>>7
At least your measure of 2008 is more generous than most people's.

I still post simply because it's the main' image board. Quality has never been that much of a concern for me as far as 4chan is concerned. I just see it as something to read, and it's nice to refresh the page and see responses in near-real-time. The only thing that I have found disappointing is that moot seems to have largely outgrown anime, and over the past few years there appears to have been a strong effort to de-Wapanese' the site. I suppose this--along with the invasions that even `oldfags' attest to as 4chan's golden moments--led to the ruination of 4chan everyone now complains about.

Still, if you want good, anonymous discussion, there are plenty of good text boards out there. Sites like 4-ch and SAoVQ may be slow, but they're a good example of how anonymous boards can be fun and interesting without all the stigma associated with *chans.