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Regarding Terri Schiavo Stories, the BN Sidebar, vanities, and newcomers
Posted on 10/21/2003 7:21:45 PM PDT by Lead Moderator
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To: Dog Gone
And I did not see you at the vigil, either.
Have a nice day, and for goodness sakes, dont get physically hurt in any way.
Despite the greatest medical science known to man and/or your actual wishes, you have worth to the medical community.
It may require your dismemberment to achieve, but you definately have medical worth.
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:06:40 PM PDT
by
sarasmom
(Thank you, everyone who prayed for Terri Schiavo. Keep praying, please !)
To: sarasmom
Intentionally making people uncomfortable seems to me to be a good way to turn them off to what you want, rather than turning them towards what you want.
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:10:15 PM PDT
by
William McKinley
(Gosh, that was phrased the way Eee-or would have said it.)
To: sarasmom; Dog Gone
I find it really nice to learn that Freepers meet up and know each other. So you met Dog Gone at your local chapter meeting? I've been meaning to go to one of those.
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:10:55 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept.)
To: Lazamataz
hah! Maybe you need a Queer Eye makeover?
To: Lead Moderator
Your post breaks most of the rules you are stressing.
To: Lead Moderator
I, for one, felt it especially serendipitous I had some kind of mystery amnesty coincidental with critical, much-dreaded events finally unfolding in the Schiavo case I've followed for some time now.
Those kinds of threads are exactly the thing FR does best ... spreading the word, rallying support, serving as a nexus of contact and dissemination. I enjoy very much getting not only the facts but some crack analysis from those close to the scene and more familiar, say, with the Florida legislature's profile than I. But I'm THRILLED when some whining "how many times ... how many times" Dem cites the avalanche of e-mail, calls and letters from the Public as "forcing" them to listen to what the people have to say. Amazing what can sometimes happen when they know we are watching.
Consistent Keywords and/or Titles would be so nice ... indeed you've got to consolidate threads where folks aren't together enough to keep a running Master thread of links.
Didn't realize the abuse button could be used to update a breaking news thread. What a great idea. I might actually use the thing.
Because it's true I do have a high tolerance for abuse. I guess, mostly checking pings and only related posts, I missed most of the ugliness. Sorry to hear that folks let their emotions get the best of them as some saw fit to lounge about the Schiavo threads to crack jokes or dress death in heaps of hypothetical and suicidal bravado while Terri was starving to death as they typed.
And I, for one, am still in shock she's received a reprieve. It's nice to feel a surge of hope for a change thought mine is yet a wait and see attitude.
'Cause it's not over yet ... and I trust your well-timed heads up during this first breather not only helps the interested sidestep any further negative attention but perhaps better coordinate future threads.
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:42:47 PM PDT
by
Askel5
To: mrobison
Your post breaks most of the rules you are stressing. Hit 'Abuse' - I dare ya ;0)
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:53:03 PM PDT
by
Chad Fairbanks
(Francis Scott Key was a One-Hit Wonder)
To: Lead Moderator
How about a daily live thread, like we used for the Iraq war? Easy to find, and we could keep track of events as they happened.
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:07:08 PM PDT
by
lorrainer
(Oh, was I ranting? Sorry....)
To: wirestripper
I didn't have time to scan the older threads throughout the day, as I was at work, so I am very grateful to those who posted the gist of the matter in the title.
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:35:11 PM PDT
by
skr
(Pro-life from cradle to grave)
To: NautiNurse
Agree.....Stay Safe !
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:42:38 PM PDT
by
Squantos
("Ubi non accusator, ibi non judex.")
To: Lead Moderator
What's the difference between LM and AM? Was this change posted under breaking news? I just noticed the title today when you threatened to pull a post (twice)lol. We cleaned up real nice though, didn't we?
To: Dog Gone
Dog Gone
[90] - However, the burden for anyone who wants to challenge the conventional wisdom on such a thread is to be polite and civil, too. I agree with that.
As a fairly new FReeper, I frequently follow threads without posting. Often I see someone "flaming" another poster as a Troll or other derogatory comment. Sometimes a poster who differs with another is accused of having multiple "names", etc.
Are there really that many multiple-name (previously-banned) posters, or is there some other explanatioin for the posting?
Diddley
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:03:48 PM PDT
by
Diddley
(Inquiring minds want to know.)
To: Diddley
explanatioin = explanation
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:05:26 PM PDT
by
Diddley
(Inquiring minds want to know.)
To: Lead Moderator
newbies are not given as much leeway as 'more established posters'. Just for the record.....what is a 'more established poster'? Is this a set time or just anyone that has been here longer than you? When I first joined and tried to post I was told to sit back and read along for awhile...I'm now able to join in conversations. Start a new thread?? I would never consider it.. People get slammed for being a newbie even if they've been here two years. What is the litmus test that lets you move up to a true freeper?
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:06:29 PM PDT
by
Krodg
(I believe, I pray and I fight.)
Comment #115 Removed by Moderator
To: Krodg
>>...what is a 'more established poster'?<<
It's when you develop two large muffs.
To: Lead Moderator; Admin Moderator
I don't know where you folks get your patience but I'd like to shop there ;-)
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:27:01 PM PDT
by
Tamzee
(...This tagline has been tested on animals.)
Comment #118 Removed by Moderator
To: Humidston
It's when you develop two large muffs. Dang..I think I'm still a mini muffin.
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:40:22 PM PDT
by
Krodg
(I believe, I pray and I fight.)
To: Billthedrill
Welcome aboard Bill -g-
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:41:05 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
(18 of 19 Hijackers had State issued Driver's License's !!!)
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