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user-inactivated  ·  3444 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 9 Reddit Alternatives Trying So Hard

Voat is turning into a front end aggregator of Imgur and other image board files that are all in a directory structure (subverses). I was kinda hoping Voat would gain some momentum and be the reddit of 6-7 years ago but honestly, Hubski fits that bill better.





psudo  ·  3444 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Before the recent turmoil I bet Voat was fairly similar to Reddit back in the day. It was a small, community that the cat hadn't let out of the bag yet. Unfortunately large influxes of new users, especially in an exodus like this one, will force a site towards the lowest common denominator.

btcprox  ·  3444 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Voat was more or less already given the template of being a close reddit mirror quite early on, just with different community policing strategy.

Interestingly even Voat users are trying to move away from Imgur, being wary of the Imgur admin's similar (not quite identical) takedown policies.

kiwikku20  ·  3443 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Im learning from hubski.