8chan
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8chan (called infinitechan) is an imageboard created by a cripple known as Hotwheels as an alternative to 4chan. Functionally, it differs from 4chan by increasing the file size limit to 5 megabytes, compared to 4chan's 3 megabytes, as well as allowing users to upload multiple images (or other files) to single posts. Additionally, .webm files may be played with audio natively within posts. 8chan is known as infinitechan because the number of boards is theoretically infinite, as any user can create their own board, instead of begging a site administrator to make it for you.
/tg/
8chan /tg/ is very similar to its counterpart on 4chan, with some marked differences. By user consensus, quest threads have been banned due to their excessive nature, and relegated to their own board /qu/. Aside from the removal of spam threads, moderation is minimal.
But why leave?
As mentioned above, 8chan was made as one of the many aspiring alternativesll to 4chan. As such, most of its users are those who have chosen not to use 4chan, and /tg/ is no exception to this. There are several reasons why people have chosen to leave 4chan, with a good amount of overlap. Some were merely along for the ride as /v/ and /pol/ users led their various exodus from 4chan, with the largest and most recent taking place in October 2014. Others were fed up with the sheer number of quest threads on the board, and the poor quality of most of these. Additional board users felt that heavy moderation made it difficult to properly enjoy the board. Finally, there were people who simply decided that Moot was a massive faggot, and didn't wish to patronize his site.
Counterpoint
8chan is SLOW. If you expect discussion to move at an average speed of more than 1 post every few hours, you're likely better off staying on 4chan. On top of that, the downside to having an unlimited number of boards is that almost every "minor" board (meaning anything not a core board on 4chan and even some that are) has a laughably small population, with the population of some boards consisting entirely of the person who made them, to say nothing of the dozens of duplicate boards that arise due to frequent schisms within board communities. Moderation is also left up to the board creators, and the quality of said moderation can vary widely, from nearly nonexistent to worse than anything seen on 4chan. While it's managed to survive the test of time thus far, it's hardly proven itself capable of surpassing 4chan despite being the second-most popular imageboard on the internet.
See Also
http://www.8ch.net/tg/ --/tg/ on 8chan