Lurkers thread

i have lurked every board even those on topics i have no interest in every day from approximately 2006-7ish every day or as much as i can. i like knowing the history behind every board

Say something interesting that you found out trhoughout the years

>why are you a lurker
Because i'm a newfag, and it shows
>where are you from
Argentina
>how did you end up on r9k
/b/ was full (And is) full of porn when i arrived, and i was interested in seeing this "Originality" system, thinking that maybe there was going to be less spam and more diversity in the threads

The timezone I am in makes me miss the start of all the good threads, by the time I find them they're already derailed / at 250+ replies

Came from /x/

I really miss hailing from there. It was good fun but the board turned very fucking gay and I found r9k to be more relatable.

>Also bro called me a gullible faggot for going on that board and I lost the remainder of my serotonin.
now I don't tell him about my boards

There is a very recognizable pattern to specitic posting styles on certain boards. It is very easy to attribute certain posts to specific individuals or personalities on respective boards and also recognize when these individuals are crossboarding/raiding other boards.

As well as there being a fairly small pool of regular posters on this board as well, it is easy to spot specific posters.

I posted here often but never got any (you)'s, so what's the point.

Me too. I only ever get them if I'm being faggy :(

What do you think is the worst board on all of Jow Forums?

At the moment definitely /x/ it's like blue /b/ but even worse

I thought you'd say /b/. There's porn on /x/? I don't browse /x/ so I don't know

Not so much porn as esoteric repetitive nonsense, read these past threads and find every shitposter group on this site is connected, this is totally unbelievable. Setti, Aeris and Hanz from /x/ are also key figures in this notorious shitposter clique who managed to turn ruin /x/ and make it what it is today.

Denmark.
If I'm too lazy to close my fridge door, I can't be expected to have the energy post a lot
That and captchas

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I've been here since 2006 and I've lurked many boards, my total post count is somewhere in the lower 300's at best. I'm mostly in the same boat as If you want my thoughts on any topic at all I'll gladly answer. Even non Jow Forums related ones.

I do not have any mental illnesses and function fairly well in society, most of the people here would call me a "normie" and I guess I would be in most regards. Not a virgin, had GF's just not for the past 8 years.

>most of the people here would call me a "normie"
>Not a virgin, had GF's just not for the past 8 years.
>just not for the past 8 years.

That's a bit oxymoronic

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I'm a normie too I guess. How did you find out about Jow Forums?

Most of the people that post here are full of self pity and try to (ironically and unironcally) exclude anyone that don't have the same experiences as them. Not being a virgin, having a job where you interact with people and a social life would be considered somewhat normal, the only oddity in my life is lack of a partner or girlfriend which I am completely responsible for, if I really wanted a girlfriend I'd have one already but I don't care enough.

Gamefaqs sent me to /b/. Not sure which board anymore, not LUE since I didn't make the cutoff before I knew it really existed. Could've been the maplestory board or runescape or some shit.

I'm not some kind of cyber spy. I just report sensible content.

How did Jow Forums evolve in time, do you think it's better or worse?

Then do you have any tips on how I could find that person?

What do you mean by "find that person" ? that's very vague
Your best chance would knowing a mod from here. They have access to all the users IP and can identify the recurrent ones.

>why are you a lurker
Because i don't fit in any groups. Yes i'm socially inept but i don't hate woman for it.i'm just sad what Jow Forums has become

>end blogpost

i lurk because i just generally don't have much to say, and when i do say it people either don't care or disagree. i found /b/ from the halo bungie forums back in like 2008 and found Jow Forums from /b/.

It evolved a lot over the years. Now my perspective on this isn't 100% because back then when I first started lurking here I was 16, I am 28 years old now with 75% more life experience compared to then.

I also didn't leave /b/ for a couple of years, mostly lurking for shits and giggles. There was a lot of weird and bizzare content in the day, a lot of it shocking but most of it just funny or different than what you'd find on other sites. There were not moderators to speak of except for the occasional post removal or W.T. Snacks banning someone because he felt like it.

Communication was done in memes and a lot more rudimentary. What you'd find on s4s today is what you'd find back on /b/ back then for a decent ammount of threads. Just random gibberish, except organised around image macros. Sounding vague right? Greentexting a story wasn't really a thing, "trolling" wasn't a word that was in circulation back then. /b/ was also a hotbed for memes and interesting content, and raids. No one really talked about real life, or other boards except ebaumsworld but that was mostly just to shift the blame for whatever the community was up to.

Today there's not much left of it, except for the occasional thread for edgy teens. Back then there were porn dumps of course, but nowadays it's at least 50 to 80%. Lots of talk about social networks, lots of just boring uncreative content. It lacks a lot of creativity. I feel like most people that were there back then left, grew up or went to more focused boards. There's no real way to distinguish someone that just joined the website last week to someone that has been here for over a decade, everything is filed, cataloged and easy to find on google. There's no real "secret handshakes" or insider culture anymore. Jow Forums in general also isn't intimidating any more, it's not that scary weird place anymore.

I hope this makes sense, it's a bit of a ramble but 2000 letters is so short.

Are there any websites that could resemble at least a bit of the old Jow Forums?

How did Jow Forums affect/influence your life

Not op but there are a few places left. Although, i'm not revealing their names incase of normalfag invasion

from other boards
i've began to question do i exist, i neever see replies on those

I started lurking Jow Forums 3 years ago because the newfag influx has brought down the quality and original content on this site to irredeemable trash levels
been on Jow Forums since 2009

I'm stuck here forever being a observer to an underage shithole

Lurker here (I know that posting this is a contradiction).
Heard about Jow Forums through news, web culture, random people mentioning /b/ and Jow Forums on Reddit and 9gag (fuck off I was young and naive). Check /b/ and Jow Forums out and didn't really get the appeal but though I was so redpilled and cool for seeing all this stuff I'd never been exposed to like gore and alt right threads. During my early time on Jow Forums I check out the various boards and whatnot and eventually see the Jow Forums link on the Jow Forums menu. I get kinda interested and wonder what the theme for this board is. First few times I visit Jow Forums I just get kinda bored because there doesn't really seem to be any coherent topic but over time I figure out it's the place all the sad internet loners and incels hang out. Start visiting this site more often because listening to other people's suffering and moaning is entertaining and makes me feel better about myself. At this point I was also a kissless virgin so I semi related to some of the stuff here. Over time however the trachings of robotdom rub off on me (start to think less of women, feel pessimistic about professional life, believe that Chad is cucking me).
Eventually however I get a qt3.14 gf and find out through experience that all Jow Forums propaganda about women and sex is pure bullshit and leave for a while. Fast forward and my gf left me and now I find myself here again. Idk why I still come here but since I have lurked for a while I'm well versed in all the memes and robot jargon so it just feels kinda comfy. Overall though this place is an absolute shithole and I genuinely believe that if this board stopped existing it would dramatically improve the lives of a lot of people.
Btw I'm from the UK.

INB4:
>fuck off normie
Where am I supposed to go?

Like the other guy said, there's a few places like it but they're not the same. I'm not interested in lurking those places anymore. If you want a glimpse take a look around to s4s, it's completely different but carries on some of the spirit.

Both positively and negatively. Mostly not at all though, but I have some great memories from it.

Positive
>learning about neat unique stuff
>finding helpful websites or just entertainment in general
>Some sort of sense of belonging, seeing there were a lot more people that thought like me and embranced the weird and offensive shit that got posted.
>as a result of the previous it's hard to offend me wit shocking jokes, images or name calling especially on the internet.

Negatives
>Spent way to much time here
>Lived more in the pressent, instant gratification mindset and due to that got indifferent towards schooling and other positive things for my future
>I have a very hard time understanding why people like boring shit like social media, fashion or reality TV. As in I do not understand the appeal at all even though most people love that stuff.

Adding to my post here Personally, for me the peak of Jow Forums was during the time Lulz a corruption of LOL got released. Honestly if you want to know what it was like back then, that whole album is the general mindset back then in music form. Disk 1 is mostly OC disk 2 is mostly meme related songs.

I'm gay and I like to fap to posters knowing they have no idea I'm looking at the comment. You seriously have no idea who could he fapping over your thread or post.

Now, fuck off I wanna go back to lurking

We see you user, and you matter to me at least.

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I lurk since it's dangerous to post, Can lead to a way to contact, and you getting a reputation and thus dangerous

even though I know most abusers are actually people you already know, lol

So in short, potential abusers.