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I hear ya, FRiend.

I became a monthly donor a couple years ago, can't do much, just a sawbuck a month, but that $120/yr (which I think of as 30 cents a day) is paid back to me with the best collection of news, commentary, social and political discussion, witty repartee, flames, humor, spirituality, and random weirdness that exists anywhere on the net. And I've been around most of the web, for more than 20 years now.

The only content FR doesn't have is leftist propaganda and porn. And nobody in their right mind needs either of those.

As to the speed of the site, it's fine! I'm way the hell out in the rural backwoods of upstate New York, on a slow DSL line, and the site loads better than anything except the Google search page. The lack of ads on FR is a Godsend -- it keeps things from bogging down, it doesn't distract, etc. etc. Yeah, there's an occasional glitch -- show me a server anywhere that doesn't cough up a hairball from time to time. I'm a System Admin, I know.

Maybe I'm an old-timer but I like simple pages of cleanly formatted text and a few graphics. It's like reading a book, only better. I absolutely LOVE the way the site runs!

In my opinion, Free Republic is the way ALL forums and commentary sites should be. Where the emphasis is on the content and information, not a bunch of ads and goofy unrelated crap. Easy to read, easy to search, no frills, just right.

I consider myself a guest in JimRob's living room, and try to conduct myself accordingly. In return, he provides me with more informative, entertaining, and thought-provoking content EVERY DAY than I can possibly get tired of.

FR rocks!

...I became a monthly donor a couple years ago, can't do much, just a sawbuck a month, but that $120/yr (which I think of as 30 cents a day) is paid back to me with the best collection of news, commentary, social and political discussion, witty repartee, flames, humor, spirituality, and random weirdness that exists anywhere on the net. And I've been around most of the web, for more than 20 years now. ...

Pinging Doctor Laz!

Thanks to Jim Thompson, and his brother John! I don't know who to thank most, BUT, FreeRepublic is THE GO TO site!

Maybe I'm an old-timer but I like simple pages of cleanly formatted text and a few graphics. It's like reading a book, only better. I absolutely LOVE the way the site runs!

This old timer is in complete agreement with you.

I laugh every time I see some chucklehead talk about running FR for "less than $100 a year" by using some "free/low cost" forum software an/or on some "free" blogging site.

In all these years, I've never encountered another forum that has the quality, consistency, and readibility of FR.

Following any thread (as well as jump-backs to previous comments, hotlinks out to other threads, etc.) is simply the best there is.

In closing, I would add my earnest request to all non-contributors: "Contribute to FR. You'll never know what you've got til it's gone!"

“I consider myself a guest in JimRob’s living room, and try to conduct myself accordingly. In return, he provides me with more informative, entertaining, and thought-provoking content EVERY DAY than I can possibly get tired of.”

Well said sir, thank you for articulating my impression better than most.

Use it or loose it folks. Pay the piper!