Free Republic, Thank You And Good Bye

September 15 2010 | jveritas

[jveritas]

I asked Jim Robinson today to delete my account on Free Republic. He asked me to post an opus so some folks would not think that I was banned for no reason. Here is my brief opus:

Thank you Free Republic and Good Bye. This was an excellent forum for many years but now I do not think it is so in my humble opinion. The trend where the forum is going is very clear to me and I do not want to be part of it.

For all the Freepers with whom I have had good relationship and great discussions I want to thank you for all the good time we had together on this forum.

God Bless America and Our Brave Troops.

PS: Now Jim Robinson can ban my account.

[Dead Corpse]

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Hmmm... You channeling McCain again?

Bye.

[haircutter]

sorry to read this...
I always looked forward to your posts and thanks for the knowledge you contributed.
You'll be missed.
Carole
haircutter

[Galactica]

Sorry you are leaving. I have been a freeper for a long time and this is still my favorite place to go. I check it out every day. Good luck to you!

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Was it something I said? (”RINOs”)

[2CAVTrooper]

“Maybe it’s related to Karl Rogue.”

I heard someone today call him Tokyo Rove.... Quite fitting IMO

[Alberta's Child]

There may be something to what he says, but I don't think that's a reason to leave here.

Come to think of it -- he may not be correct on this one as far as I can tell. I had some of the most idiotic comments made to me on threads 5-6 years ago, and I think things have kind of quieted down since then. Maybe I'm just on the wrong threads. LOL.

[gusopol3]

I scrolled his posts, I don’t see that. I’m not sure what he means, I always miss the personal stuff on FR. I have always figured, how can you take anything personally when you are anonymous?

[mrsmith]

And thank you, please return.

[usconservative]

Look at any stupid post and there is over 70% probability that it coming from members who joined in the last three years.

PFFFFTTTTTTT..... I say the same thing about anyone who joined after 1999........

[2111USMC]

Take care.

[tennmountainman]

Is There a FREEPER Psychologist In The House?

[usconservative]

He has been on FR since 2001, for goodness sake!

I've been here since mid 1998. He's as much a newbie to me as you are.....

[DJ MacWoW]

No. Check his posting history.

[4rcane]

when most ppl leave, they just leave and never log in. Why is the need to make sure ppl know that you left and that the site delete your account? Its a sign of protest and a sign that he wanted others to know about HIS grievance

[Freedom_Fighter_2001]

Piss poor opus. Grade: D-

[Alberta's Child]

That's an odd reason for him to leave, considering this recent post of his:

Show the damn proof that they are going to challenge absentee ballots for Miller or shut the f*** up.

LOL. For the record . . . I actually don't mind this kind of blunt, straight talk on a political forum.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

Everything changes with time, ever the Catholic Church.

[NavyCanDo]

I've been on FR since I think 2001 and I don't see the changed you mention. Yea, there have always been those I disagree with, or a thread that just goes way off the reservation, like the anti-Palin threads or the Third Party pushers. But for my sanity I just ignore those threads.

[Celtic Cross]

Your definition of newbie seems somewhat...all encompassing...

...You old fart.

[usconservative]

You’ve only been here since 2001. You need to take the long view.

These newbies these days expect everything right away.... instant gratification and all that.

I mean sheesh, it's not like any of them know what the MFJ was, heck I bet some of 'em were still in diapers then.