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((Short description|Type of Internet forum))
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An '''imageboard''' is a type of [[Internet forum]] that focuses on the posting of images, often alongside text and discussion. The first imageboards were created in Japan as an extension of the [[textboard]] concept. These sites later inspired the creation of a number of [[English language|English-language]] imageboards.

== Characteristics ==
Imageboards, similar to [[bulletin board system]]s, are used for discussions of a variety of topics. The primary focus of imageboards, however, is directed away from text posts, and is instead placed on picture posts. The two share many of the same structures, including separate forums for separate topics, as well as similar audiences. Imageboards are much more transitory with content—on some boards (especially highly trafficked ones), the thread deletion time can be as little as 10 minutes. In Japan, where imageboards are more common,((citation needed|reason=Needs proof not just assumption|date=April 2016)) topics will vary widely, ranging from trains to current news. The most popular English language imageboard, [[4chan]], similarly has a large variety of topics.

Imageboards are also different from [[image hosting service|online galleries]] in that most of the works posted are not made by the poster, but instead are taken from other online sources: galleries, other imageboards, and edited pictures.

=== Tripcodes ===
[[File:Tripcode generation diagram.svg|thumb|right|300px|A diagram of a typical tripcode derivation process.]]

Most imageboards and [[2channel]]-style discussion boards allow (and encourage) [[anonymous post]]ing and use a system of ''tripcodes'' instead of registration. A tripcode is the [[Hash function|hashed]] result of a password that allows one's identity to be recognized without storing any data about users. Entering a particular password will let one "sign" one's posts with the tripcode generated from that password. Trying to take another user's tripcode and compute their password from it (for instance, to make posts that appear to come from a particular person) is somewhat computationally difficult. For those who want a custom tripcode, however, there are custom tripcode generators (which are technically tripcode crackers) available, such as Meriken's Tripcode Engine<ref>((cite web|url=https://github.com/meriken/merikens-tripcode-engine-v3|title="Meriken's Tripcode Engine" is a cross-platform custom tripcode generator.: meriken/merikens-tripcode-engine-v3|date=26 March 2019|via=GitHub))</ref> and MTY_CL.<ref>((cite web|url=https://github.com/madsbuvi/MTY_CL|title=A custom tripcode searcher, written using OpenCL. Primarily targeting the GCN architectures (Radeon HD 77xx and later).: madsbuvi/MTY_CL|date=9 March 2019|via=GitHub))</ref> In general, anonymity is considered to be one of the advantages of an imageboard, and some boards have from time to time removed the ability to post with a name altogether (known as "forced anonymous/anonymity").

==== Secure tripcodes ====
Due to the fact tripcodes can be cracked given enough time, some imageboards, such as [[4chan]] and [[8chan]], implement a "secure" tripcode.<ref name=":1">((Cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=[[4chan]] |url=https://www.4chan.org/faq#sectrip|access-date=2020-08-21))</ref> Such tripcodes are not reproducible across different imageboards; they work by prepending a [[Salt (cryptography)|secure salt]] to the tripcode, barring [[Security hacker|intrusion]], known only to the server owner.<ref name=":1" /> They therefore function closer to a [[username]] than to a cryptographic signature; this is why [[QAnon]] could not verify themselves on another website when 8chan went down in late 2019.<ref>((Cite web|last=Roose|first=Kevin|date=2021-01-17|title=What Is QAnon, the Viral Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-qanon.html|access-date=2021-01-21|work=The New York Times|quote=Each of these sites uses a system of identity verification known as a 'tripcode'—essentially, a username that proves that a series of anonymous posts were written by the same person or people.))</ref><ref>((Cite web|last=Glaser|first=April|date=2019-11-11|title=8chan Is Back as 8kun. Its Racist Users Found New Homes While It Was Offline. |url=https://slate.com/technology/2019/11/8chan-8kun-white-supremacists-telegram-discord-facebook.html|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Slate Magazine|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web|last=Breland|first=Ali|date=2019-08-15|title=How QAnon will outlive 8Chan|website=Mother Jones |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/qanon-8chan/|access-date=2020-10-01))</ref>

== Imageboards ==
((Excessive examples|section|date=February 2023))

===2ch===
((Main|Dvach))
((Distinguish|2channel|text=[[2channel]], a Japanese [[textboard]]))

'''Dvach''', ((Lang-ru|двач|lit=|translit=dvách))<ref>((Cite news|url=http://lurkmore.to/%D0%94%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218171921/http://lurkmore.to/%D0%94%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2013|script-title=ru:Двач|work=Lurkmore|access-date=2018-10-02|language=ru))</ref> is a Russian imageboard that replaced 2ch.ru imageboard (originally known as dvach) which was shut down earlier on January 17, 2009; it thoroughly copied original [[Page layout|layout]] and was heavily advertised over the internet and managed to succeed the original one in popularity.<ref>((cite web|url=https://lurkmore.to/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8B_%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0|title=Геты 2ch.hk|website=Lurkmore))((Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))</ref> According to its owners number of posts left in the /b/ board exceeded 150 million.<ref>((cite web|url=https://2ch.hk/b/arch/2017-03-31/res/150010363.html|title=//Б/ред/ - че было в |website=Двач))</ref> In September 2016 a pro-Russian government organisation,((Clarify|date=October 2020)) [[Mail.Ru|MAIL.RU]], helped to organize "defense" against alleged DDOS attacks that took place during the same month; events raised concerns and speculations among users who grew suspicious over alleged takeover committed by the mail.ru and who criticized the owner's controversial decision to accept "help".<ref>((Cite news|url=http://lurkmore.to/2ch.hk#2ch.mail.ru|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150921230323/http://lurkmore.to/2ch.hk#2ch.mail.ru|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2015|title=2ch.hk|work=Lurkmore|access-date=2018-10-02|language=ru))</ref><ref>((Cite news |url=https://meduza.io/news/2016/09/30/mail-ru-zaschitila-dvach-ot-ddos-ataki|title=Mail.ru защитила "Двач" от DDoS-атаки|work=Meduza|access-date=2018-10-02|language=ru-RU))</ref><ref name=":0">((Cite web|url=https://wiki.1chan.ca/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87|script-title=ru:Сосач — Колчевики|website=wiki.1chan.ca|language=ru|access-date=2018-10-08|archive-date=2019-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720185007/https://wiki.1chan.ca/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87|url-status=dead))</ref> As of October 2018 It was widely believed that imageboard was simply "sold" on undisclosed terms to pro-government organisation.<ref name=":0" /> The decision was met with high criticism of risks of [[Privacy|disclosure]] of users' credentials in inherently anonymous-community to the government body that could potentially violate principles of anonymity, causing many to leave the board by the end of 2016. By 2019 it remains among the largest active Russian-speaking imageboards.

=== 420chan ===
((Main|420chan))
An English-language imageboard based on [[cannabis]] culture<ref name="420Anon">((cite book |last=Olson |first=Parmy |date= 4 August 2013|title=We Are Anonymous |publisher=Random House |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucE1AAAAQBAJ&q=420chan&pg=PT332 |isbn= 9781448136155|access-date=28 March 2015 ))</ref> which was created on 20 April 2005 by [[Aubrey Cottle]]. The name is a reference to the larger 4chan<ref>((cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2014/12/31/how-imageboard-culture-shaped.html|title=How imageboard culture shaped Gamergate / Boing Boing|website=boingboing.net|date=31 December 2014 ))</ref> and the code term ''[[420 (cannabis culture)|420]]'' of the cannabis [[subculture]]. Its boards included various drug-specific boards,<ref name="420Anon" /> as well as a board featuring a [[chatbot]] named Netjester.<ref>((cite web |url=http://taimapedia.org/index.php?title=420chan |title=Taimapedia - 420chan |access-date=28 March 2015))</ref>
[[File:Chans family tree.png|thumb|right|260px|4chan was based on [[Futaba Channel]] (2chan.net), a Japanese image bulletin board which in turn had been established by users from [[2channel]] (now 5channel).]]

=== 4chan ===
((Main|4chan))
4chan is an English-language imageboard based on the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel. This imageboard is based primarily upon the posting of pictures (generally related to a wide variety of topics, from video games and popular culture to politics and sports) and their discussion. ''[[The Guardian]]'' describes it as "at once brilliant, ridiculous and alarming."<ref>((cite news|first=Sean |last=Michaels |date=2008-03-19 |title=Taking the Rick |website=Music.guardian.co.uk |location=London |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2266526,00.html |access-date=2011-09-29))</ref>

The site and its userbase have received attention from the media for a number of reasons, including attacks against [[Hal Turner]] on his Internet shows,<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070205/NEWS07/70205031/0/NEWS06 |title=Cyber foes find ways to silence hate-talk radio host |publisher=freep.com |access-date=2007-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115741/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070205%2FNEWS07%2F70205031%2F0%2FNEWS06))</ref> [[distributed denial-of-service attack]]s against [[eBaum's World]],<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.vitalsecurity.org/2006/01/lindsay-lohan-causes-massive-dos-war.html |title=Lindsay Lohan causes massive DoS war |publisher=Vitalsecurity.org |date=2006-01-09 |access-date=2008-01-20 |archive-date=2022-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105160927/https://techtalk.gfi.com/ |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.lelezard.com/actu/3167/ebaumsworld-assiege.html |title=Ebaumsworld assiégé |author=Bertiaux, Michaël |publisher=Le Lézard |language=fr |date=2006-01-09 |access-date=2008-01-19))</ref> taking part in [[Project Chanology]],<ref>((cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=261308 |title=Online group declares war on Scientology |last=George-Cosh |first=David |work=[[National Post]] |publisher=[[CanWest Global Communications|Canwest Publishing Inc.]] |date=January 25, 2008 |access-date=2008-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080128145858/http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=261308 |archive-date=January 28, 2008 ))</ref> and multiple cases of [[Animal abuse|anti-animal abuse reports]].<ref>((cite news |url=http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/31/5010813-web-video-woman-throws-puppies-in-river-4chan-tracks-her-down?pc=25&sp=25 |title=Web video: Woman throws puppies in river, 4chan tracks her down |last=Popkin |first=Helen A.S. |work=MSNBC Technology |publisher=[[MSNBC.com]] |date=August 31, 2010 |access-date=2010-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910110708/http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/31/5010813-web-video-woman-throws-puppies-in-river-4chan-tracks-her-down?pc=25&sp=25))</ref>

Many [[Internet meme]]s have originated there, including [[lolcats]],<ref>"Lolcats' demented captions create a new Web language", Tamara Ikenberg, ''[[The News Journal]]'', 9 July 2007</ref><ref>((cite news |url=http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/11/14/News/Iz.Not.Cats.Everywhere.Online.Trend.Spreads.Across.Campus-3099929.shtml |title=Iz not cats everywhere? Online trend spreads across campus |author=Richards, Paul |newspaper=[[The Daily Pennsylvanian]] |date=2007-11-14 |access-date=2008-01-19 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117142809/http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/11/14/News/Iz.Not.Cats.Everywhere.Online.Trend.Spreads.Across.Campus-3099929.shtml))</ref><ref>((cite news |url=http://thephoenix.com/Article.aspx?id=55486 |title=The cuteness surge |author=Steel, Sharon |newspaper=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]] |date=2008-02-01 |access-date=2008-02-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213073432/http://thephoenix.com/Article.aspx?id=55486 |archive-date=2008-02-13 ))</ref> [[rickrolling]], and [[Pedobear]].

=== 8chan ===
((Main|8chan))
8chan (or Infinitechan) was a primarily English-language imageboard, although it has sub-boards dedicated to other languages. Just like 4chan, 8chan is based on posting pictures and discussion anonymously, but unlike 4chan, 8chan lets its users decide what they want to discuss by allowing any user to create their own board dedicated to any topic, a concept first made popular by news bulletin boards like [[Reddit]]. 8chan also claims to have a strong dedication to freedom of speech and allows all content&mdash;so long as the discussion and board creation abides by United States law.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/politics/8chan-pedophiles-child-porn-gamergate/ |title=8chan, the central hive of Gamergate, is also an active pedophile network |last=Howell O'Neill |first=Patrick |work=The Daily Dot |date=November 17, 2014))</ref> However, local moderators enforce the rules of their own boards and may delete posts as they see fit. It is currently partnered with the Japanese [[textboard]] [[2channel]].

=== Futaba Channel ===
((Main|Futaba Channel))
''Futaba Channel'' (((lang-ja|ふたば☆ちゃんねる))), or "Futaba" for short, is a popular, anonymous BBS and imageboard system based in Japan. Its boards usually do not distinguish between ''[[not safe for work]]'' and ''clean'' content, but there is a strict barrier between two-dimensional (drawn) and three-dimensional ([[computer graphics]] (CG) and photographic) pictures that is heavily enforced and debated.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.2chan.net/|title=双葉ちゃん♪ |website=2chan.net|access-date=29 July 2022))</ref>

=== Hispachan ===
Hispachan was launched in November 2012<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.hispachan.org/historia/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161124120055/https://www.hispachan.org/historia/|url-status=dead|title=Hispachan's History|archive-date=24 November 2016|access-date=29 July 2022))</ref> founded by Juanjo Escofet Carmona, running on a slightly modified version of Kusaba X, was a global imageboard for [[Hispanophone|all Spanish-speaking countries]]. ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice Magazine]]'' describes it as "a site for completely anonymous Spanish-language discussion that has proven popular among hackers since its launch in 2012".<ref>[https://news.vice.com/article/this-murder-has-exposed-the-dark-side-of-mexicos-hacking-community "This Murder Has Exposed the Dark Side of Mexico's Hacking Community"], News.vice.com</ref>

In January 2017, [[Colegio Americano del Noreste shooting|a shooting in a school]] in [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]] was previously announced on Hispachan.<ref>[http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2017/01/19/1140708 "Agresor en colegio de Monterrey pudo anunciar ataque en foro"] Excelsior. ((in lang|es))</ref>

In June 2019, ''Vice'' accused some Hispachan discussions of being "collaborative misogyny".<ref>[https://www.vice.com/es/article/pajwg7/hispachan-fotos-sexuales-mujeres-twitter-machismo "Hispachan: el foro español donde se difunden imágenes sexuales de mujeres y menores sin que nadie lo impida"], Vice.com</ref>

In May 2022, Hispachan officially announced its closure on Twitter, it was temporarily available for a few days until all of its content was permanently deleted.<ref>((cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Hispachan/status/1531053620694659072 |title=Se anuncia el cierre de hispachan. Se podrá responder en la pagina hasta el 31 de mayo en la noche. De ahí permanecerá vivo hasta el 12 de junio pero cerrado. El 12 se eliminara toda la pagina y solo quedara un anuncio con enlaces y texto. Este es el futuro que eligieron.|website=Twitter.com|access-date=29 July 2022))</ref>

=== Indiachan ===
Indiachan is an [[Anonymous (hacker group)|anonymous]] Indian imageboard inspired by [[4chan]] and [[8chan]]. It was created in 2017 by a user named lungimoot. The primary languages used are English and [[Hinglish]].<ref>((Cite journal |last=Mok |first=Benjamin |date=2022 |title=Exploring Hindutva Online Subculture |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/48676736 |journal=Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=9–16 |issn=2382-6444))</ref><ref>((Cite web |date=2018-04-20 |title=Freedom and taboos in the international ghettos of the web – OILab |url=https://oilab.eu/freedom-and-taboos-in-the-international-chanosphere/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |language=en-GB))</ref>

=== Karachan ===
Karachan is the largest Polish imageboard at 20 million posts, founded in 2010. Karachan has received attention from the Polish media after many [[trolling]] actions targeting Polish politicians,<ref>((cite web|title=Koniec żartów z prezydenta Dudy. Policja przeszukała mieszkanie internauty. Prokuratura wszczęła śledztwo|url=http://wyborcza.pl/1,75398,19542714,koniec-zartow-z-prezydenta-dudy-policja-przeszukala-mieszkanie.html|website=wyborcza.pl|access-date=9 January 2017))</ref> journalists<ref name="karaNaTemat">((cite web|url=http://natemat.pl/149209,hejt-na-filipa-chajzera-to-zorganizowana-akcja-karachana-sprawia-im-to-ogromna-radosc|last=Świderski|first=Bartosz|work=NaTemat |title=Hejt na Filipa Chajzera to zorganizowana akcja Karachana. Sianie zamętu sprawia trollom największą przyjemność))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Tak zaczęło się obrażanie zmarłego syna Chajzera: "To co, szkalujemy? ZIEJMY NIENAWIŚCIĄ!"|url=http://www.pudelek.pl/artykul/81607/tak_zaczelo_sie_obrazanie_zmarlego_syna_chajzera_to_co_szkalujemy_ziejmy_nienawiscia/|website=pudelek.pl|access-date=9 January 2017|language=pl-PL|date=22 July 2015))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Hejt pod wpisem Filipa Chajzera o śmierci syna to zaplanowana akcja. 'Karaczan wkracza do akcji'. A to nie wszystko|url=http://www.plotek.pl/plotek/1,138986,18400818,filip-chajzer-oglosil-na-fb-ze-stracil-syna-hejt-karaczan.html|website=plotek.pl|date=21 July 2015 |access-date=9 January 2017|language=pl-PL))</ref> and the Pope [[John Paul II]].<ref name="karaWyborcza">((cite web|url=https://wyborcza.pl/duzyformat/1,127290,12102809,Trolle_i_zlewy.html |last=Chmielecka|first=Julia|work=Gazeta Wyborcza|title=Trolle i zlewy))</ref><ref name="auto1">((cite web|title=Trolling level: master. To Karachan stoi za filmikiem "Mój sąsiad imigrant"|url=http://natemat.pl/154979,trolling-level-master-to-karachan-stoi-za-filmikiem-moj-sasiad-imigrant|website=naTemat.pl|access-date=9 January 2017))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Scenariusz jak z horroru w Rybniku. Ktoś włamał się na konto zabitej 17-latki i straszy pół miasta. Psychopata czy żart?|url=http://damianmaliszewski.natemat.pl/229763,morderstwo-17-letniej-alicji-f-haker-podaje-alfabetem-morse-a-nazwiska-osob-zamieszanych-w-zbrodnie-thriller-w-rybniku-trwa|website=naTemat.pl|access-date=25 May 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Tak wyglądała ostatnia noc Alicji|url=https://www.nowiny.pl/142151-tak-wygladala-ostatnia-noc-alicji.html?f8c520cf9300a264d96947d129db9f40=&p=3#content|website=nowiny.pl|access-date=21 August 2018))</ref> As of July 2019 the site consists of a (Polish-language) faux page claiming the site is "blocked" due to "invalid content". However, a manual is known to exist, informing how to enter the actual forum and browse its contents.<ref>((cite web|title=Jak wejść na Karachan|date=19 October 2019 |url=https://www.facebook.com/jakwejsc/photos/a.1602552680000935/1725491637707038/?type=1&theater |website=facebook.com/jakwejsc/|access-date=19 October 2019|language=pl-PL))</ref> Its name comes from the Polish word ''karaczan'', which means a [[cockroach]], an insect that is used as Karachan's logo.

=== Krautchan ===
Krautchan.net was a mainly German-language imageboard, founded in 2007.<ref>((cite book |last1=Reißmann |first1=Ole |last2=Stöcker |first2=Christian |date= 20 February 2012|title=We are Anonymous: Die Maske des Protests - Wer sie sind, was sie antreibt ... |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkSzMbl-VsAC&q=krautchan&pg=PT22 |page=22 |publisher=Goldmann Verlag |isbn= 9783641083748|access-date=28 March 2015 ))</ref><ref name="krautchan2007">((cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515042126/http://krautchan.net/|title=Krautchan|date=May 15, 2007))</ref> The name is an allusion to the [[ethnophaulism]] ''[[Kraut]]'' for Germans. Unlike most imageboards, posters on Krautchan did not publish their postings under the generic name "Anonymous". The German name "[[Bernd]]" was used instead, and the Krautchan community identified themselves as "Bernds" instead of "Anons". In 2009, after the [[Winnenden school shooting]], the interior minister of [[Baden-Württemberg]] cited a post on the imageboard in a press conference that appeared to forewarn of the shooting, but was later found to be fake.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/massacre-in-winnenden-school-shooting-internet-post-a-fake-a-613085.html |title=Massacre in Winnenden: School Shooting Internet Post a Fake |work=Spiegel Online|date=March 13, 2009))</ref><ref>((cite book |last=Roth |first=Daniel |title=Zündstoff für den "Columbine-Effekt"? Die Berichterstattung über School Shootings in deutschen Print- und Online-Medien |year=2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A2z-uCuUkuwC&q=krautchan&pg=PA116 |page=116 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn= 9783643113948|access-date=28 March 2015 ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/germany.school.shooting.women/ |title=German police now question whether killer posted warning |work=CNN|date=March 12, 2009))</ref> Like most imageboards, it had an /a/, a /b/, a /jp/, an /x/ and a /tv/; it ran on the [[Desuchan]] board software.<ref name="krautchan2010">((cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225210453/http://krautchan.net/|date=December 25, 2010|title=Krautchan))</ref> The site also featured a popular [[English-language]] board, /int/, which was also the origin of the [[Polandball]] [[List of Internet phenomena|internet phenomenon]] and a number of other popular [[Internet meme|memes]] such as [[Wojak]] in August the same year.  On March 21, 2018, the imageboard was shut down. Two days later the imageboard ''kohlchan'' was founded as a replacement.

=== Wizardchan ===
Wizardchan is an imageboard primarily dedicated to male incel culture and topics including anime, hobbies, and depression. Users on the depression board often discuss suicide or [[self-harm]], and a controversy emerged in the board's community about whether to refer users to [[crisis hotline|suicide prevention hotlines]].<ref name="slateWizards">((cite web|last=Hess|first=Amanda|date=3 March 2015|work=Slate |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/users/2015/03/reddit_and_suicide_intervention_how_social_media_is_changing_the_cry_for.html|title=Please Do Not Downvote Anyone Who's Asked for Help))</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Anonymous (group)]]
* [[Textboard]]
* [[Reddit]]

== Citations ==
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== External links ==
* [http://tanami.org/overscript/ Overscript]—a list of imageboard software
* [http://allchans.org/ AllChans - OverChan V.3]—a list of imageboards

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