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.
I don't even have a garage, you can call home and ask my wife.
Well, if MD4bush *is* a WaPo reporter, don't the no-excerpt rules apply in reverse?!
Great job, Laz. Thank you.
Ping.
Ping.
Here's another one.
Whenever we come here, we can quickly scan the handles of those who post with our cursors in order to reveal newbies. As time permits, check out newbies to see if they are single post users or single issue users. If suspicious, alert Admin Moderators.
I would if I were you.
Can't fool me. I know you're really a big burly guy that lives in a van down by the river.
Nice pics, though.
Laz, excellent list of common sense things to keep in mind while Freeping.
Thanks.
To MD4Bush | 02/11/2005 8:48:57 PM CST sent
I heard you have a tiny penis. Is this true? I'm the Devil's stunt double. Kiss my ass, bitch.
Democrats, I trust.
How'd they taste?
Huge ping list ping!
Maybe you should have kept your post more general. You definitely clinched any doubt on the two you mentioned.
Ideally all should remian somewhat annoymous until you get to know someone ... then consider fr e-mail.
I thought so.
I'm Darth Rumsfeld.
I was suprised that someone from the fever swamp didn't try to hit us with a deniel of service attack.
I suppose that will become the new Internet CATCH phrase for dating. Hey, gimme your USERID and I'll google ya up!
Virgins= I never been googled.
Call girls= Googleplexed.
Looking for a date= Going Googlin'
Yikes. Thanks for the ping. I've been without a computer all day, and making a birthday cake and getting ready for a house full of kids tomorrow, so I'm just now checking what's going on.
Looks like it's been a crazy day. I'm trying to catch up on the ncpac and md4bush thing.
Kinda like the old idea that the girl who will date everyone else, but you, must be a slut.
There ya go!
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