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A Catalog of Voat Subverses (no longer maintained but still helpful)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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[–] Win 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Has your username had any success yet?
[–] PM_BOOBS_N_KITTIES [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Hahaha that was my first post so not quite. If it ever happens i'll be sure to forward it your way! :p
[–] ElevenFortySeven 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Me too!
[–] TouchMyPenis 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Wow, didn't know that! I need to explore Voat's intricacies.
[–] gandalv 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I agree whole-heartedly. Very cool feature and seems to be well thought out. At the very least, it will make people think VERY hard before down-voating, since they don't want to "waste" a down voat just because they disagree.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
[–] umop_apisdn ago
That's something I didn't expect when signing up, which is pretty neat.
You can see where they post a lot, submission counter, voting habits (let's be real, that's handy as hell), along with comment and submission ratings all on one page. Plus, an option for the user to fill out a short "bio" and add an avatar to give their profile their own twist. Although I am big on keeping myself anonymous when it comes to being online, it's not enough to give away who I am unless I add a bunch of details about myself (name, age, location, using a photo of myself).
Overall, I definitely like this site. Kinda' glad to see many others using it and enjoying it, too.
[–] mansquish 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
for my first post, all i wanted to say was this was a nice post
[–] LizardBreathe ago
There are more of us than that. I think I read earlier that there is 14K, with 6K new within the past 7 days. The move has started!
https://voat.co/v/ideasforvoat/comments/47549
[–] meno ago
I hope this place takes off.
[–] Cosmonaut ago
After i read that i had to click it