Buckle up. Voat is currently being hit with a malicious attack. This couldn't have possibly happened at a worse time for me personally and I may have to put Voat into lockdown mode or even set it to Read Only. Perhaps we will resurrect the
bit privilege checking goat (you know you miss having your bits privilege checked).
I'm hoping that the code is in a good enough place to handle a majority of the incoming traffic, but expect slow responses.
I will try my best to keep Voat online. Wish me luck.
Edit:
I'm still waiting for the main attack. Every DDOS we've been hit with before follows a pattern of probing exploits, quiet time, then the full attack. So we will see, but waiting is the hardest part
Edit 2:
As of now I feel they've postponed. After taking us down two times the morning of this announcement, I've seen no further activity. A temporary win I suppose.
https://voat.co/v/announcements/1330806
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xAIRBORNEx ago
Hello patriots! I'm working on my comment contribution points.. I've been posting comment after comment, yet it still shows 0 points.. What gives?? Any advice? I'm kinda missing how Reddit was before the shills came! Remember.. WWG1WGA
MadWorld ago
Maybe make a submission introducing yourself in /v/introduction. But NEVER beg for votes, as it often has reverse consequence! It is best to go out to just have normal conversation with other goats. If your comments make sense, they will likely be upvoted. I think sometimes other goats may be hesitated to vote on new accounts, due to shill problems here.
xAIRBORNEx ago
That's very true! I appreciate the help brotha!
ANC3 ago
Right now the site is under attack, so heavens knows what functions have been disabled to save resources. That said, remember that votes gained in anonymous subs (like /v/QRV) do not count. So float around in some of the more benign subs, and participate in places that are NOT anonymous (like here, /theawakening etc).
oh....welcome. :)
xAIRBORNEx ago
Thanks patriot!