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[[File:4chan Logo.png|thumb|4chan Logo]] | [[File:4chan Logo.png|thumb|4chan Logo]] | ||
4chan is the anonymous imageboard created in 2003 by Christopher Poole, who is also known as Moot. | 4chan<ref>Site: https://4chan.org/</ref> is the anonymous imageboard created in 2003 by Christopher Poole<ref>More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Poole</ref>, who is also known as Moot. | ||
The website would have a notable impact on irony culture and its formation, with the advent of ''Rage Comics'' and the popularization of other memes such as the ''Wojak'' and ''Pepe the Frog''. | The website would have a notable impact on irony culture and its formation, with the advent of ''Rage Comics'' and the popularization of other memes such as the ''Wojak'' and ''Pepe the Frog''. | ||
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The site is mostly irrelevant now. There are some connections between 4chan and irony users but it is mostly a "boogeyman" or a joke to be played around with. The website has not contributed to irony or any meme culture in a long time, and pretty much now only operates as a porn site. | The site is mostly irrelevant now. There are some connections between 4chan and irony users but it is mostly a "boogeyman" or a joke to be played around with. The website has not contributed to irony or any meme culture in a long time, and pretty much now only operates as a porn site. | ||
4chan also has a notable discord presence, with several public communities that are able to be found on | 4chan also has a notable discord presence, with several public communities that are able to be found on ''Disboard''<ref>Site: https://disboard.org/</ref> or on the ''/soc/ - Cams and Meetups''<ref>Site: [https://4chan.org/soc/ https://4chan.org/soc/]</ref> board on 4chan. One 4chan server in particular that is related to irony is [[Freezer]]. ''(Authors note - I would personally advise to have discernment when checking out any server you find. Some people are just people you do not want to be around.)'' | ||
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