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[–] paradigmx 0 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago 

I fully expect this place to become a "Reddit Jr." The difference will be in how the administrators and moderators deal with the users. I feel like Reddit has rolled out the iron fist to swing the banhammer rather than deal with underlying problems whereas Voat has a chance to do things differently.

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[–] sakuramboo 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Saw that happen with 8ch when the first exodus from 4chan happened. There was a ton of shitposting and elitism for the first few weeks. Once the cancer posts started dropping everything became rather normal (by chan standards). And I expect Voat will deal with the same. Give it about 2-3 weeks, once the new car smell starts to wear off.

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[–] johnparish 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Oh god. Maybe I don't want this place to get super big? I just didn't want to be on Reddit because Reddit sucks.

I was actually perfectly content with where we were a week ago.

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[–] dingo_bat 1 point 5 points (+6|-1) ago 

I actually like reddit a lot. The only thing that puts me off is the causal censorship by mods and admins. I want voat to become reddit, without the censorship.

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[–] johnparish 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That sucks. I didn't downvote you btw.

So there Is nothing about Reddit you would change except the censorship?

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[–] Shhhhhhhhhh ago 

I am enjoying more new content though.

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[–] trexmix 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I decided to check voat out and might do that boycott thing tomorrow but right now it just feels like a second reddit to me. That isn't a bad thing and I appreciate some of the features here that reddit lacks, but I think that the sites are too similar for one to feel significantly different from the other.

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[–] Stathos 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

People can't really say Voat is all that and reddit is total shit, they're basically the same site the difference is leadership. I haven't been around Voat long enough to see how admins act, so i'm reserving judgement until a serious problem shows up.

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[–] Bodhidharma 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Bashing reddit? I think they were trying to bash censorship, no? They don't seem to care for the new CEO much either.

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[–] Ziusudra 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I don't think he does.

The same thing happened when all the Diggers migrated to reddit.

It'll happen again when we migrate to the next place.

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[–] Hanshiro 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

The question is not, "will this be another Reddit?" The question will be, "Will Voat understand the vast potential of working with and developing a talented and diverse community properly rather than looking to exploit them and treat them with the condescension of a gaggle of "Swimming With Sharks," type-A corporate assholes?" as Reddit's corporate admins and CEO have tried to do.

The Reddit owners are trying to cash in hard on the free labor and devotion of those dedicated to their passions and interested in sharing their info and expertise. Like Arianna Huffington, Reddit is looking to make money on the backs of unpaid effort.

Those who contributed freely, early-on to make Huffington Post a success didn't get a percentage of Arianna's payout when she sold it. Victoria's sh*tty treatment is just a clarion portent of how the management at Reddit fully intends to treat those whom they consider peons and unpaid labor; those who actually did the heavy lifting to make Reddit popular.

Reddit's management couldn't be more clueless. Or more callous.

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