Need Intelligent Freeper Input: Guidelines For Our Prominent Freepers

Source: All of us | 02/11/2005 | By Laz

[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.

1. 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.
   
   
2. 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.
   
   
3. 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.
   
   
4. 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.

[trisham]

I say screw the Wahington Post and all Democrats eveywhere!

Dain Bramage

PO BOX 38267

Tallahassee, Florida 32315-8267

(850) 933-8511

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You're right!

B. Trisham

PO BOX 45678

Revere, MA 02151

(781) 867-5309

[PoorMuttly]

Well, I..

oh...it says "Intelligent."

I thought it said "Inelegant."


Me go now.

[Willie Green]

Pat Buchanan sucks.

Yeah, well I'm proud of my heritage as a loyal, populist pitchforker.
And IMHO, we already HAVE a private, invitation-only forum of trusted FReepers. They're called MODERATORS.
Sheeeesh, the LAST thing we need is some kind of elitist, bureaucratic expansion to resurrect and fuel the flames of "star chambers" and "covens" and other assorted secretive nonsense that the anti-FReepers use to harass JimRob.

But go ahead, lead the way for whatever little band of Lazamataz cult worshippers you can attract to your invitation-only group. I don't have such high and mighty ambitions and am content to remain among the more humble masses.

[b4its2late]

LOL. Yes, you are totally out of control.

[arasina]

These are *guidelines* not rules. Anyone is free to do whatever they want. I put absolutely nothing past these people.

I know. And they can Google 'retrokitten' and 'FreeRepublic' and see just about everything you've ever posted. I'm not saying we shouldn't be careful; I'm just not going to go into hiding. Bring it on! Lies wither and die in the light; truth just gets stronger.

[Lazamataz]

Not complaining, everything changes, but it used to be a more reflective place when membership was under a 1,000

How would you know?

You are user #79897

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=79897

[stand watie]

you're obviously LUCKY!

a couple of the "lincoln brigade" (read that unionist/extremist LUNATICS!) on FR have called my employer & demanded that i be dismissed, because of my GOP,SCV & PRO-dixie political activities.

what my boss said TO them is UNPRINTABLE!

free dixie,sw

[exnavy]

LOL I like your approach, in your face is best. We're americans, damnit.

[april15Bendovr]

The best plan would be to contact landmark legal foundation and consult with them around 1st amendment rights.

Whats the difference between reading private US post office mail and e-mail. Taking information of a private web site with private members and using that info to damage a person by getting them fired would seem to me an invasion of privacy unless the person electively makes them self well known.

[Popman]

Perhaps a small site of your own would be more to your taste...

Trying to top the best conservative website on the Internet would be a lesson in futility.

I have a whole bookmark of sites of FReepers who tried.

Most are dead links.

[BobS]

The anonymous quality of a screen name is useful for people that don't have public or commercial duties. I, for example, don't wan't FR to become part of my next clearance review.

[Carolinamom]

Good advice for all of us to take to heart, Laz. Super awareness is a very good watch word.

Thanks for the ping, Howlin. While Freepers spot and zot many trolls, there's always the possibility of someone w/his own agenda slipping through the cracks.

[Lazamataz]

But go ahead, lead the way for whatever little band of Lazamataz cult worshippers you can attract to your invitation-only group.

Yeah, that's what I was suggesting! A Lazamataz Cult Worship group!

What a weenie. We might want to change your screen name to Weenie Green.

BTW: Pat Buchanan still sucks.

[DainBramage]

Skeerd to use my own address so I borrowed Osbourne's...he don't mind.

[RightWhale]

Right. Yesterday the news media carried a couple of warning stories about blogging. If a blog damages an employer the blogger is subject to disciplinary action. That's the rule. Also, no one is truly anonymous on the Internet.

[davidosborne]

I don't know if I would call it "luck". I prefer to the term, "armed, and a good shot".

[steveegg]

Where I draw the line is this, don't call my HOME number (unpublished) and don't come to my house (unpublished).

Very smart move. I trust you took that care when you registered your website.

[NonValueAdded]

gynomasticacy??? Ah ha! You are Ted Kennedy!

[PilloryHillary]

Thank you very much for the ping!

[trisham]

The key to that post was the tag line.

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Yes. It was a very funny post, btw. :)