You described it very accurately. I walked into one of their swarms and came close to the edge myself. Ironically, three of the four little jackals are now former FReepers.
It was the first time in five years that one of my posts was deleted by the mods (because I was baiting one of the trolls) and my wakeup call to their strategy. I was luckier than most.
From what I can see, the more notorious of the agitators are now history and, with the exception to some whining by their enablers, things are settling back. There is some continuing resentment to the recent events and I suppose that they will carry that for a while.
Amazingly, I still see on other threads a reference to this one followed by a gasp of surprise a “I didn’t know they were banning people!” response. I guess that should tell us something about the size and depth of the FreeRepublic community.
It’s been quite a ride!
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Thanks. A few good FReepers got caught in their trap and a few almost did, like you and me both.
I also appreciate your tagline, try to keep replenished, but it goes so quickly.
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