Complaints about its culture aside, SomethingAwful's $10 registration fee makes it an elitist, walled community.

DEATH TO SOMETHINGAWFUL. Get everyone out of the darn anime forum there and get them to post here instead!

Get off me.

The war has begun!

>>1
Nice troll, but try sticking it in a forum that isn't half-dead, kthx.

WTF is this shit?

SomethingAwful......fuck!

>>4
It's not a troll... World2ch shall conquer SA :P

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Archivist's note: the text art was found again, thanks NamelessRumia

You know, SA is great. It would be even greater if they'd reopen the damned 2chan thread!*$&!&$%^&!

9.95$.... Its difficult for Japanese to resist.

haha, japanese invade 2ch and post only japanese ^-^

sa sucks and is breeding the future fox sitcom writers of america

>>12 I wouldn't agree with you at all if the front page hadn't insulted me so much today. Zack Parsons? I have no Zack Parsons!
http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1700

>>13 Hahahaha, if I say "_______" sucks it makes me better than "_______". This is the easiest SA story ever and it makes me feel good too. Stupid ----ing death metal fans, who do they think they are? The real cool people are listening to System of a Down. Ah yeah. Stupid anime fans.

The thing that angers me about 4chan is that the thread started out like "hey look at our TOTALLY ORIGINAL IDEA that NO ONE HAS EVER DONE BEFORE." Here we've been FOR MONTHS and no one seems to remember.

That and their trip codes don't work. That's a sign of suckage if I ever saw one. ALSO, it looks like they went and translated the code for the futaba imgboard without realizing that it's already been done (albiet partially) by world2ch. That or they ripped us off. Either way: Fuckers.

>>15-16
If you look in their Hentai forum, you can see their reasoning for doing it, that is to say, they don't have one. Either they accepted our declaration of war :) or they just think this forum isn't 31337 (read: faux-stupid) enough for them.

>>17 'sup Mechi? Also: This hentai forum is part of the ADTRW.org forum or a thread in SA? I'd like to see their lack of reason...

http://4chan.net/ :
"Everyone is equally welcomed at this website, as long as you keep your drama and warring elsewhere. By trying to start flamewars between 2chan, world2ch, and 4chan, you're just hurting the web-based English anime community."
This is in HEAVY conflict with his half-joking motto:
"a comprehensive english based resource for the collection and distribution of yaoi and dickgirlz"
This just in, retard: Outside of the Something Awful Forums, "yaoi and dickgirlz" are a not major feature of 2ch, or even anime. 4chan is not part of the anime community, it is part of the wanking-off "community".

>>17
By the hentai forum, I mean their "Anime Death Tentacle Rape Whorehouse" forum.
http://4chan.net/ :
"Everyone is equally welcomed at this website, as long as you keep your drama and warring elsewhere. By trying to start flamewars between 2chan, world2ch, and 4chan, you're just hurting the web-based English anime community."
This is in HEAVY conflict with his half-joking motto:
"a comprehensive english based resource for the collection and distribution of yaoi and dickgirlz"
This just in, retard: Outside of the Something Awful Forums, "yaoi and dickgirlz" are a not major feature of 2ch, or even anime. 4chan is not part of the anime community, it is part of the wanking-off "community".

Sorry about the double post. The child porn in their "random" forum is making me nauseous.

Wait... wait... I get it, you're crazy. Dude, chill. "Yaoi and dickgirlz" is there because it's funny. ADTRW is certainly not a hentai forum. Once again, you're crazy. There's going to be plenty of warring because they stole world2ch's idea and possibly its code without the least bit of recognition. They could have said anything mentioning world2ch's [sub-par] efforts and I would have been cool with it. The thing that has infuriated me the most is that they seem to think they have an absolutely original idea and it most certainly is not.
Now relax and think of some better ways to photo-insult 4chan because I'm out of ideas.

Wait. moot says this: "2chan knows all and answers all, and even with world2ch and translators, I still can't get my questions answered or partake in SMILEY WARS... "
So we were mentioned... So I drop a few accusations. This doesn't mean I'm not bitter, though.
One more thing: The greatest opportunity lies before us. If we can draw attention to ourselves, world2ch might live.

mew mew mew mew mew

>>22 /"Yaoi and dickgirlz" is there because it's funny./
It's not funny when they're actually posting child porn to their imgboards! I have half a mind to call their ISP on them.
>>23 /If we can draw attention to ourselves, world2ch might live./
Er... you noticed... :)

>>25 Read a bit closer. It's under the wing of Apis Networks, which is pretty much in league with SA to the core. Furthermore, it's not child pornography, those are dumb drawings of fictional characters which is entirely protected by the 1st amendment, like it or not.

Yeah, it's technically legal, but I don't think anyone other than Apis would allow it on their section of the Web. Bad luck :(
So, the "Anime Death Tentacle Rape Whorehouse" is actually non-hentai. Why do they stand for that name? If I had to pay $10 to register for forums, Nazi moderation and general stupidity would not be a good deal for my money.

Menchi, I'm sure you're familiar with the concept of a "joke."

Many people use them every day. You should try one sometime.

>>28 So funny I forgot to laugh.

>>27 Something Awful thrives on the worst elements of any subculture or genre. That and Lowtax & Cronies are suspected of thinking anime is gay. The tentacle rape in the name is the two-fold result of SA heritage and the punishment of SA's anime nerds. That and it's FUNNY if you have a sense of humor about it.

Also, I was wondering how you could possibly be able to browse the Japanese 2chan image boards without running across stuff even more despicable than what's showing up on 4chan. I've seen terrible things on 2chan and I'm wondering what brand of magic goggles you wear to filter stuff out.

Also, what are you, like fourteen? Come on...

>>29
Wow, good comeback, Potsie.

>>30 I realise it's not a serious title, but it /is/ a seriously pathetic joke.

As for the 2chan imgboards, 2ch is unmoderated, whereas both 4chan and world2ch are in theory moderated.

Not too far off. You are my superior in the 4chan... thingy.

>>31 I am slain by your counter-riposte, dramadrama.

Shut the fuck up, Menchi. Nobody likes you.

>>33 Shutting up. Bye-bye world2ch.

Jesus, are some people here insecure, or what? If you don't like 4chan, just ignore it and stay here.

I'll try to address each post, sorry if I miss one.

First I'd like to thank you all for not contacting me via email, and hiding behind this world2chan alliance thingy that was formed. I really do stress that importance of MAILING me and voicing concerns. Hats off to those that read further than the sarcastic quote on the main page.

>>1 First of all, you've obviously never read or been a part of the SA forums. ADTRW is only a small fraction of SA's community, and 99% of the members will gladly argue it is well worth the $10, if not more.

>>6 This is a reply to six and the others posts following it. 4chan is not ADTRW only , in fact I wanted it to be broader. The reason ADTRW currently encompasses the board is the fact that they're actually posting, and not brooding up half-witted anti-4chan remarks here. ADTRW is also the only board I posted 4chan on, as some of the members helped me out.

Let me also stress the stuff written on the SA main page, has almost nothing to do with the mentality and members of the forums. Two completely different worlds guys.

>>16 Correct! I didn't even know futaba was public until I had fully translated Gazou myself. After that I edited the entire code MYSELF(hova helped), as I had no clue the 0ch script even "existed". Good way to draw up accusations!

IN SOVIET SOMETHING AWFUL YOU GET BANNED FOR SAYING THIS

>>17 I don't read world2ch on a regular basis. It was real smart of you to post here rather than contact me, telling me that this post existed, and that you have in fact "declared war".

>>18 4chan has nothing to do with SA, other than the fact I posted it there. It's not some sort of super secret ADTRW conspiracy to bring world2ch down, sorry :( The only people who have helped out so far, have actually e-mailed me! What a surprise, I actually read e-mails (HINT).

>>19 About the motto. Sarcasm, you've heard of it right? For lack of a better motto, I stuck that up there. I guess I'll have to change it for some of our slower friends.

>>21 Stop using "their" please, thanks. That board was merely the first thing I stuck up. I do not care if it becomes a shitfest, as it will be taken down when I find people to moderate (read: NAZI BAN) the serious anime boards. Moderation is the only way we can keep this evil evil pedo hentai out, because we all know ADTRW is a bunch of 40 year old pedophiles who have nothing better to do than look at pictures of women and children with penises!

>>22 I'm sorry that I failed to give world2ch enough credit. Why did I not? Frankly I don't use these boards much, other than an occasional view or two, and yes, all of the coding was edited by myself and hova. I actually flipped out on IRC after someone informed me futaba was public. What a waste of work...

>>25 Was it you who sent nem that e-mail!? Jesus that was a great laugh, thanks dude!

>>26 nem, who I have hosted with for a while has donated bandwidth to host 4chan. There is no "wing" of SA, or conspiracy to only use him as a host. He offers MANY services for members and provides reliable hosting, that is the reason I chose him to host 4chan.

>>27 ADTRW, is again, and sarcastic (and quite humourous in the eyes of many), name for a forum. Most of the admins/moderators do not enjoy anime, in fact the majority of SA despises the SUB-forum. We are our own community.

>>28 I like you.

>>30 Dear sir,
Thank you for insulting me without ever speaking with me. I look forward to having a real two way conversation with you in the future. There must be a few people here that agree insulting boards that you have never used, is incredibly stupid.

>>32 I'll change it if I must appease worldch.

>>34 Thanks!

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That should be everything. I again stress contacting me if you have concerns, flames, or praise for the site. Posting angsty threads on a small corner of the internet doesn't necessarily attract a webmaster's attention.

Feel free to rip me apart/whatever, this wasn't a "pro-SA world2ch SUCKS LET'S DECLARE WAR!!!!!1111" post. It's simply me posting in defense of myself. I again reiterate 4chan != ADTRW, and anyone who thinks otherwise could very well be an ignoramous.

Regards,

moot

Oh PS: I didn't read over anything I typed, feel free to insult grammatical errors.

Cheers!

To clarify any such ambiguities that may arise:
1) We host adult content, we host several adult-content laden sites. Does it perturb us? No, not really.
2) We're not the only HSP out there for SA, we actually do have competition and while we have a large market share of users from SA, it is not the crux. We aren't under the wing and there isn't some massive conspiracy out there.
3) I hate anime personally, it's an obligation we deferred to moot.
4) Please, before you attempt to dispatch another e-mail from a username of 'Spam Is Tasty', please be aware of what pornography is, our stance, and what is art. Certainly, you can construe, as a nimble-minded individual, anime as blatant pornography of naked animals and other weird incongruities with normal human society, but then again, it is art work. I shall now kindly paste what I received this morning regarding 4chan:

A website which you appear to be hosting, http://img.4chan.net/b/ , is in my opinion violating your Acceptable Use Policy. If you browse through its the archives, you will see many uploaded pictures that are definitely pornographic and involving children (albeit technically not *illegal* child porn), as well as some other rather gruesome pictures.

Please - I stress - read through our Acceptable Use Policy. Read through our 'Resource Center', then fire an e-mail off.

As a concluding thought: do NOT write an e-mail trying to make an argument with "in my opinion". The weakest foundation of an argument rests in that clause, be assertive and don't use a fictional name.

this thread is making me sick and ruining the post work w2ch exp and has some of the wordiest posts on w2ch how long till post counts at 4chan anyway >>42 where's your tag? go and die plz

This is the most LOLLIN'ist thread on the internet I've ever read. Such concentrated stupidity from Menchi...

Holy fuck - there is a serious lack of freedom here!

I'm not sure when SCO bought the rights to the futaba, but you fuckers all need to grow a dick and stop being so upset that someone else has decided to do the same thing as world2ch.

Emailing a hosting service to try and shut down a competing site - do you go after Jews and Gypsies too, you fucking Nazi assholes??

The irony kills me.

You can keep your System V source,

Rick Stallman

>>45 Holy shit. Can we have a post from Jon Katz, Jeff Godell or someother post-Well technorati upstate NY faggot please?

What an absolute shitfest.

>>34 Good?
>>39 No e-mail here, dude. Also, the insult was targeted at Menchi? I gave you a little credit and I'm having a change of heart here. World2ch is a trainwreck of a bulletin board. Also, about the code: that clears that up and it's too bad you put so much effort into something that was already done for you (consult it for the bit on trip codes).

And now a note to no one in particular:
Look at this place. We have upwards of six users. We have about twenty boards two of which people post in on a regular basis. And even then, it's never anything worth reading. Our admin doesn't speak English and continues to add useless features, all the while subtracting useful ones. That which appealed to me was the fact that, if you're careful, no one short of the government has any idea who you are when you post on world2ch. Here you're free to discuss whatever you like, drama it up and you can't track it back in your house. I'm hoping 4chan can continue this tradition of anonynomity [and drama].

first post.

>>48
I'm all for 4chan being a 'real' alternative to 2ch. I'm certainly enjoying it right now. But I really hope they add some actual BBS's instead of just imgboards. (not that I'm complaining about the imgboards :3)

I found world2ch only a few days ago, hoping it would be an understandable version of the awesome that is 2ch. Like you said, though, this place is rarely frequented, and even then it's mediocre, at best.

Er, I suppose I should make it clear, I plan to stay here on w2ch as long it remains open, in the hopes that one day it grows.

To those that have e-mailed me with suggestions, questions, apologies, etc: Thanks.

>>47 Sorry, but I have no clue what trip codes are. Care to inform me? Would be much appreciated.
>>48 4chan should be as anonymous as you'd like. At the moment I am the only one with access to any type of IP information, as there are no "janitors" I believe you call them.

Other than no IPs, what else would help safeguard those that wish to remain in the shadows?

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Again I reiterate my offer for you guys coming over. Abandon w2ch? I'm not saying that, I'm just saying you'd be helping build a new, fresh (ALIVE) community.

Everyone is welcome as long as they don't start trouble (aside from a flame (read: suggestion) board that may go up soon.

What non-image boards would you guys want/recommend? Need some topics before I can make them.

>>52 moot, I'm going to e-mail you with some code samples to show you where it's done. For everyone else who doesn't know this is the deal with trip codes:

My name on every reply shows up as: 0037 @A0z7CY5eG2

That last part is a trip code. It's a measure (while not a bullet-proof one) to ensure that replies are from a unique user. In the "Name" box you type in name#text_string and the system will spit out name@crypted_jibberish. So, it's kind of like a password. # results in a self-cap (sorry, I'm spouting out 2ch lingo but I can't help it). If you're chums with admin you can request an official cap which is entered name!text_string and results in a nice name?crypted_gibberish.

This might feel a little lame, but just to show you how useful it is, I'll provide an example...

I love Dragonball Z.

And that's how trip codes can be useful.
This ends today's lessons, class. Read up on chapter two for tomorrow's discussion.

>>53 ASCII art. A place for people to share weird flash stuff. Also something FYAD-like where people can be idiots in peace.

>>53 Yes, I was gonna say, definately an AA bored. I lurv my monas. =)

Of course, an anime/manga board as well, maybe a J-pop one. Possibly a Japanese culture/language one? I dunno, maybe I'm pushing it there. I thought I'd have more ideas, but I can't seem to think of any right now, heh.

Great suggestions, will try to implement in the upcoming days. Just got done updating some rules/pages/and added a random image PHP script.

>>59
Good work!
Perhaps Japan will interest to your starting of Yotsuba channel

HOORAY

i would like a good ascii-art forum to post all the wonderful 2ch ascii-art i have collected. ^-^

Menchi. Seriously, what is with this whole persecuted anime fan bit? You seem incredibly, -incredibly- oversensitive. I'm not flaming you, here. It's just that this pose of offense and humorlessness you're taking does not make you look good. For serious, you sound like a furry.

Some people just can't handle new things, man. Let him go...

He had a whole Euro complex going on.... good ridance (drama! drama! drama!)

>>65
I AM LEGEND!! YOU ARE NOTHING!!

[Petition to reopen the 2chan thread]

1. Give Up
2. Persuade by Force

Force you say? Like Jedi shit or what?

overused disgaea ref
if you fail to pass a bill in the dark congress you're given that option

>>70
Damn. I was hoping this was going to somehow boil down to an epic battle between ricequeen and I with lightsabers and "Duel of the Fates" playing in the background...

..... who's ricequeen? i've see her (?) name mentioned so many times...

>>72
The moderator on SA's anime subforum. I guess that means you're not from SA or at least you don't frequent ADTRW. I thought this whole place was colonized entirely by SA. You learn something new every day, eh?

I found my way here through the grapevine of Dionysos!!!!

>>74 "grapevine of Dionysos" ... so like... drinking, right?

>>73

SA HERE? Hahahahahahaha.

New server going up.

>>75 i don't drink. some nice guy posted the w2ch link on another bbs.
>>76 i love chidori....but for how long?

I have no idea what you people are talking about.

OH wait... I guess it's true since my beloved Menchi left...
By the way, >>76, that seemed kind of mean...

Site went back up.

>>80 7GB a day, eh?

more apparently, didnt combine log files

I'm going to make a strange suggestion. Have you considered off-shore solutions to your problem? http://world2ch.net/test/read.cgi/accuse/1065027993/14n
Hosting might be cheaper in Japan. Might be a good idea since that's where all of your users are coming from, anyway.

let's sage

watching the drama in ADTRW is a lollercaust

>>85 Indeed.

what sort of drama/is ADTRW worth the 10 bucks?

>>87 It's regarding 4chan content/Yes. It's the least annoying anime forum in existence. Except all of the FLCL threads were bumped to the top today by some sly tricksters...

I'm sorry, _A_ sly trickster, singular.

hmm, maybe the next month i don't spend all my surplus funds on homoerotic martial arts comics and models of little boys in aprons [i'll spend 10 bucks]

WTF is SomethingAwful??

sorry, i just came from 2CH and yeah, new in here..

>>91
http://world2ch.net/test/read.cgi/netwatch/1049327730/

I need your help !!

A master is out.

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Note: Again, ascii art is lost...