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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greycloud ago
you watch. jailbait and drawn loli porn are getting rarer and rarer. when that shit goes free speech goes with it. mostly with the jailbait. thing is, when people see jailbait being posted they unconsciously realize they are in a zone where the most offensive views can be taken, where the truth can be told. but people are social animals, without those jailbait postings, they will try to conform to the group. that is why all social websites are at risk of becoming user created echo chambers. jailbait preserves free speech. people might not realize it, it may be counterintuitive. but truly unpopular ideas, that is the best thing to post to preserve free speech.
A_Salty_Scrub ago
You're free to say and do what you want but you aren't free from consequences. Stop trying to justify your scummy behaviour
greycloud ago
if I was posting pics that girls didn't want on the internet than you would have a point. i post pics of models and i post selfies. my behavior is not scummy, what you find scummy about me is that when my behavior is identical to others, i experience a different thrill. i like them for different reasons than other people like them. or i like them for the same reasons boys like them. you would excuse the boys because of their age, as if somehow age was a filter to appreciating beauty that you are supposed to grow out of.