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[–] K-Anne-R 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Hi! Welcome to Voat, I hope you really enjoy it here. I was only on Reddit for a couple months and I didn't understand how it worked, so I can't comment on the differences in that respect. However, I think for me I see two main differences that encouraged me to switch from Reddit to exclusively using Voat.

  1. The people on Voat have seemed to be much more friendly and open and inviting then Reddit. This might be due to the fact that Voat is still much smaller, but either way it's been a contributing factor for me.
  2. Also, I like the way Voat has set up upvoats and downvoats and that you have to earn them & that they actively encourage user participation through CCP. Since I was really only a lurker on Reddit, this was a big change for me, and so far I'm really enjoying it and it has been incredibly beneficial.

The only major drawbacks that I've run into is that there's less content on Voat since it's still smaller then Reddit, but that is quickly changes and I'm seeing less issues with it now.