[Jim Robinson]

Here's the updated list from a couple days ago:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111944/posts

I will be adding a few more tonight and will repost the list.

[eddie willers]

Well....we're certainly must over the target....look at all the flack!

[Nita Nupress]

What is the legal limit as far as # of words? IOW, if I do a word count using Word, what's the maximum number of words we can post for any given article?

[passionfruit]

I think that an automatic excerpt with a link to the paper would be a sensable way to go.

Then the buzzards will have to find something else to gripe about.

[swheats]

No worries. The majority get their news and info here anyways.

They can only slow your progress, they can't stop you.

Vigilent, valiant resolve.

[AppyPappy]

What if we created a new table called full_article, wrote a perl script to move the full text to the table and then provided a link to the full text in the excerpt. The mods would have the only access to the full text in case there was a discrepancy. This is no different from having a pile of newspapers in the basement.

[Palladin]

Here we go again.

How about we just ignore all these filthy rags and do not use any of them even as links for reference? Let their stinking fishwrap papers die of insignificance.

That'll cut down on "hits" to their sites, and consequently on their ad revenue.

[antceecee]

Observation from one of the little people:
FreeRepublic is a discussion forum not a news purveyor.
Wouldn't they be pleased to have their publications quoted, excerpted, linked or used in any way that furthers the reach of their written word? I thought news was all about informing the masses. Also, wouldn't someone who enjoys reading an excerpt from their publication be more inclined to subscribe? FreeRepublic is actually giving them free advertising. How ignorant of them not to enjoy the fruits of free promotion!
The only reason any of these publications should be upset is if what they are publishing is somehow dishonest and they don't want it dissected.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Well, folks, the handwriting is on the wall. The complaints are now coming in faster than I can respond to them. John is currently in the process of writing programs to search out and automatically excerpt all existing threads from these sources.

Well, this is the price to pay for becoming so big that everyone sees FR on their radar. Little websites don't have this problem. But if they think that they are immune to this kind of scrutiny once they are big enough for the enemy to see them, they are kidding themselves, LOL.

This reminds me of the stupid Spaniards, whom I have relatives from my mother side, voting for the commies because they thought that it would stop terrorism. You don't stop terrorism by allowing them to exist and flourish. So called conservative sites or "neutral" sites won't stop the main media from going after them if they are big enough. Their stupid idea that FR is generating profit, but they don't because theirs it's just volunteer donations (as if FR forces freepers to donate) shows their utter ignorance and wishful thinking.