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[[Image:Laughing_Elf_Man.jpg|thumb|left|125px|The most popular image to start a filename thread with.]]
[[Image:Laughing_Elfman.jpg|thumb|125px|[[You're doing it wrong]].]]


[[Image:Laughing_Elf_Man.jpg|thumb|left|125px|The most popular image to start a filename thread with.]]
A '''filename thread''' is one of the most effective ways to troll any board on 4chan (other than [[r9k/|/r9k/]]). Originating in /v/, it quickly [[AIDS|spread like wildfire]] to the other boards.
[[Image:Laughing_Elfman.jpg|thumb|right|125px|[[You're doing it wrong]].]]
A '''filename thread''' is one of the most effective ways to troll any board on 4chan (other than [[/r9k/]]). Originating in /v/, it quickly [[AIDS|spread like wildfire]] to the other boards.


The idea of this meme is simple: you quote a post that contains obviously false information (or an opinion that you disagree with), and reply to it with a reaction image (preferably [[LINK MAH BOIIIII|Link clasping his hand over his mouth]]). However, there is a catch: the filename of said reaction image must be incorrect. In this example, your filename would be "Laughing Elf Man.jpg".
The idea of this meme is simple: you quote a post that contains obviously false information (or an opinion that you disagree with), and reply to it with a reaction image (preferably [[LINK MAH BOIIIII|Link clasping his hand over his mouth]]). However, there is a catch: the filename of said reaction image must be incorrect. In this example, your filename would be "Laughing Elf Man.jpg".
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After this, you quote the post with the incorrect filename (along with the filename itself), and respond with yet another incorrectly-named reaction image. Then, you respond to THAT post with ANOTHER misnamed reaction image, and so on. Repeat this process until the thread is successfully derailed, or reaches the image limit.
After this, you quote the post with the incorrect filename (along with the filename itself), and respond with yet another incorrectly-named reaction image. Then, you respond to THAT post with ANOTHER misnamed reaction image, and so on. Repeat this process until the thread is successfully derailed, or reaches the image limit.


[[Some argue|Some /v/irgins]] claim that filename threads are an unfunny forced meme perpetuated by a single person. However, there is one rather simple way to do a samefag check: if there are two or more misnamed reaction images replying to the same post, then one can assume that there are multiple people engaging in the derailment of the thread.
[[Some argue|Some /v/irgins claim]] that filename threads are an unfunny forced meme perpetuated by a single person. However, there is one rather simple way to do a samefag check: if there are two or more misnamed reaction images replying to the same post, then one can assume that there are multiple people engaging in the derailment of the thread.


Filename threads will most likely continue to run rampant until [[moot]] devises a way to keep the goddamn filenames hidden.
Filename threads will most likely continue to run rampant until [[moot]] devises a way to keep the goddamn filenames hidden.
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Latest revision as of 02:55, 22 December 2015

The most popular image to start a filename thread with.

File:Laughing Elfman.jpg

A filename thread is one of the most effective ways to troll any board on 4chan (other than /r9k/). Originating in /v/, it quickly spread like wildfire to the other boards.

The idea of this meme is simple: you quote a post that contains obviously false information (or an opinion that you disagree with), and reply to it with a reaction image (preferably Link clasping his hand over his mouth). However, there is a catch: the filename of said reaction image must be incorrect. In this example, your filename would be "Laughing Elf Man.jpg".

After this, you quote the post with the incorrect filename (along with the filename itself), and respond with yet another incorrectly-named reaction image. Then, you respond to THAT post with ANOTHER misnamed reaction image, and so on. Repeat this process until the thread is successfully derailed, or reaches the image limit.

Some /v/irgins claim that filename threads are an unfunny forced meme perpetuated by a single person. However, there is one rather simple way to do a samefag check: if there are two or more misnamed reaction images replying to the same post, then one can assume that there are multiple people engaging in the derailment of the thread.

Filename threads will most likely continue to run rampant until moot devises a way to keep the goddamn filenames hidden.

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