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{{See also|reddit.com|8chan/History}}
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[[Category:8chan Spinoffs]]
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[https://8ch.net/ 8chan] (dead URL) was an imageboard created in 2013 that allowed users to create their own boards. Originally founded by copypaste, the site was taken over by Jim Watkins, operator of 2channel, after copypaste left, then was closed in 2019 following a spate of mass shootings attributed to users of the site. Several post-8chan imageboards exist.


* https://8chan.moe/
{{See also|reddit.com}}
* https://8kun.top/
 
* https://8channel.us/
[https://archive.is/EQbqD ''Infinity Chan'',] more popularly known as ''8chan'', is a [[Vichan]] Imageboard created in 2013 that allowed users to create their own boards. It was opened by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrick_Brennan Fredrick Brennan] aka ''copypaste'', later rechristened ''hotwheels''. It became a locus of activity in the mid-2010s and the primary ''altchan'' on the English internet. A very tumultuous history accompanied this and the site was forcibly taken over by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Watkins_(businessman) Jim Watkins], operator of [[2channel]], and managed by his son. It was temporarily closed in 2019 following a spate of mass shootings attributed to users of the site then resurrected under the name [https://archive.is/PNIi7 ''8kun''.] Mismanagement led to an exodus, and a very large network successor sites have sprung up.
* The "Webring" including anon.cafe, smuglo.li and others, which really deserve their own page. spacechan.xyz was also included in this webring but is now defunct
 
== History ==
 
{{See also|8chan/History}}
 
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== 8chan Spinoffs==
 
Several 8chan spinoffs exist, product of disagreements, inter-community warfare and post-hotwheels drama.
 
=== 8chan Era ===
 
=== 8kun Era ===
 
* [https://8chan.moe/ 8chan Moe.] Created by Acid to house his GamerGate friendly /v/.
* [https://8channel.us/ 8channel.us LOL DEAD]
* The '''Webring''' including anon.cafe, smuglo.li and others, which really deserve their own page. spacechan.xyz was also included in this webring but is now defunct


The formatting guide is as illustrated by the below meme that circulated on 8chan:
The formatting guide is as illustrated by the below meme that circulated on 8chan:
[[File:8chan formatting guide.png|thumb|8chan formatting guide]]
[[File:8chan formatting guide.png|thumb|8chan formatting guide]]
[[8chan/History]]

Revision as of 00:11, 30 September 2025


See also: reddit.com

Infinity Chan, more popularly known as 8chan, is a Vichan Imageboard created in 2013 that allowed users to create their own boards. It was opened by Fredrick Brennan aka copypaste, later rechristened hotwheels. It became a locus of activity in the mid-2010s and the primary altchan on the English internet. A very tumultuous history accompanied this and the site was forcibly taken over by Jim Watkins, operator of 2channel, and managed by his son. It was temporarily closed in 2019 following a spate of mass shootings attributed to users of the site then resurrected under the name 8kun. Mismanagement led to an exodus, and a very large network successor sites have sprung up.

History

See also: 8chan/History

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8chan Spinoffs

Several 8chan spinoffs exist, product of disagreements, inter-community warfare and post-hotwheels drama.

8chan Era

8kun Era

  • 8chan Moe. Created by Acid to house his GamerGate friendly /v/.
  • 8channel.us LOL DEAD
  • The Webring including anon.cafe, smuglo.li and others, which really deserve their own page. spacechan.xyz was also included in this webring but is now defunct

The formatting guide is as illustrated by the below meme that circulated on 8chan:

8chan formatting guide