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Okay, I have a couple questions.

What was wrong with the old FR?

And, do I need to know CSS? If I do, could one of you computer-savvy FReepers direct me to a site that explains CSS in simple, easy to understand English?

IMO, this new FR is okay, but I was happy with the way it used to be. And I mean the old, old FR. Back when we were able to embed music and applets onto our profile pages (but I do understand that there was a security issue involved with this).

Oh well, I suppose we will all adapt. This is still the best forum on the internet. :-)

What was wrong with the old FR?

For the most part, it wasn't broken. So, naturally, someone had to try to fix it. For a Website purporting to stand athwart big government yelling Stop!, the FREEP has more than a few things in common with that big government...

...And, do I need to know CSS? If I do, could one of you computer-savvy FReepers direct me to a site that explains CSS in simple, easy to understand English?

As I understand it, Custom Style Sheets (CSS) are a novelty for hard-core "propeller-heads" only.
(Sorry, my technical friends.)

You do NOT need Custom Style Sheets to USE Free Republic - BETA or regular.
They only are needed to change the APPEARANCE of this forum - on YOUR computer screen.

I personally will not use them, until John Rob posts some "idiot-proof" generic versions that you can access with the click of a mouse. There WAS somewhere that you could click on a pre-programmed "Patriot" CSS to get the American flag back on your right-hand side, and I did, but I can no longer find the link. ;(