We've been through some "fun times" over the years Voat, and every minute of it was a challenge but I'm excited to announce that Voat was finally sent an Angel.
I've been in ongoing discussions for months now regarding bringing in a partner. I'm happy to confirm that we have finalized and moved forward with an agreement that will give Voat the future it always deserved. I'm so happy right now. I'm happy we didn't give up when things got tough. We truly earned our Goat badges (and the scars are pretty cool too).
At this time, given the world we live in, it's best to keep some of the details of this deal guarded, at least until Voat gets acclimated to the partnership and the newness fades.
What is important to say is this:
- Voat will remain a company dedicated to Freedom of Speech (and Privacy - more later)
- I will remain CEO, will work solely on Voat in a full time capacity, and continue to make all decisions regarding policy moving forward
- This deal was realistic and fair (no one is buying a yacht and retiring)
- Voat will be given a reasonable budget to hire one or two employees (I will continue writing code myself as well)
- Voat will be given partial assistance in operating costs, requiring us to fulfill the rest.
I feel that I negotiated successfully on behalf of Voat and every Goat here. You were always in my thoughts as my primary objective was to make sure Voat was protected and our ideals maintained. Although they'd be too polite to admit it, I had to be a (t)horn in their side at times.
In summary, Voat was given the essentials to run as a real business instead of a part time project. We still have to run a tight ship, control costs, generate income (hello merch!), and grow as we weren’t handed a blank check. Most importantly this deal ensures that Voat remains dedicated to the principals it was founded upon.
Is this technically a Christmas miracle Voat? (You better say Yes)
I love you Voat. Always have. Always will.
Merry Christmas Goats!
https://voat.co/v/announcements/1330806
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15755530? ago
Best Christmas present ever!
Thank you, Putts! <3
AR47 ago
Remain skeptical......this is what happened with Reddit too.
Besides who would buy this place? Not saying it is imposible just keep watching.
Piscina ago
Whoever has put the money into this venture now pulls all the strings. No transparency unless we are told who the financial backer is.
AR47 ago
Way I see it is that as soon as put said "we" in one of his announcement posts referring to admin and didn't answer when I asked for clarification of that, the site has been under their control for a while.
Really this place and those like it only exist for distraction. People that want help or knowledge don't come here. They only come here for entertainment. Or they come here to spew out some agenda with the hopes of manipulation of others.
Admin doesn't owe the users of this site a fucking thing. Not legally anyways,and you can bet they know that too. Just remember these facts and forget about using this place for anything else.
fuckmyreddit ago
I was agreeing with you AR47 while following the battle of the goats, until I came to your statement about people coming here for entertainment only. I came to Voat looking for clarification on the subject of Pizzagate. I think the Qtards came here for info as well, but they may have come here out of a deep seated need to annoy us with AWW pics, so I can only speak for myself with any authority. You seem to have come here for the lolz.
AR47 ago
I can see how you think I am here for the laughs, but actually no. I am here and have always been here to help people.
I am the one that made /v/smallenginerepair and /v/diyguns, and I do my best to encourage self worth and such.
ExpertShitposter ago
Well you already think putt is an evil traitor so why even stick around even now?
AR47 ago
Lol that is what you want everyone to think, but I know what ATF told me, and I am sure they got the info from this site.
ExpertShitposter ago
You reported your self.
AR47 ago
Lol alrighty, distort the truth for whatever reason. It is Christmas today you know. Celebrate the day for fucks sake and take a break from your agenda for a day at least.
I found my original Xbox from 04 and am playing some old games with my kiddo. Perhaps you can do something similar?
ExpertShitposter ago
Whats this then? https://imgoat.com/uploads/878a7ab84f/166020.png
Ratting out people to ATF, then being surprised when they show up.
AR47 ago
Lol this is what you people do. You take everything out of context to fit your narrative and skew the facts. It is almost as if you think anyone here gives a good goddamn about anything that is said here.
This statement was made in response to the many emails I got from someone that requested I make them firearm lowers for the AR15 platform. Someone that was attempting to curb a subverse I created by asking me of all people to endanger a right people in America have had since it's inception.
It was right after this statement was made that I deleted my Voat account because someone was attempting to dox me. The ATF is who showed up and was not due to this as they never mentioned it.
ExpertShitposter ago
Let me correct that for you.
This rat snitching to ATF was made in response to many troll emails that i thought were real.
Let me correct that for you.
Someone that was troling my autistic brain.
Let me quote YOU from a month ago:
They asked to see the emails, when i showed them, they lost interest.
AR47 ago
How funny you are with the inability to make one comment without some insult in there for someone. This is how I know you are all women. There isn't a male alive with this much emotional investment for something.
You have to get the last word no matter what and then obscure everything to twist it into what you want because hey that is what you think matters. To win some foolish thing you hold that matters. You want to be within the admins good side for whatever reason because you have an agenda, and you will do whatever it takes to get there.
You know I don't have one as I have been asked to mod subs and I could have kept my old name, but for some reason out there people didn't like me speaking about making your own guns. They went through a lot of trouble to make sure I didn't. No one fought for it, but me so I said fuck it let people figure it out themselves.
I realized then that none of this matters except those that crave influence of others with these sites like this. Those people want a following and find them within places like this. So fuck it I decided to stop fighting and justification of myself for zero reasons.
ExpertShitposter ago
There is 0 emotional investment. I am giving you the facts. You have trouble with it since it collides with the fantasy scenarios you have in your head.
No one ever wanted to stop you from doing anything. You got trolled, and your mind melted unexpectedly.
You lost it, called everyone a faggot, sent reports to ATF, deleted everything, and ran away.
Now you are back since there is 0 content on that other shithole website, and blaming others with grand conspiracy theories. The only truth is that you got trolled, and you ratted to cops and stabbed people in the back.
AR47 ago
If there is zero emotional investment why are you so adamant upon your version of events seeing as you were not there and feel the need to downplay another site that has zero effect on this place?
For a couple months I was not on either site due to moving away from PA.
There may not be nearly as much content as far as volume on phuks, but it does have genuine discussion without speaking of Jews, Hitler, or anything else to further an agenda of derogatory nature to harm the sites image. Kinda strange how everyone says there is rampant censorship there and I never saw it.
Yet the moment someone doesn't tow the line here one of you Soapboxbanhammer types come out of the woodwork with your version of events to have your say. Then tag team someone until they stop responding.
Time and Time again I have explained the events of why I left. It pains you to actually think anyone would do such a thing, but oh well it did and how they got it for sure is their secret. I however am over it and honestly I am happy Voat got a partner that can keep this place going.
This place needs to exist to keep the unsavory aspects of society in one place. Just needs to be here so they stay away from other places out there on the net. It is a system of balance is all, and it must exist. Eventually this place will falter to default of all the others before it.
Just history and how it repeats. Some good people here that will likely go to phuks like lock and others. The consistent need to win a personal victory is what makes this place so exhausting. The narcissistic people here are what will bring it down.
So recount your own version of events that happened within my life and not yours because hey that makes for a better tale doesn't it? Get your votes and win that personal victory.
You earned it.
zyklon_b ago
damn no reason for voluntarily trying to ruin someones life by alerting the gubmint. no empathy or ability to think into the future
u_r_wat_u_eat ago
Why would you report yourself to the ATF?
AR47 ago
I didn't.
Just these people attempting to change the story so people are confused. Honestly I just want to allow it to pass and stop bringing it up.
I am over it and realize it happened because I got too close to the sun. You would think that on this day of all there is within the year people could just allow themselves to rest from the consistent propaganda they spew.
XSS1337 ago
It happened to 4chan before reddit son
truthwoke33 ago
We'll never be told where the money directly comes from because it comes from because it comes from the government. Moot did this shit with 4chan.
AR47 ago
Moot was always a spook. He has links to somethingawful from way back anyways.
You act like sites such as this have a choice of compliance. They don't because it isn't a tale you see on tv. They (admin) has an aspiration to see their idea come to the world and well once it does they want to keep it with the hopes it won't be used for something nafrious.
15755629? ago
Skepticism is always healthy. That being said, with the sheer amount of attacks on free speech in the past few years I can think of any number of people with deep pockets who'd have a vested interest in seeing free speech live; pretty much anyone who loves liberty.
gabara ago
Elon Musk
MicroFaggot ago
Holy shit, I hope this is true.
AR47 ago
It is about company or personal image associated with your holdings. We live within a world that doesn’t value morality and instead is more about profitability. Just a fact and nothing more.
That being said......let’s just hope they remain a slient partner.
PuttItOut ago
That's their intention.
SIayfire122 ago
Could you at least tell us if it's a prominent individual or just a random wealthy investor with deep pockets?
MinorLeakage ago
We can only hope it's something similar to when Peter Thiel funded Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker, and less of a Condé Nast buying Reddit sort of thing.
Dancing_Queen ago
Could you please run a query on v/neofag to remove a deleted sticky. We accidentally deleted a sticky a year or more ago and can now only post two without getting a message that we’re over the limit when trying to post a third.
Than you.
Seventh_Jim ago
Gonna be some mighty angry folk the day we stop being able to say Niggerkikefaggot. Censorship is the death of culture, and that free culture is Voat.
That said, thank you for working to preserve that culture.
fuckmyreddit ago
I'm a NiggerFaggot, they're a NiggerFaggot, were a NiggerFaggot, wouldn't you like to be a NiggerFaggot too.
We will have to start using those disgustingly vile words every day now to make sure were not infiltrated by ducking faggots.
AR47 ago
That right there is some great news. I wouldn't want to put your partnership in danger boss.
I know that from the moment you were given the site this was the dream. So another question. Since you will be spending your time as the actual captain can we get chat back?
Maybe being invited as part of some honor system or such. Really hate to compare, but on phuks it really is one of the aspects that I actually enjoy and they way they have it works pretty good.
Will atko be coming back as well? Or is it just you because it says one other staff......plus I how fuzzy words can be coming back even though they have certian sexual aspects of their life......they helped this site quite a bit.
I am getting ahead of myself....today is a day for celebrating bitches. Glad it worked out for you boss and it js deserved.
-adhdferret
heygeorge ago
Shit, you fell for the sane group propaganda. Sad. @zyklon_b
zyklon_b ago
I just reported him to cyber crimes division. he will be in jail by noon
andrew_jackson ago
And he must remain in jail, until he accounts for his whereabouts in 1990.
zyklon_b ago
he raped that embyro
AR47 ago
No fuzzy told me.
heygeorge ago
Are you familiar with the concept of ‘shitposting’?
MinorLeakage ago
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Except in France. Then they're only right once a day. Or digital I guess. Now that I'm thinking about it, I just realized that a working clock, with the wrong time, will actually never be right. I'd be better off breaking my clocks then risk being wrong my entire life....
heygeorge ago
Perhaps a regular approximation of the truth is preferable to an infrequent correct guess.
MinorLeakage ago
Stop tying me down with reality. I was brilliant on paper before you started tearing down all my conjecture with the cold light of reason... Plus I already broke half my clocks, and I don't want to be the sort of person who only half-does things.
heygeorge ago
In that case, do carry on.