But the Spirit and the Founder of FR remains. and the principles and precepts this nation was founded upon.
Let's Do What WE can to keep the channels of information flowing!!
Some of "us" are still here but some have gone on to their resting place but some have simply moved on for various reasons. I think others might still "lurk" without commenting due to reasons of being attacked for their honest comments.
FR has some people who can't tolerate a comment questioned, politely, of course, without becoming reactionary.
Realize that there are now other sites
The growth of the net is why we no longer see many posts with more than 25 replies.
Our passion has been diluted.
Some of us are reencarnatecd creepers of long ago. We just lay low after a few votes off the island.
Long time, no see.
I was talking to WestCoastGal the other day and asked where she spends her time these days. Not at Facebutt, nope she’s now a Twitter gal. Comes by FR once a month to see what’s happening then goes back to Twitter.
I think lots of the old time FR folks are spending their freetime at Facebutt.
So funny, many of us found this site during the Clinton administration scandals/impeachment era. Sounds like the good old days today!
A lot of the early Freepers came here from Drudge when the Lewinsky story broke. Those were exciting times as we got to participate in the birth of the citizen journalist. The corporate media guys have went from laughing at it to the unemployment line just like Drudge predicted.
Many early ones (like me) lurked for a long time before we finally joined on. Like several other people have commented, that was a chapter that is now closing. I rarely post and mainly hit the site to check the news (still the best on the web IMHO).
Free Republic, unlike other websites that came out at the same time and are long gone, has held true to it’s charter and I have great respect for Jim and the crew in how they contributed to helping people navigate through these turbulent times. The archive of this site will be a treasure trove for future historians.
18 innings. You’ll be drinking water before this one is over.
In 1997, I found FR through the Drudge Report’s “Whitewater files” link. Been here ever since.
There is a great many gone, I miss.
I had to re-register with the help of Yellow Rose of Texas and Jim, during an upgrade. I was in Utah, using an old slow laptop in an internet café with dialup. I am six or so months older.
Where have all the Freepers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the Freepers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the Freepers gone?
Banned or blog pimps, every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn.
Who really misses Sinkspurr?
Seriously.
I lurked for more than 10 years before gathering the courage to sign up and post. The members in times past were stellar - I learned so much from wiser souls. And continue to learn from everyone here.
My husband is a long time, frequent poster, and I consider him one of the pithy ones. He’s smart as anything, and I just love having a Freeper around the house to inform me where I need informing. We have the best political discussions.
I am sorry to only add snark and smart-ass remarks where I can. I actually know a lot, but have always been intimidated here, because my nuggets and opinions can’t hold a candle to those that have gone before.
However, I do contribute $25 a month for the privilege of reading, learning, sharing and being amongst FRiends,
God bless all here.
Here long enough to have been threatened by many.
Still loyal to Jim, though.
Does anyone remember the time someone got a call-in number to some Rat presser; (I don’t remember the politician) and someone here posted the number? All us lurkers were on the call as crazy questions were being asked by someone on FR. One funny day it was.
I’m pretty new but I’ve been here 16 years.
I’ve been here since 2000 and my wife is a constant lurker as are the kids. Premiere news source on the web for local word before it breaks on national news.
I don’t remember the handle, but I truly miss the FReeper who used to post the ISLAMIZATION threads. I loved the graphic of all those burkas. I think he or she got banned for being overly pro-Romney.
Hadn’t looked at my join date before, but I’ve been around for fourteen years, coming up on fifteen.
Thanks for making me feel creaky.