Posted on 08/24/2026 11:45:47 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
Answer - All are lame excuses for not contributing to the Free Republic 3Q2026 fund raiser.
Is it me, or are we wayyyyyyyyyyyyy behindddddddd on the quarterly fund-raisins? Only 25% and 2/3 of the way through the quarter?!?!? Maybe some have seen it worse than this.
And the number of postings seem to have decreased, unless I am looking at the wrong page.
Help me understand the situation.
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Well, counting in the headline, it is at least 4 votes.
Folks, we all need to help out to keep the lights on.
I know the Breaking News is basically filled with incredibly outdated news and I know a number of threads are being deleted. I do not understand how things are being handled, but we do have decent content for what is posted and we have a wonderful history to delve through.
I am a monthly donor and I encourage everyone else to also help.
There are too many rules in the posting articles.
We need to step up the fundraising or Free Republic will go away.
None of them involve any physical effort........
Pretty long story, not one I want to explore right now.
Part of the problem is that some posters believe that their opinions are facts and if you don’t share their opinions they call you names. Rather than get into continuous pissing contests it is much easier to disengage and move on. There are other sources of info out there ... most allow you to block or mute people that you choose to avoid.
“Question: What Does “Being On Vacation” Have In Common With “Being a Democrat”, “Having a Stroke”, and “Dying”???. Vacation is leaving and never coming back, but you can vote.
Help me understand the situation.
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What situation? What are you worried about?
If management isn’t concerned about this Freepathon, then why should you?
Only 25% and 2/3 of the way through the quarter.
If you discussed with management, please share the strategy for closing the gap in the next 40 days. Or do they have a reserve fund for droughts and famines? I have no management contacts. Thanks!
“Part of the problem is that some posters believe that their opinions are facts and if you don’t share their opinions they call you names.”
Or worse. My guess is that everyone here has experienced some level of this. Politics is a tough sport really - ask Trump or the idiot Schumer from NY.
Here among FRiends one would expect to be cut slack from ad hominem attacks, though I have seen some legitimate challenges to opinions be taken as a personal attack. If anything, FR is a good place to challenge, be challenged and develop/keep a thick political skin.
There are a few here I do not engage in discussion for the reasons you stated. But I won’t let those types keep me away, or from supporting FR.
I recently read that the powers that be are going to sell FR if they don’t make the money.
someone dying is not a good enough excuse for you?? I don’t think FR is in everybody’s will.
Demonkrats have armies of dead ballot submitters and campaign contributors ...just saying.
Sorry to hear that.
You’ve got a big fam base out here Laz. I see your name popping up and you are not even in the threads. You are in the class of Freeper “influencer”. Don’t go too far away.
I’m only preaching to the choir.
This is an excellent private funded website. There’s no other like it.
I’m proud to be a dollar-a-day donor. That’s what I can handle. Please just send five or ten bucks a month to keep us online.
“Being On Vacation” Have In Common With “Being a Democrat”, “Having a Stroke”, and “Dying”???.
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Well i got caught commenting without reading . . .
I thought this was about Mitch McConnell.
Maybe blame the mods. They have run too many good FReepers away.
In 2010 there were over 1000 who donated. It’s been down hill since. Last quarter barely 400.
People don’t pay to get banned.
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