An exhortation to those who post thread (normally post as much of the meat of the article as allowed, describe videos, etc.)

FR ^ | Sat, 02/06/21 | daniel1212

[daniel1212]

Note that posting “thread” may be difficult when trying to include “meat” (I tried to proof-read everything but the title)!

[Responsibility2nd]

Thank you. Thank you very much for posting this. This thread is along the same lines as what I posted many years ago.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2718334/posts

I really hate lazy sloppy posters who cannot be bothered to post more than 10 words in their excerpt. Blog pimps and click baiters.

We all know Free Republic has limitations on how much you can post. So it would only be courteous if Freepers would post as much as they can so that we do not have to click over to an article with pop-ups, ads, videos, etc.

[DoodleBob]

What would REALLY be helpful, if someone could pursue it in their free time(!), is a "one-stop-shopping" updated summary of ALL the copyright pubs and their status. The copyright list atop the home page was started in 2004 and runs 800 posts with updates. It's hard to see if any publication is on the list if it was added on, say, post #647.

[plain talk]

“However, it is the practice of many to either post just a sentence or so of an article and or carelessly copy and paste whatever is at the top of the article (sometimes even things like “see us on Facebook) rather than the meat of the article within the 300 word limit that FR is usually at least allowed”

Amen to that. The lazy OP syndrome.

[daniel1212]

I really hate lazy sloppy posters who cannot be bothered to post more than 10 words in their excerpt. Blog pimps and click baiters.

And those who cannot be bothered to at least proof read their titles ("An exhortation to those who post thread" - who posts thread?)!

We all know Free Republic has limitations on how much you can post. So it would only be courteous if Freepers would post as much as they can so that we do not have to click over to an article with pop-ups, ads, videos, etc.

Which is where https://wordcounter.net/ is helpful thank God.

[rktman]

Or, initiate a post and continue the piece in comment 1 in it’s entirety. Just sayin’. 😆

[daniel1212]

What would REALLY be helpful, if someone could pursue it in their free time(!), is a "one-stop-shopping" updated summary of ALL the copyright pubs and their status. The copyright list atop the home page was started in 2004 and runs 800 posts with updates. It's hard to see if any publication is on the list if it was added on, say, post #647.

Perhaps a general rule should be to post only about 5-10% of an article from most sources. FR is unlikely to get in trouble for that.

[Responsibility2nd]

I see that process being done from time to time. Yet we must be careful not to misuse that as a sneaky way to post the entire article in reply number 1 or reply number 2.

Moderators watch for that and they will delete the thread if they catch it.

[Alas Babylon!]

This is good advice.

Also, use the PREVIEW button, review how your posting looks and edit accordingly.

[rktman]

Them sneaky mods. Whoever they are.

[DoodleBob]

Understood, but some FReepers (understandably) don't want to click on a link they don't trust. Where I can/where relevant, I will post the entire article. To be sure, FR is programmed to halt an unexcerpted article if it's on the Master List, but I'd like to know ahead of time since I often format etc. for the reader.

This is a first world problem, btw...

[daniel1212]

This is good advice. Also, use the PREVIEW button, review how your posting looks and edit accordingly.

That certainly applies to me!

[Responsibility2nd]

Sneaky Mods.

You don’t know who they are, but they know who you are.

[Responsibility2nd]

That certainly applies to me!

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You posted a very good and informative article. I thank you again. In case you didn’t know, as you keep humbly referring to your mistake in the title, you can ask the moderator to correct it. Just ping them.

[goodnesswins]

I’ve always wondered WHO the Mods are....

[rktman]

So does the fbi/doh-j. 😱🙌

[conservativeimage]

Repeat the title twice in the title then repeat it again in the excerpt Repeat the title twice in the title then repeat it again in the excerpt along with the date, time, place, authors, co authors and advertisements. DONT FORGET TO REPOST THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE’S ADVERTISEMENTS! Leave as little room for the actual story.

[WVNan]

I consider FR to be a conversation or debate site. All the other “connections” outside are a feature. Nowhere else on the net offer this kind of debate, this fast and easy. If it was not easy I wouldn’t be here.

[knarf]

THE CAPITOL SHOOTING WAS A FAKE, STAGED EVENT