4chan Wordfilters
A wordfilter is a simple search and replace system used to modify the words in a user's post. Usually, such word filtering is used on forums to hide swear words; 4chan uses word filtering to make madlib-like replacements of words in order to create humor.
When submitting a post to /b/, any specific word or phrase (typically meme-related ones that are heavily overused) can be changed to something else. The mods usually make wordfilters out of annoyance at overused memes, though they are also made just for shits.
A few wordfilters were eventually added on other boards, such as /v/ and /k/, but were later deactivated.
Some wordfilters have developed into memes, both on /b/ and elsewhere. Some posters have taken to permanently referring to furry as drama, loli as duck, etc. Thus, a good (or at least memorable) wordfilter can survive long after being deactivated.
On March 2007, all wordfilters had been made inactive due to moot's faggotry. Even the PENIS filter, which was quite possibly the most beloved wordfilter of /b/'s history. Some of the wordfilters were brought back again.
All known wordfilters were last tested on 2010-01-17 and the list updated. It's very likely that there are no longer any wordfilters left active, on /b/ or anywhere else.
Active Wordfilters
sitewide
most all texting abbreviations (tbh, ttyl, jfc) have been changed to "desu"
/b/
WORDFILTERS HAVE BEEN DISABLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Inactive Wordfilters
/b/
- penis
- PENIS (displayed in wacky font and background colours)
- vagina
- VAGINA (displayed in wacky font and background colours)
- peanut butter
- niggers
- femanon
- cumdumpster
- penis penis penis penis penis
- PENIS (no background color, rest of post gets removed)
- :votedrelin:
- The code to make the "5" gif appear in a post, if you are a mod. The graphic is a nod to 4chan's secret /5/ board which died.
- buttsex
- BUTTSEX (displayed in wacky font and background colours)
- 7
- over 9000
- then
- than
- 7chan
- 8chan
- b7
- a random letter a-h followed by a random number 1-8
- bring back
- down with
- divide by 0
- divide by n (where n=1-9)
- divided by 0
- divided by n (where n=1-9)
- duck
- egg
- fatget
- I AM A HUGE FAGGOT. PLEASE RAPE MY FACE.
- ftw, for the win
- sucks
- GNAA
- RIAA
- grinman
- bitchtits (as of midnight feb 21 2007)
- help
- he;lp
- is back
- is back (IN POG FORM)
- moar
- more
- niggers and biscuits
- wiggers and triscuits
- over 9000
- under n (where n<9000)
- rule 34, rule34
- rule (random 10-digit number)
- stickam
- butts
- terrorism
- viral marketing
- terrorist
- mooninite
- zomg
- zing
- ??????????
- http://img34.exs.cx/img34/4597/eng101.png
- :(
- joey bishop
- 420chan.org
- FUCK THE POH LEECE
- a
- my
- bus
- sub
- came
- swallowed semen
- cracky
- random words that sounds like cracky
- cute
- a penis
- escape
- developers
- emo
- bosnian
- FBI
- 4CHAN PARTY VAN
- fur, furries, furry, anything else fur-related, including "further" to "dramather"
- drama
- gikopoi
- ohno
- gnaa
- paypal (previously "GEORGE BUSH DOESN'T LIKE BLACK PEOPLE")
- harbl
- (´・ω・)つ(・(・Kneading tits (previously "harbor" and "I suck Soviet Russia's cock")
- is a meme
- is fucking stupid
- is not a meme
- is really fucking stupid
- internets, innernets, internetz, innernetz
- interbutt
- jax
- moot
- legendary
- shitty
- loli
- duck and Thomas Jefferson
- meme
- cliche
- moar
- i am a moaron
- moot
- doug
- Mordor
- A HUGE GAPING VAGINA THE SIZE OF A HALLWAY
- noes
- exploitable
- Rei
- DONATE TO 4CHAN (previously "transcendentalism")
- Repost
- WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYpost and owl
- rage
- rape
- rules
- sucks
- sage
- bus
- Someguy
- DISREGARD THAT I SUCK COCKS
- source
- sauce
- Usually a request for the source of a picture. Often seen in image macros usually featuring hot chili sauce, ketchup, or other savory fluid condiments. Associated with the set phrases "ZOMG SAUCE" or "SAUCE PLZ". "Sauce" has replaced "source" indefinitely on 4chan and the rest of the internet.
- teh
- fuck
- wap
- wee
- wapanese
- weeaboo
- win
- ｷﾀ━━━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━━━!!!!! (Japanese equivalent to 'WIN', commonly used on message boards. Popularised through the series 'Densha Otoko' - lit means 'Its come', translated as 'I came')
- yaranaika
- やらないか
- zomg
- zoomj and Zardoz says
- :(
- :)
- :eng:
- :otterpop:
- :eng101:
- :cockbean:
- :suidream:
- :butty: (a reference to a former emoticon, which displayed a picture of Suiseiseki rotating)
- :zdx4875:
- MUTTON TIME
/k/
- airsoft
- cowboys and indians
/v/
- battletoads
- GIMMICKS ARE DUMB, I SHOULD BE BANNED.
- wapanese
- I am a retard, please tell me to leave 4chan.
