[MinuteGal]

Some years ago, there was an alternative FR-connected "chat room" kind of website where Freepers could go if the forum went down. Here we could find out if something was wrong with our own computers or if it was that FR was really down, or we could post a question if anyone knew when it would be up again, etc. etc. and so forth. I had this site bookmarked.

Then, after a couple years, something went goofy with this website, can't remember what, it became impossible to figure out how to post any more...well, whatever...and the site went down my memory mousehole.

In short, is there currently any such alternative to turn to in case of "no FR". A number of days ago, I and others couldn't raise FR....there was no place to go to....and I had to call a Freeper relative in another state to see if she was raising our forum.

If anyone can help out here, let me know.

Thanks, Leni/MinuteGal

[Charles Martel]

There's still the FreeRepublic2 Yahoo Group which sees some activity when the site has server problems. We used to have an open invitation at FreeDominion as well, before that Canadian site shut down.

[MarchonDC09122009]

Leni, you are a pistol with the right rounds:
“My motto is “Do unto liberals as they do unto us, POW!”

Thank you for bringing this up and past related FR contingency efforts.
All - This is a Big deal.
Please, can anyone help brainstorm a way to achieve two essential Emergency communication objectives for our FR community when the Internet is down?

1. Where can we best stay tuned to reliable information news / situation report updates when the Internet is down?
Trunews.com shortwave 9395 kHz radio, and other alt-media independent shortwave stations?

2. How can we safely and discretely share our contact info and communicate with one another when the Internet is down? And when internet Email addresses won’t work, shortwave HF packet radio Winlink email might be the only way?

[LucyT]

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Alternative Free Republic site when FR is down:

http://altfreerepublic.freeforums.org/

is owned by freeper JellyBean.

In 2008. I registered on JellyBean’s site.

Check out # 71 above. ... I missed the DDOS attack.

Thanks, Tilted Irish Kilt. Yikes.