To recap a couple of good replies on selectivity of FR content from this thread, for anyone interested...
If you do not wish to see Religion Forum posts, do NOT use the “everything” option on the browse. Instead, browse by “News/Activism.” [click on “News/Activism” in the “Browse By Forum” box in the sidebar] When you log back in, the browse will reset to “everything” - so be sure to set it back to “News/Activism.”
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Another way - If F.R. is your home page, just reset your home page to the U.R.L. of “News/Activism” as follows:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/index
How the Forum software works is an interest of mine :o)
I don’t seem to have a sidebar.