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Why does this site edit head lines when it says it does not.
http://www.freerepublic.com/ ^ | 12/05/2003 | ME

Posted on 12/05/2003 6:22:27 AM PST by kerouacbal

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To: kerouacbal
Did you read the described below?
41 posted on 12/05/2003 7:43:54 AM PST by FourPeas
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To: kerouacbal
They alter the text, too. Why, just the other day I was posting that I thought that the entire government should be executed and the total means of production seized by the state, to be run by workers' committees organized into Soviets in every major manufacturing industry, children mobilized into Hillary Youth battalions, and all of those little grocery store cards that now transfer information to the CIA turned into ration cards, to be vetted monthly by neighborhood Democratic Party commissars, and the Lead Moderator kindly condensed the whole thing for me to "Happy Thanksgiving, FReepers!" Honestly, it's what I was really trying to say...
42 posted on 12/05/2003 7:49:46 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: kerouacbal
The (unofficial) correct way is to post the original headline with your version or comments in parens. Example:

Officials concerned with economic growth (Is CNN trying to stop economic growth?)

If this was already posted, please forgive and check my tag line.

43 posted on 12/05/2003 7:50:41 AM PST by BSunday (Too lazy to read the whole thread, or even past the first couple.)
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To: kerouacbal
I believe you need a question (?) mark at the end of your title. :)
44 posted on 12/05/2003 7:55:27 AM PST by leadpenny
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To: curmudgeonII; kerouacbal
"Obviously you've been in this country a long distance."

I done been here three meters already.... thank you very much....

PS: kerouacbal, did you read the white printed text in

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1034486/posts?page=31#31 as well?


bw
45 posted on 12/05/2003 8:40:39 AM PST by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Actually, I am surprised the thread is still up....;)
46 posted on 12/05/2003 8:43:43 AM PST by bwteim ("Pardon me, young man, but is this the non-smoking section of the life boat?")
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To: kerouacbal
I'm sorry if this has already been covered, but I just got out of ther shower. Is this the thread raising a seriesly hugh question about FR editing headlines when it says it does not?

If so, I would like to inform you that President Bush carried around a turkey on Thanksgiving which was not eaten by the troops. Some people say he was trying to steal it.

47 posted on 12/05/2003 8:46:41 AM PST by San Jacinto
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To: kerouacbal
Maybe it's because some folks don't punctuate their thread titles correctly.
48 posted on 12/05/2003 8:50:46 AM PST by hispanarepublicana (Mr. Fox, give us our water!!!)
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To: kerouacbal
I do not know who the Posting Police are, it is an old maxim, give a person a little authority and they will stretch it a mile.
49 posted on 12/05/2003 8:52:19 AM PST by cynicom
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To: JennysCool
What Freeper Guild Rank do you need to attain before you learn the secret handshake?
50 posted on 12/05/2003 8:55:37 AM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: Lead Moderator
People generally search for an article before posting it

Here's a question:

Since the recent software revamp, there is no longer a "post article" link on the search results pages. If I've done a few secondary searches, I have to click back through several pages before returning to a page with a "post article" link. Can we get the link put back on the search results pages?


51 posted on 12/05/2003 8:58:53 AM PST by Sabertooth (Credit where it's due: saveourlicense.com prevented SB60, and the Illegal Alien CDLs... for now.)
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To: kerouacbal
"guild lines" and "long with this stay" and you are asking
about the editing someone else does?
52 posted on 12/05/2003 9:12:15 AM PST by isom35
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To: kerouacbal
Are you logged in?
53 posted on 12/05/2003 9:22:48 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Sabertooth; Jim Robinson; Admin Moderator; Lead Moderator
Since the recent software revamp, there is no longer a "post article" link on the search results pages. If I've done a few secondary searches, I have to click back through several pages before returning to a page with a "post article" link. Can we get the link put back on the search results pages?

BTTT. This is a must. It is so annoying this new way. I always searched for an article and posted it if not found. But with the new software, I can't click post, but must go to an article of some sort first.

54 posted on 12/05/2003 9:39:47 AM PST by yonif ("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
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To: Lead Moderator
The musical WestSideStory has changed the words in Maria's song I'm So Pretty.
Original:
I'm so pretty, oh so pretty, so pretty and witty and gay,
(to rhyme with -->) today,

Revisional:
I'm so pretty, oh so pretty, so pretty and witty and bright,
(to rhyme with -->) tonight,

55 posted on 12/05/2003 12:19:32 PM PST by Elsie (Don't believe every prophecy you hear: especially *** ones........)
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To: BlueLancer
Yes, it's the Lollipop Guild, in coordination with the Lullaby League. We wish to welcome you to Munchkin Land.
56 posted on 12/05/2003 12:27:53 PM PST by frodolives (Moose bites kan be pretti nasti)
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To: yonif; Sabertooth
"Since the recent software revamp, there is no longer a "post article" link on the search results pages. If I've done a few secondary searches, I have to click back through several pages before returning to a page with a "post article" link. Can we get the link put back on the search results pages?"

I think this is because the search program now searches all forums. The results page is shared by all forums. You can get to the forum of choice to post your thread in one click by clicking on the forum list in the right hand sidebar.

57 posted on 12/05/2003 1:15:58 PM PST by Jim Robinson (All your ZOTS are belong to us.)
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To: Jim Robinson



I think this is because the search program now searches all forums. The results page is shared by all forums.

Ah, I did not know that. That's a good improvement. Thanks.

Is that true of keywords also?

Are keywords still dropped when threads are moved to different forums, or are they retained?


58 posted on 12/05/2003 5:44:13 PM PST by Sabertooth (Credit where it's due: saveourlicense.com prevented SB60, and the Illegal Alien CDLs... for now.)
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To: Sabertooth
I don't know.
59 posted on 12/05/2003 5:46:05 PM PST by Jim Robinson (All your ZOT are belong to us.)
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To: kerouacbal
You cannot change a headline or the content of the article. That's like, you know, painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa!!

It's a good rule. ;-)

60 posted on 12/05/2003 5:48:38 PM PST by Scenic Sounds (Pero treinta miles al resto.)
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