That should draw a lot of traffic to here. I’m not sure that’s a good thing. Watch for trolls.
Get a ham radio receiver that can tune from 3 to 8 Mc and scan around for stations. This will be your last resort to get information.
Even in Ms Widburgh's article on the comment-closure, she was pretty arrogant:
Second, it’s lovely that many of you came here for the conversation in the comments. To have the comments abruptly turned off was the equivalent of our breaking up your party, the great party at which all the guests were interesting and delightful. We appreciate what an unpleasant shock and disappointment that was, and we hate to be the mean parent who broke up the party but, again, sometimes you have to do what you have to do. (emphasis added)
Huh? What? Who died and made you the Arbiter of All That is Mature?
That said, I am not in favor of the Witch Hunt going on. I'd have preferred for the Invisible Hand to have handled AT vs Dementia Joe's retinue.
i have had a fantasy for awhile that Free Republic could become big, very big and more influential than it ever has. And I was around at the beginning when we had trouble and there were attempts to demonize us and in effect shut us down. It was quite a long time ago and I forgot the particulars, though. It obviously came directly on behalf of protecting the CLinton Administration from criticism and exposure, and those were “happier times”/////now anything goes. Anyone able to remember what the nature of their threats were?
Traffic and new members are something every discussion forum should and has welcomed since forever.But NOW things are different, and perhaps there should be a careful vetting for new members. But how would that work?
How much longer before FR is in their sights?