He has some data from his websites (4chan, Canvas) and he has links to other people involved in web forum technology, so a discussion forum from him could involve some interesting ideas.
It's interesting just how differently anonymity works on sites like 4chan (many people have said that anonymity + Internet = assholes) compared to the original Japanese version of 2chan, where the founder has said
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2channel#Anonymous_posting)
> [...] delivering news without taking any risk is very important to us. There is a lot of information disclosure or secret news gathered on Channel 2. Few people would post that kind of information by taking a risk. Moreover, people can only truly discuss something when they don't know each other.
> If there is a user ID attached to a user, a discussion tends to become a criticizing game. On the other hand, under the anonymous system, even though your opinion/information is criticized, you don't know with whom to be upset. Also with a user ID, those who participate in the site for a long time tend to have authority, and it becomes difficult for a user to disagree with them. Under a perfectly anonymous system, you can say, "it's boring," if it is actually boring. All information is treated equally; only an accurate argument will work.
Something seems fishy here.
(Not that I don't agree with you.)
Just as I got my hopes up.
That's a funny way to treat friends.