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[[File:4chan.jpg|thumb|A typical 4chan conversation]]4chan is an imageboard website. Launched on October 1, 2003 by "moot," its boards are primarily used for the posting of pictures and discussion of manga and anime. Users generally post anonymously and the site has been linked to Internet subcultures and activism.
 
[[File:4chan.jpg|thumb|A typical 4chan conversation]]4chan is an imageboard website. Launched on October 1, 2003 by "moot," its boards are primarily used for the posting of pictures and discussion of manga and anime. Users generally post anonymously and the site has been linked to Internet subcultures and activism.
   
4chan users have been responsible for the formation or popularization of Internet memes. The site's random board, /b/, is by far its most popular and notorious. These memes are often repeated throughout internet culture, including in Flash animation on Newgrounds and on the [[BBS]].
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4chan users have been responsible for the formation or popularization of Internet memes. The site's random board, /b/, is by far its most popular and notorious imageboard, accounting for one third of the site's overall traffic, according to the online wikipedia. The memes spawned by 4chan are often repeated throughout internet culture, including in Flash animation on Newgrounds and on the [[BBS]].
   
 
== 4chan in Newgrounds Flash ==
 
== 4chan in Newgrounds Flash ==

Revision as of 17:46, 8 February 2011

4chan

A typical 4chan conversation

4chan is an imageboard website. Launched on October 1, 2003 by "moot," its boards are primarily used for the posting of pictures and discussion of manga and anime. Users generally post anonymously and the site has been linked to Internet subcultures and activism.

4chan users have been responsible for the formation or popularization of Internet memes. The site's random board, /b/, is by far its most popular and notorious imageboard, accounting for one third of the site's overall traffic, according to the online wikipedia. The memes spawned by 4chan are often repeated throughout internet culture, including in Flash animation on Newgrounds and on the BBS.

4chan in Newgrounds Flash

Because of its influence over internet culture, several movies on Newgrounds feature it. Some, like "4Chan City >:3" and "4chan 4evar", revel in the site's unique culture. [1][2] Others, such as "A day at 4chan", poke fun at 4chan.[3] Still others, including "ScientLOLojyuuichi!!", mention aspects of 4chan in indirectly related films.[4]

Memes accredited to 4chan

  • Lolcats
  • Rickrolling
  • Barrel Roll
  • IMMA FIRIN MAH LAZER
  • Chocolate Rain
  • Pedobear
  • "An hero"
  • "So I herd u liek mudkipz"
  • IT'S OVER 9000!!
  • Anonymous
  • Dusty the cat

Anonymous

4Chan is said to be the the birthplace of Anonymous. It remains a breeding ground for ideas and raids, in which a large number of Anonymous members attack a website by spamming them, defacing the site, or otherwise creating a nuisance. Most of the time however, when a raid, an organized attack on a specific target, is proposed, it is quickly shot down and the proposer is flamed.

Links

Wikipedia: Imageboard