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I know it was originally a spin off of the chapotraphouse subreddit but I don't know much else. Is it it still affiliated with the podcast? How has it grown etc? Why was the subreddit closed etc.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Historical bit: Shoutout to silver-legion and the Kerryposters as well! I forget if the kerryposters were just mega-shitposters or actual wreckers, but the Silver legion guys (guy? I don't know how many there actually were) were so fucking melodramatic about their wrecking attempts. Some of their self-aggrandizing quotes are still used as site taglines today!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh god yeah those guys were great, that time they pretended that that PSL member who publicly left was one of them in disguise was also pretty funny. though it's a shame she left because she seemed pretty cool

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

OMG the Silver Legion !! , that was great ! what a fun little period in Hexbear history...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The Kerryposters were most definitely wreckers, and absurdly persistent ones at that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My favorite one was when they gave a Hexbear apocalypse date prediction and then the site actually crashed on the date they gave

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I laugh every time I see the term kerryposting. Idk why lol