Raids (yes, the oft-rightly ridiculed sort generated by 4chan and such) used to be a lot better.
Okay, most sucked, but occasionally someone skilled could elicit a funny response from AsianBabeCams or Linksys, ChaCha, whatever. Then along came Habbo Hotel.
Habbo raids were great, regardless of one's general stance on the subject. Not only did they generate classic raid amusement, but they presented it in a visual manner. You could SEE just how damn many swarms of afro'ed black men in tuxes were blocking the pool, and by God, that was amusing in and of itself!
Unfortunately, it was a bit too amusing, and as you all probably know, led in part to the wonderful /b/day/Grey Area fiasco. This in turn spawned 7chan and it's wonderful little /i/ board. I can't speak for the status of this board currently, if it still exists (it's certainly not displayed,) but 420chan's at least is shit. Granted, this may just be 420chan in general, but I think it pervades the sort of thoughts anyone who would visit a /i/.
These people raid forums and myspace users. Why I don't particularly know. Yeah, sticking a bunch of naked guys on some guy's profile and infecting his computer with a virus may be fun and all--or, it would be, if you had some prior intent of exacting revenge on him. However, since the "not your personal army" horn is often tooted, I must assume these attacks are at random. Why? It's boring, really. Maybe once it could be somewhat amusing, but certainly after the first time such raids would have lost their appeal. Not nearly as much demonstrable humor is created; you can't see your victim's frustration easily, which would be the only really tangible fun in such things. Even if so, they all look the same.
However, this is surprisingly all that /i/ consists of.
Why can't the web generate anything on the scale of Habbo anymore?
tl;dr: 420chan sucks.
you're asking the wrong people, that's why. all the pro raiders are on ebaumsworld.
Is that how 7chan came to be? You seem well informed. I've been lurking for a while now, but I don't really know the history of the chan's. Would you please enlighten me, >>1?
> Raids (yes, the oft-rightly ridiculed sort generated by 4chan and such) used to be a lot better.
It was a dumb idea from the start, it dilutes the userbase with immigrants from raided communities.
And yeah, trying to promote a raid on 4chan's /b/ will earn you a ban. As a consequence, even simply linking to someone's myspace on /b/ will earn you a month's ban. ZOMG NONE!!!1, my ass.
But yeah, 420chan doesn't raid, they just run DDoS attacks on perverted justice. (While chirping the 'nothing is sacred' line and sage-ing to hell anything about raiding nambla forums or baiting stupid old men chatting up 12 year old girls)
>ZOMG NONE!!!1
>this goes for moderators, as well.
>>5
Which is exactly why they give a "rules violation" when banning...
Of course, there's also the SECRET HIDDEN RULES.
> Do not upload, post, discuss, request, or link to, anything that violates local or United States law. This will be severely punished and strictly enforced.
> If you are under the age of 18, or it is illegal for you to view the materials contained on this website, discontinue browsing immediately.
> The posting of personal information or calls to invasion is prohibited. In addition, blatant advertisement is not welcome.
> Submitting false reports or otherwise abusing the report system will result in a ban of indeterminate length.
> Complaining about 4chan (its policies, moderation, etc.) on the imageboards can result in post deletion and banishment. The administrator will address your questions, comments, complaints, and concerns via e-mail.
> Ban evasion will result in permanent bans. No exceptions—DO NOT EVADE YOUR BAN. Instead, wait and appeal it!
Oh, and yeah, there are rules for the moderators as well, that aren't publicly viewable on 4chan itself.