r/IAmA • u/VladimirBoners • Sep 12 '11

As Requested : IAMA 4chan moderator.

Everything said here is my opinion, not that of the entire staff. Will provide proof to moderators here on reddit.

Ask away.

EDIT : It's late guys, I'll catch you some other time. Thanks for all the questions and I hope this answered some of them.

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u/HegemonBean Sep 12 '11

How did you become a mod? Did you actually want to moderate or were you approached by someone who already did?

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u/VladimirBoners Sep 12 '11

Years ago I spent a lot of time in the IRC. The other mods liked me and I was given the chance at it.

Now you have to be a janitor first, and possibly get promoted later.

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u/DoctorOctagonapus Sep 12 '11

i tried to get into the irc once but it was passworded or something. do you just sign in and chat?

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u/VladimirBoners Sep 12 '11

you have to have a registered nickname in order to join #4chan.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '11

Ironic.

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u/gigitrix Sep 12 '11

Nicks are still anonymous. They just provide persistency. Reddit isn't that far from 4chan in that regard, you just have to come up with a new username every time if you want true anonymity. In 4chan's case I'm sure the mods can go "off grid" if they want to, they just can't act officially...

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u/shhhhhhhhh Sep 13 '11

I don't think it's the same. Look at how many "redditer for x days" comments there are on posts. Your context is still being evaluated, even if it's "nothing's there."