Frequently appears with the tagline itte yoshi 逝ってよし, fuck off. After more than ten failed candidacies for various political offices, including Governor of Tokyo , Akasaka was eventually elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly , representing Minato , in April Movements spawned on 2channel often receive media attention, noting how the methods of 2channel activists break socially normative behavior and bring pressure to bear through sheer numbers.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Lisa Katayama, Wired [2] In September , 2channel averaged over 2. net began redirecting to 5ch. Technology, Inc. By May , Nishimura had lost more than fifty libel lawsuits in Japanese civil courts, and had been assessed millions of dollars in penalties; [10] by August, according to him, he'd received more than one hundred lawsuits. As long as they're not handing me the death sentence, I'm not backing down. sc then had boards receiving around 5, posts daily. He took full control over the website, relieved Nishimura of all power, and assumed the role of website administrator. is also Jim Watkins; [64] his wife, Liziel, is the treasurer and majority shareholder. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}History[ edit ] Ayashii World was laid out something like a non-threaded e-mail client without subjects. Due to the attack, 2ch. This single site has more influence on Japanese popular opinion than the prime minister , the emperor and the traditional media combined. sc as new posts appeared on 2ch. All messages were sorted chronologically, and to see the post being replied to, a link must be followed. But conversations hosted here have also influenced stock prices, rallied support for philanthropic causes, organized massive synchronized dance routines, prevented terrorism and driven people to their deathbeds. Under a perfectly anonymous system, you can say, "it's boring," if it is actually boring. All information is treated equally; only an accurate argument will work. Ayashii World was the first large anonymous web bulletin board in Japan, while Amezou originated the more familiar "textboard" concept wherein threads are displayed chronologically, with new comments bumping old threads to the top, rather than in a branching tree. lowering to avoid bumping a thread in this way. is a shell company ペーパーカンパニー. However, when posting in a thread, users may use a function known as sage 下げ, lit. The openness of the data allowed for the proliferation of matome saito まとめサイト , summary websites and afi burogu アフィブログ, affiliate blogs , which summarize 2channel threads and attempt to collect what they see as the "best of" 2channel. Technology Inc. Early history[ edit ] 2channel was founded on 30 May in a college apartment in Conway, Arkansas on the campus of University of Central Arkansas [2] by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Furthermore, on occasion, 2channel has been accused of being reluctant to remove defamatory posts. On one level, it serves as a fun, informative place for people to read product reviews, download software and compare everything from the size of their poop to quiz show answers. Due to its large number of boards, the types of information exchanged on 2channel are very diverse. reproduction [of this post is] prohibited. The man ultimately begins dating one of the women. However, a frequent criticism directed toward anonymous textboards like 2channel, most notably by Kazuhiko Nishi , is that their anonymous nature make them mere "toilet graffiti" 便所の落書き. Also with a user ID, those who participate in the site for a long time tend to have authority, and it becomes difficult for a user to disagree with them. past log by a process of ". Though the site has rules against posts illegal under Japanese law, the scale and anonymous nature of the site makes prompt deletions difficult to realize in practice. com Inc. The event and the man's subsequent dates with the woman, chronicled on 2channel, directly inspired the franchise. net, then owned by Watkins but not yet operated under the name 5channel, went down as well. dat omission" dat落ち [note 6] of such threads, after which time a thread was no longer freely accessible. Derives its name from its frequent tagline, omae mo na お前もな, I know you are, but what am I? net, a domain owned by Loki Technology, Inc.