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Posted on 06/30/2025 5:37:20 PM PDT by airplaneguy

Does anyone know how old the Free Republic software is? Doesn't appear to have been updated in at least the 20 years that I've been here. It would be nice to have hyperlinks and better interfaces and a better search function. Not just text and photo files in line. It looks like Craigslist looked about 25 years ago. Anybody with software experience have any thoughts on this?


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1 posted on 06/30/2025 5:37:20 PM PDT by airplaneguy
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To: airplaneguy

Works fine, wouldn’t change a thing.


2 posted on 06/30/2025 5:39:04 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: airplaneguy

Just how I like it. Simple, not loaded with all kinds of ads and graphics that stifle response times when the signal is weak.

Don’t change a thing.


3 posted on 06/30/2025 5:39:51 PM PDT by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: airplaneguy

Are you the same person who keeps moving stuff around in WalMart and in grocery stores so that we can’t find stuff?


4 posted on 06/30/2025 5:40:36 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

I hate that guy!


5 posted on 06/30/2025 5:41:17 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: airplaneguy

Absolutely perfect as is.

I am sure JRobinson would be happy to entertain any programing or software you are willing to volunteer.


6 posted on 06/30/2025 5:42:07 PM PDT by JParris
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To: airplaneguy

25 more years!


7 posted on 06/30/2025 5:42:21 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: cyclotic

“Just how I like it. Simple”

Yep.


8 posted on 06/30/2025 5:42:23 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: TomServo

“Upgrade? Why fix what isn’t broken? This software has been running like a Swiss watch for 25 years—no crashes, no nonsense, no ‘updates’ that break things.


9 posted on 06/30/2025 5:42:39 PM PDT by KingLudd
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To: airplaneguy

Longer keywords would be good, maybe up to 30 characters.

And a SEARCH function to find strings in keywords.


10 posted on 06/30/2025 5:42:39 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

That just happened recently at both my local Walmart and Safeway. My life sucks now!


11 posted on 06/30/2025 5:42:44 PM PDT by norcal joe
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To: airplaneguy

We are here for the content.

Democrats keep thinking it is methodology that impedes their message. They focus on the method, not the message.

We focus on the message here...........


12 posted on 06/30/2025 5:43:06 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: airplaneguy

Fine the way it is.


13 posted on 06/30/2025 5:43:26 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: airplaneguy

Perfect the way it is.
kiss
thank you Jim Rob


14 posted on 06/30/2025 5:43:36 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: airplaneguy

A lot of changes could be made to be more user friendly.
One thing that woukd really be nice would be to have a Foreign News Category. There are always articles posted with titles like Horrific Bus Accident kill 20 and injures many more of course after you open the link it’s a story about Bangladesh where 100 people ride in the bus and another 75 ride on the roof.


15 posted on 06/30/2025 5:43:37 PM PDT by cquiggy (Ck)
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To: airplaneguy

This is a frequent question.

The frequent answer is, it’s old and not changing anytime soon.

I’m not JimRob nor do I play him on TV.

But the bottom line is, it works.

And FR isn’t cheap. If someone wants to pay for the new interface, more power to them.

Candidly, I like the interface….it makes me smarter by knowing about html coding.

It also keeps out the low information types. “Ewwwww…coding? That’s hard.”

Now….does this mean that the median age of FReepers is about 65? Yup.

Youldmthat median come down with fresh blood? Uh huh.

Would FR get an influx of noobs (who, by the way, would be ridiculed by old timers) if they made the interface simpler? Prolly not.

And thus, the circle of life is complete.


16 posted on 06/30/2025 5:43:38 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: airplaneguy

I like it just as it is.


17 posted on 06/30/2025 5:45:26 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: airplaneguy

well, i think i stay with/support FR for the exact same reasons as i still use command line interfaces, run Linux, and Windows NT/7. it’s called old school is better/safer school.

as far as other social media, i think i may still have an account on GAB that i don’t even look at much these days. so NADA for the rest. so i sure hope the change(s) you want don’t end up making me leave FR.


18 posted on 06/30/2025 5:45:28 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

How about smaller nag graphics, reduce the huge Donate pictures to 2”x3” on each thread.

How about a feature to eliminate them once you donate each quarter?


19 posted on 06/30/2025 5:47:57 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: MayflowerMadam

They totally changed all the isles at my Aldi. I waste lot more time trying to find my items now. But I don’t mind the extra walking exercise. Walmart has good signs for each isle and they have not made any drastic changes. Publix is my final stop and they have amazing customer service. The workers will actually walk with me to the correct isle and point the item I asked about. But everything costs more at Publix.


20 posted on 06/30/2025 5:49:05 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (TERM LIMITS IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP CORRUPT CAREER POL ITICIANS. York )
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