“WTFUX IS NOT 100% TRIPCODE FAGGOTS.”
– cho0b¹⁾

Lulz.net (Lulz), initially named WTFur, is an English furry-themed bulletin board that technically opened in 2006, but it actually has a history that spans back to March 13, 2005 with WTFux.²⁾ The two were established by “cho0b” (!Mf2FrPinM., !zSGCho0BnY), also called “fuxnet” or “jihad”.

The original WTFux had launched on March 13, 2005³⁾ at “wtfux.org” with Wakaba and Kareha, where it was known for their /cams/ and /furi/ boards, a high volume of tripcode users, and a failed Wakachan proposal.⁴⁾ Following several DMCA takedown requests, /furi/ was split off in 2006. At some point, WTFux would add a /jihad/ board, then WTFux died around late 2010, presumably from an update gone wrong.

In an attempt to ignore DMCA takedown requests and Fchan's DNP rulings, “cho0b” believed that moving the server to Europe would allow them to be less compliant, so “wtfur.com” was set up on July 26, 2006, then quickly renamed to “lulz.net” on August 25, 2006. The website was then criticized for the one-board approach, meaning they had to share the board with 'cub porn' and shock images.

Three months later, there would be a coup attempt on November 30, 2006, where “Arcturus” decided to steal Lulz's servers over a disagreement⁵⁾ and set up “sidechan.net” on December 1, 2006. “cho0b” would then retaliate, under the “jihad” alias, by wiping out the boards and the server. Sidechan eventually did recover, but “Arcturus” eventually decided to abandon the project to start a furry-oriented booru called e621.

In the following decade, Lulz eventually added more boards (e.g. /oekaki/, /flash/, /banners/) and features to their Wakaba instance, then they began testing Vichan at the “dev.lulz.net” subdomain on June 24, 2017.⁶⁾ Unfortunately, the Lulz using Wakaba died, so the Lulz using Vichan replaced it on December 16, 2019, which forced them back to a one-board approach with no additional features.

• /furi/ (Catalog)

• Lulz allegedly has rules.⁷⁾ However, this information is not easily accessible for some reason.
• Some people mix up “cho0b” with the name “Joseph Evers”, which is actually weev's alias when he ran Encyclopedia Dramatica.^8)9)10) “cho0b” has commented on “weev” in the past.¹¹⁾

• 420chan
• Fchan and U-18chan - Similar furry-themed websites from the 2000s.

• Lulz.net - The front page of Lulz.net.
  • @cho0b → @FuxNet on Twitter - The founder.
• WTFux [Archive] - The front page of WTFux, archived September 26, 2010.
• Lulz.net and WTFux on WikiFur