While Reddit has the obvious place for this topic, I have no idea, where to start similar discussions on 4chan.
Should I do it at all? Or is it a rather bad idea?
/tg/ seems to be suitable only for D&D campaign settings.
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8$\begingroup$ I think the first question to be asked is, "How many people here use 4chan enough to know the threads of the site?" I know I've never even been to the site. $\endgroup$– FrostfyreCommented Jul 5, 2016 at 17:19
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$\begingroup$ I generally view 4chan as the roiling puss bucket of the internet, I wouldn't tend to go there for help or valid information. $\endgroup$– JamesCommented Jul 5, 2016 at 18:00
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1$\begingroup$ What's the connection between Worldbuilding.SE and 4chan? (Just trying to understand why this question belongs on our meta.) $\endgroup$– Monica CellioCommented Jul 6, 2016 at 21:15
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1$\begingroup$ I think Zoltan is thinking a meta site on SE is akin to a talk page on a wikipedia article. He's not far off. $\endgroup$– SudoSedWinifredCommented Jul 7, 2016 at 19:43
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While the comments identifying 4chan as an unsavory place are well-founded, I don't think it's true that unsavory places have nothing to offer the intrepid world-builder.
/tg/ certainly has a gaming world bias, but it's also populated by sundry sci-fi and medieval fantasy nerds who often provide feedback that is broadly applicable to the task of worldbuilding.
There is also a literature board, where any literature except fanfiction can be discussed. Presumably "fanfiction" does not cover workshopping original worlds. This is the closest I can find to the old text only board they used to have for writers, back when I was an active user.
The various topical boards may also be of use to you for particular questions, especially if your primary interest is in fringe theories. The Paranormal, Science & Math, and History & Humanities boards are likely suspects for fruitful discussions, particularly if you find your questions getting "serioused out" of SE sites.
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Never use 4chan, ever, unless you want unsettling pornography and people committing suicide on live streams I would recommend stay away. Also there isn't a real way to track your post, as far as I am aware.
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4$\begingroup$ There's a lot more to 4chan than /b/ $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 8, 2016 at 10:32