I was contemplating launching a replacement for Voat when it closed, but I waited until early December 2020 to bring the idea up, and even though people were receptive, by then it was so late in the game and a couple others has already gotten clones off the ground, so I didn't bother. Voat was so great, but rather than launching crowd funding they decided to close it JUST when it was about to be needed the very most. I was highly suspicious of this timing, especially when coupled with the knowledge that vote was the official Q stomping grounds. The whole thing felt like an operation, in hindsight.