So how about it? A counter that juxtaposes the cost of running the site with the money coming in via donations. That way those of us who use this place can know when it is time to reach into our pockets and throw a few coin to keep things going?

For those wondering if it worked or not.

I used the vanilla visa prepaid debit card. Made up a fucking name used my mail.ru for no identity attached email. Used white page business info for address and phone and number. Good times.

Asking for donations to help keep Voat alive is not begging. There's no pride to bruise in this when we get to run amok on a site that offers us the only free speech platform to be found on the net. We goats get so much out of this site that parting with some shekels to keep the lights on should not bring you or Atko to a moral quandary. I know many of us have gladly donated money in the past to show our appreciation of you and Atko's blood, sweat and tears shed in birthing and rearing this still young site. There's no need to be in dire straits before putting out the call for some community funding. Maybe it would just be easier and less distressing for all of us to have a monthly funding goal gauge on the site so we can know when Voat needs a top-up. That would definitely not be construed as begging and all the goats could get a general idea of how much we need to help out monthly. Hell we could make a game out of it or something to make fundraising fun and useful at the same time, or whatever. We're with you (and of course Atko The Creator) and we want Voat to continue on. So shut up and take our money!

And that's just active posters, not commenters. Do your part and pitch in! It's a bit hard for me, but I did 20 this time, and I'll try ten each month from now on. I know, drop in the bucket /: I'll work on it. You work on it, too, fags.

Source of 6600. I've seen the number of posters vary from 550 to 750ish. 700s, 600s, 700s...

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Also, exchange info with people you love.

First off, why the fuck would you wait till the 11th hour before saying that Voat is in financial trouble again. We've been through this more than once and I'm sure old goats can remember the other times @atko and @puttitout have made similar announcements.

I know goats around here want to help but just like anyone else people get complacent and forget to donate or contribute financially when no one says anything.

I see that you and @atko are trying to be humble about what you guys are doing with this site but this is a website with traffic and there are real costs. Angel investors or not, set something up like Reddit's gold system (they already call us the Reddit clone so what does it matter if we have this to support the site), a voat patreon, a gift shop that is prominent on the front page, give us different options for us in the community to be able to contribute/invest to costs around here. Stop being stubborn and quit fucking around in regards to finances of Voat.

ALL OF US THST REGULARLY FREQUENT THIS SITE ARE AT JEOPARDY OF LOSING A FREE SPEECH COMMUNITY.

Don't flush all of our hard work down the drain just because you find it hard to ask for money. Create something for us to regularly contribute financially to the site.

If anyone has any suggestions, list it below and Putt, don't let this go by the waste side. If you do, many people including myself are going to be pissed with the next message like this and will jump ship if by then you guys haven't even made an effort to generate money on a consistent basis.