So I am guessing a lot of us are here because of what's happening at /r/pizzagate. It's funny, every time I check out voat it's because of some weird censorship shit on reddit. Maybe that should tell me something. I think it might be time to make the switch for good. My concern is this: what's to stop voat admins from doing the same thing reddit admins are doing now, even if in the future? Is this the final refuge? Are there other places like this that can serve as a backup or plan B (like this was for reddit)?
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scandalous-goat ago
Nothing stops them from anything, like every websites. On the other hand, the admins rarely interfere with the communities, except if you break the rules or if you moderate like an asshole in a system (default) sub.
edit: there's no guaranty that they won't be beaten with a pipe, though.
pzer0 ago
Isn't that how reddit used to be? I mean, I have only been REALLY into reddit for maybe 5 years, but as I understand like 7-8 years ago it was really pro-free speech.
greycloud ago
yeah reddit was good up until they took away the jailbait and creepshots. than it just kept going downhill from there. the only speech that shouldn't be allowed is speech that is literally a crime to keep up.
Sonic ago
As 4chan beget 8chan, so does Reddit beget voat. The cycle continues.
TheTrigger ago
Dude, it is the cycle of life of the internet. Voat, too, will become shit, in time. For now, it's the place to be. Enjoy it while it lasts, and try to be one of the first to jump to the next place, when it comes.
watch_listed ago
The reason you're looking for is "monetization." Voat is likely a long ways off from that particular temptation while the other site is deep into the process. Since nobody's trying to clean things up here to make money, there's no reason to worry about whether or not this place screens off content that is generally considered offensive or objectionable into hidden away internet ghettos.
If you want to help keep it that way, donate to the site or buy an ad to help cover operating costs.
MakeAmrcnGrapesAgain ago
Reddit started a long time ago - so since the purpose of existence for VOAT is to be a free speech reddit-clone - they would sooner close the site rather than mess with fatpeoplehate/pizzagate - and in a few years, if they become powerful, mainstream and money-hungry - the free-speech can move elsewhere
dynamiteVacancy ago
Oh hell yes, I donated to voat and I never gave that other money-grabber shit. Hell I don't really "donate" to anything, but I feel voat deserves it.
ThisIsMyRealName ago
I've never just donated to any site ever, but I've given $60 to Voat. This site kicks ass.
dynamiteVacancy ago
Damn makes me feel like I got to step up my donation game.
ThisIsMyRealName ago
Only if it's within your means, man.
dynamiteVacancy ago
It's totally not, I just bought overwatch on sale and am short on cash. But I'll gladly shell out a few bucks next time I can.
conspExec ago
Don't forget to donate to the admins of /r/pizzagate they're adding more servers and more redundancy to the subreddit archive so it looks like a parallel to the original version.
http://pastebin.com/ucB8jRMv Admin Donate 1L3xqNFEkMQ7joY3jGWLjMWmgRk7p7ZUqo PizzaGatePublicB https://riot.im/app/#/room/!cLibuElOSXjCrpcPyX:matrix.org
sakuramboo ago
Hopefully next year they do another swag sale. I love my Voat shirt and hoodie and would buy more.
dspfoisdafodsi ago
oh yeah they were into that, they fought some nasty bills even iirc, hell i remember /r/politics being pro-Ron Paul
DontTreadOnMemes ago
Yeah back in 07 and 08 r/politics might as well have been called r/RonPaul. Ah the good old days...
WhatWouldDonaldDo ago
Those were some insane times