>>65618733that happened even back in 2005 or so with ifunny, ebaumsworld and CNN exploding vans
Newfag idiots think it's all about muh sekkrit club, when the reason for gatekeeping is not that, but to protect and preserve each board's culture, by means of self-moderation, since mods barely do anything useful.
But we've had like a decade of being overrun by tourists. Nowadays seeing morons spout 4chan memes outside of here is like watching barbarians with expensive clothing after ransacking Rome.
