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/r9k/ is a board on 4chan, an English-language imageboard. Created in 2008, the board implements Randall Munroe's "ROBOT9000" algorithm, which prevents exact reposts of content.

History and features

The board was created in 2008, implementing ROBOT9000, an algorithm designed to maintain content originality by preventing duplicate posts. It is credited as the origin of the "greentext" rhetorical style, which often centers around stories of social interactions and resulting ineptness. By 2012, the board's content had shifted significantly from its original form. Personal confession stories focusing on self-loathing, depression, and attempted suicide began to supersede the earlier /b/-style roleplaying, otaku, and video game discussion.

Controversies and influence

The board became notorious as a popular gathering place for the controversial online incel community. It popularized the "beta uprising" or "beta rebellion" meme, which promoted the idea of taking revenge against women, jocks and others perceived as the cause of incels' problems.

Connection to violence

The board gained increased scrutiny following the 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting, where the perpetrator, Chris Harper-Mercer, allegedly posted a warning on the board hours before the attack. The perpetrator of the Toronto van attack referenced 4chan and an incel rebellion in a Facebook post prior to his attack, while praising Elliot Rodger. He claimed to have communicated with both Harper-Mercer and Rodger on Reddit and 4chan and believed he was part of a "beta uprising".

See also

• 4chan
• Incel
• Internet forum
• Greentext

References

1. Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (2 October 2018). We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of REDDIT, the Internet's Culture Laboratory. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-349-41635-9. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
2. "Welcome to /r9k/: /r9k/ is an imageboard where there are no exact reposts." (archive) (2015-10-24)]
3. Agustin IV, Morado (2016). From readerly to writerly (and back again): a rhetorical analysis of greentext stories. Northern Illinois University.
4. Anthony McCosker, Sonja Vivienne, Amelia Johns (Oct 12, 2016) Negotiating Digital Citizenship: Control, Contest and Culture. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 134. ISBN 9781783488902
5. Alt, Matt (Jun 23, 2020). Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World. Crown. p. 273. ISBN 9781984826701.
6. Dewey, Caitlin (October 7, 2015). "Incels, 4chan and the Beta Uprising: making sense of one of the Internet's most-reviled subcultures". The Washington Post.
7. Boake, Kathy (March 2016). "The New Man of 4Chan". The Baffler. New York City.
8. Who Is Chris Harper Mercer? Oregon's Alleged Umpqua Community College Shooter Identified, Police Say, International Business Times, Sarah Berger, October 1, 2015.
9. Branson-Potts, Hailey; Winton, Richard (April 26, 2018). "How Elliot Rodger went from misfit mass murderer to 'saint' for group of misogynists — and suspected Toronto killer". Los Angeles Times.
10. Humphreys, Adrian (September 27, 2019). "'It was time that I stood up to the Chads and Stacys': What the van-attack accused told Toronto police". National Post.

• 4chan
• Internet forums
• Internet properties established in 2008
• Manosphere