I notice that many of you have commented (because you can barely do anything else) asking why you don't have CCP (Comment Contribution Points). So I want to explain because I feel bad that this wasn't brought to your attention earlier.
Voat limits all new accounts for reasons of SPAM. To unlock your account you must earn CCP by commenting and having others upvote your contributions. It is orders more difficult for a botnet to unlock accounts with this requirement in place and is why we use this particular method.
For example: You need 10 CCP to make a submission or send a message. You need 100 CCP to unlock downvoat capabilities.
The reason you don't have any CCP is because the moderator(s) set a particular subverse property that prevents the earning of points in v/theawakening.
This subverse property is called: Minimum CCP required to downvote and when it is set to anything but zero three things happen (which are documented in the subverse settings. This information is also displayed in the sidebar so you can see what subverses have set what values):
- It prevents users who don't have at least X CCP in the subverse itself from downvoating content in that subverse.
- It prevents all submissions from showing up in v/all (basically making the subverse private).
- It prevents contribution points from accruing (This is an anti-farming measure).
No one has earned points in v/theawakening since this setting was set to 5.
I hope this helps you understand why.
Edit 5:
This post has been stickied again because people still have questions. This will be the last day of this sticky, I promise.
Edit 4:
Read #3 first. So here is my argument: They aren't super web savvy and reddit/voat layout is not that bad of a tool for what they are doing. They were directed to an image board. You all know that's a big jump coming from Reddit. The natural place is here. It's your call Voat always has been and always will be, but maybe we could learn a bit from them, and them us. Think about it.
Edit 3:
I'm just going to say that the back and forth I've had tonight with subscribers of v/theawakening have been the most pleasurable I've had on Voat. (Maybe I have low standards or you're just good people). I'm voting to keep them. Can we Voat? You owe me this one! ;)
Edit 2:
As @MAGAKAG2020Q mentions below and is important to note: This setting can not be instantly switched. It is on a time delay of 48 hours.
Edit:
More useful information here: https://voat.co/v/Voat/2722975
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stmfg ago
Newfag here trying to figure shit out. Not trying to step on anyones toes. This is good information; the more the better!
TNLunatick ago
I still haven’t even figured out the “Newfag” thing, lol. But luckily I’m not offended at all by the word because my some of my 1st American Revolution Patriots were Faggs Manor Presbyterians.
Res_Publica ago
It is vernacular adopted from 4chan back in the mythic era of the internet. Everyone on 4chan was a faggot of some sort. Newfag, oldfag..
Just imagine being in high school in the 90s, and all your friends called each other fags all the time. That’s the sense in which it’s used.
roznak ago
This is voat, you are expected to step on peoples toes. Just realize if you step hard, 100 other people may step back on your toes.
AmericaTheSinful ago
I propose a new rule that exclamation points are illegal here.
fuckmyreddit ago
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DGaaf ago
The absolute stink of soy from this post.
fuckmyreddit ago
Better soy than goat piss.
Fagtardicus ago
Goat piss helps your winky stay up.
madhatter67 ago
Goat piss gives you horns
WEHRMACHT_BITCHES_AT ago
Welcome to voat you faggot niggerkike.
stmfg ago
Thank you, nigger!
MyDrunkAccount ago
What's wrong with stepping on toes? Fuck man, I'm not trying to pick on you, bravo for staying, you're a goat in my eyes; but, you can always smell a fresh off the boat redditor by how they tip-toe around while taking, it's like they've been shat on for so long that their natural default had been rewired to show defensive supplication and unnecessary justification of thought. Just say what you want to say here, your not going to be punished for saying what's on your mind, even if it's something that stomps on someones toes. Be yourself, be honest. Faggot.
Nesano ago
I say what I want regardless of where I am and fuck what anyone thinks.
Beanandginger ago
You would be shocked at what we have to say if we could get enough CCPs to actually post. The only reason I can think that a forum would be created here only to censor us further is to try to break up more than 100k very engaged people in this movement t. It won't work.
data57 ago
Thanks! And you're right we're all shell shocked from the control. It'll probably take me a while to get used to the fresh air and truly appreciate the freedom.
White_pride_cis ago
Amen you degenerate Kike!
kikidan ago
JUST RESPECTING YOUR HOUSE! i yelled
MyDrunkAccount ago
OUR HOUSE NIGGER! You're not getting away from vacuum cleaner duty that easily.
kikidan ago
SUCK IT
Fuster_Cluck ago
He should count himself very lucky that he doesn't have to clean up Sane's rotting putrid funk.
ZipperFoil ago
Or maybe they’re just being courteous faggot. Why talk about Rednuts anyway. Fuck that site.
MyDrunkAccount ago
There's a distinct difference between being courteous and the redditesque "Hey guys! Just to clarify, obviously what I meant was that not all fresh off the boat redditors are like that, and I'm not saying that those that are do so intentionally either, I guess I'm just thinking they have their own unique culture of communication that is somewhat discordant from our own!" Fuck face.
stmfg ago
This is your house, I'm just settling in. Appreciate the kind words, faggot!
glassuser ago
You... you can stay.
poopingaccount ago
I like this one. Now get in the kitchen and fix me a bacon sammich
throughtheblack ago
That's Niggerfaggot to you!
MyDrunkAccount ago
This is our house, you're a goat now. Welcome home, and remember...JPG
stmfg ago
Bix nood brother!
The_Ghost ago
Your account is more than a year old...
stmfg ago
Came here briefly during the exodus when T_D went private. Went back, now I'm here again after GA got banned. Think I'll stay here, the people here are chill.
The_Ghost ago
I figured as much.
Hand_of_Node ago
The chill is seasonal.
DasReich ago
Why were you such a bitch the first time?
stmfg ago
Was more of a lurker then. Feel like contributing more now. That's all.
gazillions ago
My account's a million years old and I don't know how to do shit except yell at people
poopingaccount ago
That's half the battle.
BillieLynne ago
I don't understand a thing yet either! I hope I don't give up!
BillieLynne ago
I will be 77 in October and the older I get, the harder it is to learn something new!
fuckmyreddit ago
There are quite a few of us older goats. They may put us on an iceberg someday and set us out to sea, but so far we've been holding our own by hiding behind the sea lions when we do something excessively retarded. Well I'm speaking about myself. These forums are a fairly new thing for me, but I just bumble along stumbling as i go, because what the hell can these little snot nosed kids do to me? If they become truly annoying, I can move to the Big Island and live in the analog world.
Le_Squish ago
Oh, no please don't. We can't support the old people we have. We don't want anymore.
Hand_of_Node ago
v/bigisland is a thing, with our own excellent @Le_Squish on site.
SurfinMindWaves ago
Woot woot for us geriatrics! Technology blows!
Rainy-Day-Dream ago
people need to be yelled at
gazillions ago
THANK YOU!!!!
AmazingFlightLizard ago
Jesus, stop yelling at him.
gazillions ago
I WON'T DO THAT NIGGERFAGGOT
AperionPatriot ago
It's a thankless job, but someone's got to do it.
quillsong ago
Where is the add a meme/photo button? Thank you.
MolochHunter ago
you have to use linked images
heygeorge ago
Thank you, this is my favorite recent comment on Voat.
PuttItOut ago
It is truly perfect given the context of it all. Unintentionally hilarious.
SIayfire122 ago
Are you talking about the "Share a link" button found on the sidebar and the header?
ooltapoolta ago
Oi, this is going to take some time to get used to. Hog tied here using a mobile device too. Is there an instruction page? You goats are not an apparently user friendly bunch. Thanks for letting us fags in though.
Fagtardicus ago
how are you even on such a website as voat if you dont know how to do this? facejew or twatter? or did some glorious madman pay for a phonebook entry for voat?
ooltapoolta ago
Some Reddit refugees posted it on TheDonald
Fagtardicus ago
hm, i was expecting you to have come from facebook or twitter.
okay assuming you still dont know to do this, get the direct link to the image you want to use, imagehosts allow to to upload your image and gives you that link, but right clicking any ole image out in the wild and then selecting "open link in new tab" does the same thing. you can simply drop the link down like this http://magaimg.net/img/66ph.jpgJPG but sometimes you want to dress it up for whatever reason so youd put it in formatting;
hit the "source" under this comment to see how on reddit and voat do it. EXAMPLEJPG
ooltapoolta ago
Thank you patroit. I came from Reddit. Feeling a little lost but finding some new resources here and there. It's probably good for me to be pushed out of my comfort zone once in awhile. Keeps me sharp.
l_voated_today ago
Did you ever post to a web forum? phpbb, vbulliten or even reddit a couple of years ago?
It is pretty much the same.
quillsong ago
Is there a way to just put a meme, on my post? thanks.
NotHereForPizza ago
welcome, newfirend
Slayfire122 ago
What are you talking about? I've been here for 3.2 years and have 10x the ccp you have.
NotHereForPizza ago
We can always tell when we're dealing with new people.
It shows how green you are
Slayfire122 ago
Doesn't look like a new account to me.
NotHereForPizza ago
See, you're just making it worse.
How long has Voat been around?
Slayfire122 ago
About 4.7 years if you go off of Atko's account age.
NotHereForPizza ago
Now imagine if that were multiplied by four or five times.
Let's just say: voat is quite young.
Skeeterdo ago
people tried to tell you in that in theshittening subverse but the admins banned it.
mynewaccountagain ago
mods. Voat admins didn't ban anything.
Skeeterdo ago
good correction i'll change it.
Rainy-Day-Dream ago
there's only one admin
sunshine702 ago
On a good day
Morbo ago
Atko will always be an admin in our hearts.
sniper98g ago
You know Atko is not actually gone, right?
SexMachine ago
He saved us when Putt decided to take a vacation with his tranny "girlfriend".
Rainy-Day-Dream ago
true
Fuster_Cluck ago
The maker is always with us.
Atomized_Individual ago
Don't waste your time here, honestly