FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
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What is an imageboard?

An imageboard is a type of discussion board where users share images and text about various topics.

The primary difference between imageboards and traditional forums is that anybody can make a post without registering an account or providing any personal information. This lowers the barrier to entry, protects user identities and focuses on what is said, rather than who says it.

Name formatting

When posting, you can format the name field to include a name, tripcode , capcode, any combination of the three including leaving the field completely blank. Instead of a blank name, "Anonymous" is used, however this depends on board-specific configuration. The optional components are explained below.

Format

Names should be input like: . Tripcode and capcode are optional components. Please note the whitespace before capcodes is significant.

Valid examples:

  1. name
  2. #tripcode
  3. ##tripcode
  4. ## capcode
  5. name#tripcode
  6. name##tripcode
  7. name## capcode
  8. name#tripcode## capcode
  9. name##tripcode## capcode
  10. #tripcode## capcode
  11. ##tripcode## capcode
  12. ##

The last example is considered a blank capcode and can be used as a shortcut to display your role. Additionally, if a user has multiple aplicable roles (e.g. a board owner, but the user is also global staff) capcodes will default to their lowest role. To show the higher role, you must be explicit and precede any capcode with the role name e.g. ## Global Staff or ## Global Staff capcode

Each component can be used in combination or independently. In a post number 9 would look like:

!!X8NXmAS44= ##Board Owner capcode No.123 
Hello, world!

The name appears bold in the top left, followed by the tripcode in regular weight with a !! prefix, then the capcode in a different color, bold and with a ## prefix. The colours may vary between themes but are generally distinct from each other

Name

The name is simply what name you want to be shown alongside your post. Other users can post with the same name so there is nothing preventing impersonation. This is not related to your username (for registered users).

Tripcode

A tripcode is a password of sorts, which users can provide in the tripcode component of their name. This tripcode is used in conjunction with a server-known secret to generate a unique* tripcode portion of the name. Long, unique tripcodes can be used as a form of identity. It is important that you keep tripcodes secret if you use them for some form of identity. A compromised tripcode can be used for impersonation and cannot be revoked in any way. Single # before tripcodes will use the traditional (what is now sometimes known as "insecure") tripcode algorithm shared by many imageboard softwares and websites. Double # before tripcodes will use a sha256 hash with server-side secret for a more secure, non-portable tripcode.

Capcode

A capcode is a component of the name field only available to authenticated users. This includes admins, global staff, board owners and board staff. If there is no text after the ##, the role will be displayed alone. Leaving a space and putting custom text will be prefixed by the role name. This way, the role is always shown to prevent role impersonation.

Post styling
InputOutput
>greentext>greentext
<pinktext<pinktext
==title==title
''bold''bold
__underline__underline
~~strikethrough~~strikethrough
||spoiler text||spoiler text
**italic**italic
(((detected)))((( detected )))
##2%9+3(##2%9+3) = 10
https://example.comhttps://example.com
[Board Rules](https://your.imageboard/a/custompage/rules.html)(staff only)Board Rules
>>123>>123
>>>/b/>>>/b/
>>>/b/123>>>/b/123
`inline monospace`inline monospace
[code]language
int main() {...}
[/code]		int main() {...}
[code]aa
∧＿∧
( ・ω・) Let's try that again.
[/code]
∧＿∧
( ・ω・) Let's try that again.
Supported languages for code block syntax highlighting: https://github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js/blob/master/SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES.md. If you do not specify a language, a subset of languages is supported for auto-detection: javascript, typescript, perl, js, c++, c, java, kotlin, php, h, csharp, bash, sh, zsh, python, ruby, css, html, json, golang, rust, aa. If the language is "plain", an unsupported value, or the auto-detect confidence is too low, highlighting is disabled for the code block. If the language is "aa", the font will be adjusted for Japanese Shift JIS art.
What is the file size limit?

Max size of form data per-post is 400MB. Because other fields e.g. name, message, etc contribute to this, the maximum size of file uploads will be very slightly smaller than this.

How does moderation work?
Local vs. Global reports

There exists the concept of "local" and "global" reports. Reporting a post locally will show the post along with reports on the report page for that particular board, and the reports may be actioned upon by the board staff. Reporting a post globally will show the post along with reports on the global manage page available only to global staff and may be actioned upon by global staff. Global reports should be used to flag posts that violate global rules such as illegal content or spam, in contrast to local reports which are for posts that abide by global rules but break board-specific rules (which may be made arbitrarily by board staff). It is also possible to be banned from a board or globally for abuse of the report system.

Batch processing of posts

Each post has a checkbox in the top left to select it for moderation actions. Multiple posts may be selected to allow batch processing e.g. reporting multiple offending posts in one request. The same is present in moderation interfaces. Some actions for example bans (which are based on IP) may also be handled in batches. Selecting multiple posts and using the ban action will apply a single ban for each unique IP of the selected posts.

Time format in moderation interfaces

Some moderation interfaces, for example the ban duration when moderating posts, or the ban duration for post filtering use a shorthand for times/length. This format supports years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. An input of "3mo" would mean 3 months and "1y2mo3w4d5h6m7s" would mean 1 year, 2 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 5 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds. Units of time should be in descending order, so "2w1mo" is invalid. However you may use "6w" for example to input 6 weeks, and are not required to use "1mo2w".

How do I make my own board?

Register an account, then create a board. Please avoid making excessive amounts of boards, duplicate or boards similar to an existing one unless you expect that many users will migrate to the new board for whatever reason e.g. tyrannical moderation.

What do the board settings for antispam do?

Lock Mode: Choose to lock posting new threads or all posts.

Captcha Mode: Choose to enforce captchas for posting threads or all posts.

PPH Trigger Threshold: Trigger an action after a certain amount of PPH.

PPH Trigger Action: The action to trigger.

TPH Trigger Threshold: Trigger an action after a certain amount of TPH.

TPH Trigger Action: The action to trigger.

Trigger Reset Lock Mode: If a trigger threshold was reached, reset the lock mode to this at the end of the hour.

Trigger Reset Captcha Mode: If a trigger threshold was reached, reset the captcha mode to this at the end of the hour.

Early 404: When a new thread is posted, delete any existing threads with less than 5 replies beyond the first 1/3 of threads.

Blocked Countries: Block country codes (based on geo Ip data) from posting.

What do the filter options do?

Filters: Newline separated list of words or phrases to match in posts. Checks name, message, subject, and filenames.

Strict Filtering: More aggressively match filters, by normalising the input compared against the filters.

Filter Mode: What to do when a post matches a filter.

Filter Auto Ban Duration: How long to automatically ban for when filter mode is set to ban. Input the duration in time format described in the moderation section.

What is private/featured board?
Private board

Not like typical imageboards, users can create board with specific access permission in DMC.

Board with limited accessibility is AKA private board. Simply go to your board -> manage -> settings and check private board option. As soon as the board goes private, new posts and bumps will not be displayed on overboard.

If you wish to invite others to your private board, simply ask their username. Add username to your board -> manage -> member in order to let them browse and write posts on your board.

Keep in mind to be cautious and responsible since activities on private boards are thoroughly hidden with encryption so that not even admin of DMC can regulate.

Feature board

On DMC, administration directly run several boards for specific needs and purpose. Such boards are classified as featured boards. These are easy to find on Home & Boards.

Such boards have special features such as searching or sorting unlike other plain boards. For instance, users can easily search Monero(XMR) with reasonable price.

Since such boards are run by DMC itself, illegal or abusive user activities will strictly be prohibited.

How do I register my own PGP public key?
Reason for PGP registration

On DMC, users can enjoy various useful features such as trading Monero(XMR), sending/receiving DM and etc...

It's important to notice that such features require safety and privacy at same time.

Therefore on DMC registration of PGP public key and validating it is mandatory.

Implementation of PGP

On DMC, PGP is utilized as following list

  • Users can search and check others PGP public key on Trade -> Reputation
  • You recover password with simple PGP challenge and answer sequence
  • DM(direct message)s can be encrypted and decrypted with PGP for solid privacy
Steps to add PGP public key to account
  1. Go to account -> register PGP
  2. Paste your PGP public key and submit
  3. Go to account -> validate PGP
  4. Copy challenge message which is encrypted with your PGP public key
  5. Insert answer retrieved from challenge

You can always change PGP public key on account -> change PGP

How to send/receive DM(direct message)?
Starting conversation

Go to DM and click new conversation button to fill in forms. Captcha is only required when initiating conversation.

Receiver will get an notification if DM is sent to themselves. DMC only supports P2P conversation.

Marking DM as read

User can see DM as unread/read. It is important to mark DM as read to let counterpart to know you are paying attention.

Moreover, unread DM could be deleted anytime. So read in time to not miss any record.

Encrypting DM

When posting new message, user can always check use pgp option.

Message will be encrypted with random key and only receiver's PGP public key will be able to decrypt.

Decrypted message will re-encrypted after certain amount of time.

Deleting DM and conversation

Sender can delete what they have sent only

a) if message if not read

b) by deleting the account

Blocking DM from specific users

If you do not wish to have conversation with some user, simply check the conversation room and block it.

You can always undo this action by toggling block action.

What is DMC trade?
Zero trust based Monero(XMR) trading

It's virtually impossible to keep privacy & safety while trading anonymously.

In order to resolve such discomfort DMC presents this killing feature.

DMC utilizes web 3.0 based decentralized XMR wallet to make every transaction fair & clean

How does it work?

When user desires to commit transaction DMC can safely hold Monero(XMR) while trade is held.

As soon as the condition is met between two parties, DMC releases the fund.

DMC take only 3% of transfer amount to keep the system alive.

How can I trust others?

You can never be sure of others you met online and that is why we have reputation page.

On trade -> reputation, you can search user and see their trade histories & stats before decision.

Remember that despite reputation, scam can happen. Always be aware of red flags.

How to buy Monero(XMR) on DMC?
Follow these steps
  1. Contact user who is willing to sell Monero(XMR)
  2. Arrange condition and agreement
  3. Request counterpart to deposit agreed amount of XMR to DMC wallet
  4. Check if the transfer is created by seller
  5. Provide what you promised in exchange for XMR
  6. Wait till seller releases the fund
Remember to check seller's reputation thoroughly
How to sell Monero(XMR) on DMC?
Follow these steps
  1. Contact user who is willing to buy Monero(XMR)
  2. Arrange condition and agreement
  3. Deposit agreed amount of XMR to DMC wallet
  4. Create transfer and notify to buyer
  5. Get provided with what is promised in exchange for XMR
  6. Releases the fund to buyer
Remember to check buyer's reputation thoroughly
How can I contact the administration?

E-Mail

support@domesticmonerochan.org

Telegram

@domesticmonerochan

Signal

domesticmonerochan.40

Session

05d00ee07564eff1c8c4b779b2b9a6ba0efd15a0321f3551fec455ccd2101b0847
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