4chan/Devblog

The 4chan Devblog was used to host articles written by 4chan staff. It was launched on October 25, 2005 and recieved its final post on December 13, 2007. It remained up until at least September 12, 2012, when it began to return error 403. Only one out of at least 13 posts has been archived.

Known Posts

10/25/05 - 4chan DevBlog created. Be sure to check it out!

October 2005

(blotter: 10/31/05 - shut has posted a "Behind the Scenes" look at running 4chan on the DevBlog.)

November 2005

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2005/11/05/lets-go/ -- about ikuzo.org (blotter: 11/05/05 - Another update has been posted to the 4chan DevBlog, entitled "LET'S GO!!!".)

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2005/11/09/in-response-to-anonymity/ -- https://archive.li/18Jn (blotter: 11/09/05 - Anonymous-san has written a lot of words on the DevBlog that 10% of you will read and 90% will appreciate!)

December 2005

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2005/12/02/some-stats/ -- Info on 4chan users like countries and browsers ("60% of people who browsed 4chan used Firefox. IE was used by 29% of the people." src https://old.sage.moe/a/thread/14992146/#14996197) (blotter: 12/01/05 - DevBlog update: "Some Stats" have been posted by shut.)

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2005/12/14/open-letter/ (blotter: 12/14/05 - moot has posted his "Open Letter" to the 4chan DevBlog.)

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2005/12/20/quick-one-about-merchandizing/

January 2006

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2006/01/14/the-anatomy-of-a-legal-threat/ -- seems to be about how legal threats against 4chan don't work? (Might have been deleted before the blog vanished, no January 2006 category seen in the anonymity article snapshot) (blotter: 01/14/06 - Thinking of sending a legal threat? Read this helpful essay written by our legal counsel, Martin Random.)

February 2006

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2006/02/19/behind-the-scenes-at-5mget/ (blotter: 02/19/06 - Wonder what went on behind the scenes during 5MGET? Look no further! An informative piece on the matter exists here.)

March 2006

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2006/03/22/4chan-makes-millions/ (blotter: 03/22/06 - Man of Wax has written an enlightening piece on 4chan's financial status, entitled "4chan Makes Millions" (joke). See the DevBlog for more.)

April 2006

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2006/04/25/meeting-the-fans-a-guide-to-not-wanting-to-live-anymore/ (blotter: 04/25/06 DevBlog update! shut has written an insightful piece on conventions. Check it out here.)

May 2007

unknown title (blotter: 05/13/07 - DevBlog updated for the first time in forever. Read shut's latest piece here!)

July 2007

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2007/07/28/we-report-you-decide/ (blotter: 07/28/07 - DevBlog updated!)

December 2007

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2007/12/12/the-wapanese-christmas-shopping-guide-that-wont-creep-your-mom-or-friends-out/ (blotter: 12/13/07 - 4chan DevBlog updated. Check out shut's "Wapanese Christmas Shopping Guide"!)