Done gone and fucked up

/i/'s been in violation of the 7chan datacenter's Acceptable Use Policy.

I'm actually kind of surprised FDC is picking up on it now.

Copypasta from 7chan dictates that Ian was notified by FDC through an email pertaining to /i/'s content: Our datacenter recieved an email re: the content of /i/. Needless to say after reading their AUP, I realised nearly every thread on /i/ violated it. They agreed to continue to allow 7chan.org to use their connection in exchange for /i/ being removed. From now on, if you post a raid thread, it will be deleted. No ban, no warning. Just removal. Legitimate legal talk can be discussed on /b/, or with ian@7chan.org.

I realize that 7chan was created mainly in resonance of the events of /b/ Day, and during such, the rush to find a new location for a relatively-lawless /b/ spawned /i/, so it's somewhat understandable that not all the fine print had been read. I might be taking a soft position with Ian and /i/, but both he and FDC are both at fault for not realizing the other's standings for five months, Ian with the AUP and FDC with /i/'s content, which violates the good majority of the AUP when you compare the two.

However, as stated in the above copypasta, FDC is being lenient and forgiving, allowing 7chan to still exist for /i/'s removal, and Ian has taken a benevolent stance as well, removing raid threads instead of outright ban. Does this mean that 7chan has adopted its first official rule: no raiding? Possibly. In light of current situations, it's negligible.

Regular 7channers have taken a "fuck this shit" look to it, and many appear to be leaving. While /i/ did represent most of what was lost during the events of /b/ Day (yet 4chan's /b/ seems to be back in the old habit again), it really was just an inevitable cock-up waiting to happen. The spirit was there, but the legalities, not as much. I think it's pretty much put into words through this 7chan copypasta:

Dearest Anonymous,

Sadly, it seems that another chan has fallen from grace - 7Chan's /i/ has been closed (due to AIDS, obviously). This faggotry ceased being an inconvenience a long time ago; It has become an epidemic. No chan is safe from the tyranny of these so-called "rules", which prevent us from expressing ourselves with the reckless abandon that we desire. Nay, we REQUIRE to function.

We, Anonymous, swarm between chans searching for a permanent home that will never exist, because by hosting us, the administrator risks legal recourse. Inevitably, all chans will be censored, because they are centralised around a single point of failure, in the form of legal liability.

It is time to replace this - it is time to decentralise. To disappear into the darkness of the Internet, linked by a distributed web of nodes. To create our own, ultimate unstoppable chan.

I, Anonymous, am a programmer. I can create this - But I need your help. We shall all remain anonymous, and we shall all contribute to the end of the internet as we know it. Email p2p.chan@yahoo.com to get involved. Repost this where ever you see fit. For extra lolz, replace random words with PENIS.

Wishful thinking, as I see it, but decentralization is the point of it, and that might work if it gets underway. It'll break down eventually--Anonymii would flock together at certain areas, and that area would collapse due to the great numbers and attention--but at an intial glance, it's a fine idea.

Back to the main topic; 7chan has something resembling plausible deniability, now that /i/'s been removed. Granted, a serious rule has been implanted and enforced, but it allows 7chan to still fucntion. FDC could've removed the site altogether, or Hal could've used /i/ as presidence for a harassment case. It could be worse. That much has to be said.