First off, I need to say that I know I’ve let a lot of you down (if not all). I know I’ve not met your expectations of an admin or a leader. I have no excuses as even I feel this way about myself. I won’t make attempts for empathy, I will only acknowledge the truth, and it is such.
Life is full of surprises. You can be rich one minute and living out of your car the next. You can be healthy one year and a regular in the doctor’s office the following. You can have life figured out only to discover you know nothing in the end. The only constant in life is change.
My life is not the same it was when I first met @Atko and started working on Voat. I have much less time, I have a bit less fight in me (getting old does this), I have a bit more struggle in life. These life changes have forced me to put Voat on the back burner (which hurts me).
Let’s get real
When it comes to “Free Speech” sites, I once believed that people cared enough about the value of free speech to make “clone” sites like Voat (or gab) successful. I’ve come to realize, and have said before, that this single factor isn’t enough. People simply do not value this right enough to make a “clone” successful.
You can see this with Voat. A majority of Voat users still use Reddit. People use Reddit for posting and interacting when it comes to PC topics (4 wheel drive subs, movie subs, book subs, etc.). They use Voat to post the things they can’t post on Reddit. This creates an imbalance where Voat becomes increasingly un-PC, while Reddit gets the neutral content (I know even the most hardened ideologue has a level of civility). The end result is this imbalance drives people away as people wear out when confronted by content like this over the long run.
I don’t know the solution to this, and I am not attempting to pass blame, I am simply stating a truth that has to considered.
What makes a clone not a clone?
Why I mention this in the first place is that I know a “clone” site will not become sustainable based on Freedom of Speech so I’ve tried to revolutionize the “community” aspect of Voat by providing a way the community itself can “vote” on policy (rules, mods, anything actually). It's the future capability of this feature-set that is appealing. A community can become self-sustaining and self-manageable through this new technology. After all, the draw of sites like Voat or Reddit is that it is community-oriented vs. self-oriented.
And I’m going to finish it. I’m going to finish it for me. I’m going to finish it for you. I’m going to finish it for Voat. I’m going to finish it for Freedom of Speech (because I still believe in this ideal).
I’m going to finish it because a “clone” site with no differentiation but policy will never succeed.
So Voat, please forgive me for my shortcomings if you can, and expect my work to continue on making Voat a truly unique website.
Soon.
P.S. Downtime today was because of a full disk (Thanks @derram for letting me know). We had an issue from about a year ago that inflated some files to crazy sizes and I took the time today to deal with this. So the next downtime should be something completely different! Yay!
https://voat.co/v/announcements/1330806
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drozzxd ago
The globalists won't be defeated without free speech sites like voat. Thanks for sticking it out.
Tallest_Skil ago
Censorship: BYPASSED 2
The jews won’t be exterminated if you’re too much of a fucking pussy to call them by their name, either.
Look at all these fucking kikes downvoting me with their sockpuppets and bots.
FairDinkum ago
why "exterminate" anybody? IF people were told The Truth from the beginning and we had a 'fair' system of world trade, there's a good chance everyone would be able to do "ok" i.e. no homeless on the streets of the US (a country that currently has hundreds of thousands of vacant homes)
people across the world could Stop arguing and fighting and join together to make everyone's Lives the 'excellent experience' it could/should be
Tallest_Skil ago
Why do the only thing that will actually solve the problem we have? Gee, I don’t know.
Doesn’t matter. Eventually the jews take over the schools and stop teaching useful shit and telling the truth. Every. Single. Time. Always. Without fail. For MILLENNIA.
Eventually the jews take over the banks, get rid of gold, and create fiat and usury. Every single time.
Without the Fed, the US would not only be PHYSICALLY larger right now, homelessness as a concept would likely not register for anyone. Never mind the technological advancements.
Fuck your multiculturalist bullshit. Fuck your propaganda. YOU’VE BEEN BRAINWASHED FROM BIRTH TO THINK THIS IS GOOD. We’re not supposed to join together. We’re supposed to war. We’re supposed to live in exclusively white nations or exclusively black nations. That’s the ONLY healthy behavior.
FairDinkum ago
And where the fuck do the Asianns fit in? Or the "half black" people? I guess you'd kill them right? Social purity and eugenics at it's finest ... says the quaran
Seriously.
Says who? WHO TAUGHT YOU THIS?
Yep, as you say, it's You who 'made it up' from your own half assed beliefs and smoking too many cones while playing FPS games all day at your mom's?
(btw; Your poor English shows you're NOT an American (or English speaking country born, person) Maybe you are a bot! lol Definitely an agro idiot
You are projecting your beliefs .... who taught you these things? An AI?
I KNOW for a fact you weren't 'born' or even spent the first few YEARS of your life NOT thinking about such shit, so, pray tell who TAUGHT YOU these 'beliefs' -- they are nothing more. Who 'gives You the 'right' to decree' what's "right" or "wrong"?
NOBODY except yourself.
Really? Says who? WHO TOLD YOU THAT? You didn't "make it up all by yourself" did you now?
really? Who TAUGHT YOU that? The quaran? WTF is "war" good for? Tell me ONE thing where "war *helped" anyone but the banksters?
And IF that's the case, "why aren't YOU out there 'fighting (useless) wars'? (for the people WHO TOLD YOU all this violent, racist shit you believe)
Are you a coward or just full of shit?
When was the last time you had a REAL Fight? Ever?
Tallest_Skil ago
In exclusively Asian nations. Do you really need your fucking hand held?
Not in white nations. Mulattos and zambos will have to either make their own or defend themselves in black nations.
lol, project harder
There is literally nothing wrong with eugenics, you hypocritical motherfucker. Every species on Earth is selectively bred. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Nope.
Nope.
Says common sense. Says all scientific studies ever done since the dawn of man. Says every nation since the dawn of man. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
You don’t need to be taught instinct, you braindead psychopath.
Holy fucking Christ, go back to reddit. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Everything I said is fact. Prove it wrong if it’s wrong.
Are you fucking insane? Clinically, that is. Nowhere have I used improper grammar. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Born and raised, moishe.
You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Nope, truth is not a matter of opinion. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Okay, run along. You are clinically insane.
You are brainwashed. You are mentally ill. You are a communist stooge. Truth is not a matter of opinion. Facts don’t care about your feelings. Your subjectivist bullshit is a lie. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Truth is not a matter of opinion, kid. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Says common sense. Says all scientific studies ever done since the dawn of man. Says every nation since the dawn of man. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Says common sense. Says all scientific studies ever done since the dawn of man. Says every nation since the dawn of man. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
Learn how to spell, hypocrite.
Let’s see… the Crusades, the Inquisition, the American wars, the European wars of conquest in Africa, the European wars of conquest in Asia… Oh, and quite a few of the Roman conquests. Why? Are you really that stupid? Do you know what antibiotics are?
Name the jew, coward.
Because I don’t fight useless wars, dipshit. Stop posting strawmen and you’ll get an answer.
No one told me what is innately known by all humans, YOU BRAIN DAMAGED LUNATIC.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
LOOK AT THIS FUCKING COMMUNIST FAGGOT. HE THINKS RACISM IS BAD. HE HAS NO ARGUMENT WHATSOEVER
lol, false dichotomy
Post your address, paid shill, and we’ll make it tomorrow. You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
FairDinkum ago
DEFINE (tell me) "which Asian Nation" is exclusively ONE RACE! You cannot, as there are NONE
what's your 'heritage' pokohontas, Somali?
Tallest_Skil ago
Why are you so mentally defective that you’re insulting your own spelling? And no, there’s no apostrophe.
Japan, China, Mongolia. Taiwan is pretty restrictive, as is Vietnam.
Kill yourself, retard. Japan doesn’t give citizenship to non-Japanese.
You were wrong in your first post.
Or oceans. Your’re mentally ill. You were proven wrong. Kill yourself.
So… a jew. And not a Protestant. Because there’s no such thing as a “non-practicing” Protestant.
Fun fact, paid shill: the Civil War wasn’t fought against the British.
Still not even remotely an argument.
Now your bot is broken. It’s just posting random phrases.
Thanks for admitting you were proven wrong.
You have no argument. You have no refutation. You have no evidence. You have nothing to add.
FairDinkum ago
who's bot is broken Roger Repetitive? You haven't made ONE point, let alone say anything relevant or debatable
(see comment re; 'broken politicians repeating themselves' in the hope that, if they do so often enough their pumpkin will turn into a carriage)
Tallest_Skil ago
Thanks for admitting you were proven wrong and that everything I said was correct.
FairDinkum ago
you should be called BOTski ... tallest ski LOL, wtf kind of nym is that?
FairDinkum ago
ooooh! guess I've hit a few nerves ... but then again, ad hominem attacks are what you seem best at ... if it works for ya , lol
Tallest_Skil ago
Thanks for admitting you were proven wrong and that everything I said was correct.
FairDinkum ago
hi Aaron, did you go to synagogue today or did your 'african american goy friend' come over and fuck you in the ass ... which you know you Love! dontcha sugar?
Tallest_Skil ago
That’s cute. Thanks for admitting you’re wrong.
FairDinkum ago
it's "Asian's", with ONE 'n'
here's a PERFECT example of another of your 'logical fallacies' which FAIL
YOU spelt "Asian's" with 2 'n's and TRIED TO "blame me" --- what is highlighted IS what I wrote, (check the OP)
and what's the difference between "asianns" and "asian's"? In fact why pu an apostrophe in their anyway, Asians and Asian's mean exactly the same thing, no?
I wont bother pointing out the numerous other grammatical errors and "fallacious SOPs" you use in EVERY reply
btw I "admitted" nothing BUT once again, like a broken politician (HRC?) you keep on repeating the same Bullshit as if suddenly (magically!) it will "become true"
have you ANY idea who's famous for doing that?
I thought so
bye bye :D
Tallest_Skil ago
Never happened. I quoted your post. You are clinically insane.
The grammar is the difference, yid.
List one. I dare you.
Thanks for admitting you were proven wrong and that everything I said was correct. Nothing you are saying has anything to do with the topic. You cannot reply to the topic. You cannot refute my statements on the topic. You have nothing. You are nothing. You have posted nothing. You are objectively wrong.
FairDinkum ago
Do you think they're going to let you into year 5 next year? IDK but you seem quite behind in your reading and comprehension abilities
btw could you please quote me "admitting" to the toxic zionist shit you're continually posting ... even though you're a towelhead! lol
why are you even here with "mixed nationalities"? Why don't you go live with your brothers and their camel wives?
Tallest_Skil ago
Sorry, kiddo. You’ve already exposed yourself. Thanks for admitting that you can’t refute a single thing I said.
FairDinkum ago
y'know don't realize this BUT it's ^^^^tiny minds like your that make this place so ~~popular~~ vacant ... there's about 3 comments per thread
although you Schlomo take the matzos for "simple mindedness" ... howz that feel being compared to a "dry Jewish cracker"? Appropriate?
Tallest_Skil ago
Thanks for admitting you were proven wrong and that everything I said was correct. Nothing you are saying has anything to do with the topic. You cannot reply to the topic. You cannot refute my statements on the topic. You have nothing. You are nothing. You have posted nothing. You are objectively wrong.
FairDinkum ago
Oi vey!
Aaron 'ad hominem's' Goldturd is back .... sigh, boring.
NEVER HAS ANYTHING ~~EITHER worthy of saying~~ to say, he simply repeat's it'self
kinda like a bot but nowhere near as clever
Tallest_Skil ago
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FairDinkum ago
hey Hymie Ad Hominem is back with his standard repetitive Bullshit in BIG BLACK letters! wooo! impressive!
I guess you didn't notice (that requires 'awareness') BUT you're 'pewda is broke
low functioning autism must be a bitch ... can your mom fix it for you? Probably not.
It's hard not having ANY friends hey Hymie?
Tallest_Skil ago
Name one conspiracy we haven’t proven, yid. Why can’t you name one? You claimed that none are real. Why can’t you so much as STATE one that isn’t real? Why can’t you do it?
FairDinkum ago
wtf are you talking about Hymie?
Tallest_Skil ago
Nice try. You still can’t list one.