I don't think this has anything to do with moot (also an HN user).
He has some data from his websites (4chan, Canvas) and he has links to other people involved in web forum technology, so a discussion forum from him could involve some interesting ideas.
It's interesting just how differently anonymity works on sites like 4chan (many people have said that anonymity + Internet = assholes) compared to the original Japanese version of 2chan, where the founder has said
> [...] delivering news without taking any risk is very important to us. There is a lot of information disclosure or secret news gathered on Channel 2. Few people would post that kind of information by taking a risk. Moreover, people can only truly discuss something when they don't know each other.
> If there is a user ID attached to a user, a discussion tends to become a criticizing game. On the other hand, under the anonymous system, even though your opinion/information is criticized, you don't know with whom to be upset. Also with a user ID, those who participate in the site for a long time tend to have authority, and it becomes difficult for a user to disagree with them. Under a perfectly anonymous system, you can say, "it's boring," if it is actually boring. All information is treated equally; only an accurate argument will work.
I thought he was involved as well (considering the name) which made the manifesto claim about reducing "memes, funny pictures, viral videos" funny considering that moot builds products that are just the opposite of that.
> Any further letters from Mr Poole and his legal team would be met with a lawsuit for malicious prosecution, they warned in comments given to Betabeat.
