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Welcome to the official board of the UBF
>What is the UBF?
The UBF is a loose confederation of boards centred around the concept of freedom from heavy moderation.
>What is the purpose of the UBF?
The purpose of the UBF is two-fold.
1. To encourage posting on a UBF member board instead of their larger, no-fun-allowed counterpart
2. To encourage the posting of related content between boards to encourage user interaction, increasing the number of UIDs and posts per hour on boards
>Who is in the UBF?
The current members of the UBF are as follows
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Anime, Manga, and Japanese/Otaku Culture
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Arts and Sciences
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Gaming
>>>/vvv/ - A /v/ alternate without Mark
General Discussion and Miscellaneous
>>>/1/ - A lawless random board
>>>/happy/ - Discussion of whatever makes you happy
>>>/sf/ - Science fiction discussion
Hobbies
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Lifestyles
>>>/roze/ - A board based around internet celebrity Rosemary Gotto A.K.A. "randytaylor69"
Non-English and Region-Specific
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Politics, Current Events, Religion, and Activism
>>>/ancap/ - Similar to /liberty/ but with a lean towards anarcho-capitalism
>>>/leftistpol/ - General political or news discussion from a left perspective
Pornography
>>>/pee/ - A general peeing-related board
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>Why should I be a part of the UBF?
Being a member of the UBF means that you pledge that your board is supportive of free speech and other people's comments and opinions.
Being a member of the UBF is a promise that your board is free from "rulecuckery".
When you partner with the UBF, the UBF partners with you; if you want a link to your board on >>>/ubf/, you have to put a link back.
In this way, all UBF boards are linked, increasing traffic and bringing new people to boards they only dreamed about never knew about before.
>What is the purpose of this board?
This board will be used to highlight the successes of the UBF and as a place for non-member boards to learn about us
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Current members must have a link to the UBF somewhere on their board to show their membership.
When applying for the UBF, please let me know what category your board falls under and the message you would like attached to it.
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Long live the UBF!
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Also, please include /r9k/ in the UBF, as they are a colony of /int/ as well as an almost 100% free board. Thanks!
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go superfriends! greetings from /vvv/!
No.6
And ancap. Include ancap. Thanks, m8!
No.8
>>6/ancap/ is in
>>3/r9k/ has moderation rules and is not a freedom board like /k/ and the idea for the UBF came from /int/ so I am not sure why they should be included
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>>8/r9k/ is arguably freer than /int/. For the most part threads aren't deleted and people aren't banned, the last time only being because the guy was doing that Chrome glitch preventing users from having the liberty of posting on /r9k/.
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>>11I have issued an invitation to /r9k/ and also to /eris/, I will see what their responses are before adding them to the sticky
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>>12Thanks for inviting us.
No.20
So does sp get in? Or should it be spee?
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/eris/ is in
No.23
>>20/sp/ shitposted at me so heavily that I have no choice but to include them
>>19>>22/eris/ is added to the list
Also, /loomis/ has been added to the list
No.30
bo of /randomthoughts/ here.
The board has a few rules of hotpockery, the first being the respecting of personal threads, the second being no constant spamming, the third requiring placing spoilers upon porn. Other than that, each anon is free to express themselves and their ideas.
Given my understanding of the desire for minimalist moderation, I do not know if that would be sufficient. If thread markers are ignored and/or ops mention something, I will assist thread creators in maintaining private threads (-simple comment deletions-). /randomthoughts/ exists as a board for the freedom of expression and also belongs to a comfy board ring.
No.31
>>23But our board owner deletes spam (after letting it sit for awhile but still) and he dosen't love loli. I just worry that sp may be too full of those who want some kinda rules to be part of this based freedom coliation. If we are to become part of this great and powerful coalition I just ask that all of you bring fun to sp as much as possible.
No.33
>>31your fucking stupid, /sp/ never liked anime, you baited the BO into that shit and even afterwards the spam wasn't deleted until later, /int/ is way worse rules wise
>>23In any case I still wouldn't include them because I somehow don't see how they reached any kind of consensus.
Unless we say the UBF is extremely loose and is more of a
list of free boards than an alliance type thing
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>>33>The UBF is a loose confederation of boards centred around the concept of freedom from moderation. No.35
Almost every board in the UBF deletes clear and dedicated spam attacks, so if anyone is worried they aren't being minimalist enough by deleting spam, don't worry.
There should only ever really be at most three rules on an imageboard:
1. Required, global rule 1 against illegal content
2. Obvious, remove clear and hostile spam
3. Optional, require new threads be at least tangentially related to the board topic
4. Optional, spoiler NSFW, but come on now that isn't a big deal
What you don't want is moderators determining "quality".
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>>35Moderators are hardly the biggest problem on no-fun boards. Mods are always fags, that's a given.
The problem comes from the high amount of users who like the heavy moderation, are always enforcing the rules and reporting posts, and spend most of their time playing mod rather than trying to enjoy themselves and letting others do the same. Just like how mods try to determine what is quality and what isn't, these users do the same on their own, not giving a shit about the collective opinion, thinking that whoever agrees with them belongs on the board, and those who don't agree should leave.
It baffles me when people blame all of 8chan and 4chan's problems on the moderation when it's the users the ones who are cancerous enough to agree with the moderation in the first place.
No.38
>>33*You're
:^)
>>35I think part of it is how it is enforced. For example, you can be incredibly authoritarian about what spam is, or what's on topic.
And of course punishments can get to extremes as well.
No.39
What's /ubf/'s policy on joke bans? The best example I can think of is the anon that got a two day ban on half/tg/ a while back for not liking Terry Pratchett, although I think they should be a few hours at most.
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>>38I think it is important to grant boards a measure of autonomy, otherwise you run the risk of having the accusation of "all boards being /b/" being proven true. For example, some boards should retain an over-all atmosphere of relevant topics, while other boards are intended for a more flexible conversation platforms. On /am/, I wouldn't really be thinking about discussing the theoretics of politics, I would head over to /ancap/ or /liberty/ for that. Giving room for board atmospheres would greatly help the growth of the ubf.
No.41
The wonderful thing about 8chan is that there's a board for everyone, whether they prefer dank memes or serious discussion. The rulefags get their boards where wrongbadfun is banned, while we get boards with a vibrant culture , even if there's some shitposting too.
>>40Exactly. The UBF needs to stick together through thick or thin, but each board also needs to keep its individual culture. Otherwise, it's just multi-culti tier faggotry on a much smaller scale.
No.42
Board owner here, logging in is a pain and im at work
i am thinking of creating a two tier system in the UBF, core members such as /liberty/ who have only rule 1, and a second tier like /satan/ who although promote freedom of ideas and discussion reserve the right to delete off topic content.
Several of the smaller boards who only recieve a handful of posts a day dont want to be flooded with off-topic content that slides threads made by their core users.
Whaf do you think?
No.43
>>42I understand why you're suggesting this, but it doesn't seem like a very good idea. Creating different tiers would lead to an animal farm type of scenario where all boards are equal, but some boards are more equal than others.
No.44
>>43Think of it more of an observer status than a fully fledged membership. They get their name mentioned, but with a disclaimer that they are not fully hands off with moderation
No.45
>>44Any BO should be allowed to hotpocket blatantly off topic stuff. The question is where the line should be drawn. At what point does "board culture" become "shitposting"?
No.47
>>45Just keep drawing lines until /v/ and /a/ join in on the fun.
>>42Literally pointless. All that matters is that people from each board know that there is an alternative for certain other boards that isn't full of hotpockets, and that they can post there, that they
should post there. Don't let it become extremely assburgers, that misses the point.
No.48
>>45>Any BO should be allowed to hotpocket blatantly off topic stuff.That is the
exact opposite of what we are trying to achieve
No.49
>>48I'm talking about things that don't even have the exvuse of being board culture.
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>>49But "board culture" wasn't always board culture. At one point it was an off topic discussion.
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>>50As far as I'm concerned, anything tangentially related is fair game for discussion. Thread derailment has the potential to become an issue, but there's nothing mods can do about it without becoming the very thing this board ring opposes. And besides, it was what made old /tg/ great. Almost all of the homebrew settings, rule systems, and campaign ideas came from people derailing some thread and going off on tangents until they'd come full circle and created a thing of beauty.
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>>52I don't get the hate for derailing, you can't force people to stay on-topic. Most of the time derailment brings about legendary times that were way better than anything the OP presented.
No.54
By the way, I'd edit the OP to say that /sp/ is world-renowned for their GET-stealing prowess, /int/ is more known for masterful shitposting and OC/menes. /r9k/ needs something about greentext maybe,
No.56
owner of /burgers/ and /7get/ here
these two boards define freedom
No.57
>>56/burgers/ is truly the most free board on 8chan
No.58
/ebola/ would like to join the UBF too!
No.59
I also think /bane/ should join, but maybe you'd need to ask them about it first.
No.60
Hello!
BO of >>>/goodchristian/ here. We are the free version of /christian/, its /am/ to their /a/. Only 3d loli (dost), cp and spam (defined as say 7 out of 10 threads on the front page being the same thing so as to prevent the board from being used or a thing being posted to the extent that it borders on such a thing) are deleted. Everything else, no matter how offensive, off-topic or retarded stays. In effect, nothing is ever deleted.
So…membership?
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>>52
>>45
>shitposting
>thread derailment
no mate, I think you are entirely missing the point here. you cannot use moderation to enforce quality, period.
It never works, it just leaves you with a stagnant board full of uptight faggots with an aversion to memes and OC.
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>>56
and it would be great if these boards could be added
No.72
I'm the owner of /lewd/. How does one quality as a freedom board? I have rules but they're very minimal. I wanted to maximize the users freedom as much as possible without being a random board
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On this day, we gather because we have chosen freedom over ruleshittery, unity of memes over avatarfagging and serious discussions. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our boards. We remain a young board. But in the words of the Tengrist Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are shitposters, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of epic memes.
In reaffirming the greatness of our board we understand that bestposting is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer reposts over OC, or seek only the pleasures of anime and decadence. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the ban-evaders, the makers of memes – some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor – who have carried us up the long rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
And as well all know, freedom ain't free.
No.87
Don't mind me, just pushing something nasty out of sight.
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>>1
>>>/leftistpol/ here
applying to this confederation
No.93
tripfags does not follow the no ban rule though
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No.95
I would like to be a proud member of the UBF
My boards are >>>/roze/ and >>>/happy/
>>>/roze/ is under my ownership because of mod abuse, following their own (then non-existent) rules on /rose/, censoring/deleting legitimate posts and threads as well as shaming (and even doxing their own) posters
Their rules were very recently put up, and as you can see they are clearly based off of mine… except much more vague
>>>/happy/ was claimed because it was dead and I believed it has potential
Is there a group chat for UBF members? Tox or IRC?
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>>92
>>94
>>95
New BO here, let's reboot this confederacy
These boards have been added to the list
Current members must have a link to the UBF somewhere on their board to show their membership
Boards without one will be removed October 15th
(Below are some examples, you don't have to copy+paste, just have something similar)
This will be sent to all boards/BOs
In board announcement:
<a(SPACE)href="https://8ch.net/ubf/">Proud member of the UBF</a>
or
In sticky:
This board is a proud member of the United Boards for Freedom
The UBF is a loose confederation of boards centred around the concept of freedom from moderation.
See the full list of members here: >>>/ubf/
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/sf/ reporting in. I want to join the glorious coalition of the confederacy of the united boards of supreme freedom.
No.100
Why on earth is /r9k/ labeled as /int/'s retarded brother?
They haven't been related to /int/ ever since that rulefag Dingus nuked their board and they then got a new board owner that respected their freedom.
No.101
>>99
Welcome aboard
>>100
I am the new BO reviving the UBF, what do you think it should be labelled as?
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>>101
For now, solely label it as "prepare for feels." Also, it makes no sense to label /int/ as renowned for stealing gets instead of /sp/.
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>>102
Why do you think you should be in the UBF?
>>103
Done
No.105
Any boards you think should be invited?
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>>105
Why haven't you invited /ggrevolt/?
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>>106
I'll send out a bunch of invites soon.
I'll also set the date people have to have a link back by to the 15th.
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>>110
clean up your front page nigger.
everyones just going to think this is a shitposting board if you don't get rid of the brownpills and crap like that.
No.113
>>112
Good idea
We want to make this place somewhat presentable
Since it's all old posts, and most of them just shit, I'm going to wipe the board clean.
A fresh start
No.114
>/k/
lol no
/k/ deletes GET threads and bans GET attempts
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>>114
Thank you for letting me know.
I'm pretty sure we'll be dropping them Oct. 15th anyways
No.116
>>115
I recommend you give people more time for UBF reciprocity. >>>/leftistpol/ has officially added your link in the announcement. Pride has nothing to do with it.
No.117
what is the point of this OP?
this board is empty….
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>>116
I'm fine with pushing it back to Halloween
Thanks for letting me know, I didn't expect pride to have anything to do with it
>>117
It says in the OP.
Do you have a question about something in particular?
No.127
Owner of /politics/ here
I'd love to join.
No.129
Should we shill the UBF on /b/?
No.130
>>127
Have a link back to the UBF somewhere on the board to show your membership and you will be added.
>>129
I create a weekly thread about the UBF on /b/… thinking about making it bi-weekly
Do what you will
It will definitely be appreciated
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No.145
/pee/ could use a little more posting and general traffic without scaring off the regulars.
The board has a detailed rules page because I'm autistic but it basically goes like this:
>global rules are rules
>don't spam and bump all the real threads off
>further rules set via community polls
Then community rules polls are posted based on discussion in threads. So far we have a few rules like "don't do exactly the same shit that led to the board being wiped by the old admin", "don't be an attention whore who doesn't delivar", so on.
8ch.net/pee/rules.html
Also I'm so freedom I made my formerly /pee/-related personal board into a long raging blog against /b/ tyranny, and we left a banana YLYL thread up for like four months before making a poll about what to do with it (though I did bumplock at that point), and as of now it's still there pending community judgement if more than the one person who reported it even cares.
So I ask you, lords of /ubf/, is a noble fellowship of true democracy, built upon cornerstones of mutual trust and respect and brotherly love in the face of our differences, a fragile and beautiful region cradled in the loving arms of all its children alike, carried to glorious rebirth after betrayal by its own original progenitors, a haven safe from and a bastion against the screaming, buffeting winds of rulefaggotry…is that freedom enough for this list? If you think so, I'll make a poll seeing if people want to be listed, or you can make an invitation thread, whichever you prefer.
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>>145
>is that freedom enough for this list?
It sure is. The /ubf/ embraces you with open arms
Have a link back to the UBF somewhere on the board to show your membership and you will be added.
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>>146
Okay, I've added /ubf/ to the blotter.
No.150
>>149
/pee/ has been added
No.151
Hello I am the owner of /r9k/. We want no part of this. I have no idea what it is but /r9k/ is strict isolationist.
confirmation will be posted in five minutes after this post and will be found on my twitter page @pantsuwotaberu , it will contain the word "banana"
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>>151
Thanks for letting me know.
/r9k/ was on the list before I had reclaimed the board
It has been taken off now
No.154
/loomis/ fag here.
I didn't know we were part of the UBF.
No.155
>>154
Yeah, /loomis/ and quite a few other boards on this list were added by the old /ubf/ BO a long time ago.
It very well my be possible that someone from /loomis/ had just told him to add the board… or the old BO may have just done it on his own
We'll see Oct. 31st which boards actually want to be in the UBF.
(I really like the /loomis/ CSS, I think I'll use it here… the colour scheme screams "Freedom")
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>>155
It's a good CSS. It kinda reminds me of a canvas.
No.184
A new wave of invites will be sent out soon
No.185
What boards would you like to see invited to the UBF?
No.186
So is this actually about freedom from heavy moderation or is it more just for anarchists? I was about to recommend /svidya/ here because it has no bullshit rules about "quality posting" or "no console wars" unlike /v/, but upon seeing /vvv/ I'm not so sure now.
Does /ubf/ understand the importance of enforcing topicality on topical boards or is it more interested in /b/ shit boards with a slice of whatever people want to talk about on the side?
No.190
Board owner…do you still come here? Please let me know.
>>186
Let me walk you through this slowly:
>So is this actually about freedom from heavy moderation or is it more just for anarchists?
Yes. This is not an "or" thing.
A pure anarchist board is free from heavy moderation.
>The UBF is a loose confederation of boards centred around the concept of freedom from heavy moderation.
It does not mean you must have an exact level of light moderation to get listed. Why would you think that?
>I was about to recommend /svidya/ here because it has no bullshit rules about "quality posting" or "no console wars" unlike /v/, but upon seeing /vvv/ I'm not so sure now.
If it is free from heavy moderation it goes here. Vague criteria, but is what it is. As far as I remember /svidya/ was originally "serious vidya" and had lots of rules about being on-topic, more than Mark had at the time. Now maybe both boards have changed, but if /svidya/ is still topic Nazis it probably won't get listed here.
>Does /ubf/ understand the importance of enforcing topicality on topical boards
From everything I have seen, the /ubf/ BO has no interest in your autism and wants to provide a list of boards not run by people constantly looking for things to "enforce". So if you see a banana thread and log in to ban them and say "take that shit back to /b/ faggot!", UBF probably isn't for you.
>or is it more interested in /b/ shit boards with a slice of whatever people want to talk about on the side?
Here's an idea, you could run a board for people with certain general interests while also allowing general discussion amongst this same group of people. I mean you can have what, 15 pages of threads at a time? Only the archival and OC dump boards even need that to begin with.
So yes, /ubf/ is probably too "radical" for you.