FreeRepublic Dumbed Down? Vanity Post

None | 6/23/2002 | Self

[Bowana]

I had not posted here in a while and now I find that F.R. has dumbed down their posting format.

I guess it was bound to happen. I enjoyed the HTML because it forced me to think and learn while posting news,events, and replies here on F.R..

Now just anyone can come along and post anything with no thought at all. (HMMMM?)

[Kaslin]

Some people complain about anything

sheesh

[ASA Vet]

Some people complain about anything

Right you are, there are guys here who would complain about Kobe Tai.

[Quix]

AMEN.

Html is ONE skill.

Should we call the other character a bonehead because he doesn't know Chinese?

[cynicom]

Bowana...

You would deny us access to a cross section of America versus a group skilled in puters?

I have zero interest in puters, telephones, fax or any other medium of communication. My interest is in what and who is on the other end of the line. My Ford will get me there, I do not need a Lincoln.

I would be shocked if Robinson originated this forum with HTML skills in mind. I have been misguided into thinking all this time that a "conservative" forum had been created for the open exchange of ideas. Here all the time it is for the people with whom HTML skills are of a particular interest.

[dighton]

I just want to say that being chosen as this month's Miss August is like a compliment I'll remember for as long as I can. Right now I'm a freshman in my fourth year at UCLA, but my goal is to become a veterinarian, 'cause I love children.

[Bowana]

This is news/activism?? Hmmmm

When FreeRepublic, the best "News/Activism" site going changes their format,

YES THAT'S NEWS, IMHO!

If this stays, fine, and if it goes, Se La Vie!

[Fzob]

Now just anyone can come along and post anything with no thought at all

Irony at its best.

[THEUPMAN]

bonehead-formatted allruntogether post from folks who don't know html

but Ilike bonehead-formatted allruntogether post from folks who don't know html
Its what made America great .... When our founding fathers debated the bill of rights by the light of a flickering candle over an open fire, do you think they had "auto detect", HA ... they had to detect for themselves and in those hallow halls of fiery fortitude, no spell checker was to be found, except perhaps the occasional busy body who used to teach English at the local school and was a little anal retentive to begin with. So in conclusion I say " thank God" for the freedom to speak freely and make a fool of oneself on a daily basis.... when do we get multi lingual buttons?

[Bowana]

Some people complain about anything

Hey, I wasn't complaining, the more the merrier, I was just making an observation!

[brityank]

Now if we could just have a spell checker.

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

[Bowana]

Irony at its best.

You got that, Huh?

[Dawgsquat]

"I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them."

- George Bush

[Bowana]

You would deny us access to a cross section of America versus a group skilled in puters?

Are you kidding?

The basic HTML to format a paragraph or two is far from being skilled in puters!

AND NO, as I said the more the merrier!

[Bowana]

"I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them."

- George Bush

So where did you get that?

[Dawgsquat]

Go Here!

[Bowana]

This is news/activism?? Hmmmm When FreeRepublic, the best "News/Activism" site going changes their format,

YES THAT'S NEWS, IMHO!

If this stays, fine, and if it goes, Se La Vie!

OK, so F.R. Formating changes aren't news! I guess it is only general interest!

Se La Vie!

[Bowana]

THANKS, I LIKE IT!

[Dawgsquat]

My pleasure.

[dighton]

[Neets]

Ummmm...apparantly the person in charge of this site changing their format doesn't think so either....

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