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Will the 4chan hack be the end of it?

  • Yes, goodbye forever 4chan

    Votes: 895 18.1%

  • No, they will rise from the ashes, stronger than ever

    Votes: 249 5.0%

  • This will rattle them but it will be forgotten about next week

    Votes: 2,124 43.0%

  • I am just here for the janny phonebooking

    Votes: 1,006 20.4%

  • What the fuck is 4chan

    Votes: 178 3.6%

  • Yotsuba&!

    Votes: 488 9.9%
  • Total voters
    4,940
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Pointless Debater said:
Big if true that they're abandoning the existing software entirely, but a major risk. They've never tested anything else for scalability nor do I think anything set up that hastily is going to be properly checked for security.

The only possibility I could think of is if the email to the janitors alluding to new server hardware was essentially that they were planning to make this move to newer board software all along and the hack forced their hand... if true, either the timing of the hack is extremely extremely fortunate in that they were 99% done setting up the new hardware and about to cut over, or they are now bumrushing trying to get new board software finished to be setup.

I think it's more likely that they're scrambling to set something up before people flee to other sites in a vacuum, but I don't have any inside information on this.

The letter to janitors stated:
As for when the site will be back (and it will be back), "We get there when we get there". Obviously we have a lot of work ahead of us with respect to patching holes and updating software, so please bear with us. Maybe catch up on your backlog, watch some anime, play some vidya, and enjoy this extended break from reports and shitposting.

To me, that sounds more like patching the existing site software rather than migrating to Vichan.

Another possibility is that they're essentially trying to buy time to not have the site become irrelevant from going offline. Clean install latest versions of everything, vanilla Vichan instance, let people play around as "the old site "you know and love is fixed", patch the old site at leisure without your userbase fleeing. A fairly vanilla instance on modern versions would probably have a low attack surface for direct exploits. Spam might be an issue though.
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you're replying to bullshit because a vanilla vichan is terrible for both user and the moderation staff. 4chan had a pretty advanced mod panel that vichan can't compare with.
 
30+GameOvers said:
The exact reason was a particular raid on /lgbt/, which is apparently mod favorite board(GEE I WONDER WHY)
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Reading /j/ leaks there was already people talking about shutting it down because it was usually off topic anyway, so this was probably just what forced the decision through after years of inaction.
 
Pointless Debater said:
To me, that sounds more like patching the existing site software rather than migrating to Vichan.
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This would be the dumbest fucking thing they could do. But hey, I guess we're talking about admins who have no idea how retarded running the site on some ancient BSD version is. It's like Hiro knows how to work on the admin dashboard and that's literally it.
 
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The real reason Josh didn't close the new membership admissions is because he secretly wants to become the one janny to sweep them all.
TheOneJanny.webp
 
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blackface enthusiast said:
Reading /j/ leaks there was already people talking about shutting it down because it was usually off topic anyway, so this was probably just what forced the decision through after years of inaction.
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So like I said, literally shut down because the janny tranny circlejerk was raided. Nevermind all the other raids on every single board, it had to be THIS ONE that forced them to act.
This is also why tranny hangjak is so popular btw
 
iceteayo said:
Most rehab centers say 2 weeks of purging is enough to get people off their addiction and set on a path of being clean, I wonder how much 4chan addicts themselves will be cured. Thats all modern 4chan was now people chasing dopamine and reactions barely anyone wanted to talk normally.
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Honestly, even if 4chan comes back after this, I’m done. I stayed for a few generals, and the occasional book recommendation from /lit/. But this is the final straw for me. I haven’t enjoyed using the site in a while, my favorite board (/int/) turned into nothing but a hub for racebait and screenshots, /lit/ is full of retards who don’t read, and I have more than enough books on my to read list. As it stands I (and most users) only stayed for the ocasional good thread that happened once a day if lucky (which grows rarer by the day). This hack just confirms what everyone thought, that Hiro doesn’t care about the site and uses it as a money printer, it has crushed any naive notion that 4chan will ever improve, or that the moderation team will ever give a shit. And after this hack, the last few remaining remnants of good posters will finally leave, leaving only the shitposters and bots.
 
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OfficalWindbreaker said:
Since were all waiting until the hellhole comes back online, what is everyone's favorite type of Pizza?
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Homemade dough. homemade tomato sauce with lots of garlic, red onions, celery, basil, oregano, fish sauce, and lemon. Toppings are chorizo, mozzarella, black olives, and mushrooms. Tons of olive oil in the dough, sauce, and as a finish on the toppings. Nothing out of the usualy but it's a still my favorite. Also love pineapple as a topping but don't use it everytime. Sour cream dressing with salt, pepper, garlic powder and lemon juice always is nice too.
 
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30+GameOvers said:
A lot of the sharty boys are into script kiddy/darknet sphere, that information is 100% already sold to the highest bidder
paypigges can get FUCKED!
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alot of young whippersnappers are (i was one too lol) but the problem lies in the glowniggatry related to the 4cuckz jannie to glowie pipeline.
unless it's govt's that buy that info one can guess the suicide with two shots at the back of the head risk.
Hypercop said:
Laziness is what killed 4chan. Just like they were too lazy for proper security, they were too lazy for janitor/mod oversight, so one guy could do whatever the fuck he wanted. RapeApe doesn't actually know how bad his volunteers are because he probably never checks.
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>he doesn't know
lol
lmao even
rape ape was one of these retarded trannies that wanted to bend pol to his knees, all that shit started once that rich girl got herself heroed if the screencaps are true.
 
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