Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111944/posts
The above list is frequently updated. It contains some rather minor, small-time publications.
You previous post seemed to believe that people other than Jim Robinson should get to decide what is worthy on Jim Robinsons’s site. It is his call to make and the many sites listed on the link above have availed themselves to process established.
Some sites appear to allow full content posted and Free Republic requires a link back to the source. This allows the reader to see another content if they like what they see.
The issue is that bloggers don't have the same protection. If they want to get noticed at all (which is sort of the purpose of writing something in the first place...), then they are forced to give free copy to FR. That's coercive theft of electronic property. Much of this because your average blogger doesn't have the resources to sue, unlike a major news organisation or website would.
I'm not deciding what worthy to be posted on JimRob's site - I am, however, suggesting prudent options that might help make JimRob's site better in its overall useability and content. Sure - it's JimRob's call, but wise people listen to wise counsel. My interest here is to see FR be better and more widely known while at the same time seeing bloggers protected by theft. I wouldn't repeatedly loan JimRob my car without expecting him to fill it up, and perhaps provide some renumeration for constant use. Why should a blogger continually provide content to JimRob without expecting that they might at least be able to see some traffic back to their site?