◆ [Date updated: 2022/02/17(Thu) 00:18:38]
　■How about I say what some of my favourite /b/ stuff is and you say whether 
　│it's from before 2006 and after 2006. Let the chips fall where they may.
　│- Cockmongler
　│- Pedobear
　│- 4chan city /f/lashes
　│- 4chan party van
　│- Azumanga Daioh .gifs
　│- As that other guy mentioned, habbo hotel and second life raids
　│- And DESU
　│- Demotivationals saying "4chan /b/ - internet superheroes"
　│- Lazytown .gifs!
　│- Last but not least, waha
　│
　│( ´ω`)
　│
　└■Waha and Azumanga Daioh GIFs were pre-4chan, and all that type of stuff 
　　　was mostly inherited (see: stolen) from Futaba circa 2003 via ADTRW's 
　　　infatuation with the place
　　　
　　　Not sure when exactly demotivational posters originated (late 90s? 
　　　early 00s?), but they predated 4chan and were a very tired and outdated 
　　　format by 2006 (unbeknownst to n00bs everywhere)
　　　
　　　Cockmongler, pedobear, 4chan party van, happy negro, emo duck, sageman/
　　　bumpchan, NO U, etc etc etc. were all 2004, and nearly all the first 
　　　half of 2004. WRYYYYYYYYYY slightly predated 4chan, but was posted all 
　　　the time from the moment the site existed
　　　
　　　I remember Lazytown GIFs being a big thing in 2005, but it may have 
　　　started earlier. O RLY was also one of the big things in 2005, as was 
　　　fgsfds, lol internet, roxbury guys edits, etc. This is when a lot of 
　　　4chan, YTMND, etc. material started being spread out to the rest of the 
　　　web, and you started seeing it on every forum even if nobody knew where 
　　　it all originated
　　　
　　　I don't remember exactly when it came out, but the "original" 4chan 
　　　city was entirely about memes and events from 2004-2005 so it probably 
　　　was probably made in late 05 or early 06. IIRC the sequel was more 
　　　about DESU vs Gaston, habbo raids, etc. which was all mid-to-late 2006 
　　　and into 2007, so it was probably 2007 or late 06 at the earliest
　　　
　　　Raids and all the "we are legion" shit started gaining traction in 
　　　2005, but it was 2006 (largely thanks to Shii's influence over moot and 
　　　the foundations of "Anonymous" culture) when it went out of control, 
　　　took on a life of its own, and began spreading far beyond the confines 
　　　of /b/ and 4chan
　　　
　　　2006 was really the watershed moment where 4chan developed a high level 
　　　of popularity with 13-16 year olds via sites like ED, and a high level 
　　　of notoriety across the rest of the web as being a site filled with 
　　　jackasses and mindless trolls (a reputation which naturally attracted 
　　　more of those things). Prior to this, 4chan was relatively obscure, and 
　　　those who knew of it knew it as "that funny anime site with lots of 
　　　photoshops, pr0ns, and weird Japanese shit"