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.

[Liberty Valance]

Thanks for the great tips Laz...

I'm not Liberty Valance...
I'm not famous or important
to anyone but my family and friends
and that pleases me no end.
But i'm awfully proud of the FReepers
who make a difference out there and am honored
just to be able to post here.
I have learned a lot here
and one of those things is that those
who would do FR harm are not my friends.

...and I kinda like the song and the movie. :o)

When Liberty Valance came to town
the women folk would hide
they'd hide
When Liberty Valance walked around
the men would step aside
Because the point of a gun
was the only law that Liberty understood
When it came to shooting
straight and fast
he was mighty good.
From out of the east a stranger came
a law book in his hand
a man
The kind of man the west would need
to ease a troubled land
Because the point of a gun
was the only law that Liberty understood
When it came to shooting
straight and fast
he was mighty good

Many a man would face his gun
and many a man would fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance
he shot Liberty Valance
he was the bravest of them all.

Now the love of a woman can make a man
stay on when he should go
stay on
Just trying to build a peaceful life
where love is free to go
But the point of a gun
was the only law that Liberty understood
When it came to shooting
straight and fast
he was mighty good.

Alone and afraid she prayed that he'd
return that fateful night
that night
When nothing she said could keep
her man from going out to fight
But the point of a gun
was the only law that Liberty understood
when the final showdown came to pass
a law book was no good.

Out in the sun two shots rang out
the shots made Liberty fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance
he shot Liberty Valance
he was the bravest of them all.

God Bless John Wayne and Jim Robinson.

[Darksheare]

*sobbing*
I am.. Juan Valdez!
*sobbing*

[hummingbird]

...we can't just go around saying stuff, without proof, can we?

Whoops....

(heh, heh, heh...)

[Eaker]

Anything to save 50 bucks, huh.

Now I gotta find someone else to blackmail!!!

[stuartcr]

I don't think the internet allows that, there must be some sort of filter or something...

[xJones]

Do you have any idea of what a newbie troll your post #557 sounds like? Haven't you picked up the idea that the last thing even a damn fool would do on this thread would be to reply to you saying, "Oh yes! Dirty tricks! Whoo boy! That's the answer, and meet me in FR mail where we can plan together!"

You're not very bright for a troll or even an ingenue.

[UCANSEE2]

I believe this is a fight to the death for this country;

Brilliant assertation, from you, as usual.

And (IMHO, as well)absolutely correct.

[Darksheare]

LOL!
Yuppers.

[UCANSEE2]

Just having Laz's name on the header makes me more careful than the Jury part.

[hummingbird]

...disinformation really messes with their minds (or what passes for that).

Disinformation is so hot!

[westmichman]

I think a good rule of thumb here is to post what you would be proud enough to send in to the local paper and sign your name to. (Especially if you are a hi-profile type.

[Heartland Hattie]

I don't really think that's called for. WTF did I come to FR for if it wasn't to voice my opinion? Not to have it picked at by yourself that's for sure. And the "n00b"/"newbie" label is usually applied by folks under 16, who really have no interest in the issues, just mouthing off. When you have some intelligent guidelines for me, or something creative to say feel free to FReepmail me.

[Poser]

" and the poser later released them."

Maybe I'd better change my name!

[DainBramage]

Dainbamage
1000 AtLarge
Triple XXXL, MediumCoke

[hummingbird]

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You beat me to it...I was just going to post the exact same thing. No lie...GMTA!

(heh, heh, heh...)

[Protagoras]

Nobody is a "nobody" if he or she is outspoken. Posting to FR makes you a somebody by default.

I "googled" myself once out of curiosity. Even though I am a fairly well known person in my industry and have a small but well known business, I got no hits. Seems my name is fairly common among some well known people.

When I googled my freerepublic sceenname I got quite a few hits off my posts. Go figure.

[beckysueb]

I think everyone ought to go through their profile and get rid of anything that might give them info about you, such as email addresses and such.

[Drango]

Did you get the new decoder ring at the last chapter meeting? The blue one, not the orange one we used last quarter. Please contact your chapter leader or area commander if you didn't and will get you one. Also get the latest codes on our back channel network. You know the one I mean.

[JerseyHighlander]

You must know that by giving out that information, for $39.95 anyone can find your home address. none the less, it's admirable you are so straight forward in your line of work.

[international american]

In answer to your tagline, John Kerry is a far worse example. Kennedy is a drunk, a left wing hack, and is guilty of manslaughter. Kerry sold out his nation in 1971, and again on his recent trip overseas.