Yeah, it sucks. But no, they shouldn't be zotted. Better to be exposed, corrected, and if needed, humiliated. I see that happening...a lot, including by me. This is 2025, and free speech is the norm.
B) Another significant reason I’m leaving is sadly, the quality of the discourse here.
Are you kidding? I often learn more here than from Facebook and X. FR is filled with some very talented and experienced engineers, aviators, computer scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, etc, who shed detailed light that goes far beyond what I read elsewhere. And as I have known many of them for a quarter century, I often know who to ask.
C) News sources, etc.
Nitpicking. Only humblegunner has ever hit anyone for blog pimping. As far as what constitutes a "legitimate source," as Potter Stewart said, like obscenity, you know it when you see it, and there are some very discerning eyes around this place.
D) Leadership–
Please just go ahead and apologize to JimRob for this very unfortunate rant.
E) My final issue with FR is the functionality of the site.
We all agree, but it is what it is at this point.
I would love for FR to become a political powerhouse again that it once was but it will need to look in the mirror and decide what it wants the future to be
That is never going to happen, just as Facebook will never again have the same impact. A historical peak comes and goes for all media. But what we do have is an enviable and, to me, priceless community of friends, frenemies, patriots and fellow travelers who have come a long damn way together, and are growing old together. And I treasure those real human beings more than any other mere platform. I am sorry you do not.
But I also urge you to stay anyway.
Thumbs up Man, real thumbs up!
Call me antiquated, but I do not think the terms “fellow travelers” means what you think it does. The term “fellow traveller“ is used to identify people who sympathised with the Soviets and with communism. “Fellow traveler” is a euphemism for commie.