Another Poster had hit abuse and the third version of the thread was pulled. Then one of the volunteer Admin Moderators happened to notice a polite comment on the thread written by RonDog and the duplicate thread was locked to the first thread.
Just so you all are aware, when a thread is pulled, as in the case of the thread posted three times, it is usually at the request of a Poster, and often the original Poster, and always via the abuse button.
Here are some easy to remember ways to assure that your thread will not be pulled:
1. Before posting, check to see if the published article is not in violation of Free Republic's copyright restrictions;
Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints
2. Always use the published title only; and
3. Always search before posting.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search
We're back here working on our own personal time and we do the best we can. Sometimes we can please you all, and sometimes not, but rest assured, we always do our best to help the Big Boss and of course Free Republic.
Have a nice evening.
Thanks for the background. Yours is a thankless job, so let me say “Thank You!” to you and the other moderators who have to monitor all that goes on here.
We do appreciate your work.