[brewstertherooster]

Got it. Not a chat room. One more question then I stop. Is it permissible for me to start a new thread or do I have to wait for someone else to start a thread that I am contemplating and if I have to wait for someone else to start the thread why couldn’t I start the thread to begin with. I’m done. No more chatting. Thanks

[TheZMan]

Might want to stick to articles, publications, “news”, if you want to post an article yourself. If it’s a blog, include the whole article (not an excerpt), etc.

[Gil4]

Generally speaking, an new thread should include an article from another source that you are posting for discussion. Posts with just your own thoughts are called “vanities” around here, and they are frowned upon unless you have something useful to say and you clearly identify it as a vanity in the title. (I have posted one vanity in 18 years - my first post. I survived it - barely.)

[imardmd1]

All the help you need to get started and use judgment on how and what to post is here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/help.htm#guidelines (click here)

Just review the "Posting Guidelines" and its subparagraphs. If you can't find answers there, the come back to the Forum to ask for help. Only then. Some people that regularly participate still don't understand the basics that the Introductory pages already supply. Just as an observation, not a criticism, you aren't the only one so far clueless (like I was, at the beginning).