Er, um, why don't you do like most people and just ignore the "small, petty-minded, and vitriolic group of posters"? I usually just blithely skate right on by their posts.
Are there actually people on Free Republic who feel they MUST pay attention to threads or posts they do not want to read?
And if so ... Why?
When I joined I promptly learned to use the ignore feature.
When someone starts getting personal I ignore their replies and do not respond.
It's an easy to use feature and it's free.
Good advice:
"why don't you do like most people and just ignore the "small, petty-minded, and vitriolic group of posters"? I usually just blithely skate right on by their posts."
Sure there are! All those political party propagandists and other sundry party groupies who intentionally make fools of themselves, at times, clumsily trying to defend the indefensible.
Are there actually people on Free Republic who feel they MUST pay attention to threads or posts they do not want to read?
And if so ... Why?
Er, um, he's talking about the overall tone and quality of the forum, not just a thread here or there.
And he's right.
Mock if you wish, but he's not the only one who has noticed the deterioration.