I’ve banned all Sane alts (while leaving the main account alone) for spamming. If Sane (or his group) wants to post on Voat, they can do so without using alts to hide behind, thus preventing their main accounts from being downvoted and thus restricted. I am done letting this group stomp all over Voat unfettered* like a spoiled toddler and pushing me to enact draconian rules to prevent them from doing so.
Don’t for a second be fooled at the motivations this group has for Voat, they seek not to help. They seek only to force censorship, drive away users, and ultimately destroy Voat while ruining Voat’s commitment to Freedom of Speech. I will not let them win.
They setup an unwinnable situation for Voat, and no matter Voat’s action, they can claim a victory.
If Voat bans them, they claim censorship. If Voat does nothing, reasonable users depart. Regardless of the action, a user subset will be infuriated, and this is entirely the purpose, divide and conquer. We all need to recognize exactly what is happening here. This isn’t about a single user, this is about an organized effort.
If you ever wondered why Reddit has so many private and obfuscated areas in code, fuzzed counters, shadow bans, etc.? It is to stop groups like this. The problem is, as you all know, once this code is implemented it can be used for both good and evil. I choose not to use the little time available on such things, and will instead ban users who engage in Amalek/ManHood101 style spamming in order to maliciously claim censorship later.
A user is free to say whatever they wish, but if they resort to using alt accounts in order to circumvent the protections we do have, these alt accounts will be banned for spamming.
I’m also pulling Sane off v/TIL and v/ReportShills and moving both to @system. Both these subs were transferred to “him” and “he” has not been a good steward. What a joke. Enough of this as well.
* Screenshot taken from statistics page located at https://voat.co/statistics
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Owlchemy ago
Good for you, Putt! And absolutely agree. I've watched as this group has harassed too many good users off of Voat and anything that needs to be done is appreciated. Personally, I don't give a crap if they harass me for saying so. I'm sick and tired, as are so many, of the childish antics which are clearly intended, as you point out, to slowly destroy Voat, simply for the entertainment of those I have personally named, the 'Voat Village Idiots'. They have no intention of working to make Voat better, but simply to destroy it. Anything done to give them a good spanking is more than fine with me. And I doubt many would find fault.
effusive_ermine ago
Is that really necessary? I mean they don't value Voat and its ideals, that's true, but name calling doesn't fix anything as far as I can tell. The people you're referring to love being reacted against because it makes them feel powerful, so if anything it rewards their behavior.
EDIT: for example
BreesusLovesYou ago
On a site that's known for welcoming new members by calling them "nigger faggot jews" just to show that its userbase doesn't like censorship or the easily offended "village idiot" is the line?
effusive_ermine ago
This line ought to be featured at the top of the site next to the logo.