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Although it does seem to be very slow to respond, https://voat.co/ https://voat.co/ seemed to have stepped in as a replacement at the last big upheaval. They se

Although it does seem to be very slow to respond, https://voat.co/ https://voat.co/ seemed to have stepped in as a replacement at the last big upheaval. They seem to constantly have troubles staying up though.

akhilcacharya 11y ago
The problem is voat's population.
- clavalle 11y ago
  Which Reddit seems determined to solve for them.
  - scarmig 11y ago
    Unfortunately, Reddit is exporting the dredges of its own population. And thus by subtraction we get addition...
    - clavalle 11y ago
      I don't think you can say that about the last two days.
Mahn 11y ago
They certainly seem to have momentum, despite having trouble handling the traffic. It's a pity that as it stands it's still pretty much a copy though, an alternative to reddit doesn't have to be, and probably shouldn't be, a 1:1 copy.
- c_prompt 11y ago
  If you're looking for something different yet similar, I run valME.io which has a very different business model. And because of the business model, it will have significantly less spam and other undesirable content. But the concept it's not for everyone.
  - meesterdude 11y ago
    very cool! this is the kinda thing I wanted to see.
robotjosh 11y ago
"Voat.co servers right now" https://regmedia.co.uk/2015/06/15/silicon-valley-servers.jpg https://regmedia.co.uk/2015/06/15/silicon-valley-servers.jpg I lost it when I recognized those $5 ikea dish racks