An Open Letter to Those Who Donated to the LAST Freep-a-thon (Jan-Feb 2015)

Personal ^ | 19 Apr 2015 | Xzins

[xzins]

To: Recent Donors

SUBJECT: DO IT NOW

Dear Freeper,

Free Republic is, in my opinion, the best conservative news and discussion site on the web. It has been the best for so many years running, that I really cannot think of any other site that comes close. I've gone to other news outlets, conservative ones, and they allow you to comment on their articles, there's some possibility of those comments starting a discussion, and with great difficulty one can carry on that discussion.

With Free Republic it is automatic. The very nature of the software makes discussion possible, comments findable, and information attainable. It is night and day. Free Republic is a natural discussion interface, and to be honest with you....everything else is not.

This is also the only place I don't have a fair amount of what I post get deleted. I'm not real sure how I, a conservative, offend supposed conservatives moderators policing those various news sites, but I do. Those who know me over the years know that I'm not that much of a bomb thrower. For the most part I'm polite, and only every now and then do I get sarcastic.

Besides, the moderators on Free Republic are fairly indulgent. It has to be a racist or violent post to get taken down -- but we've had trolls try to get away with that around here -- and sometimes a poster gets excised from the group. Hail Viking Kitties.

YOU have donated to Free Republic recently. I probably don't need to give you a glowing report of the site. You would not have donated if it hadn't impressed you with its value.

HOWEVER, I often wonder why donors wait until far into a freepathon before they give. I'm sure there are answers that make sense: I get paid once a quarter, I procrastinate, my dog ate my cash, etc. Those are human responses, so I understand.

BUT, please consider simply giving NOW during this freepathon. Let's put this baby to rest. Let's let our 67 year old site provider breathe easy. Let's make a statement to the 'watchers'. The bottom line: let's just get it done.

So, you gave in the past, you're probably giving again, don't wait. Do it now.

Thanks for listening.

(PS: Do it now!)

[RedMDer]

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[US_MilitaryRules]

Your welcome.

[xzins]

SEVENTY!

You’re not supposed to admit that stuff. Besides, when you get to 68 you get to start counting backward, so you’re actually 66.

[RedMDer]

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[outofsalt]

"Just notice that you stopped charging my CC for monthly back in June of last year? Re signed up. Sorry but maybe you should somehow let people know. I don’t recall getting a notice."

I copied to the Mods because this has happened to me too.
I am a monthly donor because I have kids who need a touchstone of what America represented. If not us, who?

[Jane Long]

Incoming 😉

Many thanks for this wonderful site.

[xzins]

FR is the best...as are our Freepers. Thanks, Jane.

[don-o]

In case you missed it

[Caipirabob]

Half to FR, half to Ted Cruz...

[xzins]

I donate to Cruz too, Bob! We are on the same page.

[Caipirabob]

Both are critical to our survival. Without Cruz our nation dies. Without FR, I will go insane and won’t be able to tell the difference - lol!

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[jazusamo]

I'm late to your thread, my FRiend but it's never too late to donate to Free Republic, absolutely the finest conservative site on the Internet!

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[xzins]

I continue to be puzzled why those who donated at the very recent freep-a-thon, and those who have a history of donating, wait until the last minute.

It absolutely puzzles me. I would appreciate any thoughts on the subject.

[xzins]

Without FR, I will go insane and won’t be able to tell the difference - lol!

If there is anyone doubting Free Republic's dominating excellence compared to their closest rival, they need only go to those sites and try to discuss. If it isn't the progressive trolls planted to totally disrupt and bring their weird view into the open, then it's software fit for commodore 64, or it's moderators who must be appointed by the GOP-E.

Free Republic is on top of the news, the first in analysis, and the best with no peers in the world of interaction and discussion.

Why would those who frequent these pages not donate, donate soon, and donate regularly?

Beats me.

[SWAMPSNIPER]