Thanks for this- I appreciate the thoughtfulness and your open-mindedness. I agree with you here and with the comment you left on the blog. The best thing we all can do is think harder and share our thoughts. I replied there.. We need to resurrect the republic.
I’m still trying to figure out the right answer to the objections raised by several people on this thread. Here is what *I think* is probably the right way to do this:
1. Post Under “bloggers” not breaking news, etc.
2. Post the entire post, not just an excerpt.
3. Post the link back, for people who want to see context.
And two other generally good ideas to get people more open to your postings would be to
A. Complete your bio / about page.
B. Participate in other forum discussions besides your own writing.
I think this last point is key. The two examples I posted of authors doing a lot of cross linking and promotion here were both long-time Freepers who were extremely prolific contributors.
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Ok, that’s my ideas for peace-making on FR. I would especially like to hear back from humblegunner and Larry,. Would following these suggestions be a good idea and reduce or eliminate your objections? Are there other steps he should take?