axolotl__peyotl 23 points (+27|-4) 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

This entire post is disingenuous at best, and I say that after developing considerable respect for OP over a number of years. I didn't write the rules of /v/conspiracy. As a mod, it's my job to enforce them. Here's my version of events: About a month ago, I received a PM from a user that claimed they were being harassed, and they linked the offending comment. After seeing that the comment had been reported multiple times and that it violated rule 2 of our sub, I opted to delete it. FTR, in several years of moderating /v/conspiracy, it was the second or third comment I've ever removed, and it was only because a respected user of the sub personally reached out. For those who may be unaware, until this incident /v/conspiracy has had negligible moderation. Fast forward to OP noticing (or being informed about) this single deletion. While reading a thread where I was being accused of improper moderation and being a reddit shill, I sarcastically referred to /v/conspiracy as a "subreddit" in an attempt at tongue-and-cheekery. The resulting drama has been so reddit-like that my subtle jab has become practically prophetic. Now that my "name" has been proverbially dragged through the mud, I don't really have any reason to attempt to defend my "honor". Because of this drama (which although misguided I actually do believe is rooted in a genuine desire to protect free speech on voat and the internet in general), I've decided to remove our rule 2 (which again I didn't write!!), and I've adjusted rule 1 to target just spam. And for the naysayers, we do get literal spam to porn sites etc. There has to be some sense of decorum, even on a voat conspiracy forum. I will always love voat and I will always be a conspiracy theorist. Please contribute to our sub in a positive way. I will offer my resignation if anything non-spam gets removed from /v/conspiracy in the future. I've been here since the beginning and I'm proud of every single contribution I've made to this site.

You don’t speak for me, stfu with "the community wants it" bullshit.

Go laarp somewhere else faggot