This thread is meant for newcomers those who don't know a thing about Endchan - or perhaps have the wrong conception, some old users might have. I intend to add more posts with time, but lock the thread for now to keep the parts together. Later comments can come into this thread too.

Endchan is an imageboard like any other but no imageboard like Endchan.
A community maintained platform, where communities set up their own space and regulate themselves. At global/website level we aim for the freedom of expression as the United States' Constitution allows it. On board level the communities can decide themselves what they allow as long as they keep the global rules.
With the imageboard format Endchan also provides a relative privacy and anonymity as the internet is lacking so much these nowadays.

The name and the theme of the chan were inspired by Douglas Adams' immortal novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the various adaptations of it. Beyond Endchan's Birthday we also celebrate Towel Day each year to honor of this great work.
This is true since the foundation of the site in 2015. Since then the place evolved thanks to the users who provided the mascot End Knight and Greyanon to represent it.

From the original humble size with continuous growth Endchan turned into this thriving imageboard with impressively modest amount of users. Weathered the storms of the internet, the collapse of other chans, and direct attacks. Many communities came and went, a few rooted and all together created a patchwork of colorful assemblage from all over the world, pressing it to embrace an international character.

Today, as always, Endchan is like the planet which gave birth to it:
Mostly Harmless