You had to make an effort to join the site. Visitors aren't allowed to post; merely to view. Made obvious by your having a username.
They don’t bother to warn you of the (I think) overly rigid rules that need to be followed, and they don’t tell you that if you violate one of these dopey rules, you’re going to be attacked like you’ll think you fell into the piranha tank at Sea World
Rigid rules? I guess not. And here's the Newbies page with information on posting, etc. Also, here's our founder's Statement page (which statement, you'll note, is also on the face page for Free Republic). The whole point being, if one's interested in being an active member, one will take the time to hunt things down.
I don’t know if FreeRepublic invented these rules or if they are just imposed by people who regularly log in to it, but if they are so freaking important to you why in hell did it take a year-and-a-half for someone to squawk about it?
Answered above. Oh, and it's kind of hard to "squawk" about something to someone who isn't in to communicating. Now, get off your high horse, settle down, and understand that your being here is as part of a community. Your success is directly related to how well you get along, and treat others. Calling them jerks and crazies when you've failed to communicate for the 20 months you've been a member isn't the best way to accomplish that.
Thanks for the Newbies and Founder’s Statement links.
They are not as obvious as you seem to think they are when a “newbie” first logs on.
I’m not much into chat sites, but I’ll give it a shot, and try to be more interactive.
And I’ll hang on to my “jerks and crazies” opinion until I see some evidence to the contrary.
P.S.: If this is a conservative site, why is everyone so quick to use the “racist” label. I thought playing the race card is the Liberals’ favorite weapon!