[Swordmaker]

Apple's new Apple Watch App Store opens with 3000 Watch Apps. — PING!

Apple Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

I have been threatened by a member of Freerepublic that if I post anything again, he will offer Jim Robinson $2000 to banish me permanently from Freerepublic on the grounds I am, according to him a "faggot," I am not homosexual, my girlfriend finds that uproariously hilarious, as do my two daughters. He claims this because I use Apple products and ping the 700 members of the Apple/Mac/iPhone/iPad/iOS ping list to articles about those topics. . . Which he maintains come from a "faggot" company. He maintains all Apple users are "faggots."

I challenge the members of the Apple ping list to each donate at least $10 each to the latest Freepathon to counter such extortion. I HAVE donated $100. Many members of the Apple Ping list are already rising to the challenge. Join them. Let's show the power of the Apple Ping list in supporting Freerepublic!

If you have ordered an Apple Watch,
MAKE A DONATION TO THE FREEPATHON!

[who knows what evil?]

All Apple users are faggots? Sure glad I don’t own any Apple products...any good news is welcome after today’s Lynch vote.

[Vendome]

Who’s the closeted homo that made that threat?

[roadcat]

I challenge the members of the Apple ping list to each donate at least $10 each to the latest Freepathon to counter such extortion. I will be donating $100. Let's show the power of the Apple Ping list in supporting Freerepublic!

I'm a monthly donor, and donate more in Freepathons. I'll donate $100 on your behalf. Who is the fudge-packer harassing you? Swordmaker, you provide a valuable service to us on Free Republic. The troublemaker is nothing but a jerk, idiot, and so full of bile that he is destroying this site. I used to think that Free Republic was a wonderful site of conservatives who could debate rationally and keep things mellow between us. Lately, that has not been the case because of fools like the Apple-haters who are so vile. Because of that, I haven't been donating as much as in earlier years. This used to be a wonderful place. Please name the bad Freeper publicly and I'll donate $200. He probably gives nothing to support this site. (Yes, I'm replying on all new threads you mention this, because the jerk needs to go away.)

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

He maintains all Apple users are "faggots."

Ted Cruz uses an iPhone.

[moose07]

...all Apple users are "faggots."
What a strange analogy...

[Star Traveler]

That’s quite amazing, Swordmaker!!

These APPLE-HATER TROLLS are definitely not real conservatives, but are CONTROL-FREAKS ... a sort of dictatorship on boards and forums. This is definitely not conservatism!

These control-freaks need some serious psychiatric help!

[dayglored]

Hi Swordmaker,

I'm signed up for a monthly donation, but I just kicked in another 2 months' worth on top for your challenge. Here's the note I wrote with my donation.

-- Dayglored

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Hi Jim and the FR Crew,

I'm kicking in an extra 2 months of my monthly donation today, in answer to Swordmaker's challenge:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3282385/posts?page=3#3

I treasure FreeRepublic as not only a terrific forum for political, social, science, technical, and other news, but also AN ISLAND OF SANITY IN A WORLD GOING INSANE.

People who intentionally disrupt harmless special interest threads (such as the Apple Ping List threads, or my own Windows Ping List threads) with personal insults and defamatory statements, are doing FreeRepublic a disservice and threaten our safe haven of relative sanity. My extra donation this month is to demonstrate my support of the idea that Conservatives shouldn't tear each other down over silly things like technology. There are so many more important battles to fight to save Our Beloved Nation.

Thank you for your continued hard work to keep FreeRepublic going and improving, and God Bless you for your efforts to save America from the dangers she faces.

Very best FRegards,
Dayglored