What if the barrages of upvotes are are seeing in posts, are just the setup for the punchline that is a new user getting almost exactly the number of upvotes they need to get privileges on their very first post outside of v/pizzagate: (https://voat.co/v/whatever/1484385/7206936))
Or an account (https://voat.co/user/tzitzimitl/comments?page=15)) from 1.3 years ago that only posted for the first time a week before reddit banned pizzage, (1 month ago) getting 170 upvotes in less than 4 hours (https://voat.co/v/whatever/1484385/7206941)). Only to be replied to by a 21 day account that got 55 votes for (https://voat.co/v/whatever/1484385/7207361)) this little bit of fallacy.
Look through that thread if you need more proof of the folowing claim, its everywhere.
We are getting mindfucked hard right now. Fullblown psyop bullshit. These big posts with all the up/downvotes are simply a 'loud noise' to get everyone looking. The real purpose is to get these sleeper accounts and their 21 day old pals up to voting rights, and theyre setting up strawmen (in the form of the most offensive posts they can manage) for the sleepers to knock down, so we all start chanting "one of us, one of us," ect.
Last time I posted on this topic, I begged you guys not to go witch hunting. Today I'm telling you I don't really care what you do. We are too nice here, and we are going to lose our digital refuge again as a result.
Whatever the next site is that we all meet up on someday, just remember not to make that mistake again. Downvotes are there to keep the scum out.
Goddamn if this isn't a metaphor for the USA...
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bdmthrfkr ago
Always look for the ~1.4 year old accounts with practically no activity. Every fucking one of them is a shill account. It's kinda scary how many accounts they set up after the Pao diaspora.
I guess they just wanted to see if Voat would become a thorn in their sides. (hint: it did :-)
Sciency ago
Its kinda tricky when the admins removed access to all comments older than page 19. I cant even verify that you or I have been posting longer than the last month. They killed voat last week, and it makes me really, really sad. It feels like losing a pet to a wild animal.
I want the next site to be:
1)invite only 2)open source 3)generally super fucking hard to get up/down vote privileges 4)not hosted by cloudflare 5)Hosted from servers based in the netherlands. 6)Mod free 7)One account creation per IP address (sort of like faccebook does with phone numbers)
Voat was a good trial run, but we can do better. Every time we learn a little more.
BarryOSeven ago
We need a Blockchain based Voat. Until then it will be hopping from the one destroyed platform to the other until there is nothing left.
Sciency ago
I fully agree. I'd love to make it text-only, with hyperlinks disabled (but not censored).
bdmthrfkr ago
You have been a member for 1.4 years, your current SCP: 463 / CCP 6210.... Voat is your choir.
Just hover your mouse over the username.
Sciency ago
I get that part, I just meant you cant determine user activity past 19 pages of their comments, as of a recent site change. page 19 of yours goes back 1.1 months, and mine goes about the same. Luckily my best and worst comments all go back to about the full age of my account, but I could have said some silly shit 8 months ago for downvotes, and pulled a legendary afk until last month. Either way, my profile would look the same.
Whats really weird is that I can go back further than 19 on my own comments, just with not other users, which tells me that the change is not about server costs, its about covering something up, or shifting attention somewhere else.
bdmthrfkr ago
Funny, I never tried looking up how long other users comments are available for and, yeah, that sucks balls.
Still, all things being equal, old accounts with very little activity are shill accounts. And even if they aren't a shill account those users have been around for a while and never contributed. Fuck them too.
NeedleStack ago
If you ever find that site do you promise to pm me and let me know so I can come too?
Voopin__Voopin ago
....and you ping me? Please?
If not, thats ok too. Whether I make it to the next place or not, i've become fond of a few goats round here.
NeedleStack ago
Absolutely. I'm saving your comment now. I usually change my name when I move to new places but I'll tell you what my new name will be should we move.
Voopin__Voopin ago
Thankya very much! :)
Sciency ago
Sure thing needle, you'll be at the top of my invite list.
Zinnsee ago
You can put me on the bottom if you like, as long as I make it on the list :)