Poll: Should 4chan be "hunted" down?

[Sanqlol]

I don't know why all is hating 4chan...
It was Ebaumsworld that did it anyway...

 

[Dr. Whiggs]

[I don't think you're an elitist (since you have no actual status) so much as a pompous ass, and I reach that conclusion based on you huffing away in the mental handicap thread like you deserve to choose who gets to have kids. Was that simple enough for you? I wouldn't want you to get addled.

Really? You don't know shit about me in real life. I'm willing to bet I've done way more with my life than you have, if you want to play THAT game. And I see you've blatantly picked and chosen my posts in the other thread, choosing to discard what doesn't fit your view of what I am. I never said I had the right to choose who has kids. Again, way to see the only part of the picture that suits your needs. It's easy to be right all the time when you only see things that confirm your point of view, isn't it?

Your threat display is about as intimidating as a ruffed grouse's. I didn't need to cherry-pick anything, you've been acting like a pompous ass every time you've posted.

But I'd be really interested to hear about your accomplishments.

 

[BlindTom]

Freedom of Speech

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[crystalsnow]

"Too" many "quotation" marks "inside" your "paragraphs". Try "getting rid" of them.

OT: Best just to ignore them. It's not like it's possible to "hunt them down".

 

[Dr. Whiggs]

Your threat display is about as intimidating as a ruffed grouse's. I didn't need to cherry-pick anything, you've been acting like a pompous ass every time you've posted.

But I'd be really interested to hear about your accomplishments.

I'm trying to be intimidating? Really? See, just because things happen in your head-that doesn't mean it applies to those of us living in the real world. And I'm acting like a 'pompous ass' towards YOU since you arrogantly decided who is and isn't normal. Like begets like, my friend.

My God are you tedious. You completely lack even a whit of self-awareness and are riddled with personal problems. I'd continue, but I get bored with crazy people quickly.

 

[Eri]

Taken from Encyclopedia Dramatica page, this perfectly describes why you cannot eliminate 4chan(Anonymous);

"Anonymous, in addition to being responsible for 85% of all quotes ever cited, is the source of 91% of all Internet truth and justice and 32.33 (repeating of course), and our daily dosage of Vitamins /b/ and Lulz. Anonymous is void of human restraints, such as pity and mercy. Those who perform reckless actions or oppose Anonymous will be eliminated. Failure is not tolerated. Enemies are to be dealt with swiftly and efficiently. Anonymous must work as one. Anonymous is everyone and no one. You are. I am. Everyone is. Anonymous is humanity when the gloves come off. Anonymous is legion and its deeds are legend."

 

[Dr. Whiggs]

Feh.

Godspeed, you beautiful flower.

 

[lacktheknack]

Should they be? Yes. Can they be? No.

 

[Trevor L. Cooper]

Could you project any harder? Just because people think you're a freak doesn't mean they think the same of me. I tend to be popular and well liked, actually.

4chan doesn't hack random Facebook pages or bank accounts, despite some Anon's posting personal army threads to get exactly that to happen. /b/ tends to hit back only when someone does something that strikes a chord and pisses them off as a whole, which is pretty rare.

Edit: What the fuck does /b/ have to do with gaming anyway?

Actually, when I said "Freaks" I meant the culture as a whole.
I am an actor/writer/film-maker by trade, and am liked by the people I encounter daily also.
And you're right, 4chan doesn't do e-terror, but their users sometimes do.
I realize that I have to be more literal when talking on this subject.
I am not saying that 4chan is evil, it's a website, code can't be evil.
The users aren't evil either, they can be unkind to people sometimes (whether we think they deserve it or not).
And /b/ has everything to do with gaming! Many /b/tards are also gamers...
The internet (including 4chan) and gaming are like brothers... Why?
Because society as a whole doesn't understand them, and what society doesn't understand, it fears, and what it fears gets labeled with dirty looks and negative stigma (e.g. "Gamer" as our nickname or "Geek, Freak, Hacker, Loser, Nerd, etc...".
This keeps happening because of our precious anonymity!
We want a place to escape from reality so we turn to games/web for our enjoyment.
This is the only group that has spawned such a negative stigma since the 60's, when we called the outcasts "Hippies".

Side Note: I was not projecting, I don't have to, I'm perfectly happy with my station in life, and everything in it.
The statement I was trying to make, was a broader statement on the medium as a whole.
My comment was not directed at you, or anyone for that matter.
I was talking about how if we all kept the foul language, personal attacks, and trying to humiliate/infuriate people (kinda like what you were doing by saying I was projecting), to a minimum, maybe we would get a little more respect from society!

On Topic: Video Games could be nationally considered a viable art form, the internet would stop being brought into court for it's antics, we could all sit back and relax and enjoy what brought all of us "Gamers/Geeks/Freaks/Hackers/Nerds/Net-Surfers" and yes even "4Chaners" together, mindless enjoyment of whatever we love most.
Whether games, movies, music, internet, or anything.
If everyone adopted your attitude, net-neutrality would have been lost years ago, and m-rated games wouldn't exist except for maybe in sleazy porn-like shops, like there was something wrong with you for playing Mass Effect 2, or GTA 4.

It's because of people who go to rallies, town hall meetings, and public forums that your rights to do whatever you want on the net are protected.
I go to city hall/government meetings all the time in my town to stand up for what I believe is right!!!
What have you done lately to help others? Besides enjoy the anonymity someone else fought for.
Maybe before you point a finger at me and ask "What the f*** is your problem?". You should point that finger at yourself... Just a thought.

-Trodo "Trevor" Baggins

 

[Mr.Squishy]

Seriously.
Don't bother.
They're pretty chill most of the time, or at least leave others to theirs while they sit in their own little corner of the interwebz.
Then again, maybe I'm just a bit biased since they're probably gonna fuck up Gene simmons' effort to hunt them down in a lulzy way.
In short: No, leave them to their business, they don't hurt people (often)

 

[Regular Guy]

I've never been identified as a gamer, or any of those other terms. I'm just a regular person who occasionally fires up Halo Reach or GTA4 for some entertainment. Gaming has no negative stigma. If people are labeling you as such, it is entirely because of YOU as a person, not what you do in your spare time.

I don't mean you referring to you in particular this time, BTW. I mean in general.

 

[Trevor L. Cooper]

@Regular Guy
Then why is it that people want to heavily regulate video games?
Why do they want to take away your precious anonymity?
And would you please tell me why every other week video games are blamed for some crime or another?
Columbine, Kent State, Virgina Tech, Miley Cyrus, all the wrong in the world some how get blamed on video games.
If gaming isn't looked down upon, then why do we have to fight for what we love?

Think about it...

-Trodo "Trevor" Baggins

 

[Sir Thomas Sean Connery]

I see no reason. Besides, it's kind of like in that one South Park episode where Cartman is soooo exited that Kyle is leaving, but when he finally does, Cartman actually has to save him because he doesn't have a punching bag anymore.

My point is, I think everyone (here especially) has too much fun ragging on them and would be sad if they disappeared.