[dayglored]

> ...this site is not mobile friendly and, like it or not, that is where young ppl live... I mean, have you tried to use FR on your mobile phone cause it ain't great.

Funny you should say that. I made the very post you are responding to (#33 above) on my old iPhone SE2020, small screen and all, sitting in my recliner. I used the mic voice input and then made corrections manually since Siri is not 100% accurate.

Personally I find the FR site entirely acceptable on my phone, and my iPad, and my computers. With one limitation: As you point out, doing hand-coded HTML on a cellphone is tedious because of the tag punctuation.

However, I have done exactly that, many times, e.g. posting to the Windows Ping list I run, with graphics and all the rest, from the phone. Granted, I much prefer doing that kind of work on the tablet or a computer. I've created from-scratch websites for 30 years, and I'm fairly patient by nature, but I do have my limits.

Modern glitzy websites are mostly a disaster on a phone. So-called "mobile friendly" web coding is horse poop unless it's done extremely carefully and tested on a wide range of mobiles. And that costs money, so it rarely happens in reality. Business is tight.

I get where you're coming from. But at this point in FR's lifetime, the 1990's user interface still works for most of the people who still use it, and I would say, it probably works better than a more "modern" interface would, for a lot of the long-time members.

I passed my 20-year FR anniversary the middle of last year. I'm fairly typical of the older members (I'm 74). I spend time on FR because it's quiet. It holds still while I read it, it doesn't scream at me with flashing graphics, it doesn't have ads that cover the content, and it works acceptably on every computer and mobile device I have: phones, tablets, Windows, Mac, and LInux computers.

If I want to visit a site that jumps around, screams at me, and has obnoxious ads, Lord knows there are plenty of those to choose from.

[Chickensoup]

I want the front end to be essentially the same. However I want to post pictures easily.
I want to address directed responses easily with an effective ALL.
I want views counted again
I want the sidebars to work and not derelict.

[Texas_Jarhead]

It's apparent from your exposition that you're more interested in status quo. Who said anything at all about adding changing interface, advertising or offending your "quiet"?

I'm simply talking about trying to engage young people to the conservative side of the political aisle, but you just keep on objecting for your own selfish reasons. You don't seem to be care about the movement or the future of the nation, it just needs to be quiet.

[Texas_Jarhead]

Look, it's fine. IDC that much anymore. I really wanted to help the FR family that I've been a part of for so long. Hell, I was part of the group that protested Clinton when he came to town so long ago, but I won't argue anymore with you.

I simply wanted to make it known that there are those of us that are willing to put money where our mouth is in order to advance conservatism.

I'll refer you to home page that states, "Established in 1996, Free Republic is one of the earliest and largest online gathering places for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America. And we always have fun doing it. Hoo-yah!"