Whoa.
Getting into the kitchen in… the middle of that kind of volatility, let's say… could not have been easy.
Respect. No joke.
Mad respect to RGB as well for sticking through.
Difficult to fully asses the total damage resulting from FJ/BV faggotry.
"The split" was in progress long prior (before 8bit BO withdrawal); Notables Creek was a propagating crack.
Given the nature of what happened after (August), and the resultant shitcanning of the BV's pre-8kun (downtime), I'm almost certain that 8ch's shutdown was precipitated by the failure of the 5th column to gain control of the board during the Notables Creek power grab.
…As far as archival history can tell me, anyway.
Re: the older boards (early 4ch, cbts, thestorm):
What's your assessment of Anon's general knowledge of /qr/'s history, or does it seem like anyone cares about the topic?