We are undoing all bans. We apologize for taking the wrong approach here on Voat - this is a transition for us all, unplanned and unprepared for. We've made mistakes. We are under attack here for this reason and others. Voat members are justifiably pissed at us. Shills are taking the opportunity to spread dissension.
Stay strong. Stay together.
From this point forward, 8ch.net/patriotsawoken will be our default home and ultimate fallback from censoring sites and social media. Any other site is playing by someone else's rules and will be raided and overcome. Voat, if we can ride out this transition phase, may be a soft onboarding for 8chan.
Whatever happens, be sure, Patriots: the home of GreatAwakening is now 8ch.net/patriotsawoken.
WWG1WGA
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Atko ago
I have been following this situation from a distance in the past few days and I have to say that it makes me happy to see that you guys decided to take a more hands-off approach to moderation. We implemented public moderation logs to make sure moderators are held accountable by the very users they serve, and I am sure that in time you will see the benefits of this system. With focusing solely on removing spam, there is less work for you to do in general and more time to focus on things that matter. I also hope that, now that you have experienced Voat as an open and transparent platform, you will spread the word and do your part to help keep this, and any other similar platform alive. Fighting for freedom of speech is no longer optional, street protests have moved to the web, and it is up to each and every one of us to fight and protect it any way that we can. If we stay passive, things will be decided for us by the powers at be, and history has shown time and again that such decisions are never in our best interest... And it just so happens that they just loooove making decisions for us. Go figure.
Goathole ago
Thanks Atko.