Deep breaths....in, out...in, out....
Oh the irony.
I have PMS.
Starbucks makes a great decaf. Look into it.
Have you tried switch to decaf? Sheesh...
I was thinking about posting a vanity post about persons who despise vanity posts.
Then don't read 'em. Is sombody forcing you to reaf the FR all day. Do something else. Geesh.
I HAD IT!!!! TOO MANY VANITY POSTS ABOUT VANITY POST. HOW CAN I READ THESE VANITY POST WITH ALL THESE VANITY POST ABOUT VANITY POAST!!! STOP IT ALREADY!!!
and this is ...OMG... a vanity post.. GOOD JOB!!!
Odd question, FMWC.
Strongly disagree and you are seeing one of the strengths of FR in action. A lot of different angles have been breaking. Having each with its own thread title makes it easier to keep up with the latest rather than having to go through 17,453 posts to see if someone came up with something new.
VANITY, VANITY, VANITY, VANITY, VANITY!
PRESIDENT BUSH LOVES VANITIES! BUSH/CHENEY 2004!
There was no typewriter in 1972 that could post an ALL CAPS vanity.
Heeey, is this a VANITY POST?
Good idea generally but wrong in application today.
It is vanity posts and the odd reply which have carried the ball so far. This is a swarm not a set piece battle. A bit messy but irrestible. Let it run its course, when nothing more is be achieved or exposed, such posts will abate.
We need them now.
Gotta agree with you. Maybe the Mods need to revive their ever-handy "Too Many Vanities" post.
The ones that are driving me particularly nuts are the one-sentence posts which aren't even worthy of being responses on threads.
This always happens, tho, when a crop of new people discover FR. It shall pass.
A vanity to end all vanities?
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.
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!!!!!!!
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)!