I'll explain it as simply as I can:
BACKSTORY
Voat has a culture to it that hindered @srayzie from removing the undesirables from the conversation here. That culture did the same to /v/PizzaGate and caused many users to leave the subverse.
Within this Voat culture, not all subverses are equal. Subverses like this one MUST be subject to all kinds of rules and regulations and "discussions" on whether or not the mods did the right thing, based on the opinions of people not of this subverse, but of those that hold to principles of a Voat that existed 3.5 years ago. Shitposting subverses, however, can be run however they want, and none of those "old goats" will complain.
Same with monarchical subverses and democratic ones; @srayzie always wanted to be able to remove what she didn't like from this subverse she made. I know most of you probably felt that he doing so would make this a better place, but she was fettered by the will of those that are not part of this subverse; forcing the idea that this was a "democratic" subverse, where these shitposters could infiltrate and push their agenda on others here. This very thing happened on /v/Pizzagate.
DECISION
Will you all accept that GA is now a "shitposting" and "monarchical" subverse, thus forcing those "goats" that want to meddle to have consistency issues that will cause them more problems and keep them off our backs? Thus allowing your mods to unilaterally decide to remove things like this which was submitted by this sleeper account, that pretended to be part of GA, but was out to DIVIDE and destroy us, without having to bother with oversight from some unhealthily interested parties, invested in keeping mods weak to allow for shitposters to run wild over the website?
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Do you want to continue the charade of the "free speech for all" ProtectVoat charter, when these shitposters can and will have MORE speech than you, can and will flood this place with horseshit, and your mods, with work having to cite rules; discuss rules; ponder removals; ponder bans; and get second-guessed by outside groups; ultimately winding up like @srayzie and @shizy?
These trolls and shitposters will push the envelope with every rule until a mod steps out of line, then ProtectVoat will swoop in to hammer that mod into submission. Do you want your mods subjected to that, or do you trust them to not need this outside meddling?
TL;DR
Do you want to declare GA's independence from the bullshit of "goats" and shitposters that do not have your best interests at heart? Do you want to tell them that we declare ourselves a shitposting, monarchichal, INDEPENDENT subverse that they can either ignore or find themselves at odds with their own doctrines, and by doing so, take away every fang they have to direct at us?
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Do you want to continue under the thumb of a knowingly-brigading, vote manipulating, shadow-cabal-from-reddit-using @kevdude and his posse of merry dead-child-posting and threatening shitposters that somehow have everyone believing they want to be fair to us?
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The former in this TL;DR will keep me and your other mods from having to post nearly as much meta crap as we would otherwise have to going forward.
Tying up loose ends:
I have done things that go against their charter on GA before this post and your decision. If you choose to declare your independence, may I ask you all to pardon my PV-related transgressions against you by removing shitposters and their posts and comments without citing a reason for each?
Last bit:
I implore you to declare your independence from this 3.5 year old tyranny that is not sanctioned by the admin of this site. Free yourselves from the yoke of their absurd rules for mods that causes people not not even want to become mods due to the red tape, fine lines, tight-rope-walking, and eventual torch-and-pitchfork treatment after the lines of rules being pushed.
I once again promise this:
I will protect the GA users against all threats to their ability to post here. This is YOUR place - an AMAZING place - and it was built for you by someone no longer with us due to these "goats".
Thank you all for your consideration. Please vote below with your base-level comments.
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clamhurt_legbeard ago
Delete off topic bullshit.
Ban repeat offenders.
FPH has been doing it right for years.
I told u/Srayzie this, too. She was too soft.
ruck_feddit ago
You can't compare fph's history on voat to this place.
SandHog ago
Speaking of history... You are currently modded in zyklon's sub under an alternate account that you set up for your father because your main account was banned for vote manipulation.
http://archive.is/kFqjO
http://magaimg.net/img/86mr.jpg
https://voat.co/v/BEATLESTROLLARMY
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Crensch ago
You monster.
Thanks for the ping, @argsociv
ruck_feddit ago
Yep, I had no other means of communication with putt. I was very open about everything you just posted. So much so that your post is simply a rehash of several of my own.
I downvoated a fresh account actively shitting up the place and tripped the ban algorithm. Putt told me in a PM he was surprised to see my name on that list. @zyklon_b sent me a link in a PM and suddenly I'm a mod of a sub I've never heard of. Then, that beautiful bastard (z_b) got everyone unbanned.
You can see croat's comment history and all the non-trouble it caused. Can you tell us anything that we don't already know? No? Ok. Was there a point to all this?
SandHog ago
zyklon previously caught shilling and delets: http://archive.is/Qo5nQ
zyklon saying pizzagate is fake: http://archive.is/ER9jT
zyklon: QRV and pizzagate are why voat got kiked: http://archive.is/k1ODC
zyklon: pizzagate is fake: http://archive.is/RV0EJ
zyklon: neonrevolt paid me to get rid of srayzie: http://archive.is/PGA7z
zyklon posting picture of a dead child: http://archive.is/x6mob
My point being why do you willingly associate with pieces of shit?
heygeorge ago
I didn’t read through all that, but
This is a great thread featuring guest appearances throughout of freshmeat alts. Lol!
SandHog ago
Are all those freshmeat? I never got the scoop on all the drama over him.
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ruck_feddit ago
Let say you're walking home from the bar, Sandy, and someone grabs your purse. Suddenly, Barney Frank closelines the guy and returns your purse.
Now, you're all like, "OMG, that old faggot who fucked up the housing market, Barney Frank, saved my purse! Thank you, Barney!"
It's kind of like that, except I don't think zyklon is a faggot who fucked up the housing market at all.
SandHog ago
He didn't fuck up the housing market but his actions have brought censorship to Voat. That's all people like him can accomplish. People complain about power mods and rightly so but the same people ignore niggers like zyklon who force others into it.
ruck_feddit ago
That's silly. Your "speaking of history" comment didn't work out since it's a copy pasta of my own words about myself. Your links to zyklon's antics didn't phase me, because the ends justify the means to me in this scenario. Now you expect me to believe he's brought censorship here because power hungry mods are pissed over some tit sharing hooker picking a fight with the wrong psychopaths?
I definitely need some newfag to tell me again how canaries like zyklon, amalek, manhood, sane, tallest_skil, etc are forcing the crensch and srayzie's of voat to censor people. The ones on the list who broke the law/rules are gone right? Why isn't zyklon?
SandHog ago
Just making sure everyone knows who you are and where you are coming from.
You sound like a fucking liberal.
If you are incapable of understand the point I am making I can't help you.
Why indeed.
https://www.voat.co/v/BEATLESTROLLARMY/about/log/comment
ruck_feddit ago
No, no faggot, that's not what you did. You applied no context whatsoever other than I must be some alt army shill. Your "gotcha" moment just didn't work out for you. Nice try, newfag.
SandHog ago
I provided all the context I had based on the information I was aware of. You seem salty about it. You made your decisions for your own reasons. All I did was point them out.
argosciv ago
Fucking owned.
@Crensch, check this shit ^ out.
ruck_feddit ago
Don't be a clown. He copy and pasted information I was very open about. I responded to this comment before you made yours.