(Vanity)Why are the Christopher Reeve threads locked or pulled?(Vanity)

10/10/04 | Brbear

[Boundless]

> A wise person told me that the deceased one was
> beyond those things now ...

Agreed, but in the present climate, events with suspicious
timing bear examination. Reeve was reported to have
considered suicide on a couple of occasions, and the
early reports lacked info to rule that out. It is now
ruled out.

> ... bedsore which became infected, then the infection
> went to his blood. He had an overwhelming sepsis and
> went into cardiac arrest Saturday. They must have
> revived him. He was taken to a New York hospital
> where he was in a coma until he died Sunday.

The passing of CR is not, therefore, an opportunity for
attacks on him. The DNC pandering, and the mis-info on
stem-cell researcj, are valid targets for activism.

[1rudeboy]

I'll probably be zotted for questioning the wisdom of the moderators, but I'd really like to know.

That is absurd.

[justshe]

"Slamming him after his death is immature and not worthy of posters on the FR.com."

Unless you are one who:

1) builds yourself up by tearing others down;

2)You truly believe you are God's surrogate on earth and have the directive to sit in judgement of that person's soul.

[RasterMaster]

It probably took longer for your post to get pulled than Kerry to be on the stump exploiting.

[cyncooper]

You are correct and it did not, contrary to the absurd assertion above (I'm not bothering to go back and look and ping the person since they chose to misrepresent and be dishonest, I don't feel I owe them the courtesy), go nasty in less than 5 minutes.

I think some chastising posts went over the top and made it impossible for the mods to simply delete the very very very few posts of questionable taste, too.

[RasterMaster]

If Billary kicked the bucket, Admin better prepare for a bit of song..."Ding dong the witch is dead."

[Fatalis]

Was I unclear that I was talking about the thread I linked to? If so, sorry.

[cyncooper]

Is there a thread on this Edwards comment?

[Zuben Elgenubi]

I went to college in the late sixties and early seventies with Christopher Reeve. He was a very bright and talented son of very nice parents who were college professors (not at Cornell). He was tall and thin in college, about 6'2" and 170 lbs, with natural sandy blonde hair which he styled a lot like Steve Winwood of Traffic. He was a babe magnet, and led a very sober life during college.

May he rest in peace. I shudder to think of having to spend so much time in a paralyzed state.

[mabelkitty]

Nope.
I read it.

[Not A Snowbird]

Don't ask me to explain the difference. I guess it goes back to the time honored tradition of not speaking ill of the dead.

[bayourod]

They locked this thread too. I just tried to post a reply and could not do so.

[cyncooper]

What's wrong with that thread?

Not a comment or two, you're saying the whole thread. Tell me what is wrong with it.

[shield]

Farewell Christopher Reeve hope you find peace at last.

[cyncooper]

Was I unclear that I was talking about the thread I linked to?

Are you unable for some reason to articulate what about the thread you linked to is a problem?

Simply saying you don't like it doesn't cut it here. You must be able to explain yourself. There is nothing wrong with that thread but one comment. One comment does not a thread characterize.

[Chemist_Geek]

Civility is not what you disparage as "PC".

[F16Fighter]

"My post was pulled for suggesting Reeve's death would be exploited politically by Lurch."

Un-freakin-believable.

You WILL be proven right. Reeve's life was already exploited by Lurch in the last debate.

[F16Fighter]

"I'm glad I didn't see the deleted threads this one was bad enough.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1241551/posts?q=1&&page=51

Before you become an official school hall monitor at Free Republic, get your ears wet a bit, Newbie.

Fatalis

Since Sep 23, 2004

[ImpBill]

"A handful of disrespectful FReepers were taking it on themselves to be total jerks."

Say it isn't so! FReepers being jerky? < /sarcasm >

[RightWhale]

If a thread is merely locked a message as to why it was locked will appear in the new top bar. If it is pulled it is gone.