Build the wall, you fucks

And you're off to a good start. You have the advantage of seeing their problems and can plan ahead, which I'm sure you will. I'm fairly sure both Atko had, and Putt still does, plans to make their contributions count also. Every day all the unfettered sites exist is a good thing. I appreciate Phuks for giving you the initial starting code and the impetus of Voat to create yet another online presence for people to have their say. I fully support your efforts and look forward to hearing most of what people have to offer where I have the right to decide what to read, not someone else. Keep up the good work.

I tell my kids all the time: the political pendulum is dangerous at either end of the swing. Reddit goes to the extreme left. Voat has gone to the extreme right. Both sides are too far gone to see the cancer consuming them.

Yep. Blind allegiance doesn't have the fortitude to win the battle of "as free as possible" speech. Seeing only the problems keeps one from looking for solutions. I'm not one for looking at a voluntary free gift horse in the mouth. There's room for plenty of sites to exist.

I think he is trying, in good faith, to get the Vote democracy system he is designing to let the users have more control over the content and users/mods. Maybe it will work, we'll see. But I don't see how that addresses the system operations of Voat on a day to day basis. That will require delegation of not only the responsibilities, but also the credit. I give credit to Putt for his philosophical efforts and the time he has given to get the site to this point but I think the project has grown to a critical junction. He created an alternative to Eddit when there wasn't one and deserves a lot of thanks for that. Also, Poal probably wouldn't have been created without the stimulus created by his problems. Poal will have its own tests and problems in the future as there are no perfect solutions. I think it's best to have multiple sites that allow "as free as possible" speech and will appreciate that instead of looking only at faults.

Notice how the one voice of sanity is down voted for voicing a well stated opinion that's lost Voat so many users over the last months. And like you said, followed by Putt simply tossing out meaningless words he's spouted for as long as I can remember now. I get it, he's burned out. But that doesn't address why he refuses to allow good, trustworthy users who have volunteered to help to do so. That whole deal makes no sense whatsoever.

"I'm working on it" is always his fallback. I tried to get him to admit that he needs help, and he still refuses. It's as funny as watching the kid in kindergarten who steals the dodgeball, then can't understand why everyone went to the swings and won't play with him anymore

I'll be honest with you too, man. There's a time when I lumped you in with folks like Sane and Henry. Just another downer shill who was there to sow discord. I apologize for my mistaken assessment. But most of Voat will never come to that realization and attempt to look at things logically. Most users can't be bothered to look past the current post they're reading, or be bothered to recall conversations from months prior. Shit man, most of the users can't even remember a time when Voat was actually a comfy place. I remember the times when the front page was covered by Cheers Songs, Moshi goofiness, Soapbox doing it's thing without drama, and a few smatterings of political blah blah mixed in. It's bad now, for all the exact reasons Reddit is so bad, just on the opposite side of the spectrum.

I've deleted all my Voat bookmarks, and will never return. I invite you to do the same. As much as I hate niggers and jews and faggots, the constant hatred is simply not healthy.