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"Sudofox" redirects here. If you are looking for the Pseudo & Memo character of a similar name, see Mr. Sudofox.

Sudomemo is a Flipnote Hatena service created by Austin Burk (sudofox). By making changes to their Internet Connection settings, users can access Sudomemo through the "Flipnote Hatena" button on the Flipnote Studio home screen. The service aims to maintain the spirit of the original Flipnote Hatena service.

Creation[]

Before Flipnote Hatena shut down, a user called jsa was able to perform packet captures of the DSi portion of the service. The resulting data was then dissected by jsa, PBSDS, Nick Swarr, Sudofox, rakugaki and others to understand how the Flipnote Hatena server and the DSi 'spoke' to each other.

PBSDS then used their findings to release Hatena-Server on January 26, 2014. Hatena-Server is a bare-bones recreation of the Flipnote Hatena server written in Python and is currently used for PBSDS's own test Flipnote Hatena service.

Burk desired to create his own Flipnote Hatena server, so using Hatena-Server as a base, he created the first public demo of Sudomemo, which launched on January 29, 2014.

This first demo was basic but was received incredibly well. Austin soon shut down the demo and started working on his own server, mainly written in PHP but still using PBSDS' Python scripts for Flipnote and image conversion. This was the start of Sudomemo in its current form, although at this time, it was still lacking many of the features it has today.

Features[]

Sudomemo has many of the same features as Flipnote Hatena, including channels, stars, comments, creator's room themes and so on. There are a number of differences, however. Most notably, anyone who can log onto Sudomemo can post Flipnotes, unlike Flipnote Hatena, which required registering for a Hatena ID to sign up.

Another change is the number of yellow stars that can be added to a Flipnote; on Sudomemo only ten stars can be added to a single Flipnote per user, which was done with the intention of eradicating "starbegging" (which worked to great effect).

Sudomemo also has several unique features, such as chatrooms and "Plus". Sudomemo Plus is a service that allows users to support Sudomemo and enable features such flipnote smoothing, a color picker when chatting or commenting, enhanced audio, and more.

After 3/4 years, Sudomemo was updated with new features such as Search, Fans and Favorites Lists, Changing Themes in Creator Room, etc.

Management[]

There are several volunteer staff members from the community who work along side Burk. Sudomemo staff generally act as moderators, community liaisons and translators. Current staff include Sudofox, Meemo, J0w03L, SwordL, Liss, PikaKun, DeepRising and others who prefer to keep their position private. Past Sudomemo staff include Rob, Flannel, PLU 4011, Sam, SugarCub, Yuneo, rakugaki, Tako, sforzando, and others.

Currently, sudofox is Sudomemo's sole developer. rakugaki also assisted with development prior to stepping down in late October 2017.

A comprehensive list of current and past contributors can be found on the Sudomemo Credits page.

Sudomemo Theatre[]

Sudomemo Theatre is the PC and mobile website for Sudomemo, where users can watch Flipnotes, add stars and comments, find help documents, and manage their account.

Problems with Sudomemo[]

Sudomemo Files Incident[]

In October 14, 2017, Sergeant Greasemixer posted "Basketcase Episode 1 - Sudofox" which detailed an incident involving sudofox. The incident has roots dating back a couple years, but the bulk of the action took place during October. During the incident, NSFW art was requested by sudofox from a user who was a minor through direct messages. This conversation was leaked, and later more users came out with their own stories involving sudofox, including more adult conversations with users who were minors. Some users later than moved to alternate service providers, such as Freenote. Later, a group named the Sudomemo Files (Sergeant Greasemixer, Pokebert) created a series of videos documenting the incidents, which later installments of turned into harassment with no further information being presented. Doxxings and counter-doxxings occurred between the parties, alongside an unsuccessful attempt to get sudofox arrested.

All parties (Sergeant Greasemixer, Pokebert, sudofox) have acknowledged that their actions in this incident were wrong in their respective ways. Their apologies can be read at:

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