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I'm unsure whether this post would fit /meta/ or not so I'm doing it here.

This is the thread where people can post memories and stories of 22chan pre- Twoot Abandonment. Fun times, interesting interactions or major events should be catalogued here. We want any newfags to be able to find and read our history so perhaps the people that come after us won't lose sight of our roots as a community.
Anything 22chan related like images, comics, or memes of Niniba can also be posted and shared.

The story that comes to mind for me is when Spacechan and its offshoots died due to autism and then we got a bunch of refugees. There was that guy who posted those Richter pictures and a few other anons who asked if they would be allowed to take refuge in our community. I don't know if those same anons are around now or what happened to the rest of their community but it was a strange time. 22 nearly got pulled into some shit that nobody wanted to be a part of.

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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

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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

[Legend]
Quotes = Orange
Translations = Blue
Names & Titles = Pink

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You probably didn't think someone would pull this number, did you...
A not so serious thread about the small amount of MADs available on Nico Nico Douga about LOTR, and If it does get stale and I run out of videos I might just use this thread to post MADs of some other western movies available on NND.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15471114 [Play]
So a bit of history behind the first video. The MMD creator kiyoP discovered the video by Moymoy Palaboy mimicking BACKSTREET BOYS Everybody (Backstreet's Back) MV with facial expressions and decided to create a MMD animation for the 7th MMD CUP out of it and actually released the animation files to be used by other users.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15356644 [Play] I thought about going for humor, but it strangely became more manly. I might have made it a bit shorter because I lacked the energy and time.
It's specialized for models, so adjusting might be a bit troublesome, but if you still want to use it, please go ahead.
The funny thing with this LOTR MMD is that this video was just made a week and half after he released the animation files and submitted it for the same competition I guess...
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4186563 [Play]
The second video with Boromir is another awesome entry into the アッーウッウッイネイネ（0ﾟ・∀・）tag which can be translated as "Aaa-uu-uu, i-ne i-ne" which is basically a misheard phrase found in the song Under My Skin: https://youtu.be/p8MKEPE_QMk?t=102 [Play] and you probably know it as Paffendorf where Momoko Kuzuryuu from "Sumomomo Momomo" dances in sync with the song.
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/アッーウッウッイネイネ%280゚・∀・%29
I was the first to attach this emoticon 「+（0ﾟ・∀・）++」 to アッーウッウッイネイネ. The base of this emoticon is '+（0ﾟ・∀・） + ﾜｸﾃｶ +' (In this context ﾜｸﾃｶ = wakuwaku tekateka = exciting, shiny) and I wanted to express the twinkling of the character's eyes with '++' and the shiny overall picture with ”0ﾟ”. However, at some point '++' was removed and it became just （0ﾟ・∀・）

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Blogs seem like a dying medium nowadays so share any interesting blogs you come across on the internet new or old.

I found this one by chance called "eli's japan blog" which is about detailing their life in Japan. The one thing interesting post I came across was this one called "Yotsuba&! Exhibition of Original Manga Drawings" https://japan.elifessler.com/2023/11/12/yotsuba-exhibition-of-original-manga-drawings/ and the interesting part about it is the interactive part where people were invited to draw their own version Yotsuba's face and then have it put on the wall for everyone to see which man I wish some of these were circulating around imageboards as reaction images or something.

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This thread is for discussing and sharing videos that focus on Nico Nico Douga's community or the platform itself. Such videos typically feature tags like ニコニコオールスター (Nico Nico All-Star) which is a tag used for videos that prominently showcase popular characters, inside jokes, cultural references, and other elements iconic to Nico Nico Douga.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/ニコニコオールスター
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/ニコニコオールスター
To clarify, it's not just for videos found on the site, but for videos that reflect on the site itself, as well as videos purely about Nico Nico Douga as a platform or website.

[Hyadain - Me, Myself, and NicoNico Douga (ぼくとわたしとニコニコ動画)] I would heavily encourage to read the description of both the English translation uploaded to Youtube and the nico nico article.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_CdtWYhXRU [Play]
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/v/sm12103409
When I read this part I burst out a bit in laughter.
At the Nico Nico Conference, the song was performed as the second-to-last piece, sung by all the live performers. It was Hyadain’s first appearance at the event and his first time singing in front of an audience in a while. He handled the rap and male vocal parts solo, energizing the climax of the live show. During this performance, Hyadain filled in the 「○○○○」 part of the lyrics with "Gachimuchi," confirming it was the correct intended lyric.

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I wanted to revive the 4chan discussion thread for a while now, but I kind of didn't know what a good OP would be to attract attention to the thread and generate interesting discussion. So I took and translated this video by OwataP, about Owacons, who encapsulates all of the rage he had for Nico Nico Douga's management ever since Dwango partnered together with KADOKAWA in 2010 and then acquired in 2014 when the site's management slowly started to become a corporate hell making one terrible decision after another starting really with Nico Nico Douga Zero "Return to Origin" a large-scale update that fundamentally changes the system for the worst (read: https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/ニコニコ動画%3Azero) So this actually transitions pretty well into this topic since Hiroyuki the current administrator of 4chan used to be a director at Niwango which was created by Dwango to mainly manage Nico Nico Douga, until he left in 2013.

I want this thread to encapsulate discussion about 4chan and other discussion forums in general that have shit management and treat its userbase like complete utter trash (such as collecting as much data as possible and then selling it whether its to advertisement companies or three-letter agencies like just imagine the folder structures on 4chan for example regarding everyone's data that's on there used to try and identify you.)
The questions I really wanted to ask in this thread are:
What was so excruciatingly bad about these places that made you want to leave and seek out a place like 22chan or other alternative imageboards/textboards?
Although very unlikely to happen, are you worried that if 22chan ever took off that the same problems that arose in those other places you left start appearing here, and do you think there are ways to prevent this from happening?

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Personally, I have been very interested in creating a small online community. I like 22chan, it's pretty comfy and everyone seems chill. Especially with the site design for October.

So I guess I'm wondering, why do people create IBs in the first place?

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