/ot/ - Off-topic

Yeah it's still better here. I liked lainchan too for a while but all the toxic political ramblings and general hostility killed off the vibe for me.

>>20442
The politics drove me away from Lain too. Not how they usually do though, but because namefag mods were locking slightly political threads leaving a wall of text 'disprooving' the op and other posters, abusing their power to get the last word and push their particular idealogue. Have never seen that on any imageboard before and it leaves me to believe some of the mods were hired not because they were native IB users with a desire to help, but instead just clique members of whatever discord/irc the head staff were part of. Big assumption but it does come up a bit in other discussion site formats.

>>20443
>Have never seen that on any imageboard before and it leaves me to believe some of the mods were hired not because they were native IB users with a desire to help, but instead just clique members of whatever discord/irc the head staff were part of
420chan has been like what you describe for at least a decade, i'm sure most sites end up like that.
if the people on super exclusive irc channels were really as clever as they think they are then there would be great masses of wonderful genius amusing original content spilling out of the algonquin round table irc channels, but there never is. it takes exactly 0 creativity or brains to run an imageboard, just follow the instructions in the manual, nevertheless those people who manage to rtfm and run imageboard server software on the interrbutt in real irl life always also credit themselves as having accomplished something when the end users of "their" board come up with something novel and worth looking at.
the fact is that if you want to make a website and have other people generate all the significant content on that site then thats like admitting you really have nothing at all to say.

>>20447
The second part is pretty harsh, I'm pretty sure that at least when someone starts such a project they don't treat it like that. With time though it surely changes.

>>20443
Moderation on that board bothered me a bit too. Seen too many threads there with moderator comments disapproving of the format or length of the OP. It gave those threads a very uncomfortable atmosphere.

I don't lurk that site enough to tell if that is still going on tho.

>>17728
>Not really a manual per se, you have the background of the characters and sometimes the background of the setting of the game
Game manuals in the 80s and 90s had a lot more to them than instructions of controls, so I would say that they're comparable.
>I'm not saying ZUN is good, I'm saying that they are pretty good for a 1996/97/98 doujin game, and actually better than some games made by companies.
All right, but that doesn't really explain the windows games. It's like how I said. Improvements should be made if the means to do so are available. If the means didn't exist in the 90s, they do now.
>I have jedi somewhere, maybe I could upload it so you can see how ridiculous it is?
That sounds interesting.

I just thought that it was worth comparing the final and only boss of Arkanoid with the final boss of Highly Responsive of Prayers.
https://youtu.be/Th-Z6QQ5AOQ?t=1883
https://youtu.be/Y7AJi-qnzRk
It's kind of funny.

>Game manuals in the 80s and 90s had a lot more to them than instructions of controls, so I would say that they're comparable.
Yeah. Pics are how things look in windows. The first one being the background setting for touhou 8, the second being the character introduction of the same game. Of course, these weren't included in the translated version of any game (so naturally nobody has ever seen the damn thing). And this is how PC-98 manuals looked like. Most people don't even know these exist (I translated the index and and asterisk was added to show where the important bits are). https://pastebin.com/1BQEQMgr

It's worth nothing this method of including information in readme's is standard in japanese gaming (at least in doujin) so it's not like zun is just being autistic. Also, kinda hard to fit all that text into the games, too.

>All right, but that doesn't really explain the windows games. It's like how I said. Improvements should be made if the means to do so are available.
Oh yeah, I agree on that, but getting somebody to draw his things would ruin the spirit of the game, somehow. At least I see it that way. Nothing should stop him of learning that a hand isn't a ball with bananas sticking out of it though.

>That sounds interesting.
Not on my computer right now, I'll post it later.

>>17730
Sariel feels more alive somehow. Then again, there are 10 years of difference between rei'iden and arkanoid.

>>17731
>It's worth nothing this method of including information in readme's is standard in japanese gaming (at least in doujin) so it's not like zun is just being autistic. Also, kinda hard to fit all that text into the games, too.
meant noting*

It's like with MLP, nobody watches the series except for a few turbo-autists, but everyone loves the characters. In this case, nobody plays the games but everyone loves the characters.

>>20247
Ungrateful cunts.

>>20247
please stop trying to stir sh*t up between our sites for no reason (especially when a gentle breeze could probably take our website out permanently at this point heh)

>LISTEN.S TOP BOTHERING US. WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR DUMB ANTICS. DON'T. POST. ON. UBOACHAN. AGAIN.

Chill out dude it's just some shitposting. Nothing meant by it.

>>20247
Fake post from fake mod. I don't care about the buttpregnant thread.

>>20253
nice attempt at damage control, but the seething behind this post is plain to see for everyone.

>>20231
it's not an """altchan""". it's a group of 15 people who have been talking to each other in an imageboard format for over 10 years because they're too autistic to post without anonymity

>>20230
>If you try to stress over every little detail like that before opening your imageboard to the public, it'll never happen.

this.
end users are your volunteer beta testers, allow them to abuse the system and find out what flaws need correction instead of sweating it over yourself. the history of aviation regulation involves letting people find new ways to kill themselves or people on the ground with airplane and then finding out what went wrong and writing a new rule to prevent it in the future and thats a good model to base any long term, ongoing project on.

>>20230
You're absolutely right, though what constitutes every little thing unfortunately varies wildly between someone like me and a Chad like you. For a relatively new example I just noticed .gif files of a certain size (the pair I tried were both over 2mb so I assume it's somewhere around there-others worked) aren't showing up despite the max upload being 10mb~ by default. Ostensibly basic stuff, if it hasn't already, is going to JUST frick my sh*t up.

Nonetheless, the site (https://www.4chon.me) is now "open" in this WIP state, and I'm going to mess around with a test board to try and figure stuff out like I probably should have been doing days ago I suppose.

thibitythibitythat's all, folks!
Good luck and goodbye. Do your best to maintain your new boards.

I actually want Uboachan to have nothing to do with 4chon in the long-term due to its alt-right leanings. The /ot/ refugee thread is a mercy, not an invitation. Please stop making new threads requesting a board. I'm sure one of you can whip something up; a server that could handle your whole userbase costs like $5/month. Uboachan isn't your home, it's a stop along the way which I've allowed you to use a thread in temporarily mostly out of a feeling of nostalgia and because I used to hang out with you guys. This is a fansite for a niche genre of artwork and indie games and the people who produce and enjoy them, and not a suitable permanent home for 4chon's userbase. You are free to use the refugee thread for planning your departure to a more suitable location. Collect your wits, plan something out, and move on, and don't make me regret letting you stay here for a while.

Any further 4chon-related new threads will be locked or deleted.

P.S. I will however be happy to offer hosting advice if it is requested in the refugee thread, in order to ease your transition. I've been doing this for a long time.

>>20109
The heat death of the universe.