Posted on 08/12/2021 11:24:56 PM PDT by ransomnote
1), 2), and 3) is inefficient.
Paste THE MOST UNCOMMON word in the title, only. Then look at the list when you search, and see if any of the 20-30 titles look similar.
Example: “Lindsey Graham tells CNN of his gaseous emissions from his rear.”
Look for the word “gaseous”, only. You will see:
“Lazamataz is noted for being gaseous.”
“The atmosphere of methane on the gaseous giant, Uranus, puzzles scientists.”
“In an interview with CNN, Graham admits to being gaseous.” <<<<<<-—— THIS ONE IS SUSPECT
And, see, you wouldn’t use “emissions” in my example, or else you’d get 50 articles about Biden’s unreasonable auto emissions standards.
Use THE MOST UNLIKELY word in the title.
This step is often overlooked :)
I think I successfully posted Twice...and then I went insane.
Oshkalaboomboom is correct in #3. Search one or more major words in the title box. Currently if you search “kabul”, you will find different headlines from different news sources about the same story of troops being sent into Afghanistan. Whole titles do not work well.
@Lazamataz is a FR treasure!
“NOT THIS AGAIN!” Please don’t take it personally. Some people just prefer to post complaints instead of threads.
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LOLOL Is thaT RIGHT? I’ve posted over 20K threads. Never had a complaint. (ducks)
One thing folks need here is a thick skin and a thicker skull.
Just remember , only you can prevent zotageddon. Please don’t feed the radicals who visit this site and act like they own it.
There are two other important threads that FReepers need to read. One of them posted by a most wise and intelligent man. (blushing)
An exhortation to those who post thread (normally post as much of the meat of the article as allowed, describe videos, etc.)
FR ^ | Sat, 02/06/21 | daniel1212
Posted on 2/6/2021 11:09:38 AM by daniel1212
You do know that you can post more than 10 words in a thread, don't you?
05/11/2011 | Responsibility2nd
Posted on 5/11/2011 11:44:13 AM by Responsibility2nd
One thing I will take issue with is using Free Republic’s search function.
How many times have we seen that fail? How many times have we seen a FReeper state that he did search? So what to do?
Ctrl-F.
When you are at the main screen - https://freerepublic.com/tag/*/index - use Ctrl -F (Find) and type in a specific word from the title of the article you are wanting to post.
Don’t use Biden for example, that’ll get you way too many finds. Maybe Delaware for instance as that has been a popular news story.
If you don’t see Delaware as a find - post it. If you do see it has been posted - then do not post a duplicate. Even if it is from a different news source.
Ctrl-F. It is easy, it works, and it is NOT tied to FR’s poor search functions.
Another helpful note in this How To thread....
If you do mess up the Title as Ransom has done in this very thread - you can always ping, private reply, or hit report abuse to alert a Moderator and ask them to correct it.
They can even delete part of the original post if necessary. Like bad words for instance. Sometimes a Breitbart article might contain F-bombs that the OP might not see.
Mods can fix mistakes.
Thank you for posting this! Great work, documenting such a complicated process... somebody should streamline the posting program 🤔
Honestly, it should be as simple as adding a link + comment, like the modern world these days, with dup check, etc. Categorization could happen afterwards.
I really don’t care for the “forum” aspect in practice. Originally, these were more autonomous groups by design, it’s why “fr” is synonymous with “news” in old URLs, that was Free Republic, the rest was supposed to be “different site.” E.g. there is ugly code to move threads between forums, it wasn’t a designed function. But now I’m rambling.
Gosh, if only there was someone at FR smart enough to do something about this. (KIDDING!)
But have you ever thought about eliminating the 8 different forums and just use one open forum for all threads?
I've been here since 2005 and I still don't know what a VetsCoR forum is or what it's used for. Same with RLC Liberty Caucus and GOP Club.
Anywho. Thanks for all you do.
This step is often overlooked :)
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There are times I recall the admin allowed frequent posts (1 a day if not more) and I think it was during an election or critical issue because the forum was rushing by with heavy posting and those who signed on in the afternoon didn'ts stand a chance of going back several pages through prior posts, and then important articles would be missed.
I wanted to post something from 2015 because it's relevant now. We have more information now and the comments would likely be different. No one is actively researching it so maybe the only way to have people see it would be to repost?
I dunno. :)
I have checked the forum for an article, labored over filling in the information, clicked 'post', found 3 of us posted in the last 5 minutes, had my thread locked/deleted with a note from Admin "Search works." ;}
I also seem to have times when search doesn't work, my thread is deleted and I'm told "Search works."
I am grateful to be a guest on FR, and don't want anyone to be discouraged. I hope more become comfortable and familiar with posting.
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It's a pleasure to hear your thoughts on both practical and political issues, and the history and intention behind FR, in a casual spontaneous post, so you escape the definition of 'rambling'. You might have to add a few more 'beverages' to your tagline and engage in 3 pages of soliloquy before the idea might surface in a few minds.
Pretty much what I said earlier, but you said it better and reinforced it.
Thanks for the information on Copyright list while posting a new thread!
1. If you have to post an exceprt, don't just post the beginning. Often the first few paragraphs are boilerplate or items already well known about the story. Find the sentences which make this author's version unique. Too often the good stuff seems to start at about word 290 of the 300 word excerpt.
2. Comment in post #1. What can you add and what do you think about the story? Do you agree or disagree? I haven't posted a lot, but when I do I usually feel strongly enough about it to write a few paragraphs about it.
3. Don't excerpt your own blog. You're just using Free Republic for click bait.
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