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A Catalog of Voat Subverses (no longer maintained but still helpful)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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[–] SoaringChickenNugget 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Welcome to Voat. That's the price of free speech: sometimes you will read things you don't agree with, or that you find offensive.
I'll take this over censorship any day.
[–] NewhereDoh 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
welcome to the juungleeeeee fun and blanky eeeyes. chern a derp a gern deyy wooorm and glern i derpy weööörp
[–] go1dfish 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Welcome to Voat.
The best way to change that is to offer up alternative viewpoints by submitting more content and commenting more yourself.
[–] Wedge38 ago
If you see something you don't like, then talk about it. That's why this place encourages freedom of expression. The point is for us to all learn from each other, not start coalitions to ban users we don't like. Which is what Reddit unfortunately turned into.
[–] WellThatsWeird ago
Indeed, and the way to make it better is to submit your own non-racist shit. I'd still much rather have racists be honest about being racist than just closet racists.
[–] kujda ago
Hello and welcome. Yes the comments are usually racist and extreme, but that's how it just is here. The plus side it lets a lot of space for discusssion, and there are basically no walls to block these discussions. Enjoy.