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The Proper Care and Feeding of the Free Republic Keyword Feature

Posted on 09/20/2006 6:06:39 PM PDT by Admin Moderator

Edited on 09/20/2006 6:54:12 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

The Free Republic keyword feature serves a valuable purpose, it alerts posters to topics that they are interested in and supplements those topics which aren't already listed as available topics.

1. Please do not add words like "and" and "the" to the keywords. And PLEASE do not add every word from your title to the keywords, that's just plain annoying.

2. Please do not use keywords to troll posters. The mods can see who adds keywords and you're only going to get yourself in trouble.

3. Please do not add keywords to bump old theads. The purpose of keywords is to alert posters to current threads about the topic they're interested in. Adding a keyword to a thread from 2003 defeats that purpose.

4. Keywords on troll threads are exempt unless they contain profanity or an obscenity.

5.We are aware of several posters who abuse the keyword feature and we would appreciate it if they would stop.

Thanks.


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1 posted on 09/20/2006 6:06:40 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Admin Moderator
PLEASE do not add every word from your title to the keywords, that's just plain annoying.

LOL. It can be funny at times, but yes, it's mostly annoying. :)

2 posted on 09/20/2006 6:08:09 PM PDT by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: cgk

There have been a few times when I joined in to load the keyword feature of certain threads. I guess it's not something we should be doing, but there are times when a Clinton thread comes along and it's hard to take a pass once the chum is in the water.


3 posted on 09/20/2006 6:19:14 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Victory will never be achieved while defining Conservatism downward, and forsaking it's heritage.)
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To: Admin Moderator

Now, let's see who ventures to add keywords to this thread!


4 posted on 09/20/2006 6:22:12 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Admin Moderator

I guess I need to learn how to use that feature. Hydroshock used to complain about people loading it. I don't get it. I've never used it although I use the serch feature often.


5 posted on 09/20/2006 6:22:18 PM PDT by RobRoy (Islam is more dangerous to the world now that Naziism was in 1937.)
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To: cgk

I picked a random keyword

blows

Here are the results

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=blows

Now, is that a useful keyword?


6 posted on 09/20/2006 6:23:18 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Admin Moderator

Just for clarification, are "hatewhenthathappens" and "yoots" acceptable?


7 posted on 09/20/2006 6:24:42 PM PDT by thoughtomator ("Martyr" - Arabic for "cannon fodder")
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To: 2dogjoe; 351 Cleveland; 4Freedom; ajolympian2004; alisasny; AmericanMade1776; askrenr; at bay; ...

Massive Ping to ALL my lists for Another EXCITING (and IMPORTANT!) Edition of the ADMIN LECTURE SERIES!


8 posted on 09/20/2006 6:26:25 PM PDT by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: Dog Gone

LOL.. I suppose it could be to certain uh, people, like... saxophonists.

I saw an example of this the the other day that had EVERY word in the title, (and it was a LONG title) in the keywords. Those are the ones that make me laugh. But the really annoying ones (to me, so this means every thread I post will have this) are the ones where they say things like "ALREADYPOSTEDMORON" and "CANTYOUREAD" and "CANTUSESEARCHFUNCTION", "SAMEOLD(insert FReeper name)CRUD", etc.


9 posted on 09/20/2006 6:29:56 PM PDT by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: Cicero

...I see "and" and "the" on there already.


10 posted on 09/20/2006 6:30:36 PM PDT by Gordongekko909 (Mark 5:9)
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To: thoughtomator
Just for clarification, are "hatewhenthathappens" and "yoots" acceptable?

Think about it. How many other articles are likely to have those keywords?

The original purpose of keywords was to allow anyone to search for articles that had those keywords. If everyone adds keywords that are only meaningful to them, that's not helpful to the next guy.

Other than no profanity or personal attacks, ther are no real 'acceptable' keywords. Use words that you think might be helpful in finding the article by someone doing a search on an appropriate keyword

11 posted on 09/20/2006 6:32:35 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Gordongekko909

It's likely someone's idea of humor.


13 posted on 09/20/2006 6:33:49 PM PDT by Terpfen (And in the second year, Nick Saban said "Let there be a franchise quarterback...")
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To: Gordongekko909

I cannot tell a lie. The cat did it.


14 posted on 09/20/2006 6:34:06 PM PDT by dighton
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To: Admin Moderator

Hmm, I wasn't aware that adding a keyword bumped a thread.


15 posted on 09/20/2006 6:35:27 PM PDT by Gordongekko909 (Mark 5:9)
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To: Dog Gone; Admin Moderator

There's an eclectic collection of keywords on this thread, for a recent one.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704895/posts

Oh, and this one too (from the smokey backroom):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1620250/posts


16 posted on 09/20/2006 6:35:34 PM PDT by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: Gordongekko909

I put "HARUMPH" ... Am I still logged in?


17 posted on 09/20/2006 6:36:25 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (Never Forget)
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To: Gordongekko909
Hmm, I wasn't aware that adding a keyword bumped a thread.

I wasn't either..... thanks!

18 posted on 09/20/2006 6:36:44 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Admin Moderator

Keywords? It's all politics, Joe.

19 posted on 09/20/2006 6:36:57 PM PDT by MrEdd (It's not funny anymore.)
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To: cgk

This one might be the mother of all keyword abuse threads:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/734316/posts


20 posted on 09/20/2006 6:37:13 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
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