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Something I somehow doubt too many of you would know but 4chan, despite being considered an unsavoury place because of certain subsections of it (which I'm not

Something I somehow doubt too many of you would know but 4chan, despite being considered an unsavoury place because of certain subsections of it (which I'm not proud to admit I visit to learn what "the other side" is talking about), has a lot of great communities as well and I usually find the discussion quality there better than reddit. Also, in the context of this thread, 4chan is an ephemeral site so there is no such thing as link to content.

krustyburger 8y ago
What are some of the worthwhile communities?
- newen 8y ago
  It's all shit now. The only people who are left are those who can stand racist comments every other thread. It's funny, when a community pretends to be stupid for the funnies, it's not too soon before the actual stupid people move in.
- Loughla 8y ago
  My experience is that everything except the huge 'purposefully stupid' boards and those directly dedicated to pornography are what people call the worthwhile communities. That being said, the entire thing is still 99% garbage, dick jokes, gay jokes, Trump circle-jerk and alt-right circlejerk, and shock content. But the 'worthwhile' boards are not 99.9% garbage like /r9k/ or /b/.
- hood_syntax 8y ago
  If you are a video game enthusiast, particularly of a niche genre, /vg/ can be a good place. I'm really into roguelikes, so I visit the '/rlg/' thread around once a week to see what's going on and potentially get some advice if I'm at a tricky part in a run or need to make a decision about where to take my character. Standard disclaimer applies about 4chan. If you're thin-skinned, you may find it not worth the trouble. Just don't engage with the trolls and you'll be fine.
  - VLM 8y ago
    /tg/ is truly excellent for non-video game discussion (board games, card games, w40k, MtG, etc). They are a bit opinionated much like /vg/ and I'd agree, thin skinned people will be happiest if they stay away. For example there is little love for Paizo/Pathfinder on /tg/ (although there are some fans...)
- swebs 8y ago
  /diy/ is really great. Generally post quality is inversely proportional to board popularity. Also avoid any board related to entertainment if you want rational discussion.
  - VLM 8y ago
    To provide a concrete example of why /diy/ is great, most "diy-ish" discussion boards I participate in devolve into "look how awesome I am" "look how much money/debt I can spend" "I am more of an authority than you" "my favorite authority could kick the butt of your favorite authority" and similar self-aggrandizement-posting. People on /diy/ actually talk about /diy/ topics, which is a refreshing change from most non-anon non-chan discussion boards. Its a relatively low-sophistry zone... emphasis on relatively... The biggest problem I see on /diy/ is questionable humor, sort of like how blue collar occupations used to haze the apprentices a bit, you'll see the most ridiculous / comical suggestions sometimes.
    - dickinson99 8y ago
      a shot of black imitation crab meat xDDDD
- amyjess 8y ago
  I don't know what it's like now, but for a time /m/ was a major hub of the tokusatsu community, and most of the major fansubbing groups got their start on /m/.
- VLM 8y ago
  I spend a lot of time on /out/ as in outdoor hobbies because I live in a "recreational state". No online community is 100% perfect but its bizarre how /out/ is on average more civilized than heavily moderated communities.
- dickinson99 8y ago
  diy is great, out is okay, sci is horrible

krustyburger 8y ago

What are some of the worthwhile communities?

newen 8y ago
It's all shit now. The only people who are left are those who can stand racist comments every other thread. It's funny, when a community pretends to be stupid for the funnies, it's not too soon before the actual stupid people move in.
Loughla 8y ago
My experience is that everything except the huge 'purposefully stupid' boards and those directly dedicated to pornography are what people call the worthwhile communities. That being said, the entire thing is still 99% garbage, dick jokes, gay jokes, Trump circle-jerk and alt-right circlejerk, and shock content. But the 'worthwhile' boards are not 99.9% garbage like /r9k/ or /b/.
hood_syntax 8y ago
If you are a video game enthusiast, particularly of a niche genre, /vg/ can be a good place. I'm really into roguelikes, so I visit the '/rlg/' thread around once a week to see what's going on and potentially get some advice if I'm at a tricky part in a run or need to make a decision about where to take my character. Standard disclaimer applies about 4chan. If you're thin-skinned, you may find it not worth the trouble. Just don't engage with the trolls and you'll be fine.
- VLM 8y ago
  /tg/ is truly excellent for non-video game discussion (board games, card games, w40k, MtG, etc). They are a bit opinionated much like /vg/ and I'd agree, thin skinned people will be happiest if they stay away. For example there is little love for Paizo/Pathfinder on /tg/ (although there are some fans...)
swebs 8y ago
/diy/ is really great. Generally post quality is inversely proportional to board popularity. Also avoid any board related to entertainment if you want rational discussion.
- VLM 8y ago
  To provide a concrete example of why /diy/ is great, most "diy-ish" discussion boards I participate in devolve into "look how awesome I am" "look how much money/debt I can spend" "I am more of an authority than you" "my favorite authority could kick the butt of your favorite authority" and similar self-aggrandizement-posting. People on /diy/ actually talk about /diy/ topics, which is a refreshing change from most non-anon non-chan discussion boards. Its a relatively low-sophistry zone... emphasis on relatively... The biggest problem I see on /diy/ is questionable humor, sort of like how blue collar occupations used to haze the apprentices a bit, you'll see the most ridiculous / comical suggestions sometimes.
  - dickinson99 8y ago
    a shot of black imitation crab meat xDDDD
amyjess 8y ago
I don't know what it's like now, but for a time /m/ was a major hub of the tokusatsu community, and most of the major fansubbing groups got their start on /m/.
VLM 8y ago
I spend a lot of time on /out/ as in outdoor hobbies because I live in a "recreational state". No online community is 100% perfect but its bizarre how /out/ is on average more civilized than heavily moderated communities.
dickinson99 8y ago
diy is great, out is okay, sci is horrible