![]() ALSO, if anyone remembers, 4chan's DNS was hacked back in 07. the name "robert bopkins" may be the name of the person who designed the website, a relatives name, a friends name, etc. Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.241.22.122 ( talk) 04:14, 12 July 2008 (UTC) keep in mind, Moot started 4chan when he was 15. Given his prankster reputation and known desire for privacy, as well as the nature of the name, we have to assume it could be a joke. There's at least two different complete names attributed to him, along with one name that was given name only (m00t previously wordfiltered to doug, which a lot of people insist means his given name is Doug.) Even the Time article states that the interviewer isn't absolutely sure the Poole name is real. Dpbjinc ( talk) 21:13, 11 July 2008 (UTC) That's the problem. For a while, this appeared in 4chan's DNS records, and someone at the first Otakon panel called him "Rob". I believe his real name is actually Robert Bopkins. I'll see how some of these edits work later. Additionally, we could also use the sitewide post count statistics now available on the front page instead of just the /b/ post count, if we were so inclined, as they are actually easily verifiable, in a sense. I need to sleep before posting on Wikipedia. Sorry for the long and confusing message. I wish we had more sources on 2chan, but we don't, so we can't cite the fact that /b/ is based off another board on 2chan, and that 4chan was inspired by 2chan. The site was instead inspired more closely by Futaba Channel, also known as 2chan. Instead of putting all our sources in the media attention section, we should incorporate it into the rest of the article, making new sections where appropriate.Īlso, if anyone reads the Time article and thinks that 2channel was the basis for 4chan, this is wrong. Tl dr: Let's find better ways to use all our media sources now that, for the first time in this article's history, we actually HAVE varied and reputable news sources on various events. Specifically, I think we need to completely rewrite the history and layout sections, and consider shortening or moving the media attention page, or incorporating it into the rest of the article without having a big section paying attention to media attention and not the topics the media attention was covering. I think that using that using the Time and WSJ articles, in conjuction with the Press, News, and Advertising pages is something we should really work on. ![]() I think with the new information the article in Time and the Wall Street Journal has given, we have a bit more than just moot's alleged name that we can now reference and work into an article. _ Aside from his joke about Murdoch, this is assuredly done for public and monetary attention, which I'm guessing moot might think would be effective in helping him get moar money to take off to mootxico. Just because Time and WSJ say it, does it mean it's true? Piroteknix ( talk) 07:42, 11 July 2008 (UTC) I wonder if the same is true the other way around. Hey, according to wikipedia, information isn't factual unless it's reported by a reliable news source. Umlautbob ( talk) 00:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC) I'd guess it really is trolling, considering what /b/ is called right now (its "hahahaha trolled bitches")- Kip Kip 00:30, 11 July 2008 (UTC) Name isn't blatant enough to say for sure it's a troll, but this IS moot we're talking about, and it would be awfully coincidental for both his initials and last name to become part of 4chan injokes. Leaving Christopher Poole in this article for one isnt factual, and secondly you're simply involuntarily pandering to moot, he trolled TIME magazine and now he's even affected wikipedia, wp mootykins or C.P. I don't see TWSJ saying, "his name is Christopher Poole and we know this because we saw his driver's license and his birth certificate". 66.50.34.57 ( talk) 18:31, 10 July 2008 (UTC) yeah, seems a bit odd, ive changed the infobox back to moot, but kept christopher poole in the body of the article (it does have a source after all)- Kip Kip 21:31, 10 July 2008 (UTC) Lev Grossman from Time Magazine: He's even ready to reveal his real name: it's Christopher Poole, he tells me. The Wall Street Journal got trolled by m00t! lulz.
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