PROTO is on.
Good time to check credentials if you haven't for a while.
Turned on automatically for some reason, will turn off shortly.
don't recall whether you have PROTO creds or not, baker
Bakers qualify for free proto pass so they can always bake
Many have paid subscriptions now to support 8,
just an FYI.
PROTO has been used since fall 2022 after several MONTHS of one-ip-per-post TURBO SPAMMING by poster able to fill a bread in a minute or two.
Jim W tried all kinds of defenses but "helpful" anon would post workarounds that shill would quickly adopt.
PROTO makes it possible to shut out serious attackers.
We get MANY more attacks that most anons realize, PROTO will be activated if they reach a certain threshold.
Bakers cannot turn off proto, only some admins.
Please post on the bunker if proto is activated and you do not have a proto membership.
8 kun does not support itself because it has been so attacked for so long that nobody will advertise here.
9kun is unknown to most people, i think the idea may be to have a kun that is not so controversial but has boards designed to attract ordinary people not just NSFW stuff. If that succeeds, could potentially resurrect reputation of "infamous" 8chan/8kun and provide some kind of revenue stream that would help both boards.
But just a discussion at this point afaik.
bigtime ddos. something like several hundred thousand attackers at once, very very fast attacks, very very expensive. somebody's got deep pockets.
notable
oops, didn't mean to nom as BO
You asked why we need PROTO.
I was just informed yesterday of the number of attacks that no one other than Jim and his staff are aware of.
There was another briefer turbo spammer attack this summer btw.
PROTO is also a way to support this board, at $5 a month, it's cheap. We almost lost it in August because no dinero.
Jim did not ask for money. Supporters asked for ways to keep 8 open.