Whaaaaat?!?! ;) 
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.
Laz, add Jerome Corsi, the co-auther of Unfit for Command to your list of exposed Freepers. He was considering running against Kerry for the Senate here in Massachusetts, and a state Dem official cited some of his posts to FR (sorry, I couldn't find the relevant article). You might try to contact Dr. Corsi to find out what the story is.
I use the cloud8 handle to avoid hassles at work and possible unpleasant email.
--Bill
Thanks for the ping, Dark.
Good job Laz.
My dog would love that! He thinks he's smarter than me and sometimes I agree.
Someone can copy freepmail you send to them and give it to the media,use personal revelations to figure out who you are,etc.
Welcome.
I used to crack jokes about how having the High Profile Freepers kept me safe in the shadows.
Unfortunately, it's not a joke anymore.
FR has gotten considerably higher profile, especially since Den Rather's public smackdown and embarrassment came largely from us.
The MSM is going to be gunning for FR now as everyone has mentoned.
I'm still glad that I'm a low profile 'nobody' in the grand scheme of things, but that is a security blanket thought with no real value!
*chuckle*
I will add your observation to point 1.
Point 1 is now amended to read:
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. Keep in mind that an accretion of seemingly insignificant information can paint a detailed picture of who you are.
Welcome.
And I second that, excellent thread and idea Laz.
Well, Spartacus, if I were you, (and I am, you know), I think that's a reasonable idea.
While this is true, it doesn't pertain to high-profile freepers, but instead to organizers of Free Republic social events.
Almost every security breach in the history of mankind--certainly most of the huge ones--has come as a result of a desire to show-off.
Any fool can be important. There is wisdom in being important discreetly.
a highly trained and well paid DNC troll that tracks FR members identities to compromise them so to discredit this forum and the Bush administration?
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. Just kidding for you paranoid FReepers
Thanks for the ping, Howlin. Gonna go ahead and ping the One Ping to this, since it's such a huge pinglist and all. Sorry for any cross-pings, but this stuff's important.
Take note, folks!
I'm really a big ol' burly guy who lives in a van down by the river.
Well .. since I have no life .. I should be safe :0)
Seriously though ... Good suggestions
Thanks for the ping Howlin
Rulees/suggestions for all of us to live by.
who know when some DUmmie or MSM weasel may be Lurking/trolling for unfortunate comments.
Whaaaaat?!?! ;)
My sponsor has told me that every failing of man seems to come from Pride.
This would be one of them.
There is a reason it is first among the seven deadly sins.
Yes, it is; we need to make sure as many people as possible READ IT.
Pelosi keeps flapping her arms, making it irritating and distracting to try to watch her.
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