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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middle_path ago
Great decision, Putt! I know it's not the same, but I had to ban my third user from v/JustGrowIt a few days ago. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but a happy community is more important to me than a few users spreading negativity and shitting all over my sub.
Same with sane. He was a menace for too long. I know some people will get upset about this decision as going against freedom of speech, but I trust you.
Much love.
Fambida ago
Whoa, what the hell do you even do to deserve banning from a sub dedicated to growing plants? Just random vandalism/autistic screeching?
middle_path ago
The most recent ban was due to a user commenting in a post I made about planting some stuff. He told me everything I planted was dumb because I could just buy it all cheaper in the store, and I'm not growing for survival.
I warned him because he was a particular asshole and his reply to that comment cemented the ban. If you want to read his comment find the thread "I just planted some junk" I made on Sunday.
I should make a general rule, but I've had very few issues and hate banning people.