This board for Internet Culture and History. Threads and topics on this board should pertain to discussing various forms of internet culture, including but not limited to: celebrating, documenting, reporting, or sharing the history of internet culture, communities, and user generated content (UGC) across the internet.
What sort of topics should be discussed?
Videos, music, blogs, animations, video games (ex. games using Flash, Shockwave, or HTML5; downloadable desktop games), general media, forums, and other topics such as legacy communities that fit into the general description of "Internet Culture and History" are suitable. However, these should all be tied to a proper thread rather than randomly posted without a broader context. While there is no concrete format that absolutely must be followed, please refrain from making generic posts without the broader purpose of this board in mind.
Random uploads unrelated to the general topic always have a home on /b/.
What are some examples of historical UGC hosting sites / communities?
Sites such as Nico Nico Douga, YouTube, Newgrounds, 2ch, 4chan, YTMND, and more, are examples of websites that have hosted user generated content of historical merit. There is a great deal of internet culture and history that has been formed from sites such as these. Likewise, they each hosted unique communities that became distinctive enough to have their own sense of culture and identity.
Flash content
General SWF content made in Flash can be hosted on /f/. However, posts pertaining to the discussion of this sort of content are highly encouraged on /www/, due to their overall relevance and impact within the broader context of internet culture and history.
Resources:
https://archive.org/ & https://archive.is - Wayback Machine & Internet Archive, snapshots for most, but not all notable websites (mainly due to legal reasons)
https://theoldnet.com/ - Aggregator to view historic snapshots of notable websites, historic and concurrent
https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/ - Museum website to view historic snapshots of internet history
https://knowyourmeme.com/ - (Not Recommended) Platform used to document the many internet phenomenons. Like Wikipedia, many articles having questionable citations and documentation, it is not recommended to take at face value; explore the sources cited and go deeper to further your knowledge.
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/www/ - Internet History & Culture
To celebrate the creation of /www/.
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Update: Flash support has been added to /www/ now.
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This thread exists to explain to the anons browsing twentytwo on how to use the Japanese otaku video-sharing website Nico Nico Douga (Smile Video). So by the end of this I am hoping you will be able to upload videos, create mylists, and search for videos properly.
Nico Nico Douga's English variation platform was abolished recently although it wasn't really usable to begin with given how poorly it was maintained and nothing was explained to the user in the end.
I will also mention that the website best works with chromium based browser (I recommend ungoogled chromium, free of spyware) with Firefox there is tons of stuttering and slow loading times making it really unusable a lot of the times.
I will start off with Nico Nico Douga's Navigation Bar and explain what each of these tabs are.
Nico Nico Douga Icon: Click the Nico Nico symbol to return to the homepage.
Videos (動画): Browse all uploaded videos.
Images (静画): View user-submitted artwork.
Live Broadcasts (生放送): Explore a variety of available live streams.
Channels (チャンネル): A dedicated space where content creators, businesses, and organizations share videos, live broadcasts, and blogs.
Nico Nico Pedia (大百科): An extensive knowledge base featuring community-contributed articles on Nico Nico and Japanese internet culture.
Live Commentary (実況): Engage in sharing real-time danmaku (bullet comments) while watching TV or listening to radio broadcasts.
Nico Nico Douga Anime (Nアニメ): A comprehensive anime information and streaming platform, enabling users to share live danmaku comments during anime viewing.
Others:
Bloggers (ブロマガ): User-created blogs.
Contribution (ニコニ貢献): A service designed to visualize the contributions of supporters and the gratitude of creators.
Commons (コモンズ): A wide range of free user-created materials (BGMs, Sound Effects, Voice, Image/Video Materials, Character materials, Backgrounds & Wallpapers, Video Production Tools, Voice Synthesis, etc.) for versatile creative use like creating videos.
Nico Nico 3D (ニコニ立体): User-created 3D models many of which are available for download.
Partner Pass (NicoFT): Obtain personally signed digital items from creators in limited quantities, and support creators as "Partners."
Community (コミュニティ): A service where premium members can establish communities (groups) where participants can post, play, and comment on videos within the community (Newly uploaded or existing on Nico Nico Douga). You can use a community-specific comment thread, allowing for member-only conversations.
News (ニュース): A service that allows users to enjoy communication with each other triggered by news which receives news offerings from approximately 189 distribution media. There is also News Original for exclusive articles related to user-submitted videos on niconico and interviews with renowned users.
Nico Nico Q (ニコニコQ): A question submission service provided by niconico.
Premium Exclusive (特典コンテンツ): When you subscribe to their premium service, you also get the ability to enjoy premium-only videos like the ability to watch limited animes.
Search Bar:
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That being said, however, I doubt this will do anything to help bring KADOKAWA-dwango's profits on the site back up. Recently, >>400 briefly mentioned that for the first time in decades, niconico's premium membership count has dropped below a million users. I'm surprised it took this long, given that other services such as Amazon Prime is roughly 160 yen less a month, and offers far more in value in terms of free shipping, free selection of videos on Prime Video, free games, and so forth.
I wouldn't be surprised if this new version entails a far more aggressive algorithm to recommend content, to remain competitive towards major platforms, and short form content like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. It is clear niconico's initial audience just completely moved on. Although even Twitter is a trainwreck in its current state with many reporting outages and constant errors when attempting to tweet, like, retweet, and discover content.
Where does otakus have to go to find and watch content now?
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Another paranoid and cynical prediction I have, is if UNEI completely change the way searching is done on the website. You know, the major feature on the platform that still remains the best of any modern platform today, and the gold standard for how discovering and searching for new, old, popular and unpopular content is today? Chances are, niconico might take a page out of YouTube's textbook and give higher priority towards paid/advertised video listings or general advertisements, and push more suggested content, even if you explicitly state you wanted "Newest First" or "Most Viewed" under a specific tag or keyword.
The fact that KADOKAWA-dwango is not dropping any hints other than the meaning behind the new version's name is extremely worrying how far they will go with the changes in order to attempt to get a younger, wider audience of users that have just given up on the website for a while now, or are far too old to be using it, given the latest demographics showing most of their active users are people reaching their middle ages (late 30s to mid 40s).
In the recent niconico update (to i), the ranking system's UI got a major overhaul, and it has become even more cumbersome to use, especially with its more mobile-adjacent UI design.
Since the UX has degraded, a nico-addict took it upon himself to make a third party ranking website. It is in proof of concept stage right now, but in due time, there will be NG filters and UI improvements later on. So far, it works fine (see attached video).
https://nitter.poast.org/yjmnpi/status/1927723718291112136
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Also, post >>423 somewhat predicted a push for algorithmic recommendation content, although it isn't too strong at the current moment. There was always a suggested option that is default whenever looking at tagged and keyworded searches, but so far, it seems niconico is attempting to make its own recommendation algorithm similar to Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and other mainstream social media outlets.
Oh niconico, how you have fallen. If only you could make discoverability easier, but you're now just trying to play catchup after being dormant for over a decade. Hopefully more people unsubscribe from premium in the coming months, given the severe insincerity in what the agenda of this current era of niconico is suppose to represent, which is a huge slap in the face to the remaining loyal customers.
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And they made the UI uglier again. Thank you Obama you fucking nigger.
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this is actually interesting because i renember a tidbit from the early days of disney animation studio attempting to produce a serious cartoon and the problem was that everyone was used to silly rubber hose cartoons and knew little of basic anatomy so every attempt to produce something serious failed and it infuriated walt to no fucking end, but eventually they got their shit together and eventually produced snow white.
i'm reading the shiki manga and something i noticed that there was a heavy usage of realism in the foreground or on a character when they have to emphasize something.
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also i would point out in the western comic world most artists actually started out as kids tracing comics they liked and attempting to reverse engineer the way others drew.
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Pretty sure we achieved this age years ago but unlike in the post where people go at each other the population has been extremely pussified and you see only extreme rare cases of this being pepretraded usually by people who have gone through extreme brainwashing by feds. With the amount of guns that Americans own you would think this entire country would be at war with each other but none of that is happening or will ever happen.
This thread is exclusively for discussing the Wrestling Series (レスリングシリーズ). I want to emphasize that the focus will be strictly on the Japanese instance, and any discussion of its overseas counterparts is absolutely prohibited. This includes posting videos or content created by overseas creators. Also, please keep the celebrity and character completely separate from each other.
Beginning in June 2007, users on 2channel's YouTube board began to suspect that the MyList rankings on Nico Nico Douga were being manipulated. This led to the creation of an official term called 工作 (Manipulation) after a July 1st thread pointed out the artificial inflation of views, comments, and MyLists. By July 27, 2007, a thread titled ニコニコマイリストのランキング工作動画について (Regarding Mylist Ranking Manipulation Videos on Nico Nico Douga) was created, marking a significant moment as it was dedicated to resisting ranking manipulation on Nico Nico Douga. The discussion in the thread mainly centered around the activities of a group known as 80垢 (80 Accounts), derived from the practice of adding 400 Mylist votes to several videos in the early hours, with 400/5 = 80 accounts (since each account could create up to 5 Mylists at that time). Their activities were particularly noticeable during the early morning hours, where they would push videos like the infamous "The Idolmaster KOTOKO Princess Bride!" (https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm280671 [Play], IM@S was a pioneer in ranking manipulation believe it or not) and "Tsurupettan" to the top of the Nico Nico Douga Mylist rankings, suggesting a coordinated effort. As this method was exposed, discussions in the thread intensified and attracted not only those who aimed to raise awareness about the issue but also individuals who wanted to exploit it, including 信者 (Believers/Fans), アンチ (Antis/Foes), and ただの愉快犯 (Just Pranksters) who looked at 80 Account as a deity. This led to either 順工作 (Forward Manipulation, where users manipulate trends, excluding genuinely popular videos) or 逆工作 (Reverse Manipulation, where users vandalize videos suspected of manipulation). The creators of the videos who were caught in the crossfire often deleted their videos because of this. Other users in the thread adopted a more radical approach, deciding to engage in manipulation themselves as a way to raise awareness about the problem. This led to the thread’s original purpose being sidetracked, eventually resulting in the split of users and the creation of the ニコニコ動画工作支持スレ【80垢神】 (Nico Nico Douga Manipulation Support Thread) General, on the same day, where users began organizing their own manipulations, partly as a form of protest against the 80 Accounts.
Members of the Manipulation Support thread began to manipulate a video called アメリカン ゲイ レスリング2 (American Gay Wrestling 2, https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm200572 [Play]) that was uploaded on April 26, 2007, which depicted two men wrestling with the saturation on max and low video quality. After, a few more videos were uploaded to the アメゲイ (Amegay) series until August 10, 2007, when the first video titled 本格的 ガチムチパンツレスリング (Authentic Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling) from the Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling series was uploaded and manipulated into the rankings. However, it was shortly deleted due to the original creator deactivating his account, but then reuploaded on September 30, 2007: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1175788 [Play]
Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling (GPW) is a wrestling style with a special rule: if your pants get taken off, you lose.
So why did this video become one of the key driving forces behind Nico Nico Douga's Golden years, and why does it remain one of the most viewed videos on the platform, with 9.8 million views to this day? This wasn’t just some passing joke; it became deeply ingrained in Japanese otaku culture, being referenced in anime, video games, news, and even on game talk shows, cementing its place in the Japanese internet otaku sphere.
The reason is the same as why a lot of other foreign media on the platform gained popularity during that era: 空耳 (mishearings). The two men wrestling in the video, Billy Herrington (a.k.a Aniki) and Danny Lee (a.k.a Kiyoshi Kazuya), had thick New England/Canadian accents combined with intense grunting, which led Japanese viewers to mishear nearly every line as something completely different in their own language.
For example, when Aniki shouts to Kazuya, "Huh? How do you like that, huh?" it was misheard as Thick and Saucy Fried Rice and now Aniki's favorite food is Ankake Chahan:
(Aniki) "Huh? How do you like that, huh?" ->「あぁん？あんかけチャーハン？」-> "Aan? Ankake chyaahan?" -> "Huh? Thick and Saucy Fried Rice?"
A lot of the character names too are based on mishearings such as for example Creamstew Ikeda from Shinnippori Fire Station (Firefighters): https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5348773 [Play]
(Aniki): I'm finished with you, get up -> くりぃむしちゅー池田 -> Kuriimushichuu Ikeda -> Creamstew Ikeda
But a lot of them are actually derived from how close a character looks to some kind of celebrity like Hatakeyama Bacon who resembles both the Japanese lightweight boxer Takanori Hatakeyama and American actor and musician Kevin Bacon.
I included a translation I made of the original Professional Pants Wrestling video posted to Nico Nico Douga (Video 1). In the next few posts, I'll try to continue explaining a bit more about the Manipulation Incident history and things such as the popular Sanshin of Fairy Philosophy by Pants Wrestling Aniki.
[Resources]
https://w.atwiki.jp/herrington/
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/レスリングシリーズ
https://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/レスリングシリーズ
https://www.deepl.com/en/translator
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https://youtu.be/3v9ihOfcBKs [Play]
This video goes over the history of otoMAD, and mentions various phenomenon that occured during Japanese internet history, including wrestling series.
In the comments, one of the top comments claimed to be a long retired otoMAD author, hasn't made an otoMAD in over 10 years, and gave some insight being a part of a Skype group that involving conversation between wrestling series and airmoto creators to help develop technology, techniques, and collaborate on various other matters pertaining to the ever-evolving culture of otoMAD during its heyday. Otakus uniting to make cool stuff together, branched off from 2channel's thread. Even before Skype, I recall kannai, an otoMAD author active since 2007, talked about working with these creators via IRC prior. Fascinating watch, even with rough MTL.
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https://otomad.base.shop/items/105881093
If anyone is able to get this, it is about 1000 yen, so its likely rather cheap for foreign buyers. I cannot for the life of me purchase this because it uses a payment process that is rather strict. It declined both my VISA and MasterCard, despite my VISA being okay to make international purchases. Apparently, Yahoo answers in Japan has a ton of customers having the same issue with the Base Shop system as well.
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>how do we bring this information to people? How do we talk to people regarding the actual history of Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling?
I think there are definitely ways to rebuild the western GPW audience for a new era, especially one that embraces the old-school Nico Nico-style format. But we have to reach them through larger platforms where they might be interested, e.g. YouTube, 4chan.
A good example is a recent /v/ thread on 4chan where people shared translations they’d worked on. You could see that a lot of people reacted really positively when the origins were explained in a way they could actually understand.
For once, the thread felt impactful. It actually shifted the narrative a bit for some of the posters browsing there. The problem though is that unless you’re willing to do this daily, so the cultural shift becomes noticeable, it’s kind of pointless. And that also means putting in a lot more effort into translating stuff to keep people engaged and curious.
The key thing is this: most people don’t have a firm idea of what GPW is in the first place. That means their opinions are malleable. If we present the history and meaning of the series in a clear and compelling way, we can shape how they view and appreciate it.
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Also, on the topic of translations I made a few of them yesterday to try and post on /v/, but I instead got banned several times by the staff for posting "NSFW" content. I think you have to be extremely careful in what you post on there, because ever since the hack, the remaining staff has gotten a lot more strict in making sure that only bot/ragebait/twitter screencap/e-celeb posts can stay up.
nico nico douga MADs based around Puella Magi Madoka Magica with a focus on Mami Tomoe and her famous lines:
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/もう何も恐くない
(Video 1) Episode 3, 18:41 -> I'm not scared of anything anymore.
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Episode_3:_I%27m_Not_Afraid_of_Anything_Anymore
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/死ぬしかないじゃないシリーズ
(Video 2) Episode 10, 14:22 -> If the Soul Gems give birth to witches... then we have no choice but to die!
https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Episode_10:_I_Won%27t_Rely_On_Anyone_Anymore#Timeline_3
Both of these were extensively parodied:
The 1st one because of how Mami's emotional relief is surrounded by red flags moments before that foreshadow her death where the MADs usually try to play around to the buildup of that scene.
The 2nd one because of how each character in the scene kind of plays a unique and essential role in the videos: Mami being the emotional instigator that starts the video with her sudden breakdown. Kyoko being shot and killed right at the start, and in some videos this happens multiple times with her dying helplessly over and over. Homura is usually restrained for the entire time, but plays a role as a kind of chorus or interjection character. Madoka on the other hand waiting behind Mami for the right moment to deliver the finishing shot, acting as the executioner.
Also, another line you're going to frequently hear is Mami's "Tiro Finale" which means "Final Shot" in Italian, and due to her being the only character in the anime to name her special move people began calling her 中二病 -> Chuunibyou -> middle-school second-year syndrome.
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/ティロ・フィナーレ
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There's also this version of the third video that has a lewd thumbnail (thumbnail fried rice -> masturbation thumbnail) to catch unsuspecting viewers with the title:
[ZIP] Mami-san's Sexy Image Collection [Included]
I'm pretty sure Gosaku peeking through the door at the end is a representation of the viewer being caught out by Aniki.
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I love how its implying that Mami killed all of them just because she couldn't hold a pose out of embarrassment.
Mami-san teaches her friends as to why they should die. I think the 9 kind of fits her sudden decision in the scene esp. combined with the chuunibyou-like behavior.
Also: Sons of bitches.
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Take a deep dive with me and find some hidden treasure. No context is necessary, and there are many ways to explore these boards: https://www.2chan.net/ https://2ch.sc/ https://5ch.net/ https://prev.strangeworld.icu/ You can post screenshots of threads/posts and repost whatever content you find. You can use google translate, deeply and I heard some browsers automatically translate text. There are probably more options out there.41 replies (and 81 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
I find it kind of sad how gacha shit, vtubers, ai porn makes up like 70% of futaba channel
LOL at the first one.
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https://find.2ch.sc/?STR=ZUN&TYPE=TITLE&x=0&y=0&BBS=ALL&ENCODING=SJIS&COUNT=50
Seems like there's a bunch of thread on ZUN and AI on 2ch.
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Here's one from the poverty board (chatgpt o3):
https://maguro.2ch.sc/test/read.cgi/poverty/1748076202/0-
1. Touhou creator ZUN: “I’m anti-AI, but AI is a handy tool; using generative AI was my way of saying I won’t lose.”
2. Source: https://note.com/yshell_38k/n/nc4ac6209675d
3. It’s just too amazing…!
4. That’s philosophy, yep.
5. What a deep thought 🤯
6. So using AI to imitate other companies’ games or music is a no-go, huh, sigh.
7. But creators have it rough—if they don’t want to get bashed by other creators they have to publicly act like they’re “half-AI.”
8. The moment you work while conscious of AI’s presence, AI stops being a tool and turns into a competitor—in other words you’ve already lost (´・ω・｀).
9. The essence of a creator is to put their own ideas out into the world; just drawing pictures makes you nothing but a tool for capitalists.
10. With art skills like his, he’d be better off using AI.
11. I ran the article through AI and summarized it: ZUN treats AI as a convenient tool and says he used it as a statement of will while not relying on it for the creative parts; both rejecting AI outright and handing creation over to AI are “losing,” so what matters is mastering it without fear or dependence; he deliberately used AI for backgrounds—parts anyone could make the same—and chose Adobe’s AI to sidestep rights issues; he says using AI isn’t bad but becoming “used by” AI is, and he wants fans to understand that.
12. Creators whose art is only so-so benefit the most.
13. That’s self-serving sophistry, idiot.
14. (Replying to 10) That crude art style and the fact he officially allows fan works are what make the content strong; if he used AI to boost his art quality it’d actually hurt the content.
15. Some people fight by not using it, and overseas that’s mainstream; folks from programming backgrounds really do lack some empathy.
16. Too many idiots wasting pointless effort.
17. People who hand everything to AI and people who never touch AI are both “losers.”
18. He’s basically saying the same thing Naoki Saito did; saying “being used means losing” shows his pride.
19. If the AI you used was trained on squeaky-clean data, nobody would complain anyway.
20. I wondered what exactly he means by the “creative parts” he keeps talking about.
21. No different from a politician twisting words to suit himself.
22. What a ridiculous bit of sophistry.
23. He mixes up viewpoints and sounds like a well-off bohemian; Ted Chiang was more grounded when he said he doesn’t fear AI as an artistic rival but does fear it as a capitalist tool.
24. “I used AI with a strong will.” Ugh…
25. He posted his feelings about Palworld and got anti-AI feelings fired back at him—lol.
26. All the fuss over AI just shows the swarm of otaku were only doing trivial stuff at the current AI level; real creators either adopt AI or out-perform it and don’t care—just like a sprinter isn’t bothered by a car zooming past.
27. Let’s quit drawing smiling schoolgirls in uniforms or swimsuits against blue skies—how is typing “blue sky uniform JK smiling, turned halfway” into a generator any different?
28. (Replying to 1) He basically said nothing—so lame; I can’t wait till slick old guys like him or Shigesato Itoi get canceled.
29. Stop spouting such irresponsible nonsense.
30. I wanted him to smack down the anti-AI crowd—what’s this? Is he stupid?
31. Musicians once flipped out over Edison’s recorded music: the American Federation of Musicians launched a $500 000 ad campaign (image https://i.imgur.com/fPw63wJ.jpeg) warning that “canned music” in theaters would throw 140 000 pros out of work, claiming machine music strips humanity and is adopted only to cut costs, with ads slated for 617 papers across the U.S. and Canada.
32. When synthesizers and sequencers appeared, live-performance-is-everything musicians pushed back saying sequencers had no soul; when the DTM boom hit, pros raged that “letting amateurs make songs easily is outrageous”; Visual Basic was mocked as a toy by C/C++ coders until people made shareware with it; Mac + PageMaker/Illustrator DTP angered paste-up and typesetting pros; Photoshop turned photo-retouch skills into software (once called “cheating”); word-processors met “manuscripts must be handwritten” cries; now all that’s normal.
33. It’s hilarious that anti-AI folks who made pocket money off Touhou fan works get a free pass.
34. I’m basically pro-AI, but “backgrounds aren’t creative so it’s OK” doesn’t click—recent games sync backgrounds to music in really elaborate ways, and I thought “wow, ZUN’s stepped it up.”
35. AI will keep spreading through every industry, so will anti-AI types retreat to the mountains?
36. To defeat an army of AIs you need an army of AIs—never yield to AI!
37. That logic is so twisted, LOL.
38. (Replying to 15) Programmers think the best thing is not having to write code at all; even without AI, using libraries is the smart move.
39. Even anti-AI people know AI would actually help their creative work; they resist only because it threatens their livelihood, but IT history shows that resistance is futile—ZUN must have seen some of that.
40. The moment you use it you’ve already lost—same old story.
41. Cringe excuse, lol.
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This thread is for stories by the internet, for the internet!
The source, type, or format does not matter. Remember, preserve the integrity of the story! Depending on the format used, a screenshot alone might not suffice, there may be interesting discussion, related to the story teller, or media such as youtube videos linked by users that might be related to the story at hand. An example of this, is Ananzi's Goatman story. First posted on 4chan, on several threads, it contains discussion by other users, youtube links, pictures, that add flavor to the story. A screencap or creepypasta wiki page only reduces the impact of that story. Source please! (or at least, something that's close to it as possible)
Be careful! In some cases, if a forum or site is still active, you might anger someone or attract unwanted attention, so you might have to alter certian information, or post in a diffrent format.
Formats! There are many, TXT files, HTML, screencaps, paste bin, and many many more! use whatever works! Find what you can, especially if it's good. Preserve! Things go down easily, so even if you share it here, you might have to make a copy of it, so even if the link dies, you'll still have a copy. (there are also external sites like archive.is and internet archive) Depending on the locale, it could be in a diffrent language, If you can translate, Do so! if not, then most browsers have auto translate features, and there are external sites like DeepL, and google translate.
>>351
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/2009/5234359/#5234498
>Fifty Copper and Ludi'drizz't
This has to be real i fucking can't breathe.
A fun anthology of stories taking place in a blog based format
https://thebooksofsand.blogspot.com
Make sure to translate via deepl, google translate or your personal translator.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121006032450/http://diggers.ru:80/story.php?page=20
A webcomic from a 4chan /co/ artfag
https://m.tapas.io/series/Ms-Aminahs-class/info
Here are a bunch of fun little 4chan threads from /x/
https://archived.moe/x/thread/19027861/
https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/18298820/#q18302644
https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/15608717/#15608717
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Share some of your favorite sites. Remaking one of the threads I liked the most from the old site, I'll start with some links from the original thread:
http://websdr.org/
Radio receivers all around the world accessible through the web. You can tune into amateurs chatting. Here's a tutorial on the interface: https://peanutpower.co.uk/websdr
https://keygenmusic.tk/
A site that plays music from keygens. Unfortunately, the original website from which this collection originated, keygenmusic.net, died. Its music is also preserved on the archive
https://downloads.khinsider.com/
Game music
http://www.textfiles.com/
Collection of "text files" documenting the culture of BBS in the 80s. BBS were basically internet before the internet: forums, chat rooms, file sharing and even multiplayer games. But due to the limited bandwidth, everything was based on text, even nudes were ASCII. Extremely recommend checking this out
https://www.wikiart.org
One of the most complete online art collections, accessible freely. If you are ever interested in the works of an artist, including those still under copyright, this website is much better than torturing yourself with googles search images
https://bashforever.com
A mirror of the deceased historic bash.org website, which listed humorous irc quotes
https://objection.lol/
A site to create objection scenes.
https://web.archive.org/web/20211209094211/https://www.22chan.org/t/res/38
Many more links from the old thread
1-Doncam_...mp3
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>A site that plays music from keygens
meanwhile all of the malware from every keygen flooding your PC.
>>313
What i like about this thread is that it reminds me of the best aspect of the internet, instead of shilling websites, or projects it showcased little corners of the internet, cool sites with games, interesting musings, and even cool stuff to read. It gave purpose to actually searching the net to find neat stuff to show off and talk about and even use for threadmaking.
