Posted on 02/11/2005 7:19:23 AM PST by Lazamataz
Recently, two Freepers who have some measure of prominance outside the forum have been damaged by liberals and/or Democrats. Jeff Gannon has resigned as a White House reporter, and the individual who goes by the name NCPAC has left his position in Maryland.
J. Gannon wasn't necessarily damaged by anything he posted here, but NCPAC was damaged by the work of a Democrat mole or a Washington Post reporter who revealed his freepmails.
It should be possible to post on this forum with anonymity and to be able to really discuss what's on your mind without worrying about Democrats trying to ruin your professional life, so, in order to help prominent Republicans who may wish to be an active member of Free Republic, I'm formulating some suggestions that I would like to have new users see.
This is what I have so far, as far as guidelines to help our prominent freepers avoid damage in the future:
If You Are A High-Profile Individual In “Real Life”….
If your daily job is such that you are a high-profile individual – as example, an official in a Republican campaign, or a state official in a Republican administration, or a rightward-leaning reporter – please read this article and take these suggestions.
- Please don’t reveal your identity. Please don’t drop hints as to who you are. Please don’t succumb to the temptation to show off a little and thusly compromise your anonymity.
- Know that there are Democrat operatives (and now, it appears, Legacy Media reporters) who pretend to be loyal conservatives. They will attempt to get you to reveal damaging information about your candidate, your administration, or your media enterprise.
- This is for ALL Freepers: Never reveal any personal contact information. Please don’t post (or share in Freepmail) any email accounts, private phone numbers, addresses, or places of employment – unless you really know and trust the person to whom you are revealing these things.
- Know that Freepmail can be, and sometimes is, exposed publicly. Please, never say anything in Freepmail that you would not want posted on the public forum. Please, people, add whatever you think might be helpful, and I will post the result as a new article.
Just a thought. ;)
I think the lesson to be learned is more basic...
Don't say anything on a forum, or in private mail, that would get you in trouble if it were seen by the wrong people. The internet is public and might be seen by anyone. email and FRMail, likewise, is out of your control the moment you hit 'send'.
If you don't want your boss, or your mother, to see it, don't send it.
LOL!
These days, I'm not sure as that would be accurate anymore.
Back before the CBSII Dan Rather fraud fest, that would have been true.
After the public butt whupping the MSM got over that, it may no longer be true.
There may no longer truly be 'low profile' posting here.
Maybe one for your ping list?
Even Johnnie Carson once had a game show entitled "Who Do You Trust?" But you're too young to remember, right?
If I get criticized one more time for not "DECORATING" my freeper profile page, then I will jusst throw thus thread at the person, b/c this is precisely why.
Important Ping
Take note and take it seriously!
Check out post 16 at the link.
They think we already have a private sub forum.
Post 16 from the link from the Gannon thread.
The reason lazamataz wrote this is because of what has happened in the media to a freeper..a good job lost, his employer, the governor of Maryland accused wrongly of smearing mayor O'Malley, and freepmail excerpts in the WA PO and discussed in the Baltimore Sun..
Paranoid was the lame comment. A mole figured out who he was..Do a search on MD4Bush..he put private freepmail on 3 old October threads the day the WA PO article first appeared on 2/8..todays WA PO article has freepmail excerpts.
I prolly wouldn't be afforded a look through the peep sight...:-(
I still remember the phrase "loose lips sink ships". Anyway, it's a good list. Maybe this list could be scaled down and place on the intro page as a warning, if the Admin Mod agrees.
Ping
Then you need to STFU.
Like I should talk.
How about making all n00bs read the entire Hobbit Hole series before they're allowed on the News/Activism forum?
Neither of your ping lists really have anything to do with this topic, but you might want to ping them anyways.
Same here.
I cracked jokes previously about being a forum nobody and being content to stay that way.
BTTT!!!
LOL!
Sadistic, twisted, I like it.
I'm still trying to figure out how he's gonna pick up chicks with this topic. :-)
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