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.
Lazamataz
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Nowadays, when someone resigns, it is often because they have been given the option of resigning or being fired. I suspect that is what happened to the FReeper White House journalist under discussion.
It is easy to be brave when you have little to lose.
But when you live to the limit of your income, you are in effect trading your soul for the good life. You have become addicted to your lifestyle and you lose the option of speaking your mind.
Did I also mention that I am an MP? which as you all know does require a Secret Security Clearance. I would never post anything that would jeapardize my clearance.
LOL
free dixie,sw
No I don't I will scan and post any mail that I get that is addressed to you !
Hell, I took that precaution when I registered my VEHICLE!
resignation, under these circumstances, is cowardice, imVho.
free dixie,sw
Please don't scan and post my Llama Llove porn magazines.
"Dear Llama Llove, I always thought these letters were made up, but then one day I was driving by an alpaca farm, and...."
absolutely.. many of the guys I work with don't know where I live. All public documents have my PO BOX on it, I'm sure if someone really wanted to take the time to find out they could, but then my neighbors would tell me if they see anyone around my house that they don't know.....
I say we threaten somebody's life!
I take it you have never worked with Google. Click here to see why that won't help. You can always ask the Admin Moderator to delete a post for you. So when you are suitably horrified by the return from clicking that link, press on the "report abuse" link under the posts you want to delete and cite "personal privacy concern" as the reason for the delete.
Surprise, I changed my screen name.
My second user is #9407
When I first signed up, I used my real name, but I was a newbie and quickly realized was a bad move.
That user ID, I'm not telling you.
As a known curmudgeon and controversial poster, I know full well how important it is to protect your identity. I have received death threats from posters. In fact, this morning when I signed on, I got a freepmail from a disturbed person who tiptoed around threatening me.
There are dangerous people in the world, everywhere.
Thank you, excellent advice.
We've all noticed an influx of newbies between the election and exposure of the Rather fraud. It only makes sense that Old Media, DUers, Libs, would love to destroy the legitimacy of Free Republic.
Free Republic is as much a research site as it is a free exchange of ideas. This strength challenges the grip they've had on information for so long, it is expected that they would want to destroy the reputation of anyone and everyone who posts here.
Please keep us informed.
Great guidelines; we're being read by the media even more than I thought.
And I'd already realized just how often they read us, especially after reading Hillary's Secret War for which Jim Robinson wrote the forward and in which FR was featured prominently.
Excellent post.
You bet. Thank you.
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