What is Sage (internet)?

Information about Sage (internet)

To sage (pronounced [sah-geh], though many users on English imageboards such as 4chan and 7chan pronounce [sayge]). The purpose is to post a reply to a thread on the internet forum without pushing it to the top of the thread list, using a special feature of the forum software. The word is derived from Japanese sageru (下げる "to lower"), although it does not actually mean "lower", but rather it is the opposite of age (pronounced [ah-geh]), a bump. The sage feature was first implemented on the Japanese forum 2channel.

Sage can be used as a courtesy, allowing one to quietly add comments that may not be interesting enough to warrant pushing the thread to the top. It can also be used to prevent trolls from seeing a private conversation on a thread that is low on the list.

However, on imageboards it is notably used as a way to show displeasure with the post being replied to. Although the original intention of this was to keep flamebait or spam threads from rising to the top of the list, this is also used simply to be rude, violating netiquette. On some imageboards, a picture may be saged repeatedly so that future replies will not bump it any more. Replying with just the word "sage" is a common way to express dislike of a thread on forums where sage is enabled.

Because of this, especially on American forums where sage is a relatively new feature, using sage even politely may be met with hostility.

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Internet forum is a web application for holding discussions and posting user generated content. Internet forums are also commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, (electronic) discussion groups, discussion forums,
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To bump a thread on an Internet forum is to post a reply to it purely in order to raise the thread's profile. This will typically return it to the top of the list of active threads.
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imageboard is an internet forum that revolves around the posting of images. Popular imageboards can be hit with bandwidth consumption reaching up to eighteen terabytes per month and beyond.
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Flamebait is a message posted to a public Internet discussion group, such as a forum, newsgroup or mailing list, with the intent of provoking an angry response (a "flame") or argument over a topic the troll often has no real interest in.
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Netiquette, a portmanteau of "network etiquette", is the convention on electronic forums (Usenet, mailing lists, live chat, and Internet forums) to facilitate efficient interaction. These rules were described in IETF RFC 1855[1].
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To bump a thread on an Internet forum is to post a reply to it purely in order to raise the thread's profile. This will typically return it to the top of the list of active threads.
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