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Yes. I dug into the history rather than just going off my initial impression. One important correction to my previous answer: Salt is now part of the comparison because the ownership changed very recently in August 2026. The historical sources are also somewhat contradictory and heavily written from within the Sharty's own factional culture, so I’m treating the Soyjak Wiki as a primary community-history source rather than objective journalism.
My verdict: Kuz wins
If the question is “Who was the best administrator of the Sharty?”, rather than “who was the nicest person?” or “who was the least controversial?”, I would rank them:
1. Kuz
2. Soot
3. Doll
4. Quote
5. Froot
6. Salt — incomplete/incomparable so far
The gap between Kuz and Soot is pretty small, though. If you prioritize stability and preserving the original culture, I could very easily put Soot first.
1. Kuz — the best overall
Kuz has the strongest case because his administration appears to have combined enormous activity growth, direct engagement, experimentation, and relatively effective community management.
Kuz took over from Soot in July 2022 after purchasing the site for about $2,000. He then ran it for roughly ten months. The historical record specifically describes his administration as the period when the Sharty went from a relatively small offshoot into a much larger imageboard phenomenon, with peak usage occurring during his administration.
That's a huge point in his favor.
What Kuz did particularly well
He actually understood that an imageboard needs a living culture.
Rather than treating the Sharty as simply a database that needed to be moderated, Kuz was unusually involved with the community. He held Q&As, discussed proposed changes, changed rules in response to community concerns, and experimented with the site's structure. The wiki's history specifically notes his revival of Jakbox threads after Soot had imposed a moratorium, as well as subsequent Q&As and rule changes.
He also didn't simply suppress criticism of himself. The historical account notes that criticism and anti-Kuz sentiment remained visible during his tenure rather than being comprehensively censored.
That's important because an administrator of an anonymous imageboard has to tolerate a certain amount of people trying to piss them off. An admin who can't distinguish criticism, trolling and genuine threats is likely to destroy the culture they're supposed to manage.
His biggest advantage: momentum
The Kuz era is the strongest candidate for the Sharty's cultural golden age.
The site had already benefited enormously from the collapse of 4chan's /qa/, but Kuz appears to have capitalized on that influx rather than merely inheriting it. Contemporary/historical summaries specifically characterize his administration as the point at which the Sharty became a genuine phenomenon in the imageboard ecosystem.
And there's a fascinating quantitative clue: later ban statistics show that Kuz's own recorded bans are relatively low compared with Doll, Quote and some other staff members. That doesn't prove that he was a better moderator—different periods and staff structures make raw ban counts misleading—but it is consistent with the impression of Kuz being less obsessed with micromanaging the userbase.
Where Kuz loses points
He's absolutely not a model administrator.
His administration was chaotic. He made frequent, sometimes radical changes, and those changes often received mixed or negative reactions.
And the whole Kuz era became incredibly personality-driven. The community's fascination with Kuz himself eventually became almost as important as the site. That's entertaining, but it's not necessarily healthy institutional management.
So my assessment is:
Community engagement: 10/10
Cultural impact: 10/10
Growth: 10/10
Moderation philosophy: 8/10
Stability: 7/10
Institutional competence: 7/10
Overall: 9/10
2. Soot — probably the best founder, but slightly behind Kuz as administrator
Soot has the most important accomplishment of anybody on the list:
He created the fucking thing.
The Sharty launched on September 20, 2020, with Soot as its founder and sole administrator. He ran it until July 2022—662 days according to the community's administrative timeline.
And Soot's era established virtually all of the basic culture that subsequent administrations fought over.
The Sharty began as a joke/offspring of 4chan's /qa/, but the collapse of /qa/ in late 2021 caused its population to explode. Soot consequently presided over the transition from “some weird 4chan spin-off” to an actual independent community.
That's an enormous achievement.
Why I don't put him #1
Soot's administration was more foundational than transformative.
He created the environment, but Kuz arguably figured out how to scale it.
There was also considerably more of a hands-off philosophy under Soot. That has obvious
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