The SearchVoat Forum

DawnRazor wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 5:25 pm I just deleted my account there five minutes ago, the impetus being how I was handled by their administration while requesting ownership of a sub I hadn't even asked for in the first place, but was handed to me. All around me people were rejected and accepted in 40 minutes or at least spoken to and I hung out there like an asshole for like 15 hours with no comment and then the sub went back to its original owner, also with no comment They obviously think we are unmannered and this is acceptable. I don't like the tone from the top and they are not getting my thoughts or opinions.

Thisismyvoatusername wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:41 pm I like to dance while I peruse Poal, because then I can call myself a Poal dancer.

Thisismyvoatusername wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:41 pm I like to dance while I peruse Poal, because then I can call myself a Poal dancer.

iSnark wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:53 pm Looks like the fake report was closed instantly... So hopefully no consequences....

SearchVoat wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:23 pm

iSnark wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:53 pm Looks like the fake report was closed instantly... So hopefully no consequences....

Heh I wondered what that was about... no harm done.

SmokeyMeadow wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:40 pm It's like I tried to warn people, if Voat was an example of a site with too little admin involvement, Poal is an example of one with way too much. You can say what you want about Putt, but he let people talk shit about him on his own platform all the time. As soon as the "angel investor" appeared, he became Putt the kike and had countless threads posted about him and the PIA conspiracy. That apparently doesn't fly on Poal. The admins have pretty thin skin, and will shut down anyone they deem to be on their shit list. Is that not what so many of us were trying to escape when we left Reddit?

It looks like a lot of conflict stems from their attempted micromanaging of the whatever sub. There's a post stickied over there about how not using this or that other sub instead of whatever leaves them to languish. I understand the logic, but what they don't seem to get is that moving discussions to these dead subs to pad them out has a chilling effect on the discussions themselves, because then fewer will see it. People are posting to whatever for the express purpose of having their post seen by more people.

All that posting stuff really doesn't bother me, because I only hang out on all/new of any place I lurk. And I never post anything myself, because I doubt that I have access to any info that anyone here hasn't already seen. Posting stuff I've created seems like self promotion, which I've always considered to be lame. My problem is the scarlet letter for downvoting. I LOVE downvoting stuff. And yes, the downvote button is for stuff I disagree with. Can we just be honest with ourselves? It really is. I've certainly never downvoted someone for agreeing with me. One of my favorite things on Voat was watching people downvote actual news, just because they didn't like it. Stupid as hell, but also makes you feel like you're not alone in hating that news. Because fuck that news.