In 2008, /r9k/ was first introduced as an experimental forum powered by Robot9000, a special script programmed by xkcd artist Randall Munroe that would filter reposts from showing up. The purpose of the experiment was to see if a board could develop its own subculture if memes and copypasta were heavily discouraged. However, as the community evolved, the board transformed into a sharehub for greentext stories, or original anecdotes of social awkwardness or mishaps as told by users who refer to themselves as "robots". On January 17th, 2011, /r9k/ was then deleted as it no longer served its original purpose, but on November 10th, the board was resurrected, followed by the removal of the Robot9000 script altogether on July 30th, 2014.
