Futaba Channel - Revision history

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	Futaba was created so that nerds would have a place to go when shit got broken at [[2channel]]. As that began happening more often, Futaba became more and more popular, soon rivaling its predecessor.		Futaba was created so that nerds would have a place to go when shit got broken at [[2channel]]. As that began happening more often, Futaba became more and more popular, soon rivaling its predecessor.

	== See also ==		==Raids==
			Futaba is the home to epic raids that you cant participate in. Go die.
			==See also==
	* [[2channel]]		* [[2channel]]
	* [[4chan]]		* [[4chan]]
	* [[Imageboard]]

	== External links ==		==External links==
	* [http://www.2chan.net Futaba Channel]		* [http://www.2chan.net Futaba Channel]
	* [http://www.bluethree.us/futaba/ Translated Futaba Navigation]		* [http://www.bluethree.us/futaba/ Translated Futaba Navigation]

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	~~== References ==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

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+'''Futaba Channel''' is one of Japan's most popular [[Chan|Imageboards]]. Users with IP addresses that can't be traced back to Japan cannot post, so don't waste your time.
 ==Origin==
-Futaba Channel was set up on [[August 30]] [[2001]], as a refuge for [[2channel]] users when 2channel was in danger of shutting down.{{Fact|date=December 2008}}  The [[4chan]] image sharing site is based on Futaba.<ref>"[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2008/0502/1209632797289.html Tuning into innovation outside the confines of English-speaking web]", [[Irish Times]], May 2, 2008.  "...4chan, an American anonymous image-sharing site that is based on the Japanese Futaba channel, itself an offshoot of the enormously popular Japanese 2chan site." </ref>
+Futaba was created so that nerds would have a place to go when shit got broken at [[2channel]]. As that began happening more often, Futaba became more and more popular, soon rivaling its predecessor.
 == See also ==
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 * [http://www.chankom.org Chankom.org] – The first Arabic forums based on the Futaba Channel script.
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{{Infobox Website
| name = Futaba Channel
| logo = [[Image:Futubaicon.png]]
| screenshot =
| caption = The Futuba Logo.
| url = [http://www.2chan.net/ 2chan.net]
| commercial = No
| type = [[Imageboard]]/TextBBS
| registration = No
| owner = Unknown
| author = Unknown
| launch date = [[August 30]], [[2001]]
| current status = Active
| revenue = none
}}{{nihongo|'''Futaba Channel'''|ふたば(双葉)☆ちゃんねる|Futaba Channeru, lit. "Double Leaf Channel, Two Leaf Channel"}}, or Futaba for short, is an [[internet forum]] in [[Japan]]. It is considered{{By whom}} one of Japan's most popular [[imageboard]]s dealing in [[otaku]] and underground culture.

==Origin==

Futaba Channel was set up on [[August 30]] [[2001]], as a refuge for [[2channel]] users when 2channel was in danger of shutting down.{{Fact|date=December 2008}} The [[4chan]] image sharing site is based on Futaba.<ref>"[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2008/0502/1209632797289.html Tuning into innovation outside the confines of English-speaking web]", [[Irish Times]], May 2, 2008. "...4chan, an American anonymous image-sharing site that is based on the Japanese Futaba channel, itself an offshoot of the enormously popular Japanese 2chan site." </ref>

== Concept ==
Futaba Channel consists of about 60 [[imageboard]]s (three of which are [[oekaki]] boards) and about 40 [[message boards]], with topics ranging from daily personal problems to [[junk food]], [[sports]], [[ramen]], and [[pornography]]. There is also a place to upload general non-image files. Futaba is powered by a custom script based on GazouBBS. The Futaba script is open source and is used to run many Japanese imageboards.

== Futaba culture ==
The boards are, like many Asian forums, [[Anonymity|anonymous]], with an optional [[tripcode]] system also in place.

Users are generally expected to [[Lurker|lurk]] before posting, in order to understand the culture they are entering. Anonymity is considered a good thing; users who go out of their way to identify themselves are often ridiculed.

Futaba has spawned a number of strange visual gags and characters; the [[OS-tan]]s would be one such [[Internet_meme|meme]] that has spread to western internet culture. Some of the characters that appear on Futaba Channel have entered the real world in the form of various real-life goods, such as figures, dolls or images printed on pillows. Such items are mainly produced by Japanese [[dōjin]] artists and groups.

Internet users outside of Japan are not allowed to post on Futaba Channel, to try to save on both bandwidth and avoid foreign [[DDoS]] attacks. Other imageboards have been created outside of Japan based on the Futaba style of imageboard, most notably in the [[United States]], [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]] and [[Russia]]. The largest English-speaking Futaba clone is [[4chan]].

Non-Japanese Internet users sometimes refer to Futaba Channel as ''2chan,'' due to the [[Uniform Resource Locator|address]] of the site. It is frequently unclear whether this is intended to mean Futaba Channel or 2channel, and sometimes it even refers to both, as if they were a single website. To eliminate confusion, the names ''Futaba'' and ''2channel'' are often used.

== See also ==
* [[2channel]]
* [[4chan]]
* [[Imageboard]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.2chan.net Futaba Channel]
* [http://www.bluethree.us/futaba/ Translated Futaba Navigation]
* [http://www.chankom.org Chankom.org] – The first Arabic forums based on the Futaba Channel script.

[[Category:Internet forums]]
[[Category:Virtual communities]]
[[Category:Internet in Japan]]

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