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20 Years a FReeper
Self | 12/21/2021 | Cyclotic

Posted on 12/21/2021 6:33:15 AM PST by cyclotic

20 years ago today after months of lurking, I joined the hallowed ranks of free patriotic Americans.

Free Republic has been since then a daily part of my ritual. I've enjoyed the camaraderie, the fun, the sarcasm and even the arguments. Thanks for being the friends I'll never meet.

Along the way, I've met a handful of Freepers and had the opportunity to shake Jim's hand.

The absolutely amazing thing about our community is that for nearly every story, major and minor, someone in our community has a personal stake, sometimes as a true subject matter expert, sometimes as a witness or has a personal stake in the event.

I will confess that I tend to break FReeper rules often. For instance, I usually will read the article before commenting.

One rule I did not break today was in making a donation to Free Republic in exchange for posting a vanity.

May God bless you and our country. Remember that Jesus Christ is the reason we celebrate Christmas. Wise men still seek him.


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To: cyclotic

Good for you. But still wet behind the ears😈


21 posted on 12/21/2021 6:53:19 AM PST by mick (Central Banker Capitalism is NOT Free Enterprise)
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To: cyclotic

Hopefully by now you’ve learned the basics, like not reading the post prior to commenting on it.


22 posted on 12/21/2021 6:54:22 AM PST by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: cyclotic

You were a little late to the party but glad you joined.


23 posted on 12/21/2021 6:55:23 AM PST by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: null and void

I think this userid is older than that


24 posted on 12/21/2021 6:56:09 AM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: cyclotic

Congratulations, cyclotic! It has been great having discourse with you over the years.

A Merry Christmas, and a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year to you in 2022, FRiend.


25 posted on 12/21/2021 7:00:55 AM PST by rlmorel (If the Biden Administration was only stupid or incompetent, some actions would benefit the USA.)
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To: cyclotic

So you’re that troublemaker discussed in the Smokey Back Room over wine and cheese 
.. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Congratulations


26 posted on 12/21/2021 7:06:25 AM PST by no-to-illegals ( The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them )
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To: cyclotic

Happy FReeper Birthday!


27 posted on 12/21/2021 7:06:37 AM PST by Dacula ("Don’t Wait Until Some Great Crisis Comes Before Deciding On Christ.” - Ty Cobb)
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To: Bobalu

lol yea I think I was 5, but I’m bad at math in the morning. ;-)


28 posted on 12/21/2021 7:09:01 AM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: AppyPappy

A bit. In my mind the dividing line is September 11, 2001.

It’s still vivid.


29 posted on 12/21/2021 7:11:46 AM PST by null and void (Unvaccinated=control group, vaccinated=controlLED group...)
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To: SomeCallMeTim

If someone posted a thread where freepers could post images of themselves when they were very young that would be fun...

I’d hate to post an image of myself today....lol


30 posted on 12/21/2021 7:12:31 AM PST by Bobalu (Figure out what you like, learn enough to be dangerous, and then start fiddling around)
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To: Bobalu

I have been here for 17 years and I still do not know how to a picture.


31 posted on 12/21/2021 7:13:53 AM PST by Dacula ("Don’t Wait Until Some Great Crisis Comes Before Deciding On Christ.” - Ty Cobb)
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To: cyclotic

Merry Christmas! From one in the crowd behind you



32 posted on 12/21/2021 7:14:09 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable. STILL )
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To: Dacula
Nully's Quick FR HTML Guide:

Basic formatting:

Line break <br>
Paragraph break <p>
<blockquote>

Indented paragraphs
</blockquote>
<u> underline </u>
<i> italics </i>
<b> bold </b>
<s> strikethrough </s>
<tt> typewriter text </tt>
<font color=red> Red font </font>
Several colors available, play around and find ones you like

"Hidden" text: <font color=white> White font </font>
To reveal, drag cursor over blank area...

<font size=1>Smallest FR font</font> Displays as:
Smallest FR font

<font size=7>Largest FR font<font> Displays as:
Largest FR font

Or

Step font size up or down with <big>bigger</big> and <small>smaller</small>

Posting a link:

General:
<a href=[web address]>[title]< /a>
Example:
This: <a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1179145/posts">Iran starts atom tests in defiance of EU deal</a>
Posts as this:
Iran starts atom tests in defiance of EU deal

Posting an image:

General:
<img src="[web server location]">

You can't just snag a favorite picture from a desktop folder...it has to be hosted someplace on line to be posted here. Best bet is to save the image to an image hosting service, I use imgbb. In Firefox right click and select "Copy image location", in Safari right click and select "Open image in new tab" and copy the address in the address bar. Other browsers have similar tricks. Imgbb allows you to imbed codes to do all the HTML heavy lifting automatically.

Example:
This: <img src="http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_09_img0611.jpg">

Posts this:

Tip: control the size with "height=nnn" like so:

This: <img height=200 src="http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_09_img0611.jpg">
Posts this:

While This: <img height=100 src="http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_09_img0611.jpg">
Posts this:

Posting a video:

You can pre-cue a YouTube video by adding a t parameter to the link. Like so:
<a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f66kEastC58&t=35s>Bill Ayers on Obama</a> Posts:
Bill Ayers on Obama
While
<a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f66kEastC58&t=3m13s>Bill Ayers on Obama</a>
Posts:
Bill Ayers on Obama

Now about that home page of yours


Protip: Make the very first thing <blockquote> this will move everything that follows a wee bit to the right, giving you a nice left margin. Of course since any HTML command anywhere will be assumed to require HTML for every bit of text, all your paragraphs will need to have paragraph <p>, and line breaks <br>


33 posted on 12/21/2021 7:23:58 AM PST by null and void (Unvaccinated=control group, vaccinated=controlLED group...)
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To: Dacula

That will result in this image being displayed..

That's a picture of Jimrob BTW... just try it and your post will display the same image... you can do it with any image from the web..or just post your own on an image site and stick its url into the template above :-)

34 posted on 12/21/2021 7:28:05 AM PST by Bobalu (Figure out what you like, learn enough to be dangerous, and then start fiddling around)
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To: cyclotic
Congrats, cyclotic!

No one can beat me for seniority. I signed up on 11/28/1997, the first day registrations were accepted. Jim Rob has same registration date. Probably not many of us around anymore.
35 posted on 12/21/2021 7:28:52 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: Dan in Wichita; cyclotic

Congrats, to you, both! đŸ„‚


36 posted on 12/21/2021 7:31:09 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. đŸ™đŸ» Ps 33:12 )
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To: Dan in Wichita

I had my own web page back in those days, so I didn’t want Jim to steal my views.

Jim won.

;-)


37 posted on 12/21/2021 7:31:47 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Dan in Wichita

38 posted on 12/21/2021 7:40:23 AM PST by Bobalu (Figure out what you like, learn enough to be dangerous, and then start fiddling around)
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To: Bobalu

Thank you and Merry Christmas. I will give it a try.


39 posted on 12/21/2021 7:43:43 AM PST by Dacula ("Don’t Wait Until Some Great Crisis Comes Before Deciding On Christ.” - Ty Cobb)
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To: cyclotic

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40 posted on 12/21/2021 7:45:51 AM PST by sphinx
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