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Regarding 4chan being hacked

I know not much information has come out around the VERY recent hacking, but keep in mind this would be trivial to include in the article, once more info comes out. Qrunch2 (talk) 10:18, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They leaked the ENTIRE SOURCE CODE and doxxed ALL THE MODS

4chan is --> was? The site is down now

Also the last thing posted was CHICKEN JOCKEY DatChernobylGuy (talk) 10:27, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The claim about the chicken jockey post being the last ever is incorrect or incomplete at best, as it was only the last post on /qa/ but not in every board. For instance, I did a quick search in the archives and found posts made as late as 22:09:32 EST on /pol/ or /int/; 18 seconds after the chicken jockey post on /qa/. 45.169.149.103 (talk) 03:42, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article cited also said that it was only allegedly the last post. Madeline5834 (talk) 09:47, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The current version of the article makes no mention of this. Big Brother 1984 (talk) 21:42, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Sun just published this article.

But still, I don't think that's enough. Better wait. Katsumi a.k.a. Upperdecker2562 (talk) 11:48, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See below for not including The Sun, as it is not a reliable source. Knitsey (talk) 13:08, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, sorry. Katsumi a.k.a. Upperdecker2562 (talk) 15:13, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes I remember that Wikipedia editors are the hugest dunces in the world when they lock articles to “protect against vandalism” but can’t be assed to add up to date information, meanwhile shit like the Ukraine war or Hamas-Israel conflict gets constant updates and corrections regardless of “source reliability”

Add this shit to the article, the website is going down, soyjak.party unironically won. 69.9.82.206 (talk) 18:06, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

the site was shut down yes but the hacker isnt related to soyjak party at all. they are foodists who ruin articles with false advertisement, so should be deleted. Whiteingale andrew (talk) 19:32, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

no it was soyjak party, QA reopened during the hack with the message “soyjak party won” 2605:B100:524:D012:F5F3:4BFF:B098:3AC7 (talk) 16:38, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The leak of admin emails contains numerous.edu domains but no .gov. Emails. I’ve seen this repeated multiple times since last night but have the list in front of me, that’s not accurate info. 2600:387:F:5E15:0:0:0:8 (talk) 18:55, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

the information about the hack on the article is quite scarce, not mentioning known information such as the hack being the result of a legacy codebase, as well as the overall extent (hacker got access to the janitor only board and posts were made that impersonated the owner) 86.61.73.246 (talk) 09:07, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

4ch is still down but the wikipedia article still says its been active and running since 2022

If I recall correctly 4ch has been down for 3 days as of the 18th. 69.9.82.206 (talk) 02:21, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

When should this article refer to 4chan in past tense?

How long should we wait until we treat it in the past-tense, similar to other now discontinued forums and website like Club Penguin or Miiverse? Edelgardvonhresvelg (talk) 21:23, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's only been a few days, and I've seen no indication that this attack is shutting down 4chan permanently. To answer your question though: Whenever an official announcement by the team is made that the site isn't going to come back. Taffer 😊💬_(she/they) 21:40, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I initially thought that it should be referred to in past tense after a month if it were still offline. Edelgardvonhresvelg (talk) 16:15, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why does this article currently refer to 4chan in the past tense? There's no source or wikitext description for 4chan being gone for good or having plans to shutdown. This is almost certainly not a usable source, but I have seen multiple 4chan staff members share an alleged admin email claiming that the site is coming back.

Regardless, I agree with @Taffer; and, there is no source for 4chan being gone for any longer than temporarily, so doesn't this mean the present-tense should remain as it was? RhymeWrens (talk) 03:24, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Be bold and revert Special:Diff/1286120078/1286150209 by yourself. I'll endorse undoing it. 84.250.15.152 (talk) 03:33, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In October 2024, the Internet Archive got totally pwned. At the time, some people thought that it might be the end of the road for the Internet Archive, but it is back online today. The same is true for 4chan, the site obviously now needs a major revamp, but it is far too early (and unsourced) to be writing obituaries.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 16:24, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:CRYSTALBALL, I don't think we should refer to 4chan in the past tense unless there is confirmation of a shutdown. GamerKiller2347 (talk) 04:22, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah basically all the sources confirm 4chan isn't coming back up any time soon. You can refer to something in the past tense in the current moment and then revert it later, this happens to a lot of sites. Seeing as this may go on for several months, past tense just seems like the realistic option, otherwise the initial impression the article gives off is that 4chan still exists and is a functional forum. 41.133.211.151 (talk) 10:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anytime soon isn't the same as ever again, which is what referring to the site in past tense implies. If articles for other sites have been edited to past tense for outages, they shouldn't have been. As of now, there hasn't been any indication(that I've seen at least) that this outage is anything other than temporary. If we were to change it to past tense, it'd have to be following some official announcement from the staff or after much longer than a week. Taffer 😊💬_(she/they) 16:12, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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was 80.189.29.78 (talk) 15:49, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Please provide reliable sources that support that the site is permanently shut down. Taffer 😊💬_(she/they) 16:03, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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4chan is back online. 148.252.146.129 (talk) 17:24, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. PhilKnight (talk) 17:29, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All of the naysayers and obituary writers can be quiet now. Eleven days offline isn't bad after a major hack.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 17:52, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Regarding the list of boards - the /mlp/ board is actually just called "Pony", not "My Little Pony", despite the use of the acronym.

Also, a recent blog post on the site announced the removal of the /f/ Flash board due to the hack. 148.252.129.8 (talk) 23:40, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done: The Flash board is still working at the time of writing, so this has been left in the article.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 06:59, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
New .swf files cannot be uploaded to the board. ArguaBILL (talk) 07:42, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Flash is still listed as one of the boards on the main page and the link to it works, screenshot. It may be getting removed soon, but there is an element of WP:CRYSTAL at the moment.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 08:00, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]