Posted on 10/23/2012 3:58:44 AM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark
The 4th and final of the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates have come and gone for 2012.
Here are the three things we can walk away with.
- Romney can't lose a debate coin toss, going 3 for 3. Which of course means nothing.
- Obama gets more moderated debate time, going 3 for 3 in the time column. Which of course means nothing.
- Free Republic crashes before any debate and doesn't get back to normal until dawn the next day.
I would like to state that I have been here since the 2004 election season. I can't lay claim to being an old timer here compared to some of the posters here. I can safely say though that I am not a spur of the moment account meant to come here and spam, insult and run away.
Here's my point; Free Republic is in danger of not being relevant and it's purely because of technical reasons.
I know your technical team or advisor is trying like mad to isolate why this site is unavailable for hours on end surrounding the debates this year. It's not working.
This debate season for Free Republic has been the equivalent of having a TV network go out for a wild card round, divisional round and conference or league championship. The network knew the times of the contest, they knew tons of people would be watching, they knew where the technical problems might arise yet failed 4 times over the course of every scheduled event.
Now the Super Bowl of American politics is 2 weeks away and the same team that has aired loading screens for every head to head political contest this year must realize this simple fact; if you're not up and running on election night 2012 you might as well close the door on any thought of continuing your political relevance.
Online communities do not build themselves overnight but they can collapse overnight. As inconceivable as it may be this could be a swan song moment that you were warned about, tried to prevent yet ultimately could not control. If your traffic can't get to your site, you have no site.
If you fail in giving voice to this community during what should or could be a glorious night for America your role in history will be noteworthy, just like print edition of Newsweek's coverage of the Presidential inauguration in 2013. Non-existent.
History will indeed be made on November 6th because of the nature of the event. The question Free Republic needs to determine is if it is going to report history or become part of it.
They are a very racist organization and only care about their personal lives/selves and not other people.
did you note how that logo could be read as either NAACP or NAACB?
the judge would have enormous trouble finding against anyone using that to parody the naacp.
Yes I did. The judge was in error since it’s a free speech issue. There should be an appeal.
My paid email account is receiving.....mail but claims it needs a password I already locked into the system to get mail...to send any.
I mention this as I tried to email the parody logo....
I have noticed that trying to email certain things fails.............
God bless you and John, Jim, for bringing us this wonderful, informative site that allows us to meet with other conservatives. Thanks to you both.
I can receive....email
the app is not allowing me to send any at all..claiming I need to log in.
this is indicative of something but just what I dont know
I have Thunderbird and it hangs up sometimes. I also have had to give it my code too. It’s usually the fault of my ISP.
given that my isp has the reputation of a deranged viper.....its likely at their end
My ISP got stupid and partnered with Yahoo. They’ve been a mess ever since.
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