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?
Works fine, wouldn’t change a thing.
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.
Are you the same person who keeps moving stuff around in WalMart and in grocery stores so that we can’t find stuff?
I hate that guy!
Absolutely perfect as is.
I am sure JRobinson would be happy to entertain any programing or software you are willing to volunteer.
25 more years!
“Just how I like it. Simple”
Yep.
“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.
Longer keywords would be good, maybe up to 30 characters.
And a SEARCH function to find strings in keywords.
That just happened recently at both my local Walmart and Safeway. My life sucks now!
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...........
Fine the way it is.
Perfect the way it is.
kiss
thank you Jim Rob
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.
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.
I like it just as it is.
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.
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?
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.
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