Before sleeping, as I usually do, I was thinking about stuff. Lucky you, this time it was [shilledchan]! (and all starting boards, by the way)
Why it's so hard to start? Isn't English speaking Internet so big every imageboard would be filled with users? For some reason, there are still dead sites. Sites with 2 users. It doesn't make sense.
But I believe there are two reasons for this:
1.When the site is formed, it develops their own unique culture. It takes time before it is somehow established and first weeks or months are critical. It requires more energy to build new things than use existing and that's why new boards struggle to get new users. Typical one is required to put more energy into posts than on other forums. Anons are (and most people) lazy and want already organized things.
2.Quality content might be hard to find because users prefer to invest in already existing project. Let's say I have idea for a good thread and I have to choose: dead board where you can't expect serious response or established board with like-minded individuals who will let you explore subject from different view. It's no-brainer which to choose. It disadvantages new sites.
We need more Tor friendly imageboards to avoid monoculture and monopoly and to protect our anonymity, privacy, freedom of speech. I decided to invest and hope it will benefit community. It's better to have site with 10 dedicated users that will have meaningful discussion than with thousands shitposters. Half-dead boards have quality and that's for what we should strive.
Primarily intended for dead shilled chan
Before sleeping, as I usually do, I was thinking about stuff. Lucky you, this time it was [shilledchan]! (and all starting boards, by the way)
Why it's so hard to start? Isn't English speaking Internet so big every imageboard would be filled with users? For some reason, there are still dead sites. Sites with 2 users. It doesn't make sense.
But I believe there are two reasons for this:
1.When the site is formed, it develops their own unique culture. It takes time before it is somehow established and first weeks or months are critical. It requires more energy to build new things than use existing and that's why new boards struggle to get new users. Typical one is required to put more energy into posts than on other forums. Anons are (and most people) lazy and want already organized things.
2.Quality content might be hard to find because users prefer to invest in already existing project. Let's say I have idea for a good thread and I have to choose: dead board where you can't expect serious response or established board with like-minded individuals who will let you explore subject from different view. It's no-brainer which to choose. It disadvantages new sites.
We need more Tor friendly imageboards to avoid monoculture and monopoly and to protect our anonymity, privacy, freedom of speech. I decided to invest and hope it will benefit community. It's better to have site with 10 dedicated users that will have meaningful discussion than with thousands shitposters. Half-dead boards have quality and that's for what we should strive.