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[_] [L] mootmessage mootnews Anonymous 01/18/11(Tue)22:17 No.1453227
"/r9k/ and /new/ were removed. [Why? Read this.] No other boards are set to be removed—the rumor
is a troll.
Considering new boards; feel free to e-mail suggestions. Janitor applications will open again
soon."
>> [_] Anonymous 01/18/11(Tue)23:14 No.1453254
Since when did I arrive in Isle Delfino?
>> [_] Anonymous 01/18/11(Tue)23:26 No.1453260
Why were /r9k/ and /new/ removed?
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/r9k/ was originally created to test an implementation of xkcd's ROBOT9000 script
[http://blog.xkcd.com/2008/01/14/robot9000-and-xkcd-signal-attacking-noise-in-chat/].
The basic idea was that since unoriginal comments and images would be blocked and their
contributors muted, only original content could be created.
This worked for a while, and the board was essentially a slower, more sophisticated
version of /b/. The original arcanine users frequently referred to themselves as gentlemen,
and conducted themselves as such.
Unfortunately, that changed. Many of the original contributors left for boards like /sci/,
/lit/, and /adv/, which were split away from /r9k/. Lacking a focus, it's long since devolved
into a BAWW-fest and is a shade of its former self. Past whining, the only original content
being contributed were greentext threads.
>> [_] Anonymous 01/18/11(Tue)23:27 No.1453261
Its removal is long overdue. Per the global message, I'm willing to entertain ideas for
new boards. If you have an idea for a board that would recapture the magic of greentext,
but shed the BAWW threads, misogyny, and self-loathing, feel free to suggest it.
tl;dr: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cHsNnDfmDs&fmt=18
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As for /new/, anybody who used it knows exactly why it was removed. When I re-added
the board last year, I made a note that if it devolved into /stormfront/, I'd remove it.
It did -- ages ago. Now it's gone, as promised.
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In the coming months we'll be adding a new round of janitors (the first in a long time),
as well as promoting the last remaining active janitors to moderators. Following that,
we'll be adding new boards. When we're ready to start accepting janitor applications, we'll
announce it in the global message (red text) area.
>> [_] Anonymous 01/18/11(Tue)23:27 No.1453262
As always, questions/comments/suggestions/concerns/complaints/etc can go to moot@4chan.org.
Note that I read every message I get, but due to sheer volume and time constraints, am unable
to respond to all of them.
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PS: Check 'em -- http://boards.4chan.org/lit/res/1466666#1466669
>> [_] Anonymous 01/18/11(Tue)23:44 No.1453264
what happened to /b/
Did i miss something?
