Voat is currently getting hit with a huge amount of traffic as a direct result of recent changes happening over at that other place.
Everyone, we’re sorry. We’re both sad to see what we once loved change in this manner, but we’re also excited about the future, but our future won't be traveling down this same path.
We won’t be getting any sleep tonight (again) and we are doing everything we can to handle the traffic.
Our budget is limited but we’ll make sure to fight to the last penny in order to keep Voat alive for this community. If you want to donate, well, now is the time. Our bitcoin address is 1C4Q1RvUb3bzk4aaLVgGccnSnaHYFdESzY.
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gromenawer ago
They fire a mod from IAMA, who apparently was very beloved and resourceful.
As a result, a lot of popular subreddits has been set to private as protest.
EDIT: Apparently the mod was actually an admin too. Please read further in the comment tree for more info.
EDIT2: List of subs going private: https://np.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/3bxjyu/list_of_subreddits_suddenly_going_private/ . Holly jumping volcano!
Richard_Nixon ago
She was fired for making Jesse Jackson look bad, so he complained and she got fired.
I'm speculating but I have no reason to believe I'm wrong, the timing is too perfect.
gromenawer ago
Maybe you can share some insight for the people out of the US; I had no idea who that guy was until I google it. Care to elaborate?
Wolfbeckett ago
TL;DR: He's a charlatan who claims to be a crusader against racism, but who's words and actions are actually pretty clearly designed to foster racial tensions instead of promoting harmony. Your basic hypocrite advocating for peace while working towards conflict and collecting a fat paycheck along the way.
Kylewhat ago
Yes, this exactly. He pretends like he's a modern day MLK but he just shows up to get paid. Did MLK get paid...?
KGIII ago
Not much. Lead is pretty inexpensive.
Comparing Jackson and MLK is almost offensive, almost... At least it was not a positive comparison. As a mixed race person who was alive during those times it is easy for me to say that Jackson has done more to harm interracial relationships than he has to help them. I do not advocate murder or assassination, as a general rule, but methinks the person shooting MLK would have been lauded had he had Jackson as his target.