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Vanity | 2-22-06 | Holly101

Posted on 02/22/2006 1:17:31 PM PST by holly101

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To: EQAndyBuzz

yep, they're gone.


61 posted on 02/22/2006 1:30:39 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (My pug is on her war footing.)
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To: holly101
In breaking news, some of it will stay there for weeks when it's old news.

What's even worse are the senseless vanities.
62 posted on 02/22/2006 1:31:00 PM PST by BJClinton (Let slip the Viking Kittens!)
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To: AlexW

"Why are some people in such a hurry to Zot someone with an
honest question?"

It's the seductive and intoxicating power of the Zot.

Many a life have been ruined by it.


63 posted on 02/22/2006 1:31:07 PM PST by PetroniusMaximus
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To: holly101
I disagree with your complaint and still find FR as the best Breaking News source.

Even if it isnt in breaking a simple search will show it 99 times out of 100.

Often its the comments on the story too that I am looking for, to see how others percieve something that seems important.

64 posted on 02/22/2006 1:31:54 PM PST by No Blue States
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To: holly101

yes, the keywords get read ;o)

65 posted on 02/22/2006 1:32:01 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (My pug is on her war footing.)
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To: MineralMan
I don't think a ZOT is in order. This is no newb writing here, but someone who's been on FR since 2000.

I agree.
I see no reason for a zot.

66 posted on 02/22/2006 1:32:25 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Tagline Repair Service. Let us fix those broken Taglines. Inquire within(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: holly101

Sometimes week old news is relevant to whatever's happened today. At any rate, if you have time why not get busy reading, watching, scanning news magazines, digests, foreign sources, and then post to your heart's content. The more the merrier, and we'll all enjoy.


67 posted on 02/22/2006 1:32:40 PM PST by hershey
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To: holly101

Terri Schiavo died.


68 posted on 02/22/2006 1:32:48 PM PST by Lekker 1 ("Computers in the future may have only 1000 vacuum tubes..." - Popular Mechanics, March 1949)
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To: Petronski

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69 posted on 02/22/2006 1:33:01 PM PST by Constitution Day (Anger is an energy)
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To: holly101

Actually, I'd say that the big difference is greater attention from the Sidebar Moderators. There used to be many more stories posted as Breaking News, and they would push the older stories off the bottom quicker. Now, I think the Moderators take a lot of stories off the sidebars that they judge to be less important or undeserving of that much focus. Stories they judge more important are left on the sidebar longer.

So there has been a change, I'd agree, from the way things were a few years ago or maybe even a year ago. For what it's worth, I think it's a positive change as far as the really important stories are concerned, because people can find them more easily if they haven't been here for a day or two. But it's less positive in that a lot of interesting newer stuff tends to get lost before people have a chance to see it.

You can't win 'em all. If you want to find all the news you just have to scroll through a few screens of stories to find anything you've missed.


70 posted on 02/22/2006 1:33:05 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Save It For Later.


71 posted on 02/22/2006 1:33:43 PM PST by Constitution Day (Anger is an energy)
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To: holly101
I don't have a lot to say, mostly I just lurk.

Nothing wrong with Hollys lurking.

72 posted on 02/22/2006 1:34:05 PM PST by Holly_P
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To: Petronski

If it wasn't for FR Natalee Holloway would never have been rescued.... Oh, nevermind....


73 posted on 02/22/2006 1:34:06 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: holly101
What has happened to Free Republic?

Dingos ate its baby.



And I still say trolls have found a way to hack the "Since" date.
74 posted on 02/22/2006 1:34:10 PM PST by Thrusher ("...there is no peace without victory.")
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To: MineralMan

Party pooper.


75 posted on 02/22/2006 1:34:40 PM PST by JamminJAY (This space for rent)
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To: holly101

Hi Holly.

I am very satisfied with FreeRepublic.com as my primary news source.
It is usually the first place I stop to check the latest news.

You may also want to check out The Threat Matrix.
We are on thread 34. Each thread is usually no more
than 5,000 posts. There's a lot of news and research on
this forum.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568490/posts


76 posted on 02/22/2006 1:34:50 PM PST by Cindy
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To: holly101

Things will definitely improve when UAE takes over operational control of FR.


77 posted on 02/22/2006 1:35:46 PM PST by kevao
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To: holly101

78 posted on 02/22/2006 1:36:05 PM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance (SAVE THE BRAINFOREST! Boycott the RED Dead Tree Media & NUKE the DNC Class Action Temper Tantrum!)
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To: holly101
you don't know if what you're reading is today or two weeks ago.

We all have our crosses to bear.

79 posted on 02/22/2006 1:36:08 PM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: holly101
I don't have a lot to say, mostly I just lurk.

Poor thing you really stepped in it.
80 posted on 02/22/2006 1:36:16 PM PST by JamminJAY (This space for rent)
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