Recently, someone told me that I didn't know about the history of Voat prior to the period where many people joined during the Q rush. I actually joined during the Q rush without even knowing about the Q drops at all. There were some important names mentioned that I didn't know about either.
It would greatly help me if we could summarize the important history of Voat and the users that made this site what it is for the new people who are getting ready to join this community. If anything, I'd like to learn more about my home away from home.
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sakuramboo ago
> Originally called Whoaverse
> Subs were called Subverses (still called that today)
> Atko was original owner
> Name changed to Voat around the time of the first major mass censorship of Reddit
> Atko stepped down and Puttitout took over
> Lots of server problems and DDoS attacks throughout the years
> Members of /v/Linux helped Puttitout migrate many parts of Voat to Linux to help cut costs
> Each major migration wave gets met with our hazing, if you survive, you can stay
> We apparently have some secret investor that no one wants to talk about (most guess its a glow in the dark)
> Canary is died earlier this year
HeebyKneegrow ago
I first came to voat back when everyone was mad at Reddit for having a female CEO or some shit. I was flabbergasted by the language on here, open racism, but more importantly I was impressed at how hard the users on this site fought back
Earlier this year I quit reddit because it was astroturfed like a motherfucker and became a click farm. I still think this place is a toxic mess but I like it because no one here is holding back and you can say nigger
heretolearn ago
what's toxic about this place?
Gigglestick ago
You not submitting enough OC you dumb faggot