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
hang_em_high ago
What were all the major migrations? I know FPH was before I got here. I came around the time of the Pizzagate stuff. MDE after that and Q subs.
TheSolutionist ago
I seriously quit Reddit when they banned mde. Now I only visit t_d there, because they literally banned any fucking edgy sub that existed and everything else is just boring.
hang_em_high ago
MDE was really one of the only good fit migrations that I remember. Unfortunately the sub seems pretty slow now. TD banned me for criticizing "take the guns first" and bump stock stuff. They were censoring hundreds of comments that day. I never once went back after that bullshit.
TheSolutionist ago
TD mods bend the knee to live another day on the platform. Their heart is at the right place. They are good mods.
Hello_world88 ago
I got banned from t_d permanently for talking shit about muzlims. They’re fucking cucks
Maggotfeast ago
That's weird, Muslims are the only ones I ever saw td talk shit about frequently
Hello_world88 ago
I know I was seriously taken aback. there may have been some slight inciting of violence towards them as well