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site age

site age should be updated as 4chan is now 20 years old 47.33.100.126 (talk) 11:13, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

The template should do this automatically, let's look back in a few hours or tomorrow.--♦IanMacM♦ 11:32, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

@47.33.100.126 it's 21 years old. 2001:8F8:1163:50:44FB:80FA:7765:9F39 (talk) 08:57, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Why was this removed?

In August 2018, Diablo Valley College ethics professor Eric Clanton was sentenced to zero time in prison after he used a metal bike lock to assault the heads of seven Donald Trump supporters, even though there was video proof. Clanton had tried to hide his identity, but amateur sleuths from 4chan were able to accurately identify him, and his identity was later confirmed by police using forensic evidence.

SquirrelHill1971 (talk) 19:34, 24 November 2023 (UTC) SquirrelHill1971 (talk) 19:34, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

As user:Largely Legible Layman said in their summary: "unencyclopedic addition loaded with prejudiced language" Meters (talk) 20:24, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Clearly an unacceptable addition as written. For one, I see in the headline of the SF Chronicle that Clanton got sentenced to three years of probation, but that wasn't included in your for some reason. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:39, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Would you, or someone else, be willing to suggest a more objective way to include it? I think it's highly notable that 4chan's investigative activities were independently confirmed by the police, and led to a conviction. I think the info should be included, even if it's not in the manner with which I had written it. SquirrelHill1971 (talk) 02:49, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

It's highly notable that 4chan's investigative activities were independently confirmed by the police, and led to a conviction. SquirrelHill1971 (talk) 02:49, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

References

1. Berkeley Anti-Trump Protester Gets Probation For Assault, CBS News, August 9, 2018
2. California anti-Trump protester gets probation for assault, Associated Press, August 9, 2018
3. Eric Clanton takes 3-year probation deal in Berkeley rally bike lock assault case, San Francisco Chronicle, August 8, 2018
4. A man clobbered protesters with a bike lock at a Berkeley rally, police say. The Internet went looking for him., Washington Post, June 3, 2017
5. Trump supporter smashed in the head with U-Lock by masked Antifa Thug in Berkeley, YouTube, April 16, 2017

/g/-technology board?

Is /g/ not notable enough? Tusharhero (talk) 14:01, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

It's sourcing as ever. Also, it isn't practical to mention every board as there are so many.--♦IanMacM♦ 14:38, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

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