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Talk:/cyb/ + /sec/ general: Cybersecurity & Cyberpunk
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The Incident
In a recent /cyb/ /sec/ thread one anon asked about the incident. This is controversial, should we add a page on the topic? Below some notes while I try to figure out what happened, searching Desuarchive.
Notes
Desuarchive shows the /cyb/ generals ran from 2014 until the incident in 2021. The first post is dated 2014-03-05 and refers to Cyberpunk which started 2014-02-05. The first Cyberpunk general was dated 2013-01-21.
Timeline
- range banning /sec/ posters was mentioned.
- an irrecoverable purge was mentioned 2021-08-17, the incident must have taken place earlier.
- a dispute if there was a purge vs. /cyb/ never existed 2021-07-26
- "Cyb died because there wasn't anything cyb related to talk about, other than posting pictures why does it need a general? It's literally /fa/"
- normal thread reaching 313 posts dated 2021-07-21; the next expired after 35 posts.
| Date | Title | Posts/Files/Posters | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-20 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 61 / 13 / 30 | Lain mentioned but they deleted /cyb/, keeping /sec/; /Ω/ or /Δ/ has some /cyb/ discussion |
| 2021-10-04 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 20 / 01 / 16 | Brief, even by recent standards |
| 2021-10-04 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 73 / 12 / 30 | Suggesting /sec/ turned on /cyb/ and spammed people away, via /fa/, general declared mostly dead |
Summary
The incident happened before the summer. People have strong opinions that there was a purge vs. it never even existed. Whatever happened, the general went from 300+ posts in a few days to expiring after less than 100 posts. Regulars and archives disappeared around the same time.
