Posted on 04/20/2005 9:22:15 AM PDT by GOPcapitalist
I'll keep this short and simple. After six years of membership on FR I've decided to resign from the forum today. I'll keep checking my freepmail for a few days and wind down my posts here, so if any of you wish to contact me please do so there and I will provide you with a means to do so. I hope to continue future posting activities elsewhere - perhaps a blog - but only time will tell.
It's truly been a blast and left me with many fond memories, but all good things had to come to an end. My favorites comprise a long list, the most noted being the exposition of Rathergate, leading freeps of Algore in the 2000 recounts, protesting Hildebeast's book tour, and giving her impeached husband a freeper's welcome to Texas on several of his visits. Thank you to all who made these events fun and entertaining. Unfortunately the past few months have made it clear to me that FR and I are drifting apart on key issues of conservatism. I'll spare the details, pausing only to state that it isn't just the usuals like illegal immigration, but also things like religion, the culture of political correctness, an overall decline in reasoned civil conversation that used to flourish here, and the purposes and uses of the site in general. More concerning, for the past few months I have been unable to even obtain rational discourse and commentary on many routine threads and issues without being personally maligned and attacked - many times out of the blue and on topics unrelated to the given thread - by a small, petty-minded, and vitriolic group of posters who conduct themselves in a manner unbefitting of what this forum used to be when I joined in 1999, and do so with apparent impunity.
I also find that I simply don't have the time to post as much as I once did, and regrettably so.
I'll leave it at that, as my fond memories outweigh the unpleasant ones. A time arises when parting courses on friendly terms is best before something less desirable arises. Therefore I have volunteered my resignation. To everyone who has made my FR experience enjoyable, I thank you and wish you only the best.
It's amazing what taking yourself off some ping lists will do. Clears the air a bit. JMHO
I cleaned out my freep mail (there have been a few kind people here, I would like to think I was one of them as well), and I got three appeals for money from what I think might be a scam in India. I didn't know if I should report them or not. We are supposed to be able to take care of ourselves here. I've tried to handle my complaints myself and only remember hitting the abuse button one time in all my posting here.
This place is too much like my real family :-). Disfunctional.
This site has been one of the best sources of information on the net, but the price in being a part of it it too high. I will just lurk once in awhile and try to get life away from all this bickering.
Are you talking about CGEB!!!! I loved her/his homepage, use to click on it in the middle of the night, or wait, was that bunny slippers, sometimes I forget.
Okay, folks. Who is going to post the song???
Oh, you've been back. tee hee!
Hate to see you go. It's not just FR, the entire Internet has changed since the 90's, and not always for the better. But, we have to live with it. Me, I just ignore the flamers and laugh at the trolls (I pity them too). Life's too short...Anyway, your posts were often enjoyable and we'll miss you. I bet you keep lurking, though.
Well, I for one will miss some of your insights on the Texas Republican state party.
We generally agree here on basic ideas but can have disagreements about policy to achieve goals or even if there should be a policy to address an issue. Some still have not grasped the concept that this is a conservative site (or else, much as they bemoan the election of a pope who won't change church teachings, will huff and puff and shout "intolerance" anyway).
PLEASE REVIEW MY POSTS AND RE-CONTACT. I AM TAKING THIS PERSONALLY.
You could pretty easily build a list from any given hour's worth of hopping 'round FR. Someone else suggested a list and a common "don't respond" flag on their attacks/diatribes/intransigence. Not a bad idea either.
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Freepmail me & I'll add you to my RPT email list
Seriously, I remember that situation. In fact, I believe the poster who used the "profanity" you objected to, used the same word you have used here. (I'm not sure about that)
I think people tend to be protective of the people who put up that thread because it is a lot of work and we appreciate it.
I really do not recall anyone being abusive to you...I'm sorry you thought so.
I had a huge amount of trouble from a woman (I later decided was insane) during the first year of the Day in the Life thread. I didn't post for a while, but she eventually left. She also objected to the religious bent of that thread.
Come on back in, the water's fine and nobody's mad.
The signal to noise ratio has been converging on zero.
Uh, sure.
Oh sure, now you got to get involved.
Thanks, fid. I figure it can't get any worse than that! Actually, there was one particular anti-Freeper that drove me nuts a few years back, but he's gone too. It's important to outlast the bas***ds!
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