4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins emails

Re:4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins em... by pelagicAustral on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @08:07AM (#43691562)

Isn't it a running joke that the Jannies don't get paid?

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Re:4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins em... by aloha2436 on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @08:10AM (#43691582)

I'm reliably informed they do it for free.

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Re:4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins em... by throw_m239339 on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @08:45AM (#43691910)

> Isn't it a running joke that the Jannies don't get paid?

You're think about reddit and why it is the way it is from an editorial perspective and what kind of people have the time to mods 100+ subs for free...

But that ceased to be true long ago. While some of the supermods aren't paid by reddit directly, they might be paid by other orgs to mod and influence reddit, corporate or 'grass root'...

Some others simply hijack subs to sell their own products.

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Re:4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins em... by gnarlynarwhal42 on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @09:27AM (#43692395)

Go back.

The joke on 4chins actually is that the Jannies do it for free. Never cared to fact check it, but it is a popular saying.

Also sage in all fields

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Re:4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins em... by pc86 on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @09:11AM (#43692171)

What does Reddit have to do with this?

"Jannies" (janitors) are pseduo-mods on 4chan (the subject of the linked thread) who clean up posts and do other work, for free. Actual 4chan mods are paid.

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Re:4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins em... by lurk2 on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @09:33AM (#43705334)

> Actual 4chan mods are paid.

As far back as I can remember they were also volunteers. When did hiro start paying people?

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