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382 posters combined with access to proxies, VPNs, and multiple IPs. |
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2155+ IPs, 9 proxies, 403+ VPNs, and 2,567+ threads |
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The April /sp/ Uprising is an ongoing conflict between the users of /sp/ and /sp/'s janitor, similar to the June /int/ Uprising. The users of /ref/ and GETchan have expressed their support for the protesters, who have named themselves "outlaws", and both chans hosted threads to plan for a strike back at the /sp/ moderation. For three days so far, the entire board has been in a constant state of strife between the outlaws and the administration. The outlaws have kept a constant flow of pro-communist and anti-janitor threads going, many of which condemn or belittle the janitor.
Methods
As opposed to the June /int/ Uprising, where the users merely voiced their distaste for the janitor, the outlaws in the April /sp/ Uprising are instead poking fun at the janitor. As a means of fighting back, the janitor deletes every single post and thread that he dislikes, using 4chan's global rule 8 as justification. Many users have also been banned as a result of their protesting, which de facto indicates that the moderation supports him. Moot himself has yet to make a statement on the conflict, so his view on the matter is currently unknown. It should be noted, however, that Moot did not make an official statement after the June /int/ Uprising either, merely acting upon the users' demands. The most popular methods of demeaning the janitor are belittling either his social or personal life, calling him a fascist, stating that he does it for free, creating songs that badmouth his moderation skills, and singing along to either "Under the Sea" and the opening of "Arthur" that combines all of these things. On multiple occasions, it has seemed like the Janitor has surrendered, but he has come back full force each time. The conflict escalated even further on the nights of the 18th and 19th, with the outlaws pulling out all the stops and the janitor cracking down on the board while pursuing an even stricter policy. The janitor has even resorted to deleting sports-related threads for fear that they may have hidden meaning behind them. Only serial threads are spared now. For this reason, the outlaws have taken hiding in serial threads in hopes that they can spread their influence there.
/ref/ and GETchan's involvement
As soon as the conflict began, /ref/ extended a hand to the outlaws on /sp/ and began to aid them in making threads. Comrade Lenin put on a Bulgarian proxy and began to lead the /sp/ users, resulting in a more organized protest. Some Guy began to write songs that made fun of the janitor and started to post them in threads all around /sp/. Many other /ref/ugees also assisted in making threads and bumping the anti-janitor threads. Word soon got to GETchan and the staff made an official announcement to recruit GETchanners to aid both /sp/ and /ref/:
"Dear comrades, our brothers over on /ref/ are locked in a heated battle with the janitor of /sp/ just as they were with the janitor over on /int/. Let us join them in their battle against yet another corrupt janitor! The plan is simple: We must spam /sp/ with anti-janitor and pro-communist threads in order to alert the administration that we are unsatisfied with the current situation over on /sp/! Godspeed, comrades!"
Soon afterwards, multiple GETchanners joined the ranks of the outlaws and the /ref/ugees in an attempt to oust the janitor. The three groups are currently collaborating on /ref/ and are making planned strikes against the moderation of /sp/. As of 20 June, there has been little success for either side of the conflict, as both sides refuse to budge.
Gallery
The janitor of sp
An example of a video poking fun at the janitor
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1BJhwhgbl6m
http://strawpoll.me/1532404/