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

Useful for quarentine outside regular subverses.

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[–] Joe_McCarthy 3 points -1 points (+2|-3) ago  (edited ago)

It is also a potential venue for doxxing. I had some nutzi use it to call me a pedo once. Anon subs and downvoting are both things I could do without.

In terms of atmosphere there also needs to be greater emphasis placed on civility in interpersonal contact. Too many think 'free speech' coupled with internet anonymity is a license to act in the worst way possible. Actions that face to face might get a guy punched in the nose. I'm unimpressed with pleas to 'authentic' conversations when dudes act like cartoon characters.

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

In terms of atmosphere there also needs to be greater emphasis placed on civility in interpersonal contact.

I've seen very few internet communities have this as the norm. And those that are normally number under 30 active users.

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

Probably because like most everything on the internet there is anonymity or semi-anonymity. Doesn't mean Voat should be animal house.

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[–] middle_path [S] 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

They're easy trolling as it is.

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[–] KillallFaggots 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

They seem be used by srs to organize down vote brigades.

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[–] WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

The ability to speak anonymously is important for free speech by eliminating the ability for others who disagree to retaliate against you if they disagree or if it makes them look bad. This has been shown to be true over and over again throughout history. The cultural impact of 4chan, 8chan, and wikileaks in keeping the focus on truth and exposing the lies and propaganda of the jews, globalists, and msm is the most modern example of this.

If there was some rule that every meme had to have the name and address of the creator in it's exif data then nobody would and every post was marked with the same then nobody would make them because then they would be harassed irl for it. The most damaging thing that people can do is dox someone, which is why even reddit prohibits it. Obviously that's not what you're asking for, I am using that as an example to support the idea that each incremental step away from anon posting has a deleterious effect on free speech.

It's fair to dislike how some people use anon posting. I think that as long as voat remains dedicated to free speech we need to keep it.

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

I think that's fair, but isn't just signing up with a username and password (no email necessary) pretty anonymous as it is? Not to mention all the alts people make.

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

Yes. I think it is still deleterious to free speech to force people to make anon alts and probably isnt the best for the site either. In practice I think that it would encourage mods to ban users and play username whack-a-mole instead of just enduring the anon posts as an inevitable side effect of valuing free speech above everything else.

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[–] gabara 2 points 1 point (+3|-2) ago 

Agreed. Remove anon from Voat.

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[–] Trustee99 3 points 1 point (+4|-3) ago 

Textbook Anger Trolling. Nice try

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[–] Native 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

OP Isn't a troll nor Angry...

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[–] middle_path [S] 2 points 2 points (+4|-2) ago  (edited ago)

Shhhh, let the shills reveal themselves.

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