Hide X Threads Ignore X Posts Do Not Reply To X Posters is a phrasal template and image macro urging message board users to shun a specified group of posters, paired with a hunched caricature at a keyboard. The format first surfaced on 4chan in 2012 as an antisemitic edit and spread through years of mad-libs style variants targeting nationalities, fandoms, and board tribes.
Origin
The exact origin is unknown, but the earliest surviving copy is a version titled Hide Jewish Posts, uploaded anonymously to 4chan's /jp/ board on September 24, 2012 and preserved in the Warosu archive[1]. That post established the three-line command structure and the keyboard-hunched character design that later edits reused[3].
- Platform: 4chan (/jp/)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: 2012
Overview
Hide X Threads Ignore X Posts Do Not Reply To X Posters is a phrasal template built around a three-line directive telling readers to hide threads, ignore posts, and refuse replies from a specified category of user[1]. The X gets swapped for an ethnicity, nationality, fandom, or board tribe, and the text sits above a caricature of that group hunched over a keyboard[3].
The same hunched-typist figure is also used more broadly to mark shitposters and became a recurring signature in the Australian Shitposters meme[3].
How It Spread
The template kept circulating on 4chan over the next few years as anonymous users swapped out the target. On December 1, 2013, an anonymous /pol/ poster put up Hide Catholic Memes using the same layout[2].
It jumped off 4chan through fan communities. On January 2, 2015, DeviantArt user Teyrik posted a Furry-fandom edit of the format[2]. A few years later, on February 24, 2018, Redditor muffler_kek shared Hide Cuman Threads in r/kingdomcome, and the post pulled more than 260 upvotes at a 92% ratio inside three years[3].
Beyond the phrasal edits, the hunched keyboard character itself broke out of the template and became a general-purpose stand-in for shitposters, including as the mascot of the Australian Shitposters meme[3].
How to Use
The template typically stacks three imperative lines, Hide [X] Threads, Ignore [X] Posts, Do Not Reply To [X] Posters, above the hunched-typist caricature[1]. Creators swap the [X] for whatever group they want to mock, most commonly a nationality, ethnicity, fandom, or board tribe, and often redraw the character with props or features tied to that group[3].
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hide X Threads Ignore X Posts Do Not Reply To X Posters?
It is a 4chan phrasal template and image macro that tells readers to hide threads, ignore posts, and not reply to a named group of posters, paired with a caricature at a keyboard[1].
Where did Hide X Threads Ignore X Posts Do Not Reply To X Posters come from?
The earliest known version, Hide Jewish Posts, was posted anonymously to 4chan's /jp/ board on September 24, 2012 and survives in the Warosu archive[1].
What does Hide X Threads Ignore X Posts Do Not Reply To X Posters mean?
It is a mock call to slow the spread of a targeted group of posters by refusing to engage with their threads, and it doubles as a shitposter signature in edits like Australian Shitposters[3].
How do you use Hide X Threads Ignore X Posts Do Not Reply To X Posters?
Swap the [X] in the three-line directive for a group name and redraw or reuse the hunched-typist character with props tied to that group, as seen in edits like Hide Catholic Memes and Hide Cuman Threads[2][3].
Is Hide X Threads Ignore X Posts Do Not Reply To X Posters still popular?
It is a classic 4chan-era template that kept getting remixed through the mid-2010s, with an active Reddit edit still gaining upvotes into 2021[3].
