I Am Reinstating My Previously Witheld Monthly Payment To FR

vanity | 08-26-02 | mercy

[mercy]

Giving priority to what is most important, I have decided to swallow my pride. I had a dustup with a moderator. I lost. Though I think the moderators need a tuneup they ain't so bad really. I depend on them to keep this site from becomming a free for all whacko hate site. I used to push the abuse button quite frequently on my fave undesirables ... anti-semite, haters. I notice they're a bit thin around here lately.

It is most important that Free Republic live and thrive. It is less important that I get things my way around here. Though I do not agree completely with the proposition that it is Jim's site and he can do with it what he damn will pleases ... It's as much our site, collectively, as it is his now. Perhaps Jim does ride herd a bit too hard on this creation he gave birth to. Fact is I don't know. I simply don't have enough information.

But it is a given that FR is the best there is at what it does. If it's only my morning paper and a place to exercise my verbal skills ... it's worth supporting. Now is the time for all level headed thinking FReepers to come to the aid of our wounded friend ... Free Republic.

[strela]

Both of you have some huevos posting what you did in this thread, considering the catfight the other thread turned into. Good on yer, lads.

Now here's hoping we can devote the same amount of "tender" attention to the liberals in future.

[LowOiL]

Thanks BadJoe ! That is all I got to say.

[usconservative]

But lately, the calls for unquestioned loyalty to Bush despite his administrations repeated and ever-encroaching abrogations of the Bill of Rights -- and the pile-on of the masses of Bushbots, who get unrestrained rights to say whatever they wish and personally attack in any fashion they so desire -- has me really ambivilent about the place.

Mega-ditto's and BUMP!! Well said Laz.

[M. Thatcher]

Or are we doomed?

We're doomed.

Could you possibly take yourself more seriously?

[WRhine]

Bump for the Big Guy that created the greatest forum on the internet.

[tomkat]

laz, i have a pretty fair idea where you're comin' from with all that,
and some of the folks here i wouldn't piss on to put the fire out,
but FR's still the hands-down best place i've found for the average schmoe
to both hear the news fast, and network enough to make a bit of a difference.

our country didn't get itself in this mess overnight,
and it's gonna take a while to get out of it, if we can.

but it's sure as hell not gonna happen if we eat our own on a consistent basis.

from one illinois boy to another, how 'bout not burnin' this particular bridge for awhile ?
there's at least a few of us here that miss ya ...

[M. Thatcher]

I'd empathize with you but have only my sympathies to offer. You see, there are simply too many folks -- like yourself -- who've made it quite clear they DO CARE to see me go! Thanks for caring, M.Thatcher ... though, rest assured, I won't have you suffering an opus on my account.

Psst: This thread isn't about you.

[mjf]

Ya know?

I'm glad you are back mercy! I enjoy this forum so much that I can't quit it.

Registered is gone???

I'm sure it's been stated prior to this, but I don't have time to read the entire thread right now, so let me say it again, COME BACK REGISTERED! DAMN MAN, I USED SOME OF YOUR IMAGES FOR A FREEP ON THE 2000 ELECTION! WE NEED TO HAVE THE CRYING BABY AVAILABLE! (That was beautiful man!)

And, well, just as a freeper who looks for humor, we also need to have "Dove Huntin' with Randy" available as well.

Free Republic isn't just the "Admin Moderators", it's all of us.

Show us some MERCY and come back!

mjf. HEY! HEY! If you do come back, I might post My Worst Day Story just for you! You always made me laugh man!

[FatherTorque]

 

Glad to hear it guys.  After the 3000 post debacle of this weekend I didn't think there was going to be any fence mending going on.  I'm pleased to see that issues can be set aside and old friend can work things out.

[sweetliberty]

"he was one of those characters whose very presence defined this site"

I agree with you, and I, for one, sincerely hope that he will stick around.

Registered, are you listening.

[Sabertooth]

But lately, the calls for unquestioned loyalty to Bush despite his administrations repeated and ever-encroaching abrogations of the Bill of Rights -- and the pile-on of the masses of Bushbots, who get unrestrained rights to say whatever they wish and personally attack in any fashion they so desire -- has me really ambivilent about the place.

While that still happens, especially when there's a desire to get an unacceptable thread locked or yanked, the more folks see of it, the more the perps out themselves.

And when they pull that stuff, it just means good things were happening earlier that they desperately needed to stifle.

[dubyagee]

Ya'll do realize the word on the street will be that this whole feud was concocted to make the fundraiser more successful and that you really cut your own ears off and blacked your own eyes to make it look good, don'tcha? ; * )

[sweetliberty]

Registered wasn't banned. He is still free to be here if he chooses to be.

[paulklenk]

I do think "suspended" was the word Jim used. That means he couldn't post if he wanted to (but wasn't banned outright).

[theophilusscribe]

Changed his name.

An awful crime, indeed! Seriously, was it just more anti-freeper stuff?

[theophilusscribe]

Time out or permanent?

[mercy]

I haven't addded up the tally yet but I think it's around 98% yea votes on this thread for Reg.

Are you lurking Reg? Are you about to lay one of your kiler diller graphics on us?

I sure hope so.

[theophilusscribe]

Wooops! Sorry—was just asking.

[2Trievers]

Thanks mercy for this thread ... and to Mr. Robinson and BADJOE for their gentlemanly behavior. PATRIOTS and shining EXAMPLES! WTG! &;-)

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Everyone is entitled to believe and state whatever he or she wants, but this outright begging is sure unbecoming. It's behavior I wouldn't expect from Freepers. Strange......very strange.