (I don't even live in the americas). On the contrary, it would be nice if anyone can come here and participate, with english writing skills as sole requirement.
Well it's pretty obvious that one of the attractive features is the ability to be somewhat anonymous. If you were to talk about a personal issue on a regular forum it could quite possibly damage your e-persona.
>>127,132
Welcome!
I admire your understanding and hope you stay.
>>126
...yeah, well....
grumbles I like the sound of /b/ though... Ah, well. We could just wait for more people to come on? I say we establish a good name for ourselves an see how it goes...
>>126
im a /b/tard actually
but i like this place for what it is
definitely not /b/, definitely shouldnt become /b/
This chan is good as it is.
I am new here and I have to say I am happy to see some decent topics unlike 4chan and alike where everything revolves around beeing the biggest kiddy.
sheesh, guys! I meant changing the NAME!
I know!
Instead of a cat girl on the front, why not a flower pot or some dead loli?
>>138 Yeah, what's up with 2ch's new title page?
I want my plain old pot back, that girl isn't even drawn well.
I'm curious as to how dead lolita will attract more people. We're not Interpol trying to draw out the paedophiles. =/
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