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Mods, developers, managers, janitors and any other variants go in this article. This is from whatever information I could scrap from many sources. Take all this with pincers and hazmat suits, as a lot of this infomation is old and could be inaccurate. And don't do stupid shit and try to contact or witch hunt anyone—they will promptly tell you to fuck off. Don't be afraid to edit this wiki if you have extra '''''relevant''''' information that is not already included, or want to correct infomation that is inaccurate/outdated. Adding references to claims made about a staff member is also highly encouraged, please include proof to every claim you can, as to avoid disinfomation.
Mods, developers, managers, janitors and any other variants go in this article. This is from whatever information I could scrap from many sources. Take all this with pincers and hazmat suits, as a lot of this infomation is old and could be inaccurate. And don't do stupid shit and try to contact or witch hunt anyone—they will promptly tell you to fuck off. Don't be afraid to edit this wiki if you have extra '''''relevant''''' information that is not already included. Adding references to claims made about a staff member is also highly encouraged, please include proof to every claim you can, as to avoid disinfomation.


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=== Present (Accurate as of February 2024) ===
=== Present (Accurate as of February 2024) ===


*'''Hiroyuki Nishimura (informally referred to as hiroyuki or hiro, and also known as hiroshima or g00km00t in cruder terms)''' - The current owner and head admin of 4chan. He was the creator of 2ch, and is supposedly good friends with moot despite going against some of his wishes for 4chan. He lost 2ch in a coup among the shareholders. He purchased 4chan in September, 2015. Known for not being very active. Doesn't like to talk about 4chan despite him owning it.<ref>[https://archive.ph/fECD3]"In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star."</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/h1TqD]"Former UCA student drawing attention for ownership of notorious online message board 4chan"</ref> Known in japan for 2ch and his hot takes, you can usually find him live streaming on his YouTube channel or posting his opinions on his X Account.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@hirox246] Hiroyuki's YouTube Channel.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/hirox246] Hiroyuki's twitter.</ref> Don't expect him to talk about 4chan in any way though.
*'''Hiroyuki Nishimura (informally referred to as hiroyuki or hiro, and also known as hiroshima or g00km00t in cruder terms)''' - The current owner and head admin of 4chan. He was the creator of 2ch, and is supposedly good friends with moot despite going against some of his wishes for 4chan. He lost 2ch in a coup among the shareholders. He purchased 4chan in September, 2015. Known for not being very active. Doesn't like to talk about 4chan despite him owning it.<ref>[https://archive.ph/fECD3]"In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star."</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/h1TqD]"Former UCA student drawing attention for ownership of notorious online message board 4chan"</ref> Known in japan for 2ch and his hot takes, you can usually find him live streaming on his YouTube channel or on his Twitter Account.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@hirox246] Hiroyuki's YouTube Channel.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/hirox246] Hiroyuki's twitter.</ref> Don't expect him to talk about 4chan in any way though.


*'''Mr. VacBob (aka MVB, Alexander Strange)''' - Main coder, writer of 4chan extensions, and maintains the 4chan servers. Been around since 2004, taking over the maintenance of the text boards after Shii was fired. From certain points of view, the real face behind all 4chan changes. After moot resigned, he became the prime mover of 4chan proper.
*'''Mr. VacBob (aka MVB, Alexander Strange)''' - Main coder, writer of 4chan extensions, and maintains the 4chan servers. Been around since 2004, taking over the maintenance of the text boards after Shii was fired. From certain points of view, the real face behind all 4chan changes. After moot resigned, he became the prime mover of 4chan proper.


*'''RapeApe (aka RapeApe9k, GrapeApe)''' – Janitor/mod manager, former janitor of /r9k/.<ref>[https://files.catbox.moe/orbdcr.png]RapeApe back when he was a janitor talking about /r9k/, also hence his old name "RapeApe9k".</ref> Approximately got promoted to mod around 2012. Allegedly one of the new heads of 4chan, as moot claimed a moderator manager was going be one of the successors. Caused Naruto Day in 2013 when /a/ got mad at him when he told them to stop complaining and shitposting about Naruto threads, and thought he was actively "protecting them". People then proceeded to try to dox him and thought they found his supposed hidden reddit account, but it wasn't his.<ref>[https://desuarchive.org/q/thread/723224/#723243]RapeApe explaining why the reddit account was not his in an old archive post.</ref>  Moot defended him by changing the board name to /a/ - "N/a/RUTO CONFIRMED BEST ANIME CHINESE CARTOON OF ALL TIME", with the subtitle "BELIEVE IT (also dubs are better than subs)", embedding a remix of "believe it", changing the posting form and stickying a bunch of Naruto threads. /a/ went berserk and began spamming CP and guro, forcing the mods to take it down. Moot then made [https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/91420362/#91420362 this sticky] addressing the witchhunt against him. In 2020 and 2023 he was featured in two news articles about his /pol/itical leanings and blamed for causing the entire site to become radicalized.<ref>[https://archive.ph/3Tr5l]"The Man Who Helped Turn 4chan Into the Internet's Racist Engine".</ref><ref name="paid">[https://archive.ph/MLE2g]"Inside 4chan’s Top-Secret Moderation Machine"</ref> One of them even revealed he is one of the few 4chan staff members who gets PAID (with real money).<ref name="paid" /> However he was one of the first people to actively delete and take a stance against the GamerGate threads in 2014,<ref>[https://files.catbox.moe/igp9tb.png]RapeApe talking about removing the GG threads.</ref> and is (by rumor) allegedly friends with with kirt and sparto (420chan owners) who are both known for Hating nazis, and was seen shit talking /pol/ in leaked IRC logs.<ref>[https://files.catbox.moe/3whp9w.png]RapeApe expressing some distain for /pol/.</ref> So it's best to take these articles with a grain of salt. Seems like he wants 4chan to change as little as possible, has a short temper, likes guns, highly educated about vidya game and Warhammer 40K knowledge. He's also Canadian.<ref name="janny"/><ref>[https://files.catbox.moe/s213q1.png]RapeApe heavily implying he's Canadian.</ref>  
*'''RapeApe''' – Janitor/mod manager, former janitor of /r9k/.<ref>[https://files.catbox.moe/orbdcr.png]RapeApe back when he was a janitor talking about /r9k/, also hence his old name "RapeApe9k".</ref> Approximately got promoted to mod around 2012. Allegedly one of the new heads of 4chan, as moot claimed a moderator manager was going be one of the successors. Caused Naruto Day in 2013 when /a/ got mad at him when he told them to stop complaining and shitposting about Naruto threads, and thought he was actively "protecting them". People then proceeded to try to dox him and thought they found his supposed hidden reddit account, but it wasn't his.<ref>[https://desuarchive.org/q/thread/723224/#723243]RapeApe explaining why the reddit account was not his in an old archive post.</ref>  Moot defended him by changing the board name to /a/ - "N/a/RUTO CONFIRMED BEST ANIME CHINESE CARTOON OF ALL TIME", with the subtitle "BELIEVE IT (also dubs are better than subs)", embedding a remix of "believe it", changing the posting form and stickying a bunch of Naruto threads. /a/ went berserk and began spamming CP and guro, forcing the mods to take it down. Moot then made [https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/91420362/#91420362 this sticky] addressing the witchhunt against him. In 2020 and 2023 he was featured in two news articles about his /pol/itical leanings and blamed for causing the entire site to become radicalized.<ref>[https://archive.ph/3Tr5l]"The Man Who Helped Turn 4chan Into the Internet's Racist Engine".</ref><ref name="paid">[https://archive.ph/MLE2g]"Inside 4chan’s Top-Secret Moderation Machine"</ref> One of them even revealed he is one of the few 4chan staff members who gets PAID (with real money).<ref name="paid" /> However he was one of the first people to actively delete and take a stance against the GamerGate threads in 2014,<ref>[https://files.catbox.moe/igp9tb.png]RapeApe talking about removing the GG threads.</ref> and is (by rumor) allegedly friends with with kirt and sparto (420chan owners) who are both known for Hating nazis, and was seen shit talking /pol/ in leaked IRC logs.<ref>[https://files.catbox.moe/3whp9w.png]RapeApe expressing some distain for /pol/.</ref> So it's best to take these articles with a grain of salt. Seems like he wants 4chan to change as little as possible, has a short temper, likes guns, highly educated about vidya game and Warhammer 40K knowledge. He's also Canadian.<ref name="janny"/><ref>[https://files.catbox.moe/s213q1.png]RapeApe heavily implying he's Canadian.</ref>  


*'''dsw''' - Moderator (Manager?). Also confirmed to be paid by hiro. Possibly could be desuwa.  
*'''dsw''' - Moderator (Manager?). Also confirmed to be paid by hiro. Possibly could be desuwa.  
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