Posted on 09/11/2004 10:50:47 AM PDT by FreeManWhoCan
ENOUGH ALREADY GUYS! STOP WITH THE VANITY POSTS! THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY, (INCLUDING THIS ONE!) HOW MANY POSTS DO WE HAVE TO SEE ABOUT CBS-DCOS/DAN RATHER/SWIFT VETS/
I ENJOY READING GOOD STORIES HERE, BUT HAVING TO SIFT THROUGHT ALL THESE VANITIES IS DRIVING ME NUTS...
We all need to recognize the obvious.
A "vanity post" can be far more valuable than a "link and text from a MSM URL".
The great majority of stories are produced by the main stream media. If we are forced to only link to MSM URLS, there are some investigative blockbusters that would never hit the news.
Drudge was a "vanity" before Lewinsky.
Here is a "vanity" for you. George Bush stated at one time that the last jet he flew was a T-38 Talon. However, the reports from the last few days said he last flew a T-33.
There are a lot of sharp people out there and many in the FR community. With the MSM so biased, some people come down too hard on "vanity threads".
I do agree that the regurgitation of the same stuff through vanity threads is not helpful.
Well written and well researched "vanity threads" by members, many who have expertise in certain fields, should not be lumped together with the usless vanity threads that do not add to the discussion.
Some day, a new Drudge will emerge and it may well be a FR member who just happened to post a "vanity" that becomes a national blockbuster.
Jaffa oranges are highly prized where I come from. The potent combination of ascorbic acid and natural sweeteners in this fruit acts upon the Asgard much like grain alcohol does in humans. Many's the time we've sat around and caused each other's body parts to disappear then reappear while knocking back a few Minute Maids.
IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, I'VE IGNORED THIS VANITY POST. I'M NOT HERE! I DIDN'T HAVE TO SIFT THROUGH THIS TO GET TO THE GOOD STUFF! I LIKE TYPING IN ALL CAPS!!!!!!!
Colonel Carter says your race has horrible taste. :)
Since you posted a vanity post complaining that there are too many vanity posts it saves me from having to post a vanity post to say the following:
I want to offer blessings and good wishes to all fellow FReepers on this 3rd anniversary of the jihadist attacks on America. I've gotten into some p*ssing matches on these threads over certain issues, but I can say this: Despite the occasional differences which come through on these boards, it is obvious most FReepers are patriots who believe in this nation's future because they honor this nation's past. America truly is the world's last, best hope - what President Reagan so fondly called that "Shining City on the Hill."
Thank you, FReepers, for giving enough of a damn about America to put yourselves out there and fight the good fight. Each and every one of you deserves to be honored and commended - and I do just that (even to those I've gotten into battles with)!
We're still going to name a ship after her, but take it from me, stay AWAY from the galley.
It was overrun by the Goauld long ago. Now all they do is sell overpriced, burnt oily mediocre beans. This is well known among the Asgard and Tokra.
Have you ever tried Tauri iced cream? It tastes better than tretonin.
I prefer jelly beans. :)
I believe we have encountered that commodity in our travels. But I never partake myself - makes me fart.
So did one of our greatest Presidents. : )
P.S. -- What's with the hair?? You were much more impressive when bald as a cueball.
Ach! The source of all Asgard power!
Okay, so ... like, is this a vanity post about vanity posts?
The vaninator.
Amen. I come here for NEWS & Discussion.
A bit of humor is fine, and fun is fun, but going down the list of "Latest" is hard navigation right now, due to all the trolls, duolicates, & vanities.
Annoying as heck to wade past batches of non-stories put up several windows of 'cuurent' stories to read, only to find "Thread locked...Duplicate".
Sorry, but new ideas require new threads to flesh them out (so they don't get lost in the middle of an existing thread). It's the only way to explore them completely.
The only way to protect against having so many vanities in the news section while still allowing the investigation to go on unimpeded would be to create an alternate forum (like we have News, Chat, Vetscor, etc.) for FReeper/blogger investigative work.
This sort of research is so important to FR. Most of the posts at FR are just by FReepers kicking their feet up, having a discussion about the news, keeping informed, bitching about bias, talking religion, etc. But the whole point of FR is to get conservative activism done--namely, organizing protests and fact-checking leftists.
I agree with you, XM, and have thought the same thing for a long time now. It would save time for those of us who want to cut to the chase!
I was just telling my sons a couple of minutes ago as to how there are some really sharp people here at FR and gave them a couple of examples of how certain exposures & political activism that are going on right now were started/caught right here at this site.
But ... some of that stuff gets lost in the maze of topics and fruitless chatter. I sure hope, John, that you take XM's suggestion seriously. Not only would it help us, but it would help the media, too. :0)
Thanks.
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