That attitude is precisely what allows a clickbot like Sean_Anthony to survive and thrive here. He operates with impunity, because our members can't see the actual mechanics of his operation. Out of sight - out of mind, as they say.
Have you ever heard the term, monetization? In a nutshell, it's setting up a website so that it makes money. Primarily, it's done by building enough traffic so that it becomes an attractive location for advertisers to place their ads. The more traffic your website gets, the more money advertisers will pay you to be there.
Some popular websites are so monetized, they produce thousands of dollars per month for their owners. I recently read that some sites produce as much as $5 per unique visit for the site owners. If your site is monetized that deeply, it pays to find every way you can to generate clicks.
That's a thumbnail sketch of what Sean_Anthony is doing here. You care about the content of the excerpts he posts, but he couldn't care less. You're just a potential source of revenue to him. I'd hazard to guess that Sean_Anthony makes more money from Free Republic than JimRob does.
Do you really support that? In your heart, I'll bet you don't.
What if he donates to FR? Maybe that’s why he’s not banned? Everybody bitches and moans but he’s not banned, there has to be a reason why.