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Mods Gone Wild
Me ^ | 09/27/2023 | Me

Posted on 09/27/2023 6:34:54 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA

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To: Rennes Templar

Yes. Try and debate with the pro-Ukrainian hack FReepers.
They’ll run to the Mods and hit the abuse button and get your posts removed.


21 posted on 09/27/2023 6:54:42 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: MD Expat in PA

Yes - I did.


22 posted on 09/27/2023 6:54:56 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

They gotta go. Its exhausting. 10 years ago they would have been zotted.


23 posted on 09/27/2023 6:56:22 AM PDT by anton
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To: anton

Well, can i just say, this thread was enlightening and entertaining. /Sarcasm


24 posted on 09/27/2023 6:59:29 AM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Admin mods have never done stuff in a “friendly” or “helpful” way. Why would anyone expect them to start today.


25 posted on 09/27/2023 6:59:58 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: ConservativeInPA

Or maybe he doesn’t like Expat in PA lol!!


26 posted on 09/27/2023 7:00:00 AM PDT by sit-rep
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

That issue arises when you stop “debating” and start making reference to others’ parentage and their sexual relations.

Try debating instead of insulting. It will work wonders for you. Da?


27 posted on 09/27/2023 7:02:00 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: sit-rep
Or maybe he doesn’t like Expat in PA lol!!

Oh maybe he doesn’t like PA. I feel a Viking Kitty sneaking up on me.

28 posted on 09/27/2023 7:02:33 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Vacate the chair. Shutter the government until it can be correctly defunded.)
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To: Admin Moderator

No, you didn’t. The reason given for being pulled both times was that it was posted to News Activism which it wasn’t. I will also say that the search function on FR sucks.


29 posted on 09/27/2023 7:04:32 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

There is anecdotal evidence that some long time Freepers are disappearing from the site. I hope they aren’t leaving or being banned because we are supposed to only espouse certain views.

I thought the whole point of Free Republic is that we are free to espouse whatever views we want. And then discuss and debate back and forth.


30 posted on 09/27/2023 7:04:51 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Lol... Zttt!! (Zott to the top!)


31 posted on 09/27/2023 7:08:00 AM PDT by sit-rep
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To: Dilbert San Diego

really?! we are all entitled to the closest holy rollers opinion.


32 posted on 09/27/2023 7:10:13 AM PDT by ronniesgal (The bidens are actually more white trashy than the Clintons, and that's sayin' something)
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To: MD Expat in PA

They pulled the post because they wanted to. They pulled it because they could. Why they wanted to is anybody’s guess. They could be having a bad period. They may just wanted something to do.


33 posted on 09/27/2023 7:13:50 AM PDT by sport
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To: Dilbert San Diego

> I thought the whole point of Free Republic is that we are free to espouse whatever views we want <

Not really. JimRob has made it clear that this is a conservative website with Judeo-Christian values. Stray from that, and you’ll probably get the zot.

Stay within those parameters, and the mods will be pretty lenient. Not perfect. But pretty lenient.


34 posted on 09/27/2023 7:24:45 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Leaning Right

> People put effort into their posts. Deleting them in an unfriendly way makes no sense on a website that is run on goodwill and donations. <

“I can understand why the mods would sometimes get exasperated by posts that obviously break the rules.

Nevertheless, you make a good point.”

Absolutely. As a domain owner and moderator I have made this point many times. It is counter productive and could run people away. My observations are that it has been extremely limited for quite awhile though. But can this place actually afford to be too arrogant, heavy handed, or micromanage too strongly? While participation and donations are already dropping like crazy?

Exercising “tact” and simple courtesy in moderation can go a long way towards accomplishing the same end result without the risk of any animosity. I can share that there is already scuttlebutt on the side about the operations and lack of transparency here.


35 posted on 09/27/2023 7:25:05 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: MD Expat in PA
I twice attempted to post the news of the death of the Baltimore Orioles and MLB great and Hall of Famer, Brooks Robinson.

Too soon.

36 posted on 09/27/2023 7:28:21 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“There is anecdotal evidence that some long time Freepers are disappearing from the site. I hope they aren’t leaving or being banned because we are supposed to only espouse certain views.”

I can tell you this is a fact. Participation and donations are down because folks are jumping ship for several reasons including arrogant moderation.

I hate to see it. It makes absolutely no sense to step on the hand that feeds you. Unless you actually don’t need it?


37 posted on 09/27/2023 7:32:48 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Lazamataz; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; Carriage Hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; nascarnation; ...

Hanging around to see where this ends up...

And the next hand grenade serve is to the Admin Moderator.


38 posted on 09/27/2023 7:39:28 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: MD Expat in PA

You want some cheese with this whine? I recommend Velveeta for you because of your lack of tact.


39 posted on 09/27/2023 7:42:14 AM PDT by Ikeon (Dont like what you see? then look away. )
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To: Vermont Lt

Insults have always been part of FR 😃


40 posted on 09/27/2023 7:45:20 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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