◆ [Date updated: 2021/10/26(Tue) 21:46:26]
　■I wish we could see the imageboard timeline (;´Д`)
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　└■I've put it up temporarily as a secret page on bbsdirectory, but be 
　　│warned that it's largely unfinished and filled with glaring holes
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　　│https://bbsdirectory.neocities.org/timeline/index.html
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　　├■your forgetting [email protected]
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　　│└■It falls under Heyuri (´∇｀)
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　　└■wtf is reikonch?! why is it so old?
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　　　└■- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/霊魂ch
　　　　　- https://web.archive.org/web/20151017233215/http://www2.plala.or.jp/tanpui/ghost1.htm
　　　　　- https://web.archive.org/web/20011007020222/http://www.belltown.co.jp/joe/side06/s_tw1002.html
　　　　　
　　　　　It means "Soul/Spirit Channel", and they were based out of NIFTY-
　　　　　Serve's "CB Simulator" service (NIFTY-Serve was the Japanese version of 
　　　　　CompuServe, and the CB Simulator service simulated the experience you 
　　　　　get with CB radio. CB radio was somewhat of an analog precursor to 
　　　　　things like IRC in many ways - people used it to meet/chat to random 
　　　　　people from their bedrooms)
　　　　　
　　　　　On a certain channel of that service on a certain time each week, 
　　　　　everyone would use the same handle (which I believe was 霊魂, reikon/
　　　　　soul/spirit), effectively making them anonymous. According to the above 
　　　　　wiki page, this was supposedly the first community to do something like 
　　　　　that
　　　　　
　　　　　They had distinctive kaomoji too: ＼（ﾟ▽ﾟ）／ and ＼（ﾟ△ﾟ）／
　　　　　
　　　　　In 1997, an ID-reveal feature was added to the service, and after that 
　　　　　Reikon channel slowly faded into obscurity. The CB Simulator service 
　　　　　was discontinued in 2005
　　　　　
　　　　　Apparently they were discussed a lot on early Ayashii World and 2ch, 
　　　　　and Reikon channel users played some involvement in shaping those 
　　　　　communities in their early days, but these days they're rarely 
　　　　　mentioned and are almost completely forgotten (;´Д`)