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Don’t know about being all that brave but I wasn’t that agressive or contenious either.
There was a group Howlin, Dog Gone, CHIEF Negotiator, etc that I miss a lot from back
in the day.

Here’s some history of JR’s perception what he was trying to do with FreeRepublic.com

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/586544/posts
What is Free Republic all about?
12/08/01

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/586949/posts
What is Free Republic all about? Part II - Media complains of infringement and unfair competition
12/09/2001

Sadly, quite a few of those posting back then, are dead. Others on other sites, or just off the net.

I remember all of the statements that JR posted back then. And unlike now, just about everyone stuck to the rules and statement overviews.

Not that we didn't have some silly/fun threads ( mostly on weekends ), but the huge amount of ridiculous vanities, posted now, along with some other garbage threads, ruins FR.