Posted on 02/11/2005 3:42:07 PM PST by Wolfstar
It's way too easy -- especially on the social threads like "Day in the life..." -- to let our guard down and reveal too much about ourselves. Even in cases where we trust a particular poster because we've encountered them many times and have had nothing but positive interaction, we forget this:
Every FReeper needs to fully absorb the fact that, of the many, many thousands of views FR gets every day across all threads, not every lurker is a conservative and/or a Republican, or someone who harbors only good will toward those of us to the right of center in our politics.For every person who actively posts to any thread, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of lurkers. (For the benefit of those who don't know the meaning of the terms, "lurkers" are people who read threads but never post.) The "Day in the life..." threads routinely get several hundred replies, and well over 6,000 views. For events like the SOTU or inaugural, views in the 10,000 range are not uncommon.
The stats are undoubtedly much higher for the really hot "live" threads.
FYI to #1 here.
Hi, Wolfie.
Here.
Hi!
Thanks for linking the thread.
Friday Dose going up. Please wait until the all clear before posting other photos/images. (Am filling in for MJY1288, just for today.)
Hello everyone
Here!
I saw that picture before. I just wanted to say "It's ok, Mr. President. You're doing great." I know he does not need me to tell him this, but that was my reaction.
Howdy...MUD
Wolfstar, as always, thank you for your infomative, interesting doses, I so look forward to them...GM
The First Lady listens as boys participating in the Passport to Manhood program share ideas about respect and love during a visit to the Germantown Boys and Girls Club Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2005 in Philadelphia. Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility through a series of male club members ages 11-14. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
A passage from the First Lady's remarks yesterday at Helping America's Youth Event, Wigle Community Center, Detroit, Michigan
Since my time as an elementary school teacher and librarian, though my years as First Lady of Texas, and now as First Lady of the United States, I have worked to emphasize the vital importance of those first few years of life for children. The first five years are critical for children to develop the physical, emotional and cognitive skills that they'll have for the rest of their lives. Infants and toddlers need parents and caregivers who read to them, who engage them in conversation, and who foster their development, so when they start school, they're ready to learn.
In fact, these first early years are also critical to the social and behavior development of young children. Research shows that boys who exhibit highly aggressive behavior as early as kindergarten have a greater chance of being involved with drugs and violence as adolescents. And research from Yale University shows there's a substantive linkage between early reading failure and truancy and depression later in life for young people.
Our children are living in an increasingly complex world, and boys especially are having a tough time growing up. Boys are more likely than girls to be arrested for crimes. The Department of Justice estimates that more than 90 percent of gang members in large cities are boys. They are also more than four times likely than girls to carry a weapon to school. And by age 18, boys are 17 times more likely than girls to be in jail.
A particularly nice photo of our new SecState as she arrived for the EU-US Summit yesterday.
Condi waives as leaves Luxembourg after the EU-US ministerial Summit.
Dang it!
In this photo released by the Department of Defense, the head of U.S. Central Command, Gen. John Abizaid, answers a reporter's question during a media availability with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and U.S. Army Commander of Multi-National Force Iraq Gen. George Casey Jr., right, in Baghdad today.
The Defense Secretary and Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi leave the Prime Minister's office after a meeting, in central Baghdad today.
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