Shoutbox

Why?

I remember public anonymous shoutboxes being a fun feature of the older Internet. They slowly disappeared as Platforms™ grew alongside concerns about spam and security vulnerabilities. However, I want to see for myself just how bad it can actually be.

So, this is a social experiment. I want to see how long it will take before I am forced to shut this down, or else whether it is still possible to host fun jank on the public Internet. I hope for the latter.

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