Hi Jim:
Thanks for posting this article. I find it refreshing.
regarding this particular post:
“Don’t you ever again ping me based on a ping list that you hijacked.”
Perhaps you could comment on this kind of freeping? People post to others who are obviously for or against something and then that person says, “don’t ping me”. Are we supposed to be keeping track of people who say “don’t ping me”? Isn’t that an oblique acknowledgement that their comments are not aimed at everyone even though it’s posted in a public forum, akin to asking to be removed from that forum?
We all know the protocol for ping lists. Someone starts a ping list and people ask to be added to or removed from it.
In this case Spiff took the existing Rudy ping list set up by areafiftyone, changed the name to a long rant quote, and then sent it out to us.
Spiff obviously believes that normal protocol and simple courtesy do not need to be extended to Rudy Giuliani supporters, as he has decided that we are sub-human and therefore can be treated without the slightest respect.
Spiff and friends clearly smell blood in the water and would like JimRob to have a mass purge of all Rudy supporters. That is of course Jim’s decision, and he can either ask us to leave or suspend our accounts with no warning if he chooses. Of course, Spiff and friends don’t have to take into account that many of us who support Rudy have been and continue to be loyal supporters of FR — not just with taglines, but also with contributions.
My own opinion is that the Rudy posts only bother those who oppose him because he is leading and has an excellent chance to win the nomination. If in fact he had no chance to win then why all of the violent attacks?
Clearly your snitching to JimRob shows that you have no tolerance for either an honest opinion or a simple request that protocol be followed. Spiff hijacked an existing ping list — he didn’t just ping me or the other Freepers.
To construe my firm demand not to abuse the ping lists as a request for removal from Free Republic is pretty lame.
As I have said many times before, it is JimRob’s forum and he can remove any of us whenever he wants. I have expressed appreciation for his policy of allowing posts regarding Rudy Giuliani. Some posters, however, are clearly afraid of these posts and desperately want all Rudy supporters banned. That’s hilarious. If you cannot deal with political discourse within the relatively narrow confines of FR how do you expect to do so out there in the general population?