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No.6308 jgb>>6317 >>6552 >>7302 2025-07-14 17:57:53
site updates + meta thread
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Hi /pt/,

I fixed the thing where old threads get bumped by spam posts and then don't drop back down the catalog when the useless replies get deleted.

At the same time I bumped the version of the web framework, seems to work fine on my end but if anyone has any issues please let me know.

You may have noticed that I added some nav links at the bottom of threads recently too, hopefully they are useful.

Anyway I've noticed a bit of an increase in posts about the site culture and moderation so consider this an admin approved thread for discussing these topics frankly and openly.

I know there are not really any published rules for the board or anything and that is deliberate but I am happy to answer questions here about my own 'philosophy' if that is not too grand a word.

cheers,
jack

p.s. have been enjoying processing the submissions for ventoux issue 2, you can still submit! the email is ventoux at this domain.
No.6312 Anonymous>>6318 2025-07-14 23:16:20
One thing I wanted to know, do you want this to be a more strictly /lit/-focused board?
No.6317 Anonymous>>6318 2025-07-15 04:32:04
>>6308 (OP)
>hopefully they are useful.
They are, thanks!
No.6318 Anonymous 2025-07-15 06:04:51
>>6312
It's important to me that literature is one of the main things discussed on the board, in part because literature is one of the closest things to my own heart, but also because a board which discusses serious books is likely to have good discussion about most other things.

Implicit here is the answer to your question, which is that I do not desire for /pt/ to be exclusively about literature. The governing principle of the board should be a vibe and a certain amount of common feeling among the users rather than a content policy. This is, approximately, how rsp works, and in its heydey it was an extremely good web forum. It's still better than most others.

On the topic of content policies: I despise nothing more than despotic little reddit mods who get two inch hard ons every time they ban someone for violating rule 17 subsection (b). I would prefer you to think that my moderation is arbitrary and opinionated than pedantic and smug.

>>6317
I'm glad :)
No.6538 Anonymous>>6545 2025-07-26 01:42:08
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Hi admin. I think it would be cool if we could upload .pdfs, and would fit in the theme of the board. I think the potential benefit to this outweighs the security and legal problems (let's bring trust back to the small-i internet).
No.6542 Anonymous>>6545 2025-07-26 11:18:37
Do you like what you've created?
No.6545 Anonymous>>6548 2025-07-26 11:29:46
>>6538
sorry, but this is unlikely to happen because as you note the copyright risk is significant and pdfs are a potential vector for attacks similar to the 4chan hack.
>>6542
yes, I do. it is not perfect, I sometimes wish that people would respond a bit more constructively to each other, and of course we could do with more traffic and post volume, but I think the board is on a steady upwards trajectory and I view the building of the community here as an ongoing and collaborative process.
No.6548 Anonymous>>6549 2025-07-26 12:02:56
>>6545
You really want this place to be super professional and serious lol, should just accept being part of the internet dredges and let the black flag fly... Ah well. Maybe I'll host an IPFS instance or smth
No.6549 Anonymous 2025-07-26 12:06:37
>>6548
I absolutely do not want it to be 'professional and serious' lol. This whole project is about carving out a place on the web that is entirely independent of 'professional and serious' (i.e. amoral) big tech. I just want to minimise the possibility of the board getting vandalised / having to take it offline.
No.6552 Anonymous>>6553 2025-07-26 14:33:13
>>6308 (OP)
Please add the ability to quick-reply to a post by clicking its number; that'd be a huge QoL improvement.

Thank you for your work thus far.
No.6553 Anonymous>>6554 2025-07-26 14:48:01
>>6552
This
No.6554 Anonymous>>6575 2025-07-26 14:55:50
>>6553
I'm not the admin, but my understanding is that that's hard to do w/o JavaScript, which the admin doesn't like
No.6555 Anonymous 2025-07-26 15:53:59
Admin, add free punjabi flash games that I can play whilst waiting for a reply to my genius posts.
No.6557 Anonymous 2025-07-26 17:06:38
Good job.
No.6558 Anonymous>>6559 2025-07-26 19:55:14
have you thought about open sourcing the code at some point?
No.6559 Anonymous>>6561 2025-07-26 20:08:25
>>6558
It's already open source, it's called plainchant you can find it on GitHub.
No.6561 Anonymous>>6567 2025-07-26 20:47:53
>>6559
Admin console is vulnerable btw. Cool repo tho
No.6567 Anonymous 2025-07-26 23:34:09
>>6561
If you have a genuine exploit against the endpoint please contact me at the address given in the footer of this site. As far as I can tell it seems robust.
No.6575 Anonymous 2025-07-27 09:24:38
>>6554
It's possible with a userscript.
No.7240 Anonymous>>7242 2025-08-21 13:54:18
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Dear admin,

I tried to post a reply with an image, but was hit with a "file size exceeded" response. What is the file size limit?

Thanks.
No.7242 Anonymous 2025-08-21 14:06:06
>>7240
4 MiB
No.7245 Anonymous>>7253 2025-08-21 19:44:43
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Does this site also keeps a record of every message (with the associated IP) like 4cucks does?
No.7253 Anonymous 2025-08-22 08:09:26
>>7245
the software records your IP along with the post you make. when the thread falls off the bottom of the catalog your post, and the IP associated with it, is entirely deleted. you can check the source code to prove this if you care.
No.7302 Anonymous 2025-08-27 20:48:58
>>6308 (OP)
Quoting another thread:
>Anon: It's clear either way admin has no overt interest in distinguishing this website from 4chan.
>Admin: I do, but I was rather hoping it could be done without heavy moderation.
Like I said there, 4chan is heavily moderated, just not well. It's far easier for a shitty user to ruin a discussion than for a good user to fix one.

Set up some rules and expectations, and you can be transparent about what gets culled. You wouldn't be the first to brand offenders with USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST in big red letters.