Hello and welcome to Voat!
Don't be a shy! Start making comments in here to earn your needed minimum 10CCP and then start a post to introduce yourself to other Voaters!
Please explore Voat to find subverses that interest you. If you don't find what you are looking for, perhaps you should create it! In addition, if you find a subverse that seems abandoned, you can request to adopt it. If you do create a new sub or adopt one, you can announce it. Once you have a subverse, you may want to add a custom theme for it.
You can disable custom CSS in your account management options to just see the default interface if you choose. Voat also has a Night Mode as yet another option and many users seem to prefer it! In here as well you will be able to add your email for password recovery (Voat will never use or sell this information).
Your Voat experience can be whatever you want to make it, so make the most of it!
Sub Rule: This sub is for making your introduction post as a new user and for welcoming new users in the comments; posts asking for or offering free upvotes is bad form, Off-Topic to the sub, and subject to deletion
Sub Guideline: Wheaton's Law; if someone is rude, ignore or let them know with your vote, mods don't police "politeness"
Contribution Points
You have two kinds of contribution points: Submission Contribution Points (SCP) and Comment Contribution Points (CCP).
- CCP is what allows you to vote on posts/comments and everyone starts with 10 free upvotes per day; the more CCP you get, the more you can vote.
- SCP doesn't do much for now but there are plans for down the road, and you get one free upvote with every post.
Votes are associated with your IP address: you cannot vote on the same post/comment using alternate accounts; only the first vote will be counted.
Resources
FEATURED: A Guide for New Users
User Agreement, Privacy Policy, FAQs, and About
A Catalog of Voat Subverses (no longer maintained but still helpful)
The Founder: Atko's Did You Know? (old post with good memories)
/v/AVE Amateur Voat Enhancements (works but not maintained right now)
~PRO TIP 1: A great way to quickly gain CCP is to hang out here and greet other newcomers when they post. You are also helping them, so everyone wins!
~PRO TIP 2: You don't have to keep that password you created during the registration process--click the cog wheel by your name and change it!
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[–] BRockShooter 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
True, but users tend to flock toward something popular that hasn't been featured yet. Like for example: The Minecraft subverse featuring a game server dedicated solely to Voat users.
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[–] JeffreyARobinson 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Welcome!
Pick a subverse topic you are really interested in and don't mind doing a lot of work to keep it going. In the beginning you will have to find and post a lot of content yourself. Until you get an active community it will be all on you so try to find something and post at least once a day!
Good luck! (You are going to need it)
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[–] BleakBaron 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That sounds like a pretty good idea, I would subscribe to that.
[–] Oire 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
There is a fairly large number of NSFW subverse ideas still up for grabs if you're so inclined to populate them. Also schadenfreude works well, like all the subreddits for people doing stupid stuff and injuring themselves in the process.
[–] dolladollabill ago
Welcome! Go start creating content for whatever subverse you're interested in? Maybe become the mod if you get the ball rolling?
[–] lightingbolt50 [S] ago (edited ago)
I've made it! /v/currency, for all your currency-related matters.
[–] noplastersaint ago
I was thinking about one for lesson plans, or activities for a classroom. Welcome to voat!
[–] lightingbolt50 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't think that would be a good idea for me personally, but you should go for it!
[–] noplastersaint ago
Got any strange or unusual hobbies?
[–] Harlan ago
I think the easiest subverse to manage is the one you naturally create content for, i.e., stuff you look at everyday. If you really like computer hardware and read about it everyday, for example. Or porn.
[–] lightingbolt50 [S] ago
I like politics, but I wouldn't really be contributing anything since there's already a ton of that here. I also like future stuff, but futorology and futureporn is already up, so again, I wouldn't be contributing.