When I started using reddit about 7 years ago, it was a bastion of intelligent, sometimes irreverent community discussion. But with things like this, and the recent talk of "segregating" communities which reddit "wishes didn't exist", its become a very different place. The mass logging of users by a certain segment of those users is extremely troubling. It actually makes me watch my words, and where I comment. The path they're going is having a chilling effect on speech right now.
Its an awful shame, and what's crazier is that in their zeal to make a safe place, they're enabling shaming and bullying on a massive level. I don't even think the SJWs behind this even comprehend what they're doing.
Reddit will fall. And where the people go, the SJWs will go also to yell at them. How will Voat handle them when they eventually come?
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[–] honorkell [S] 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Is that why its invite only now? Not really a long-term solution either.
[–] BuddyLeeDontPlayNSt 2 points 24 points 26 points (+26|-2) ago
I'm OK with it, actually. Let the people who were smart enough to get the fuck out of Reddit over here, then restrict registering. This way you have (for the most part) intelligent conversations and content for a while. It's just up to the smart people to create content and discuss things. No longer can we be lurkers, but we must contribute for this new system to thrive.
That's why I like Voat.
[–] anonphil 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
hell yeah, well said. I'm just glad I made the jump before the encroaching herd.
[–] shutupdonny 3 points 2 points 5 points (+5|-3) ago (edited ago)
I find this very pretentious, and I really hope most people on Voat don't feel the same way. I understand why registering is restricted for now, but I look forward to the day when Voat is open to more people. What I don't look forward to is older members acting holier than thou because they were here first.
[–] Confusion ago (edited ago)
Hey, I'm a mod over at /v/fallout. We are having a massive game release with FO4 in 15 weeks, and daily there are hundreds of threads with new information, excitement and speculation... on /r/fallout. /v/fallout is a ghost town now. We were getting about 100 new people per day and consistent interesting posts and discussion... till account sign ups closed. We now get about 3. We have frozen around 3000 subs for the last week and things are moving very slowly. Subs grow with momentum. The more subs and posts you have, the more subs and posts you get in future. But it works in reverse too. We just started growing, but when Voat went private, we lost all momentum and the community crashed. We can't do anything but keep the place operational, improve functions and wait till we open again... We need new blood because currently we just don't have the numbers to keep niche sub-reddits active, and the only reason I haven't change to Voat completely is because my favorite niche sub-reddits are dead here.
[–] chakan2 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Actually, I think invite only is going to speed up the SJW exodus here...they're kind of a tight nit culty group...they'll all show up at once and all hell is going to break loose...they've already started the brigades here...