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Yes, he was. When GamerGate happened, that's exactly what he attempted to do. He replaced most of the mods on the site within a very short amount of time and the heavy handed policing started. Most of 4chan left in response. Many alternative chan sites were started, including 8ch.net.

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> Most of 4chan left in response. Many alternative chan sites were started, including 8ch.net.

A very small fraction of the worst bored on a bad website left to join an even worse website.

Don't kid yourself.

I don't hear a refutation buried anywhere in there. Did you have something other than base insults to bring to the table?

I was saying your statement is obviously false. The onus is on you to provide proof for your original claim, not me.

I keep hearing this from that group.

GamerGate seems to think that they are the majority of users on any given site. They're convinced that Twitter is going to fail if they leave. It's pretty amazing how much they misunderstand the scale of any large social platform.

Where do you keep hearing that? I don't religiously follow GamerGate, but I am subscribed to /r/KotakuInAction and that particular community holds no such opinion of themselves.

You're stating that like it's a fact. I don't think there's any credible evidence of the 4chan staff makeup changing significantly during GamerGate, other than a "leaked" IRC chatlog which essentially portrayed moot & mods cackling gleefully while rubbing their hands together like James Bond villains.

> IRC chatlog which essentially portrayed moot & mods cackling gleefully while rubbing their hands together like James Bond villains.

To be fair, I kind of always assumed that moot and mods did what they did solely for the shits and giggles they themselves got out of it.

It's not like they were running a distinguished web portal that would bring them fame, riches, and glory; they run the sewage pit of the Internet.

8chan was created in October 2013 in response to a group that didn't become active until late 2014? Something doesn't add up here.

Touche, I stand corrected.

I recommend you stand un-corrected.

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