What is r9k?

R9K is a pseudo-incelospherian, hikikomori, and astroturfing board on 4chan where, theoretically, users can only post original content due to a software bot that rejects unoriginal content. It turns out when you ask a bunch of lonely weeaboos to create original content it comes out in the form of complaining about not having a girlfriend.

Is r9k a good forum for incels?

R9k used to be ground-zero for incel discussions because all the internet’s ragefuel downpoured into this undefined board where aimless venting is allowed – however as time passed many hostile entities have taken over the the board and its culture, turning it into a more offensive /b/ -esque experience.

What happened to/r9k/?

On January 17th, 2011, /r9k/ was then deleted as it no longer served its original purpose [2], but on November 10th, the board [3] was resurrected, followed by the removal of the Robot9000 script altogether on July 30th, 2014.

Why do people on/r9k/refer to themselves as robots?

It dates back to the days of yore when the denizens of /r9k/ would post in the manner of verbose ding-dongs in order to avoid the dreaded mute. These days, however, an influx of newfags – too new to have even been on /r9k/ since its birth, mere months ago – will refer to themselves as “robots”.