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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Merlynn ago
The optimist in me wants this to be for reals and work out like you're expecting it to. The pessimist in me knows this is probably jew infiltration and they'll use your "partnership" to bend you over and fuck everything up.
For what it's worth,you deserve the first one.
Talc ago
I survived the zio-bolshevik rout of reddit, and in doing so I realised that spam postings work in a manner similar to the canary in a coal mine.
From my unique viewpoint, as a mod of /r/reportthespammers I noticed that suddenly all was not well was the removal of spammer accounts, the process seemed to just stop, long before anyone knew the freedom of the whole site was all going wrong, the same spammers were being given the opportunity to post with impunity, being re-re-re-submitted with no action taken, much to the consternation of /r/reportthespammers. I carried on until I'd managed to submit the same spammer 11 times (re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-resubmit), then I gave up and moved to voat. This was months before the great exoduses started.
This month, for the first time ever, I have been able to re-submit the same spammer to /v/reportspammers. I'm not going to submit them more than once a day or once every 4 or 5 spam posts, but let's see what happens, let's see how far I get, see if we can read anything into it.
Merlynn ago
Reported as spam. Just kidding. So you're saying this is the first time a spammer has been reported and not dealt with or they've added the ability to re-report?
Talc ago
It's the first time since before the existence of /v/reportspammers, as far as I know. Last time I remember a spammer getting comfy here was years ago, some of the first domain bans here. Atko dealt with it in the end, I don't think he was aware of the depth of the problem to start with, until I showed that multiple domains were the same seo / web design firm. Even then, I could see a reason for the delay. Here, I can't see any reason. I'm not saying there's no reason, just that if there is one I can't see it, and last time I found myself in that position it was the precursor to a collapse. Making me nervous.
ability to re-report, isn't really a special ability, it's just a duplicate posting, but it does make a record of how many times someone has invested their own time and effort in reporting a spammer, only to have that investment tossed on the floor.