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Eris-Chan
Eris-Chan was a Polish bulletin board, initially founded by “Ephenoir” on November 23, 2007, that ran until February 25, 2010. This was often considered the first major Polish imageboard, since they had captured the attention of users from Joe Monster1) and Wykop.2)
History
On November 23, 2007, “Ephenoir” establishes Eris-Chan on top of his Discordianism website's servers at “poee.yoyo.pl/erischan/” using Futabally as a test.3)4) Three months later, Eris-Chan formally moved to their own domain at “erischan.pl” around February 25, 2008. Later that year, they switched over to the Kusaba fork, Serissa, on November 13, 2008.5) The database was then reset, again, on December 31, 2008.6)
In 2009, Eris-Chan became part of “ciemnosc.com”, with the “chao.pl” merger on January 13, 2009.7)8) Then on July 2, 2009, some Russian users from Dvatirech had knocked Eris-Chan offline, then “Ephenoir” would announce over IRC that he wasn't interested in bringing the website back. During the downtime, most refugees would end up moving to Vichan, which was resurrected in response to said news.
The website then returned, with “Illuminai” as a new administrator, but increased tripcode usage on /b/ would become a major selling point for the forced anonymity on Vichan's /3/ board. In 2010, “Ephenoir” had briefly returned to announce that Eris-Chan would die on February 25, 2010 as he wouldn't be renewing the domain, so he let the community decide the website's fate.9) Evidently, the website died then and there.
List of Boards
- Main
- Brothel [b]
- Music [mu]
- Video Games [vg]
- Eris-Chan [ec]
- Other
- Upload [up]
- Anime & Manga [a]
- Technology [g]
- Hentai [h]
- Kitchen [k]
- Psychoactive Substances [lsd]
- Politics [p]
- Sex & Erotica [s]
- Film & Television [tv]
Discordian calendar
Despite the Discordian influence, Eris-chan never formally adopted the Discordian calendar. It was only 'acknowledged' once during the merger when Ciemnosc believed 2009 CE corresponds to 3223 YOLD,10) except it was actually 3175 YOLD, and 3223 YOLD would actually be 2057 CE. As a small tangent, this section converts a handful of notable events from Gregorian to Discordian.
| Event | Gregorian calendar | Discordian calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Eris-Chan established | Friday, November 23, 2007 CE | Boomtime, Aftermath 35, 3173 YOLD |
| Eris-Chan moves to Erischan.pl | Monday, February 25, 2008 CE | Sweetmorn, Chaos 56, 3174 YOLD |
| Leap year | Friday, February 29, 2008 CE | St. Tib's Day, 3174 YOLD |
| Eris-Chan switches to Serissa | Thursday, November 13, 2008 CE | Boomtime, Aftermath 25, 3174 YOLD |
| Chao–Ciemnosc merger | Tuesday, January 13, 2009 CE | Pungenday, Chaos 13, 3175 YOLD |
| Dvatirech raids Eris-Chan | Thursday, July 2, 2009 CE | Pungenday, Confusion 37, 3175 YOLD |
| Vichan establishes /3/ | Tuesday, December 1, 2009 CE | Setting Orange, Aftermath 43, 3175 YOLD |
| Eris-Chan closes down | Thursday, February 25, 2010 CE | Sweetmorn, Chaos 56, 3176 YOLD |
Notes
Was it really necessary to keep the dash in the name? The URL literally says “Erischan”.- The archive shows that they once had “Бrothel F.A.” (/Б/), “International” (/int/), “Insurgency” (/insu/), “Doodling” (/i/), and “Archive” (/thud/). However, nobody archived the categories.
