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

I think that relying on individual donations would be ideal, but do you think the site can run only on donations if it has a huge year? Look at the statistics post from 12 days ago. I linked to it in my edit. Voat has experienced a substantial growth spurt in recent months and that's very likely to continue with all the reddit drama.

The admin who compiled those stats, @Atko actually mentioned the possibility of doing a kickstarter to boost donations, which I think would be a great idea to get the ball rolling and see where we're at!

I do like your idea too of different graphs for Voat gold. It would be a lot more motivational to see how going over in donations for one day would impact the month's or year's goals.

My one concern is that, while it is ideal for keeping things not corrupt, can the site survive a huge influx of new users with only gold & donations? Yishan seemed to say that reddit couldn't keep up and they have ads and sponsored posts.