This is not a drill, 4chan mods confirmed in their blog that /f/ shall be gone, forever.
https://blog.4chan.org/post/781845918774394880/st ill-standing

I suggest we use swfchan to regroup and decide if and where to migrate, to avoid a diaspora of our already small community. Let's spread the word that we are still here.

In the meanwhile I made a list of active flashboards:
1. swfchan
+ old website, won't be going away any time
+ integrated archive
* unorthodox format
- cancer ads

2. 4taba.net/board/f
* /jp/ spin-off
+ Yotsuba A CSS
+ /f/ layout
+ HTML5 allowed too

3. 8ch
* 8chan
* futaba layout

4. kissu.moe/f
* /jp/ and pre-soijak /qa/ spin-off
+ /f/ layout
- weird CSS

5. img.heyuri.net/f
- owned by kuz of soyjak.party fame
+ /f/ layout
+ Futaba CSS

6. 22chan.org/f
* Tomorrow CSS
+ /f/-like format

stillalive.swf (996.5 KiB) 550x400, Compressed (Deflate). 2137 frames, 12 fps (02:58). Ver9, AS3. Network access: No. Text: Yes. Bitmaps: Yes. Audio: Yes. Video: No. [find in archive]

They killed [s4s] and then revived it when people said they wanted it.

If we pussy out now, that's practically a gurantee that it'll never return and 4chan's specific flash culture will die. Post wherever you want but rally on 4chan to bring back /f/.

I am not letting go.

So far heyuri seems like my favorite choice, because as far as board culture goes, it seems even more ancient that 4um /f/. It has the most active threads and the most active leadership. The fucking admin even posts in thread there on /f/.

Swfchan I disqualify, don't get me wrong I love the place and I will forever browse here, just that it serves a different purpose than the /f/ layout.

I say fuck halfchan, they deserve it, it was the last straw and they fucked it up, it is now completely 100% no chance in hell over for them. We were 1 last haven in that shithole and they kicked us out. I won't return there, moot is dead. Accept reality.

so they hire hackers to attack 4chan and the tell 4chan "/f/ has to go". and because 4chan is run by unelected globalist cabal glowniggers that DOGE couldn't find, they just cowtou.

I think heyuri is the best choice. I'm not delighted about the pages and that the community has a fascination with lolis. However the admins are active, willing to take feedback, and has a culture that is the closest to 4/f/.

I wouldn't mind swfchan either, but as another poster said it's for a different purpose.

>I believe most actual 4/f/ users won't be filtered by Heyuri's rules, maybe some will try to quote something noone said or use their favorite modern 4chan slang at most. I also generally don't want to ban any well-intentioned users, and prefer giving private or public warns. But like any place, we have our rules the new users must learn to follow too

This is what Heyuri's admin answered when asked about moderation. Personally I don't find those much of a big deal, some of them should have been implemented on 4chan long ago, but they are still a far cry from /f/ which was truly everything goes.

What do you guys think? I don't want to risk to splinter our community even further.

Personally, I'd rather not go to heyuri, everytime I have I leave with the impression that it's the epitome of hugbox/circlejerk altchans; where people go to collectively larp according to an image, in this case as oldfags. And sifting through their catalog, I don't feel much different. The socially contrived nature of the gathering often results in obnoxious social tendencies and little substance. In the end even though the image is not as repulsive, it feels little different behaviourly than people who solely speak in buzzwords on 4chan with a wojak/pepe attached if anything. And regardless of the accuracy of the imitation/lingo, lacking the genuinity and consequent originality, it becomes grating. But ultimately, bitching aside, the focus on /f/ being the files themselves, so long as the files posted remain interesting which itself may hopefully spur new stuff being posted there, those aspects don't matter so much. And I suppose it could be argued that regardless of my distaste the high majority of flash content itself is locked to time, should be seen as befitting, and as such they're clearly willing to host it, and so to that end it's beneficial.
So that's all to say that if that's the place of choice, I'd still go along with and just use /f/. However the stance on moderation is a stance to die on, from what I've seen those places tend to be ironically sterile and ripe to annoying mod practices in an attempt to maintain culture, in the manner that anon above said about kissu and as what seems to be the case given >>103773 , which in the context of a general-creativity oriented topic (which /f/ is with the only topic being the medium) such would be unacceptable. And when that culture is clearly set in stone as detailed above, regardless of it's superficial alignment with /f/, I simply don't trust integrity regarding it, especially not with /f/'s breadth. Would sit_harder.swf be banned, Happy Tree Friends? What of that game where you spear the loli by traversing your tentacle through her, or the yeti gore that was just posted? Or consider that prolific ic anon's OC recently, none of the topic matter is particularly grotesque but the artstyle is often seen as such and some anon's go out of there way to express disgust, if enough people wanted it gone, would admin keel over? Screamers? They say no /pol/ and I don't care for political discussion either but then where does that leave the festivities that occur on 9/11 or all the other bush posts and what of hitler's glowsticks? etc.

If the admin wants to serve the 'new /f/' or whatever then that involves accepting moderation which only bans clear flooding.

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### **1. Alternative platforms for communication**
- **Other imageboards**:
— **8kun (formerly 8chan)**: Similar boards may appear there, but the platform is controversial due to moderation.
— **Russian-language imageboards** (for example, **Dvach**): Sometimes threads are created for niche topics, but the audience is different.
— **Specialized forums**: For example, **Newgrounds** (historically associated with Flash culture) or **Ovarit** (for 4chan emigrants).
- **Discord and Telegram**: Closed servers or channels where you can share SWF files, discuss emulators and remasters.
- **Meme archives**: Sites like **Archive.org**, **Yesterweb**, **Yiff.party**, where they preserve digital heritage, including Flash art.

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### **2. Saving and adapting content**
- **SWF archiving**:
— **Flashpoint Archive** (by BlueMaxima) is a giant collection of saved Flash games and animations (over 150,000 items).
— **New releases** can be uploaded to **Internet Archive** with tags so that like-minded people can find them.
- **Conversion to modern formats**:
— Tools like **Ruffle** (for embedding SWF on websites) or **Adobe Animate** (export to HTML5).
— Remasters of old SWF projects with open source code (put on GitHub).
- **Flash environment emulation**:
— **Ruffle** already supports many old files, and its integration into browsers allows you to run content without risks.

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### **3. Cultural Response: Niche Communities Don't Die**
History shows that even after platforms die (e.g. **GeoCities**, **Vine**, **Flash**), enthusiasts preserve content through:
- **Fandom Archives**: Like anime culture or retrogaming.
- **New Formats**: There's nothing stopping you from creating SWF art "for yourself" and posting it as a video on YouTube or TikTok with hashtags like #FlashRevival.
- **Irony and Nostalgia**: Memes about the "death of Flash" and creative uses of its aesthetics in pixel art or glitch art.

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### **4. Risks and Challenges**
- **Loss of Context**: Many SWF memes and animations were only understandable within the /f/ board. Without it, the content can become a "museum exhibit" without a live audience.
- **Legality**: Some SWF files contain pirated or controversial content - their archiving may raise questions.
- **Technical limitations**: Even Ruffle is not perfect - some scripts and animations will work with errors.

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### **5. The future? It is here!**
The closure of /f/ is the end of an era, but not the end of a culture. Remember how the **MS Paint Fanart** or **Demoscene** communities survived dozens of technological apocalypses.
**What can be done right now**:
- Save unique SWF files from /f/ to archives.
- Create a kind of "wiki" or catalog with a description of memes and their authors.
- Use the Flash aesthetic in new projects (for example, games in the style of Newgrounds of the 2000s).

Bitards are masters of adaptation. If earlier they survived through absurdity and self-irony, now they will be able to move to new formats... or simply quietly find their bearings in a corner of the Internet, as often happens with niche subcultures. 💾✨

>>103774
Probably: We old here.

>>103769
f pressed

>>103782
Wow that sounds like some shit AI would spout. Don't fault you for trying to contribute though.

Also: I spoke with admin of heyuri and he will consider including hotlinks to swfs on swfchan from the thread, just like with 4chanX.
Even considering this and opening the communication is a giant step above many other chans, as well as 4chan.
I get what >>103776 says about the feel of people there seeming somewhat ... off. Logically I cannot find any fault, because it's just better older culture and no shitty modern ban policy, only MORE netiquette which WAS the style at the time (2005). It might just be the culture shock. Maybe a lot of /f/ags congregating there will cure that and make it feel more "at home". Admin has been pretty lenient about everything so it's worth a try. I won't even object bannind LE SHITTY ONELINER responses a la /pol/ though I'm not for it as well.

Idk, I stand with the heyuri. But it's not like we're short on time to decide. As long as everyone forever remembers swfchan exists (as you should), it will be alright.