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Thanks for the fisa notice. NO NEW FEATURES! NO NEW FEATURES!

Financial situation: we're holding up. Thanks to your donations, Voat will not be going anywhere anytime soon :)

@atko @puttitout

I was wondering, since this site is nothing without the users that care about it, if we could hear in more depth what voat's financial state is. Do we already have enough money to pay for the next month of hosting? are we halfway there? do we have a 2 month reserve?

I would also like to hear about what portion of a day of server time voat currently generates in ads and donations per day. I ask because money is tight for me, and money right now for me would be very helpful, but not a critical thing, I was considering giving some money to the site if it needs it, and saving if it does not.

You could finally implement the follow user function...

Nice bike, I've got the MT-09, or as it's called here: FZ-09.

I noticed on the computer there is a link to visit random sub, I don't see this option in the app, can you add that?

Good to hear keep it up. Enjoy the summer!

@atko @puttitout : Everyone thought you guys were dead... we pretend like we were worried but the truth is that we are very very needy and need your constant attention and positive re-enforcement and praise.

Is there a feature you think Voat is missing?

1. The "hot" sorting algorithm / stream will never show up a recent post (score of 1) unless someone sees it in /new and gives it a upvote. This is retarded and really hurts the website. Recent posts should appear directly on the /hot stream. This makes posting to smaller/niche subs (where there is only a small chance of someone browsing /new) a very frustrating experience with maybe 50% of no one ever seeing your post even if they're subscribed to the subverse - because if it never gets a vote while on /new it will never ever appear on /hot. When was the last time you saw a recent post with score of 1 in your front-page? Never, that's when. This really hurts smaller subs and depending people on /all/new to be upvoting recent posts from smaller subs or depending that your subscribers check /new even when it's not the default view is really dumb.

2. When viewing my own submissions and comments I'd like to be able to sort it by top content (highest scores), even if it would only show a limited range, like last 30 days or last 100 submissions/comments.

A per-user, per-post hide feature is probably going to hurt Voat's server load a lot - not only in storage but in processing time too since there will have to be filtering every time the front page is drawn and that is super difficult to cache.

I think an easier alternative (which doesn't require new database entities) would be to automatically hide posts you've voted on already. This could even be done client-side but obviously would be a bit weird (for example, your front-page could come entirely empty if you've voted on everything already).

It really is a much better experience that whenever you reload your front page it comes entirely comprised of unread posts, instead of what is much more likely today - entirely comprised of posts you've already seen.

Awesome news :) I appreciate the update and hope you enjoyed your holiday!

In terms of needed features, I've always been impressed by how much Voat has improved its feature set at the request of its users. If you have the extra time, could you take a look at a user block button to combat inbox spam?

This feature might work like this: if you're receiving inbox spam (someone pinging you repeatedly) you can block that user in your inbox. Their pings and replies wouldn't create the little red inbox notification, and their replies in your inbox would be collapsed by default.

This would serve two purposes: it would give users the tools to deal with inbox trolls themselves, in a way that doesn't affect anyone else. It would also remove the need for any subverse-level anti harassment rules since each user would be able to deal with harassment themselves in a way that doesn't affect anyone else or require subverse bans.

Is there any way I could buy a tenth of a percent of cost? I really want to own a piece

<3

please close your website

Nice of you to stop in on your vacay! Please tell Putt-Putt that he's missed as well.

Now, for your to-do list, if you please :)

1. v/SubverseRequest
2. v/VoatDev (and v/help and v/bugs)
3. v/Reportspammers

Finally, there are already some amazing and highly voted concepts in v/IdeasForVoat - please pick three and get to crack-a-lackin'!

Please add hide child comment buttons? It makes navigating massive threads way easier.

So, how long have you been a shill? I only ask because I'm doing a study on faggots with loose mothers.

Steady traffic is better than the one with sudden spikes or high periods.

Thanks for this! Always was curious about these things. I'm in IT, so I know how difficult it is to keep the systems running in the background. :)

I would like to be able to add a message to share a link posts. Also Thanks for voat guys glad to hear were still going strong.

API and mod queues!

800,000 unique visitors is nothing to sneeze at.

this place is great but, Jesus, could ya'll quit with the trump/anti-Hillary shit. like the election is November 8. cant you all just vote and shut the hell up about it. sick of it

We need a mechanism for rewarding a really good post, like that other web-site that gives 'gold' and benefits both the recipient and the site too.

• Ability to "hide" articles we have already read, so your view stays steady with fresh content. But "hiding" them should not make them unsearchable if we want to go back to them.

• Profile option to automatically "hide" previous up or downvoated stories.

• Voat needs a better algorithm to bring fresh stories to the top. Right now the only way to bring fresh stories to the top is to wait 24 hours.

We have received 0 NS/FISA requests.

So this will disappear when you get one?

I want to be able to promote mods and leave subs I created.

Thank you for Voat.

Considering the financial part: Is there something like Reddit Gold for Voat? Not necessarily for blocking ads, but how about a "Voat Gold" that just adds a Flair to show you donated and maybe adds more "my subverses" and such?

if there is one thing that you would like to see implemented on Voat, what would it be?

• Allow users to see the activity on individual subs... because I mod /v/Ghosts and I'm always curious;

• A feature that allows users to request mods to authorize link post URLs to be amended to allow broken links to be fixed (YouTube videos are often deleted and recreated);

• Allow Link posts to have a description so we can provide context for a link post, such as why I think the link is awesome or more links where additional information can be found;

• Allow mods to specify the default sort order for their subs because it makes sense to sort some subs by "new", such as subs that follow daily radio shows, ongoing TV shows and sports events.

Also, I loved the motorcycle photo... it's really nice and very interesting to get a glimpse into the life of Atko.

Also, also, thank you and so much for you and @Puttitout 's hard work in fighting for free speech and keeping this site running!

Take donations through PayPal!

So I think, and I'm just spitballing here, but we should probably become best friends so that I can vacation in Switzerland.

can voat be decentralized? this is something that shouldn't be sidetracked. not saying atko should give up his project but selling yourself out of a job is said to be wise.

currency exchange. put a cap on transaction amount via a function, like say for example, average high transaction amount of say 300$ can't be raised faster than x for period of time. And Also limit number of transactions via a transaction queue that users signup for yet their queue position is a function of reputation and fairness.

the real real beauty Ina system like this is people will be frugal and with frugality in a capitalist system people be all smart n shit and die I mean diy

e, sorry for poor social skills

Was in Switzerland a few days ago. Beautiful country, based people, and a genuine appreciation for their own history and culture; they had the best kept historical centers I've ever seen.

You made a good choice.

I miss reddit's "other discussions" tab, it's quite helpful for looking whether the same link is being discussed elsewhere.

Also you could do better than reddit and "normalize" links before seeking matches - I mean remove all parameters after ? for article-like links like nytimes.com and use image/video ID for youtube/imgur-like links.

That's where postcards are made isn't it?

Add the ability to filter out links by URL or keywords.

There needs to be an easier way to delete entire subverses. I recently stumbled upon a post that explained the process, which worked for me, but it was in no way obvious or intuitive.

Is there a .onion mirror yet? That would be cool for goats living under repressive regimes like China or the US.

If I could make a request, the Voat Goat's head be replaced with the head of Hannibal Buress. Thanks.

Ability to search subverses for specific users.

And the ability to search our own comments.

Both would be great additions.

Oh, and maybe a plugin to bitch slap the OP.

Fuck yeah motorcycles! I ride a Kawasaki ER-6n, nakeds FTW!

Stop giving Reddit information.

SATAN HAS BLESSED US ALL, PRAISE KEK

Block user feature.

The userbase has decided mods shouldn't be allowed to stop a person from endlessly pestering another.

And it's because of cool stuff like this that I use Voat as my mobile home page.

Any plans of getting rid of Cloudflare?

Fix the change password mechanism. I can only log in on 1 computer cause I can't reset it.

Just a thought, I happily bought an ad just to display a joke back then it was $25 as a form of donation to voat, I like the idea that I get something out of it even if it is just a laugh but $55 is a bit steep for a joke. Consider a reduced rate for non-commercial advertisements to be displayed only when there is no commercial advertisement available.

Nice hearing from you, Atko (most recent updates have been from the One True Putt; we've missed you), and glad you're enjoying your vacation.

There are other ideas floating around that I'm sure the userbase would be more interested in seeing sooner, but I'll just mention the Monthly Donation Progress Bar idea. I know it's not feasible until costs have settled to something more consistent, but it's something I'd love to see.

Keep on keepin' on.

And here he is, despite me avoiding saying his name. Have an upvoat for being able to sniff out the butt stuff drowning in the sea of comments on an Atko post. You truly live up to your calling.

Okay, I looked through your comment history, and the first thing I saw was the 19 day account age, and people calling you out for it, and a fair amount of douchebag comments, comparing PV to SRS. Judging by your comment history, imma going to say you are a infiltration / disruption shill. On behalf of the damage you've caused to vote, 0.03 USD has been deposited into your paypal account. Thank you for Correcting the Record®.

An option for bigger arrows in mobile mode.

Implement the Block User feature. I'm now just a lurker who downvoats. When that's put into use, I'll start contributing again. And no, I can't use the extension. I'm a mobile user.

They aren't very regular, meaning that he would get away with not including one.

Misread. My mistake.

I am one of the oldest users here lol. Troll is obvious.

I make a lot of long comments on this website and two or three times now I've lost about 30 minutes to an hours worth of writing. It is incredibly frustrating and provides a significant barrier to long, high quality comments and debate. I believe there are two solutions that would fix the problem:

1. Have text next to the comment box asking the commentator to constantly copy and paste their long comment on a notepad or other program. This solution will help the problem but it is not the most effective answer, though it will likely take the least amount of development resources to implement.

2. Automatically save drafted comments. This is probably the most effective solution but will take considerably development resources, which could be scarce.

Another problem is that when you get deep into internet debate, you're constantly putting in tons of effort researching and writing hour long posts. So what a lot of us do is we like to create copypastas for common rebuttals that we make. This saves us a lot of time. However, whenever I copy and paste something I get an error message that I believe says something like "please don't copy and paste often," and my comment doesn't seem to go through. My comments actually went through after a while, but this is really confusing. The first two times this happened to me I created another account to try to get around the error message and post the copypasta. Then what happens is the comment goes through but then first comment also goes through, meaning I accidentally post the same thing twice.

I'm not quite sure what's going on here, but I think just editing the error text to explain what's going on better would help a lot, or stop blocking copypastas in general would also help. However there may be a good reason copypastas are blocked so if there is keep blocking them.

Finally I made a post that got a lot of support on appealing to people of diverse political beliefs, and I also suggested a new system that would both improve front page quality and help users coexist with each other. Please check it out if you're not busy.

Only thing I can think of is some sub transfer requests.

Probably already mentioned by a few people

Thanks so much for everything Atko.

My only request for a feature would be a modmail system such that moderators have the ability reply to subverse specific concerns; even a simple system that allows mass messaging to all mods would be great. No threads replies or anything like that needed.

Weird considering that I don't support PV as a whole. But if you were here longer than 19 days you would likely know this.

Am I missing the joke here? @kevdude can you translate?

Too bad the anti-moderator circlejerk is strong on this site.

Good to see all is well. I vote for a user block feature. It puts more power in the hands of the users and would act as one less excuse for overzealous moderation.

Awesome to see Voat doing well!

Features?

• Let us buy ads with Bitcoin.
• Let us edit which verses are listed in the top menu bar. (Rather than just by sub'd.)
• Add a Disputed "tab" so we can see what's contentious in a verse (i.e., lots of up and down voats).
• Let us tag users.

I would like to be able to remove myself as mod from subverses I have created. Currently this doesn't seem possible.

Who cares? 99% of the user base here believes that the subs belong to the users and the mods should reflect the will of the users.

Because if a mod makes the sub and raises it up it belongs to them. Not the users.

The 1% who think the subs belong to the mods and the users are just guests...are the power hungry mods.

Just watch. The moment Voat decides to get rid of moderators is the day Voat will die. Moderators are what keeps sites alive.

@kevdude put this PV retard back in his cage please.

Can you define exactly what a "bad browser" is?

I really would like to opt into the algorithm that non users see when they land on voat.co I sometimes log out just to find new and interesting posts. Thanks!

You rock!

Do Voat mods have the ability to move posts to another 'verse? (If they do they don't seem to be using it)

No we don't. And this has already been suggested and they were talking about implementing it.

I use boats for Voat and the buttons are visible on it. I have an Android phone.

By the way, if there is one thing that you would like to see implemented on Voat, what would it be?

a ban for HenryCorp and anyone else that is a proven shill running subverses like a dictator.

By the way, if there is one thing that you would like to see implemented on Voat, what would it be? What could I or Puttitout do that would make your life easier? Does Voat need new features? Is there a feature you think Voat is missing?

Better mod support. I hate being scared of my inbox just because I am a moderator. I currently have over 100 "unread" messages where a majority of them are either mod mail or comment reports.

Also. Performance has dropped a lot since your server downgrade.

Feature suggestion: Prioritize traffic when volume is heavy to give preference to active accounts. Every time reddit goes down so those faggots fly over here like a swarm of locusts descending onto pharaoh's grain fields, or moslem immigrants descending onto a crowd full of young european girls and cucked european men with fat wallets and no testicles

Requests: hide button. To hide links i dont want on my front page.

Hi, great to hear from you.

Things to implement: Take care of the spammers reported in /v/ReportSpammers, transfer subs from /v/SubverseRequest, check out the bugs from /v/VoatDev, and then proceed onto /v/IdeasForVoat. :)

Hug.

do you ever post on /v/motorcycles or /v/CalamariRaceTeam?

i want to see the rest of your bke!

Beautiful scenery @Atko. I'm a little jealous. Also, thanks for keeping us up to date. In way, it's like really knowing that we are all a part of this fun ride.

Looks like a modest trend upward in new users? Could we create a collection hat for putting out an advertisement like at ArsTechnica or in the MSM? Bad idea?

Would like an official way for users to remove unwanted moderators from subs.

Atko since nobody will see this you can have my firstborn as a Voat donation.

Glad to hear Voat is floating alright with the donation money. I've been a bit worried that donations had tapered off to the point where the future of Voat would be in jeopardy. I will happily continue to donate and buy Voat merchandise knowing that it is making a difference. And speaking of Voat merch, would you consider doing another round of shirts or maybe some new items? How about something designed by our resident crustacean with a knack for drawing, SketchyCrab? Just throwing the idea out there.

Anyway, glad you had a great holiday and the rumors of your untimely demise were unfounded.

I take every chance that I get to go out for a rideJPG on my MT07.

just be careful you don't get a flat :)

I request that voat finds a way to get me blow jobs.

Edit: I did think of something that would be fun. Sync deddit subs to some here. Only we can add any reply we want.

re features - please consider adding missing metadata to the xml feeds (author, date, etc.)

By the way, if there is one thing that you would like to see implemented on Voat, what would it be?

Please give mods/users a 'mark nsfw' button to label submissions after being created. Flairs aren't as effective since they don't show up on /v/all or the front page.

I love you both.

By the way, if there is one thing that you would like to see implemented on Voat, what would it be? What could I or Puttitout do that would make your life easier? Does Voat need new features? Is there a feature you think Voat is missing?

I think a lot of us would love a slashdot-style voting system. Tag voting would remove a lot of problems inherent in the current U/D system.

Seems like there was indeed a DDOS. We stayed up though - looks like your construction is rock-solid!

I always love to see another canary message (:

I really appreciate the site, so thank you.

I'd love (a toggle button, maybe) notifications on replies to replies. Like when I comment, somebody replies, I get a red envelope. But if somebody continues that thread, I don't know it.

Fix the PM system. Make it so you can see how many characters you have left before voat eats the PM and doesnt save what you wrote, and doesnt send the pm.

Appoint janitors to an anti spam team, who can batphone you with spamming accounts for you to shut down everyday. Read /v/reportspammers

Can you please release the api for inbox notifications and submissions for mobile?

Cheers lads. Love your work.

HE'S ALIVE!

It's good to see the boys are back in town. If I had one feature request it would be to find a way to activate those block buttons. I don't personally care much about blocking users one way or the other but every so often there's a new thread up asking when it will be possible to block users and that block button has been there forever. I guess it's a hard feature to implement but I think it is something that people would like to see happen.

Outside of that I think I'm good for Voat features.

Thanks for keeping us updated Atko.

Would love to see @Puttitout back on sometime soon, haven't seen the guy in quite some time.

You should also definitely add the mod ability to move submissions to /v/whatever or other subverses. It would give mods an option to clean up their subverses without deleting content, thus helping to avoid the censorship problem.

Glad you see you're still giving us a transparency report.

It looks like those rumors of a DDOS attack the other day, turned out to be substantiated.

Keep up the great work Atko, and I'm glad to hear that you had a wonderful vacation.