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'''[https://voat.co/ Voat]''' (rhymes with "goat") is a [[Reddit]] styled site. |
'''[https://voat.co/ Voat]''' (rhymes with "goat") is a [[Reddit]] styled site. |
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In fact, it was created as something of "reboot" of the concept started by [[Reddit]], and Voat was created due to belief that Reddit had become a [[Censorship Bureau|censored]] [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|unfun]] community, with some even laying the blame for the perceived decline in Reddit's accessibility and popularity at the feet of [[Soapbox Sadie|social justice warriors]]. |
In fact, it was created as something of "reboot" of the concept started by [[Reddit]], and Voat was created due to belief that Reddit had become a [[Censorship Bureau|censored]] [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|unfun]] community, with some even laying the blame for the perceived decline in Reddit's accessibility and popularity at the feet of [[Soapbox Sadie|social justice warriors]]. Also, the creators of the site desire for the [[Good Old Days]] when the days of quality content and friendly atmosphere, what they found is lacking. |
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Based in Switzerland, Voat is a relatively new community, but it hopes to do everything Reddit does even better, and is a firm proponent of free speech to extent allowable under Swiss law. |
Based in Switzerland, Voat is a relatively new community, but it hopes to do everything Reddit does even better, and is a firm proponent of free speech to extent allowable under Swiss law. |
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* [[Censorship Bureau]]: A trope they are desperately hoping to avoid. |
* [[Censorship Bureau]]: A trope they are desperately hoping to avoid. |
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* [[Mascot]]: The voat goat. |
* [[Mascot]]: The voat goat. |
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* [[The Merch]]: Voat has a little store where users can buy things, like caps and stickers. |
* [[The Merch]]: Voat has a little store where users can buy things, like caps,hoodies, and stickers. |
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** Averted. The store is currently closed until further notice. |
** Averted. The store is currently closed until further notice. |
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* [[Punny Name]]: Voat sounds like "vote". |
* [[Punny Name]]: Voat sounds like "vote". |