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there's a lot of random funny hexbear lore out there, like rock stacking, but that's not what I'm asking about. I'm more asking about the really huge stuff, like the transphobe purging or the r/vcj onboarding that apparently almost ended the site. has anyone done any good writeups on those? really hoping for one about the r/vcj onboarding but I'll take any i can get my hands on

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[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can't believe I missed giggle v hexbear, that had to have been incredible.

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There are still some posts here. She got really pissed at an user named Comradebongwater for whatever reason, and wanted to sue him. Even though pretty sure they were American and were protected by free speech lol. She deleted all the tweets about it.

CW: Suicide and GunsPeople sent her a bunch of "Lol, Die Terf" memes from that Anime girl that is from that zombie anime. AKA stfu-terf and Grover from sesame street killing himself which got her really anger.

Then someone made a bit account pretending to be her here, at that time Hexbear dot net still was Chapochat and we used to hang around Cytube to watch Godzilla movies at 2:00 AM, and this bit account was like very cartoony and evil. Pretty funny tbh.

[–] HexBeara@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What was the main reasoning of the Chapo vs hexbear naming debacle? To get away from the pod or to not meme el Chapo and glorify drugs? I was lurking then but more focused on the funnis than paying attention to drama...

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To get away from the pod

Pretty sure it was this one. I will never forget that one user said we should have renamed the website to Lib dot Rehab. I think at the time most people kinda tired of the podcast and the people that didn't even knew there was a podcast were confused by the website name.

[–] destroyamerica@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

still never seen a reason for why hexbear of all things was chosen lol, it actually did come back to bite the site in the ass a little tiny bit because it shares a name with cryptocurrency so its dns banned in China xi pointing at the screen

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Pretty sure Hexbear always was the Chapochat Mascot. And yeah, it's pretty funny theres a cyptocoin with this name. Once a youtuber came here, I think it was internet etiquette guy (Internet Comment Etiquette with Erik, I believe) and he basically joked saying that we were trying to sell him cypto.

[–] destroyamerica@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i vaguely remember reading that thread, I don't remember if I was reading as it happened or if it happened before I joined hexbear or grad lol

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think some hexbear user got drunk and spent the night spamming the youtuber's email or something lmao.

[–] destroyamerica@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

I should get destroyed this weekend and spam kopmala holocaust harris's email this weekend what do you say everyone?

we should do it again