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So this Voat thing. I've been on it now for, I dunno, 45 seconds or so...so it's the same thing as reddit but supposedly more transparent and such, subreddits are called subverses, and I can see the number of upvotes and downvotes? Anything else?
Edit: Also, how is this pronounced? Is it "vote" or "vo-at?"
Comment by derblitzmann at 15/05/2015 at 04:26 UTC
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I believe like vote.
One of the things I like about it is that you have a limited number of upvotes and no downvotes until you reach a certain amount of upvotes from other people. In other words, you have to participate to gain the right to upvote and downvote as you wish. Also, iirc, different subverses can have different upvote limits set for what is needed to gain the ability to downvote.
It is interesting how it takes reddit's model and tries something new with it.
Comment by [deleted] at 15/05/2015 at 05:00 UTC
17 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The biggest difference, from a transparency standpoint, is that Mod logs are public.
If a Mod is abusing their power, it's obvious to everyone and out in the open.