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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 |
| 2021-10-02 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 73 / 12 / 30 | Started same day as previous general. Suggesting /sec/ turned on /cyb/ and spammed people away, via /fa/, general declared mostly dead |
| 2021-10-02 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 05 / 03 / 11 | Died quickly: "This thread was dead on arrival. We have 13 posts of which 4 are bumps." |
| 2021-10-01 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 11 / 03 / 10 | Died quickly: "So is the general officially back?" And thread dies within 6 hours. |
| 2021-09-20 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 151 / 18 / 75 | New OP text, close to that of 2021-08-22, mostly sec, one anon declares /cyb/ FAQ jibberish, is rewriting for posting on Neocities. The incident is explained as /sec/ forcing out /cyb. Symb0l makes an appearance. |
| 2021-09-13 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 68 / 06 / 22 | Uses old format OP text. The Mega archive was taken down. |
| 2021-09-07 | /cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General | 13 / 02 / 11 | Lasted about an hour. one anon mentions "we all moved bro no need to make more threads here", another that "sec posters got range banned for some reason" |
| 2021-09-07 | what happened to /cyb/ threads? | 11 / 01 / 08 | Lasted nearly 3 hours. Op asked but got no answers. |
| 2021-08-22 | /cyb/er/sec/ | 82 / 09 / 39 | New OP text. One anon noted that "Sadly this is another /sec/ threadlet dressed up with some stolen /cyb/ feathers. It will not last," and was right. |
| 2021-08-16 | /cyb/ + /sec/ | 33 / 06 / 27 | Old OP text. Mostly discussions on what OP text should be. A purge is mentioned |
| 2021-08-10 | /cyb//sec/ | 03 / 01 / 03 | One of the shortest ever, lasted less than 2 hours |
| 2021-08-02 | Does Anyone Have the /cyb/ Wall of Text? | 12 / 06 / 09 | Lasted just over 2 hours but OP got a reply. |
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.
