"I'm new here. Don't hurt me."
Posted on 10/24/2004 8:30:17 AM PDT by indexpatient
hey,
Got on last night and sombody from somewhere had an I'm new post so if igured i would do the same. I've been on since friday and have stuck in my .02 on several things and unfortunately pissed off a few folks already (sorry) but I plan on sticking around for a while. I hope to get some of your feedback on some of the issues.
Howdy! Welcome to FreeRepublic.com .....Glad to have you aboard FR (FreeRepublic.com). Since you're new, I thought I would send you something that might make your stay on FR easier and better. It will give you info about FR and also on HTML picture and link posting, etc.
Here is a link. Go to post #116 first (link should take you right to that post), and look under "Pictures". That will give a walk-thru for picture posting. That article gives a lot of very useful and helpful tips on HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), which you need to post on FR. There are other related links and information there as well.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/735087/posts?page=116#116
You might want to bookmark that article. Bookmarking puts an article on your FReeper Profile page for quick and easy referencing. See post #53 & 59 for bookmarking instructions.If you have any questions or problems, feel free to send me a Freep mail or a note and we’ll work through it.
Welcome, and Thanks [Newbies Especially, Please Read]
Posted on 03/20/2003 4:30:30 AM PST by Admin Moderator
Welcome to Free Republic!
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of writing the following:
Yesterday was, by the measure of distinct posters, the busiest day ever in the history of Free Republic, as 4,282 distinct usernames posted. Fan-freepin'-tastic. This beat the previous record by a dozen or two.
Even more impressive, yesterday was the busiest day in the history of Free Republic as measured by total articles + replies, with a whopping 31,153. The previous record was somewhat below 30,000.
Signups had their 8th highest day ever, behind 7 consecutive days after the 2000 elections.
I am happy to say that yesterday was even busier, with 4,313 distinct posters, an all-time high. The posts+replies measure just missed duplicating the previous day's record, with the tally at 31,069. 333 new signups were made (the 4th highest one day total ever), and although some of these were trolls, the vast majority were not.
I would like to thank everyone on behalf of the rest of the staff for everyone's help in making things continue to run smoothly, for pointing out disruptors, and for keeping the discussion lively but (for the most part) civil. Abuse has not increased with load, and for that we are grateful.
To all the new posters, welcome. If you have questions about how things work, feel free to ask them on this thread. I am sure many freepers will be happy to chime in with help.
Some recent threads which might be helpful to newbies:
HTML help can be found on this thread and this thread.
At one time, someone had started collecting information for a Free Republic FAQ. The effort died, but there is some good information on that thread here.
Some information about graphics etiquette can be found on this thread.
The site's owner, Jim Robinson, has asked for some consideration regarding posting articles to the sidebars. More here.
Speaking of sidebars, this thread has all you need to configure which topics show up for you as sidebars, and in what order. More here.
What are vanities? They are posts that start threads, where instead of being an article from another source, the article is written by the person posting the thread. What do you need to know about vanities? This thread should help. It also has some words on types of posts that are not welcome here...
CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
Do you have something somewhere in your massive image library that you could post on this thread - to properly welcome a YOUNG Republican to this crazy place?
If he learns the rules, sure. (Hint, hint.)
"I'm new here. Don't hurt me."
ROTFLMAO!!! Cute, really cute!!!
Do you have something somewhere in your massive image library that you could post on this thread - to properly welcome a YOUNG Republican to this crazy place?hehe! You mean like a Britney Spears pic ?? :^D
Here's a young Republican .....
LOL!
EXACTLY!
:^D
LOL
*** POW SOCK ***
Thanks, JustAmy!
Could you name one issue that might be tops on your list - something you feel you need or want to talk about - in order to get other opinions -
just wondering -
We're on hightened alert due to a recent "zerg rush" of trolls and disruptors. Friendly fire is a sad possibility in these tense times.
*snurgle*
We have a whole list of appreviated terms too....like LOL=Laugh Out Loud.
Have fun and good luck.
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