Imageboard

An imageboard is a type of internet forum organised around posted images with threaded text replies. Anonymous or lightly identified posting is common. Japanese boards such as 2channel/5channel and Futaba Channel influenced English-language boards including 4chan.

Iceberg connection

English imageboards—especially hobby and "paranormal" boards—produced many topic-specific iceberg charts in the 2010s, ranking music genres, games, and insider references. The format's gatekeeping humour fits anonymous board culture, though charts later mainstreamed on Reddit and YouTube.

See also

• 4chan
• Internet culture
• Exploitable meme

Sources

• Histories of imageboard culture; Know Your Meme notes on 4chan parody icebergs in the mid-2010s.