URGENT EDIT: https://voat.co/v/SearchVoat/4170476
The above link tells you how to identify yourself moving forward should you choose to do so. At the new places, me knowing who you are here will help facilitate the process of verifying that you're legitimate and not some SBBH pedo pretending to be one of us just to troll/infiltrate/etc.
I'm sure we can all agree that the Voat shutdown sucks. I've been to a few other sites now and then, and always came back here; I'm sure I'm not the only one with a similar story. The UI is familiar and easy on the eyes, and the downtime was never really awful to the point of putting me off of coming back here.
I want to thank @puttitout for his work in keeping this site up. I don't know what hell he's gone through with all of this, but I absolutely cannot thank him enough. If you get the urge to do so, let him know how much this place meant to you - your words will be saved at searchvoat.co as a memorial to him and his work on this site. I plan to do so, myself.
Now to the meat of the post:
The following links are all valid OPTIONS for our forum needs. Whatever the case, BOOKMARK them, save them to a text file, go to them so you have them in your browser history, or do whatever you need to do in order to be able to check them quickly should one or more OTHER sites go down at a time.
Another thing to remember is this: The CONTENT and the speed at which your feed updates will probably be similar to what it is here because the same people posting are likely to move with us; so if your gripe with previous forays into other sites is how slow the feed is, understand WE ARE THE FEED. (Unintentional pizzagate double-entendre)
Before you join any site below, make sure you have a throwaway email. I recommend mail.protonmail.com - not because of the security, but because it's fast and easy and at this point we either win and netsec (almost) doesn't matter, or we lose and netsec doesn't matter at all, but that's just me.(I still don't use my real name on any of them, of course) If y'all have recommendations for better/easier throwaway emails, let me know.
https://poal.co/s/QStorm/new has long been our backup in case Voat suddenly went down. The site is stable, but there are reports that the admins are more hands-on and quick with admin-actions that some here very much dislike. The site is not as easy on the eyes, but if you can get used to it, the functionality is there to do more than you could here on Voat.
https://ruqqus.com/+QStorm is a more recent backup, made a month ago. The site isn't too awful on the eyes, and seems very responsive. I'm still not super familiar with the layout; very very different in some aspects. Aggravatingly so, but only different and something to get used to, not worse.
The two above are directly under my username on each site. The following I have zero control over currently:
https://greatawakening.win/p/11R4zPum7N/refugees-incoming/ was recommended by a few users in the previous sticky. They seem active. Unknown if there's a night mode.
https://mewe.com/group/5ec9fdcef11434423b841031 was recommended by a user as well. I'm not 100% sure that's the right Qanon group there, but there does seem to be more than one. (One with some very strict rules: ZERO CUSSING?! Not for me.)
https://gab.com/groups/1046 This gab group seems to have the numbers, and recently-banned CJTRUTH is there: https://gab.com/truthandlife
But what I'm really more excited about is this:
https://disc ord.gg/DSDS7D96gH (fix the link then pop into your browser. the app/program is easy to use, too)
I think this should be our overall base of operations for the moment. There's a lot of things to consider for a FORUM move that is less necessary with a service like Discord.
Real-time text chat with everyone. Can post links and even voice chat if you're of the mind. Easy to be able to migrate to and from. Can real-time message and help others get set up and settled in to the sites above that you are already familiar with.
I am "Crensch" on Poal, Ruqqus, Discord, and Mewe. I am "Rytzch" on Gab. The places I own will be run similar to how they are run here.
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tweety51 ago
I don't mean to seem like a total ignoramus but how do you set up a throwaway email? Do you just pick a fake name and go to mail.proton.com to make an account? Can people email you? Does it cost anything? Is the point that it would be undetectable? Is this what you do when signing up for sites that require email? I am sorry to be such a dolt, but I know NOTHING about this and you are the only people that even suggest this. Thanks in advance.
Crensch ago
Yep.
Yep.
Nope.
Not linked to your personal account and can be used to "verify" you to these websites.
Yep.
I don't expect someone that hasn't encountered this issue/situation to know exactly what's going on. All good questions.
Cheers
tweety51 ago
In my best Gomer Pyle voice...thankye, thankye, thankye!
moderator99 ago
Well, gawwwwly!
tweety51 ago
Been watching some old reruns...love those old shows...back when the WHOLE family could watch together. The older I get the more I long for the "good old days".
My memories are like an attic where I go up and pick through things, fingering them as I remember...my life...unique to me and I am comforted, knowing that it was a full life that had meaning and purpose and I am filled with joy.
moderator99 ago
I have some Andy if Mayberry DVDs stashed in a box that I watch sometimes.
I remember more about my early days than I used to as I get older and think back on them. I can draw up a lot of things from as far back as when I was 3 or 4 years old that I had totally forgotten about. Kinda saddens me though in the end when I compare it to now. I get up to the mid-80s when I was in my 20s and then it all goes to shit after that. It was the onset of globalization that ruined it. That's very clear to me.
tweety51 ago
Well, the nice thing about memories is that you can choose the ones that bring you joy and comfort. Write the crappy ones down and then destroy them...banish them forever! It is amazing the older we get how much we like to spend time in our childhood. I come from a very dysfunctional family so it is surprising that the good memories are more prominent. The simplicity of life was so wonderful. Even the kids today are stressed to the max.
Hey, where do you think you will end up after voat?
moderator99 ago
Some things I've learned from experience and research....
Memories become more engrained in your brain the more you fire up the associated neural pathways by thinking about them.
Writing memories down makes you draw up those old memories and establish them more strongly in your mind. Burning what you wrote afterwards is just a ritual. It doesn't make them go away. It just offers a sense of release.
It's better to just recognize when the memories are bad ones and turn your mind to something else instead.
Good memories are usually more prominent because you tend to think about those moments more often.
Sorry. I can't help myself. I'm very interested in how the mind works and did a lot of research on it over the years.
I just signed upon Poat and Gab. I use the name Moderator99A.
tweety51 ago
Have you ever read about EFT or tapping. I have successfully used that.
Thanks for sharing your research ability and wealth of knowledge. God bless you and I will see you on the other side!
tweety51 ago
Have you ever read about EFT or tapping? It is very interesting and I have successfully used that. Will see you on the other side. I have been challenged by your extensive research. Thank you...see you on the other side...God bless you!