Boards on 4chan are simply an image-based bulletin board and one of the most frequented websites in the world. This long-running site is widely used for general conversation, information sharing, images, and video sharing. The 4chan web interface is unique amongst other similar sites as it gives users almost full control over content and discussion. Users can post images, text posts, links, audio files and videos for everyone to see.
4chan was first started in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as “moot”). It grew out of his anime and manga communities from a previous online web forum known as 2channel. In its 15+ years of existence, 4chan has become a major player in the origination of many memes such as rage comic characters like Pepe the Frog, socially viral movements like Gamergate, controversial political beliefs like QAnon conspiracy theories and numerous uncomfortable photoshopped images that linger around the internet.
At its core 4chan revolves around providing an opportunity for users to quickly share their thoughts and opinions with others in short or extended posts which allows topics to be rapidly disseminated between members all while ensuring anonymity to anyone who chooses not have their username attributed to what they type or post on the web page. The content also doesn’t stay archived, every 24 hours every topic posted that hasn’t been bumped up by other user is erased from view without history or archive. Every thread starts at zero boosting new conversations above old conversations prompting rapid conversations about specific topics. Each board provides separate viewing options for general viewing (Newest first) anyone who approves of a thread can ‘bump’ it up thus allowing more people to view your words moving them up from the bottom into general discussion via new arrivals list instead placing any old threads towards the bottom ensuring renewed topics get added visibility rather than those that stagnate with no replies or bumps given.
The interface makes use of nonlinear threading technology which allows each post in a topic to gain relevance defined by how recent it was made when replied too making any topic much easier to read while also increasing visibility of certain threads at onlookers direct discretion rather than relying upon chronological order thus eliminating long threading logs making scrolling through conversations easy limiting time needed per page keeping minimal time elapsed waiting on page loading issues common among web boards by reducing redundant movement waiting periods depending on user’s system speed or processing power related issues stopping physical tiredness giving full efficiency freedom when searching topics or browsing through message boards alike even if thousands join in any single cahin-reactioned topic community peace reigns enhancing focus so everyone involved can expand original ideas helping everyone find relevant details within discussions whilst preventing floods across open channels becoming commomplace – hoping more keep joining forces as newer enthusiasts admidst any expertise discovered further accentuating every community’s endeavours overall!