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You raise several questions in your post :

1) Is FR technically satisfying ?

I have no technical expertise to give any kind of answer, so I'll just say that FR is the most user-friendly of all the sites I've browsed through. The search engine is streamlined, the presentation is very clear, the navigation from forum to forum is comfortable. Frankly, most sites would just love to propose their users the same level of comfort.

2) Should donations be replaced by subscriptions ?

I feel, like many other Freepers, that it would result in a significant shrinking of the Freeping crowd as people are usually ready to donate freely but don't like to have their arm twisted. The way I see it (but I could be wrong), the success of FR hinges upon the fact posters see the site not as a commercial venture but as a place where they can express Conservative opinions and even organize some political actions. Wouldn't a mandatory subscription to FR be akin to a tax on Conservative activism ?

3) Should foreigners (among others) be allowed to post ?

Well, it`s not for me to say, and AFAIK it`s not for you either. This site, like any other self-respecting opinion website, has an administrator who sets the rules and moderators who enforce them. If the current FR administration say foreigners are OK, then why shouldn`t they post ? The day they decide foreigners aren`t OK, then FR will be closed to non-US members, for better or for worse.

As a foreigner, I find it mildly amusing that I`m guilty by association of "ìnfecting" this site. I guess it's up to Freepers and FR administration to say if me, MadIVan, Eurotwit, Atlantic Bridge, Michael81Dus, and countless others are some kind of viruses, and if the world (or FR) would be better without us.

IMHO, banning foreigners or US Freepers who do not 100% agree with you won't exactly do much to further the Conservative agenda, as it will mean reducing the number of Freepers and the scope of experience Freepers will be able to share. But once again, this decision isn't mine nor yours to make.

As a foreigner, I find it mildly amusing that I`m guilty by association of "ìnfecting" this site. I guess it's up to Freepers and FR administration to say if me, MadIVan, Eurotwit, Atlantic Bridge, Michael81Dus, and countless others are some kind of viruses, and if the world (or FR) would be better without us.

He doesn't even want to respond - he insults us evils Euros, and he won't even give an explanation for it!