No one has been “ripped off.”
But tough times have resulted in fewer posters having the time to go find articles and post them.
The best way to help revitalize the site is to go out and find news to post about. Try searching for news about various countries and post what could be relevant to economic or national security.
Write an article about a historical event that you have an interest in.
Find or write articles to post on science or engineering and get a discussion going.
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A famous and well known FReeper did just that a few weeks ago. His thread got pulled and he was insulted by the moderator. For no reason.
That FReeper has not been back.
The best way to help revitalize the site is to go out and find news to post about. Try searching for news about various countries and post what could be relevant to economic or national security. Write an article about a historical event that you have an interest in. Find or write articles to post on science or engineering and get a discussion going.
This. All of this. The forum is open to posters, meaning no one can complain about not finding enough to comment on.
Diana in Wisconsin posts gardening threads.
Marktwain posts on the banglist.
Kathy in Alaska and fatima post the favorite songs threads.
SunkenCiv posts the gods, graves, and glyphs threads (among others).
etc., etc., etc.,
Free Republic doesn't need "modernizing", it needs a survey to find what some Freepers think is missing.
I appreciate the military and aviation threads, as well as the opposition to wokeness and misandry.
The movie threads are thin because Hollywood is dying, and Alec Baldwin hasn't shot anyone in a while.