The only reason to go to /v/ is for filename threads. If you actually want to discuss games, you go to /vg/ but yeah, /v/ is insufferable sometimes and sometimes, SOMETIMES, you'll find a thread that isn't riddled with shitposting.
What are your thoughts on 4chan?
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The only reason to go to /v/ is for filename threads. If you actually want to discuss games, you go to /vg/ but yeah, /v/ is insufferable sometimes and sometimes, SOMETIMES, you'll find a thread that isn't riddled with shitposting.
Werewolf Jones
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4chan is a scary website. Don't let the Anons get me!
Because of /tv/ Baneposting has pretty much ruined me.
Because of /tv/ Baneposting has pretty much ruined me.
It'd derail things on just about any board though. There's actually threads dedicated to black chicks and black dudes on most of the porn boards, which is more than there are on most the other boards.
As for Tortanic, I wouldn't say it completely destroyed any chance of quality discussion, because
1) There were other big blunders beforehand. Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3, for example.
2) People on /v/ have always expected every game to be shit. Sure, there was a bit more hunger for an equally large blunder immediately following TORtanic, but that's since died down back to normal levels.
3) /vg/ also came around the time of the TORtanic, which is where most of the more in-depth discussion has ended up going.
4) There's been quality threads since then.
As for /vg/ being better than /v/, I'd say the same thing for GAF and GAF OTs. I'd say on the gaming side, 90% of quality discussions take place in the official threads for games, and only a small fraction of them are in other threads. When you segregate threads for games from threads for things relating to gaming, of course the threads for games are gonna have much better discussions about gaming.
Nice place to check for some unfiltered opinions. Good for some general game threads that don't see much activity elsewhere, or airing anime impressions.
Just have to take everything with some salt. I've long been past getting offended at anything so it's fine for me.
Just have to take everything with some salt. I've long been past getting offended at anything so it's fine for me.
1) Nowhere near the same thing at all
2) It hasn't really died down, they're just chasing "controversies" now. The shit to decent thread ratio is still the same if not worse since people always try to pidgeonhole gamergate or whatever nonsense is going on at the time into every thread.
3) How does that refute my point about /v/ being bad?
4) Hardly
If the threads on /v/ that merely were related to gaming were even half as good as the GAF ones I wouldn't be complaining. Way I see it is,non community threads on GAF are inspired by either news or personal gaming experiences while threads on /v/ are inspired by Controversy/"How mad can we all get this article" or "What shit can I stir up today?"
4chan is for everybody as long one doesn't get offended easily. Everybody there throws shit at each other. I once went to /pol/ and mentioned I'm an Indian, I did it on purpose because I knew exactly the kind of responses I'd get. I had a laugh out of the silly racist profanity and entertained some legit questions about my culture as well.
/fit/ though posts the best humor on that site:
http://i.imgur.com/3u5RBFy.jpg
4chan has more females than gaf
Corronchilejano
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/soc/ actually has a bunch of female posters, despite all of the stuff on there that you would think would drive them away.
Anyway, 4chan strikes gold every now and then.
http://imgur.com/a/iJD8f
http://imgur.com/a/AOz0d
But even besides the big things there's occasionally good discussion on there, but it does require digging through a lot of crap in the hopes of stumbling upon it. I do think it makes for a better discussion than he echo chamber that is Reddit. And anonymity does make it a more honest place.
Whatever you say champ. I'm sure you've done the research.
TheBahaBlast
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I hang around mostly /tg aka Traditional Games for D&D, Pathfinder, and just overall pen and paper silliness in general. If you stick to blue boards, it's a good site for your various hobbies, depending on how easily you get offended. Obviously red boards seem to be what everyone refers to when they say it's shit or "worst site ever", but there are some good areas if you stay clear of the more notorious boards.
My thoughts? It has what you need, it's just a matter if you can deal with, at times, differing views. On blue boards.
My thoughts? It has what you need, it's just a matter if you can deal with, at times, differing views. On blue boards.
Corronchilejano
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This is amazing, thanks a lot.
And Andrew WK. And Deadmau5. And Anamanaguchi (IIRC, I wasn't around when that was supposed to happen, so I'm not sure if it was them).
More hilarious than Reddit, if that's possible. Go there for my kicks from time to time, but generally go to Reddit for its ease of use.
Edit: Case in point:
Edit: Case in point:
4chan has gay boards and is pretty damn gay on any other board that isn't the hilarious inferno that is /pol/. I know because I frequent the threads on /a/ and /v/ :3. It also has a hilariously high amount of female posters and lurkers if those song threads are to be believed.
Honestly, I just visit /a/, /v/ (mostly (/vg/, some /vr/, /co/, and /g/.
Some threads on /v/ are even of greater discussion caliber than what I see on neogaf (depending on time of day). I do avoid the board when certain... Events happen.
Shoutouts to the guy who makes nightly Etrian Odyssey threads ily
Also you cannot find me a more accepting and friendly place than /s4s/. You can't. Everyone is shitposting so hard that it turned into a haven for compliments and nicities.
Piston Hyundai
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It can offer the most wonderful moments of spontaneity the internet can offer, but at same time it can be the worst of the worst.
I've browsed, and I've seen infamous examples of what it has to offer, but I've never felt compelled to post there or browse for a prolonged period of time. I know there's other sections and sub-forums, but it's really hard to overlook the bad side of 4chan.
I've browsed, and I've seen infamous examples of what it has to offer, but I've never felt compelled to post there or browse for a prolonged period of time. I know there's other sections and sub-forums, but it's really hard to overlook the bad side of 4chan.
SliceSabre
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Though /b/ and /v/ tend to be the first places anyone think of when they think of 4chan, I see value in places like /vg/, /a/ and /sp/.
If you can get over the fact the people on 4chan are raw in their opinions and views, they're still able to provide valuable information whenever I've come there looking for it and there is good discussion to be had there it just isn't always obvious.
Plus to be honest those raw opinions tend to be refreshing sometimes compared to the passive aggressive opinions I'm used to hearing.
If you can get over the fact the people on 4chan are raw in their opinions and views, they're still able to provide valuable information whenever I've come there looking for it and there is good discussion to be had there it just isn't always obvious.
Plus to be honest those raw opinions tend to be refreshing sometimes compared to the passive aggressive opinions I'm used to hearing.
It depends which board you go in.
/v/ is dead, pretty much nothing but negativity and trolling on there, but /vg/ is where the nicer minority tend to reside. Still some trolls, but I've had a ton of fun in the Five Nights at Freddy's generals. /mlp/ is fun as well, if only for the Anon in Equestrian threads.
/b/ is still a bastion of insanity as usual, uncontrollable and full of every vile element known to mankind, but that's what you get with Anonymity, the worst elements of the human psyche come out to play.
I've never really bothered with the other boards, apart from /gif/ for funny gifs and /f/ for funny flashes.
/v/ is dead, pretty much nothing but negativity and trolling on there, but /vg/ is where the nicer minority tend to reside. Still some trolls, but I've had a ton of fun in the Five Nights at Freddy's generals. /mlp/ is fun as well, if only for the Anon in Equestrian threads.
/b/ is still a bastion of insanity as usual, uncontrollable and full of every vile element known to mankind, but that's what you get with Anonymity, the worst elements of the human psyche come out to play.
I've never really bothered with the other boards, apart from /gif/ for funny gifs and /f/ for funny flashes.
4chan is fine. People always try to claim "they did something" when they talk about something that happened on 4chan and I always find that hilarious considering a) there's a massive number of users b) everyone is anonymous if they choose to be and c) there's so many different boards with different people that post in them.
People just like to paint the entire board with a dirty brush, because I think it makes them feel more comfortable. Maybe they don't like the idea that somewhere (in this case a forum) can be completely anonymous, have very few rules and still have less issues than non anonymous boards. Some look upon anonymity as a bad thing, when most of the bile and hatred of recent times comes through social media where you have an account name or in some cases even your real name.
People just like to paint the entire board with a dirty brush, because I think it makes them feel more comfortable. Maybe they don't like the idea that somewhere (in this case a forum) can be completely anonymous, have very few rules and still have less issues than non anonymous boards. Some look upon anonymity as a bad thing, when most of the bile and hatred of recent times comes through social media where you have an account name or in some cases even your real name.
/v/ hates GAF so much it's hilarious, according to them we are a ''SJW Sony central forum''.
The other day I saw a thread with them shitting on the site and some posters, here's the archive https://archive.moe/v/thread/275084081/#275107743
The other day I saw a thread with them shitting on the site and some posters, here's the archive https://archive.moe/v/thread/275084081/#275107743
I'm partial to those images where you like...design characters or have a certain amount of points to spend on a house or stuff like that. Not sure what the word for them is.
EDIT: Like this
$5 million, exactly 35 points:
kitchen
medical care
cell phone
skylight
garden
hygiene products
library
workshop
video games
satellite radio
pool table
DoctorFling
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I got to chat with David Hayter on /v/, 4chan is a great site.
I like browsing /a/ because while they like to play the jaded "every anime is shit" angle, they are super fast and always on point when it comes to new series coming out or a new episode being released. They also give great advice on manga which i barely read but if I do pick one up,it's because of an /a/ "one page" thread.
4chan is pretty much the one website where you can go and just openly be human instead of some accepted stereotype.
4chan is pretty much the one website where you can go and just openly be human instead of some accepted stereotype.
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It's awful but still the best place on the english speaking internet for discussion, especially when it comes to niche interests.
With normal forums like Neogaf it's completely impossible to seperate the content of the post from the poster. The same message can be of very different value depending on who it is that posts it. There are always hierarchies and egos at play with usernames and personalities attached.
At 4chan your post has to stand on its own, and I think that's just an inherently superior form of communication on the internet.
With normal forums like Neogaf it's completely impossible to seperate the content of the post from the poster. The same message can be of very different value depending on who it is that posts it. There are always hierarchies and egos at play with usernames and personalities attached.
At 4chan your post has to stand on its own, and I think that's just an inherently superior form of communication on the internet.
Brerlappin
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It can either be the greatest thing on the internet, or the worst thing on the internet depending on what day you visit. I used to browse /b/ & /v/ but not any more. I dont miss it.
ChosenPredator
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someone post what they think of neogaf
It's a bit of a huge circlejerk in many ways and a lot of people talk big about video games. especially their development, without really knowing a lot about how things work/are done.
Off topic section is cool.
Stereogatari
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Some of the funniest things I've read on the internet have come from there. I don't browse there, but I usually find funny stuff from their posted here or on Reddit.
diggmcbadass
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I'm a fat neckbeard, so obviously I love it.
QuiteWhittle
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It's not a meme. The bigotry is not equal opportunity. If you deviate from that particular combination, you have to be prepared to be lambasted with bigotry about your phenotype. Not everyone has the skin, fortitude, or patience, to ignore it and move on, and that's probably who Onemic's advisory was trying to reach.
Devil's advocate
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/diy/ is pretty interesting if you are into doing-it-yourself. Also a good source of crazy ideas like piss powered hypnosis machines (google if you dare, video is nsfw).
4chan basically works on the principle that your Jimmies should be rustled.
So if you are a person with a background that might allow your Jimmies to be rustled easier, then 4chan will latch unto that to rustle your Jimmies and rustle them good.
TL;DR: Don't let them rustle your Jimmies.
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