Origins of Free Republic

Self

[festus]

So how far back does the Free Republic archive articles and how can I go back and find some of the first threads that started the whole thing off ?

It struck me I've hung out for a while and it was well established when I joined.

Be fun to see what we were focused on day one. For me anyway.

[MARTIAL MONK]

Then there were the endless Bible passages that no one read, posted in full. And someone would answer with another endless passage, posted in full.

[MHGinTN]

Is the picture file of freepers still available?

[BigSkyFreeper]

I began lurking in 1998 during the Monica stuff. Finally registered to post in March 2000. I guess thats a fairly long lurking career.

I signed up upon getting here, lurked for about an evening and I thought "Damn, these are my kinda people!"

:)

[Howlin]

Okay, I have that bookmarked somewhere.

Do you remember who took it over after LBGA?

[onyx]

No, not the last time I tried to access it.

[Marie]

Someone mentioned he had gone into missions. I also believe he finally found that "special lady" a while back, and that may have resulted in a re-prioritization of his time... /grin

That is so awesome! I've been rootin' for him for years!

[onyx]

Yes, :45Man -- something like that.

[MHGinTN]

Ah well ... thanx. I wanted to look up someone's image.

[Kaslin]

Do you remember the FR Air Force flying a banner plane over the Superbowl? The pic said ~ "Stop lying Bill Clinton." Does anyone have that pic?

If I recall correct, I saw that picture on FOX News

[DCPatriot]

It would be nice if you could check your personal 'in forum'...but beginning with the oldest post.

Maybe that's a feature we could ask for?

[MHGinTN]

Laz is still posting ... do a search on his name.

[ozaukeemom]

I could have sworn it was me.

[woofie]

I wanna know what happened to the Freeper "Socks"

[MHGinTN]

His last post was at 5:22pm today.

[rottndog]

It would be nice if you could check your personal 'in forum'...but beginning with the oldest post.

I'll second that motion--It would be quite useful to be able to sort posts by post# or date.

[Marie]

Hey MHGinTN! Good to "see" you tonight! How goes the war?

(I'm tired. I dropped an "a" in his name when I did the search. Thanks for helping me out.)

[Syncro]

"You mean you're an accessory to the dastardly deed? ;^):

Not at all. In fact, I have never called for the banning of anyone, even though I have been wrongly blamed for that happening to a few.

I only push abuse when someone posts something that the people on the dark outer depths of the www can use against FR. Such as "this (or that) person should be killed." And usually they are posted by trolls.

So no, I wasn't an accessory to the "dastardly deed."

Which, btw, I don't see it as. I believe most decisions are made with considerations of the effectiveness of Free Republic in mind.

[ozaukeemom]

True. I am so grateful to that guy in Milwaukee who told me I would love this place. Sometimes, not so much, but still the place to find the real news. AND, my work does not have it blocked! Of course, I work for an incredibly employee friendly company.

[MHGinTN]

Taking an extended break ...

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

I lurked a bit in the beginning and joined FreeRepublic in 1998 as Gomer512.

Changed name later to something more, well, dramatic! LOL

It has been a tremondous learning experience about politic and people. The triumphs and the failures.