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Paypal has stopped processing payments for Voat, a donation-supported open-source clone of Reddit. A moderator of Reddit's SRS community has taken credit for convincing Paypal to take action against Voat.
Additionally: This is what happens when you create an online community without any rules, part 2
PayPal Cuts Off Reddit Clone Voat Over 'Obscenity'
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* m2 stares at the monitor... it looks like a hamburger...
m2 - that's a bad sign
(Score: 2) by jmorris on Thursday June 25 2015, @05:08PM
they shame people who disagree with them into being quiet
And this is why you nice polite "National Review" types always lose. You insist that it is better to lose with honor because eventually the silent moderate majority will realize how awful the other side is by your noble example. But they are afraid and by definition poorly attached to any political viewpoint so even if they do sorta agree with us they will DO NOTHING.
Sorry, if the battle is to be won, we must win it; and to win requires actually fighting the other side. If you refuse to pick up your sword then at least go in peace and allow those more willing to have more room to swing. Gandalf isn't coming at dawn with a fresh new army of reinforcements right when all hope is lost. If we lose our civilization goes and a new Dark Age falls. The other side fights with everything it has for the Adversary while we worry about niceties.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Vanderhoth on Thursday June 25 2015, @05:34PM
Extremism hurts everyone. I believe the issue is most people are apathetic which allows vocal minorities to control a message. Showing people it is a minority and convincing them to speak out is key to getting them to ignore that minority. The only reason politicians side with "SJW" is because they're loud and precised to be the popular opinion.
See my other post for suggestions on dealing with this without resorting to their tactics:
https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=8100&cid=201052#commentwrap [soylentnews.org]
For all the bad PR GamerGate gets, they've been incredibly successful in exposing and dealing with these types of people. Most of the journalist that tried to smear GamerGate have been let go and/or moved on. Some complain they can't find work now, they've become unhireable (Alex Lifschitz, Kim Crawley) and beg for money from GamerGhazi and get eaten alive by them for stepping out of line. Other journalist, like Ian Miles Cheong, have completely flipped sides because of how bad "SJW" are to them. Some have been refactored out of the sites they did work for (Leigh Alexander and Ben Kuchera)
It's a slow and painful fight, but strides are being made all the time.
"Now we know", "And knowing is half the battle". -G.I. Joooooe
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by fleg on Friday June 26 2015, @04:18AM
>if the battle is to be won, we must win it
its a battle now? who is we?
>Gandalf isn't coming at dawn with a fresh new army of reinforcements right when all hope is lost.
he isnt? why not fer crying out loud?!?! SOMEONE GET GANDALF!!!
>The other side fights with everything it has for the Adversary
OHMYGOD!!! who is The Adversary!??! honestly i had no idea!
should i pack a bag?