web What is 4Chan?

[Mushroom Mutate 69]

The title says it all, I've heard loads about it. What is it though?

[Lighting Star 93]

in its most basic terms, 4chan is a forum website like this one. Though it is infamous for having the worst people on the internet browsing and posting there. On a side note it is also the birthplace of Bronydom.

 

If you want to see what a typical 4chan board looks like, go to Youtube and check out any of the "Pony Thread Simulator" videos. They showcase the lovely community that lives in /mlp/ (4Chan's My Little Pony section). 

 

It's really just best if you stay off of 4Chan though. It is one of the nastiest places on the internet and is not somewhere you want to go if you're easily offended.

[AppleGearRising 526]

Quite simply--the biggest cesspool on the internet from whence us bronies came.

 

It's truly a magical environment to be in, truly

[The Dark Lord 332]

The beating black heart of the internet.

Edited July 31, 2014 by Lord Megatron

[Khaoios 1,970]

in its most basic terms, 4chan is a forum website like this one. Though it is infamous for having the worst people on the internet browsing and posting there. On a side note it is also the birthplace of Bronydom.

 

If you want to see what a typical 4chan board looks like, go to Youtube and check out any of the "Pony Thread Simulator" videos. They showcase the lovely community that lives in /mlp/ (4Chan's My Little Pony section). 

 

It's really just best if you stay off of 4Chan though. It is one of the nastiest places on the internet and is not somewhere you want to go if you're easily offended.

What Lightning Star said. Went there one day and didnt go back. Very rude and immature people.

[remove p l e a s e ? 800]

From what I've heard in a nutshell:

"Internet Hell."

[Princess Samantha 21]

I like it, but I think to be on there you have to be open to seeing all kinda of things. It's a great resource for seeing different sides of an issue, and a great resource for... Interesting pictures.

[Haven Celestii 9,385]

Im going to go ahead and be the weird one out here and say that while everyone says how bad it or the people are, its actually not that bad of a place. Yes, people are more crude due to full anonymity, but that doesn't mean you can't actually find decent threads, conversation, or people there. Ive done it all. Lots have. Majority of the time when people complain on it is cause they went and either saw something nsfw and weird to the max or couldn't handle some random talking bad to them and got their feelings shrek'd.

 

Its not for the light of heart. If you cant handle baseless insults from randoms on the web and all around crude and dark humour then don't go.

 

I won't lie and pretend like its not the ass of the internet though.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

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[Omega Centauri 317]

An infamous imageboard website known for being home to the most despicable people on the internet.

 

Users can, and usually do post anonymously, so there are no real repercussions for what they say/post there.

 

Like others have said, it was where the mlp fandom was born :/

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Baby don't hurt me, no more.

 

What is 4chan?

4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images. There are boards dedicated to a variety of topics, from Japanese animation and culture to videogames, music, and photography. Users do not need to register an account before participating in the community. Feel free to click on a board that interests you and jump right in!

Be sure to familiarize yourself with the rules before posting, and read the FAQ if you wish to learn more.

 

From the home page of the internet hate machine itself!

[StormBlaze 992]

the dark side of the internet. Enter at your own peril >=)

[StarBot 85]

It's a image bulletin board that is nothing but immature people and memes 

[inactive_user 367]

I'd just like to reiterate from experience myself what Lightning Star said... If you're easily offended, yeah, it's best to simply stay away from 4chan...... Trust me... >_<

[A goat 323]

What rock have you been living under? It's the most chaotic part of the internet, full of trolls and morons. Where everybody is anonymous. Meaning that they can do anything they want without consequences because nobody knows who they are. Oh and NEVER go on their /b forums, from what I've heard from the internet and a few freinds of mine, /b is full of messed up stuff. Thankfully I've never been on there. But it is where the brony community formed, so you got to give them that.

[Jeric 46,851]

The internet = Equestria

 

4Chan is this place

 

Edited July 31, 2014 by Jeric

[Windseeker 546]

Quite simply--the biggest cesspool on the internet from whence us bronies came.

Is that when the term 'brony' was created? Because I know there were people who were fans of the show in it's early days and never even been to 4chan.

[baltoist 303]

From the looks of it its a stupid thing to posts pics on.

[AppleGearRising 526]

Is that when the term 'brony' was created? Because I know there were people who were fans of the show in it's early days and never even been to 4chan.

I'm not entirely sure, though the majority of the sort of 'brony uprising' happened and spread from there, so it wouldn't surprise me if it did.

 

I dunno though :/

[Jeric 46,851]

Is that when the term 'brony' was created? Because I know there were people who were fans of the show in it's early days and never even been to 4chan.

Yes, but the Bronies got out and got into the rest of the interwebs. My forums, Facebook, everywhere. It was like the British Invasion ... but with more hair/manes

[Windseeker 546]

Yes, but the Bronies got out and got into the rest of the interwebs. My forums, Facebook, everywhere. It was like the British Invasion ... but with more hair/manes

I can't say I blame them, bronies were treated terribly there.

[Malinter 3,064]

Its a place you'll live a far happier internet life not knowing...

 

What Has Been Seen Cannot Be Unseen.

[Tigerpop198 696]

It's an image board. I wouldn't suggest going there.

[RunsWithSquirlz 274]

It used to be a whole lot worse. Now 4chan is for babies compared to the way it used to be.

 

Still some pretty crappy stuff, but  not so bad. It's boring now.

[Jeric 46,851]

I got to hand it to them though, they made coordinated trolling an art form. -_-