Hey, it's me again, it's been a while!
I isolated the issue and did what I could to bring the services back online.
I am still a bit worried as I haven't heard anything from Putt, but I hope that he's just enjoying a few days off somewhere nice and quiet.
Running voat as a one-man-show is insanely difficult, hats off to Putt for keeping it together, especially with a full-time-job on the side. Please give Putt all the support you can, he definitely needs it. This, once student side-project, has grown to something beyond belief and my initial dreams, and it wouldn't be possible without all of you pulling your weight together. Life is hard as it is, we are brought to this ready-made system with little to no room to change anything, and with free information flow getting more and more difficult, I am worried for the future of mankind in general. Idiocracy (the movie) shows a possible outcome, and I sincerely hope that we don't end up there. Question everything, check your sources, talk to each other in person... and don't get distracted by mindless TV shows, movies, games, apps and god knows what. While you're getting distracted, deals are being made every day to take away more and more of your hard earned cash. (sorry for this rant, but I feel that youngsters need to know before they too get caught up in the machine)
Thank you all for staying put, regrouping on preview.voat.co and all over the web (kudos to 8ch for hosting you (hi Hotwheels!), and even organizing your own instances of voat or other similar software.
I hope to see you soon.
Stay safe.
/drops mic
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LilyO ago
Atko, Thank you so very much. What happened to Voat, what is happening now, may be defining events in the battle for free speech. You have isolated some other important issues which need to be addressed quickly. I speak from experience that I say this, having been in a position much like Putt's, a one man (well, woman) operation. The burnout factor is horrendous. This needs to be changed, with some kind of trusted staff, asap. I don't see how he did it, while also working full time. From here it looks like some kind of staff is essential. Thank you again, may the wind be at your back and the sun shining on you for a long long time. God bless.