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To: humblegunner
Celebrate the fact that you pimping your blog here has netted you some notice? No thanks, pimp. Go congratulate yourself.

This is a real question. Why is it so offensive to certain FReepers that conservative bloggers post about their blogs here? There are a lot of websites I wouldn't have found if I hadn't found them here. Back when we started Second Amendment Sisters on FR in 1999 to go up against the commie mommies, not one person accused us of pimping our little group here.

I would like to see people stop flaming our own. JR allows it, so no reason to muck up a thread with nasty comments. If there is some reason I don't know about why this is so offensive, then I'd like to know what it is.

50 posted on 06/23/2013 8:56:29 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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To: PistolPaknMama
If there is some reason I don't know about why this is so offensive, then I'd like to know what it is.

I'll try to help you out.

Blog pimps come here to FR to... (drum roll) ...pimp their blogs, and for that purpose ONLY. That is, they hit and run. They pimp their blogs and disappear to the next site where they can pimp their stinking blog again, rinse and repeat. When you check the blog pimp's posting history you find they never (or almost never) respond to any posts directed to them, and they never participate in other discussions on other threads with other (genuine) freepers.

The only blog pimping that is acceptable (at least to me) is when somebody posts the ENTIRE column, article, or piece that is posted at the blog. ...Meaning, it's not really "blog pimping", since you don't have to go there to read the story. However, if you do like the story or the writing style or the cause, whatever, you can go check out the blog if you wish.

There are plenty of good bloggers who post their entire pieces here; most are active freepers who interact on other threads with other freepers about a variety of topics. Then there are bloggers like this scumbag.

Hope this helps your understanding.

FRegards,
LH

51 posted on 06/23/2013 9:17:02 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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