I know there are a lot of imageboards and textboards out there and I was wondering if it is possible to get away from the "*chan" culture. There are too many "*chans", and most of them have the same jokes, content, "macros/memes", etc.

I think there is a lot of potential associated to imageboard system and anonimity that can be used in the west, but do you think that it can be separated from all the "chan" mess and takeoff as another option in the west? Can we start over? What do you think?

>>18
Good to know that the idea didn't work for you. I guess it takes a certain type of person to like imageboards/textboards I myself prefer them over social networking sites. You would've had to made these sites back in 1990's or back in the early 2000's. Like the Futaba Channel and 4Chan.

>>20
You're sadly right.

I had a long argument with someone about the benefits of anonymity, long story short is that they saw no point to it at all and viewed it as cowardice, and that the only reason anyone wouldn't want to attach their complete personal contact information (including their home address and phone number) would obviously be to cause problems for others. I am not kidding.

Later they even made the suggestion that online anonymity was a horrible thing that leads to people being raped and killed.

For some people there's just no hope. :(

>>20,21

I don't know. I know it's not a good example in this thread but look at the success of 4chan, or look at all the people who post on 4-ch, SaoVQ, iichan, 420chan, etc.

There is a lot of meaningful and fun discussion on those sites (except for the first) and people who understand anonymity, even now in year 2010. I know it can't be a success like Facebook or Twitter, since most people is plainly retarded, but it's not an impossible task to at least have a fun site running. You just need to find good ways to advertise to attract people who may like anonymity for good purposes.

>>22
The larger question, though, is how do you get across to people that the concept is a good one and not solely for pedophiles and assholes trying to raid people? Especially since that's the general mass-media-forced perception of imageboards, which certainly doesn't help anything.

>>21
>>23
Well the thing is when people become anonymous they assume everyone is like them. E.g. I can assume that most people are straight, middle class white males between the ages of 18 and 25 who grew up in suburbs.

I remember geekologie wrote on that whole problem.