It's time for another posting refresher course - Volume 3 (Welcome Newbies)

Admin Lecture Series ^ | 7-23-04

[farmfriend]

Thanks for the guide lines.

[cyborg]

Either that or it's just plain ole fashioned ENVY.

[nopardons]

Oh don't be so sure of that.I've seen some things from LR get past the Mods,which were horrendous.

[Nita Nupress]

It's time again for another posting refresher course. Please take a moment to read.

Thank you.

Oh, and thanks for letting me have a little fun with TheCole-meister before he went bye-bye. Now, do you know what a "very strict Reagan Republican" is? He never answered me. I hate it when that happens. :-)

[Nita Nupress]

Another handy link for newbies. Someone should update this one.

Shouldn't that be "FRewbies?"

[Admin Moderator]

Don't know. TheCole was an obscure troll (not a popular returnee), he was banned before. Can't answer your question about a 'strict Reagan Republican'. My best guess is, I will never vote for Mondale...

Good luck. Liberals suck.

[AnimalLover]

Review time

[CGASMIA68]

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[thoughtomator]

Y'all ought to give credit to Steve Jackson Games for that blatant rip-off of Illuminati in the AM profile.

[JockoManning]

It bothers me b/c Free Republic is a campus where we talk, discuss, argue, pontificate, make observations, and hopefully learn from each other. By being quiet the first few months after joining, I got a feel for what works and what's awkward, as well as for which FReepers are credible and which are laughable. Those who start new threads are presenting items to be considered by the rest of us.

It's strange that on one's first day here one presumes to know the lay of the land well enough to post a topic that is suitable, has not been posted already, and won't be an annoyance to seasoned FReepers.

[Unknown Freeper]

AM, thank you sooo much for posting this. I cannot believe how many people are posting duplicate threads lately. And it is even worse when the thread already is right there in Breaking News and has been there for hours or even a full day. How much effort does it take to do a search before posting a new thread?

And another thing for the posters. There is no reason to type the thread title in all caps. You do not have to yell.

[Rebelbase]

Here is a tip for HTML challenged FReepers.

When posting articles you must format to HTML. A simple way to do this is to cut and paste your article into a standard reply window from any thread. Then choose "spell" option, "apply corrections" and then "Preview."

The Preview will be HTML formatted. Cut and paste the preview into the body of article section of your posting, add your comments and your done.

[FourPeas]

Awwwww, but can we still post is pwetty colors?

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

I understand the mission of FR. What I don't (didn't) understand is if it's OK to post a vanity *in the appropriate place* about my son's computer program, for example. Or are vanities (placed in General Interest/Chat) supposed to be somehow related to FR's mission also? I understand completely (and always have) that they don't belong in any of the news sections. But, can we post anything we'd like in the General Interest category? I'm still not sure. If I'm not mistaken, I think I've gotten in "trouble" or seen others get in trouble for posting vanities in the General Interest section. I do understand the need to conserve bandwidth, so I am not complaining about this. I just want to know what's OK. I'm not a bigtime poster in the first place.

Thank you for helping.

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

When someone wants to alert another Freeper to a particular thread, he will hit "reply" and type that Freeper's name into the "To:" box. Then, when his friend shows up at FR, he will see "New Posts to You" highlighted at the top of the window and when he clicks on it, he will have a link that takes him to the thread his friend wanted him to see. Does that make sense? Now, sometimes people will type in "ping" because they want to read the article, but don't have the time right then. If they hit "reply" and type in "ping", they will be alerted on their own "Posts to You" page that the article is there to be read.

Now, what is a "bump"? This would make sense if you were set up so that when you come to FR, you immediately go to the "Latest Posts" page. This page, every time it is refreshed, shows the articles that have most recently had posts made to it. So, the articles that are having the most discussion are always at or near the top. If you think an article is really good and should be read, but isn't in Breaking News (or even if it is), you might reply and type in "Bump" so that the people who go to the "Latest Posts" page are likely to see it when they go there.

I hope that some of this was helpful (and correct!) LOL

[End Times Sentinel]

I guess I have two points to add here.

One, for your first post, I don’t think you can do any better than to post a vanity. In that spirit, I’d like to ask everybody for sunburn remedies.

Number two, be sure to fill out your Freeper profile and include pertinent information. Things like, your real name, phone number, address, map to your house, social security number, internet password, times you’re home and when you’re not, where you work, just the basics so others can get to know you.

Hope that’s helpful.

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[Squantos]

Whats the rule (is there a rule) on folks who don't post anything except SPAM to promote their own site ? I can understand making comments and maybe a link embedded but just graphics advertising their site and a link to their site on a whole bunch of threads.........??

Stay safe !

[Admin Moderator]

We don't allow it.

[carenot]

How do we search by date?

I want to find threads that were posted, August 31, 2001.

Thanks.