12chan is back up again... no, really!

12chan is back up again... no, really!

http://img.12chan.org/mjbcw/

The boys you want to give huggles to have returned once again! Better yet, the admins claim to be paying their fees quarterly now, so hopefully that means it'll stay up at least for the rest of summer. Not only that, but there are some hot new subdirectories, and apparently they've hired a developer to upgrade their software. Link takes you to the popular "Male Jailbait Camwhore" subdirectory; you should be able to navigate around the site from there. Please abide by the rules, and happy surfing!

Why is this important?  Much like XY magazine, 12chan is one of the few media outlets willing to acknowledge the existence of GLBT people below the age of 18, and furthermore to give them voice in a way that isn't heavy-handed, moralistic and "politically correct."  Despite its reputation, moderators actually work quickly to purge illegal content when troublemakers post it to the imageboards, and the posts are always being monitored.  Each subdirectory has its own rules listed clearly at the top of the webpage, and when judicial developments alter the legal definitions of acceptable and unacceptable content, mods are quick to update the rules to reflect these decisions.  Those who choose to violate the rules are quickly smote with the banhammer.

Update: And it's down again a day later, lol.  There were rumors circulating about a DDoS attack by 4chan's /b/ board, and other rumors that someone was trying to start a chanwar.  I have no idea, but I'll post here again if I see the feeds come back up.
Update: Up again after eight hours, not bad.  Better than 7chan's doing, at any rate.  Was down from about 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM on 6/20/09.
Update: Backup mirror site 12chan.crabdance.com is also up and running again.
Update: Both sites down 3PM 6/23/2009.
Update: Both sites up 4:30AM 6/24/09 (I'm on Central time).