Just because a person signed up in 98 and/or had a layoff doesn’t mean they’re a troll! Surely SOME real people signed up in 98. :-)
I also have had an intermittent posting history based on :
current events
job demands
family demands
other factors affecting my free time.
Just saying it’s something I’ve noticed.
(Also, it’s in the dim reaches of my memory, but I might have had an earlier username and then forgot the password due to posting layoff, so created a new one. Old Timer’s disease. Ha!)
I’ve taken FR vacations a few times, I think 3 times for about 6 months, and once for a year or more. Got fed up that time. But Trump drew me back in!
Some real old people ;-)
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3665141/posts
McCain’s Subcommittee Staff Director Urged IRS to Engage in “Financially Ruinous” Targeting
Judicial Watch ^
I joined way back but haven’t posted again until Q. I’m not a troll. I think there are a lot of us who took a break and have returned since the last election.