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Free Republic is Drowning in Vanity Postings--Please Stop (Mod note--we concur)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | Kristinn

Posted on 11/05/2008 8:11:28 PM PST by kristinn

Enough already. Please.

Vanities used to be well thought out, researched and/or funny and somewhat rare. Now the vanities consist of whatever crap pops in someone's head and they are drowning out whatever news is being posted.

I'm not the forum police, but please add you're rant, joke or pearl of wisdom to an ongoing thread.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: anothervanity; antivanityvanity; freespeech; irony; keywordsarefun; notmyvanity; ohthehugevanity; vanity; vanity4mebutnot4thee; vanity4usbutnot4thou; vanityandcolmes; vanityinsanity; vanityonvanities
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To: Babu

Ooooooo, I like that suggestion!


61 posted on 11/05/2008 8:23:21 PM PST by BlessedBeGod (Just a bitter redneck clinging to God & guns, 3 generations from small towns in W. Pa.)
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To: fzx12345

Okay... who makes you more disgusted to hear on the TV for 4 years...

President Obama

Or

President Hillary Clinton and Bubba


62 posted on 11/05/2008 8:24:13 PM PST by Porterville (Senate Wackyland: 100 nuts and a squirrel)
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To: kristinn
Is this the official Cheese-Moose-Beeber thread?

Or you could make it the official "Vanity to Post Vanities" thread.

63 posted on 11/05/2008 8:24:24 PM PST by Pajamajan (Pray for president Bush. Pray for our troops. Pray for McCain /Palin, Pray for our nation.)
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To: kristinn

I’ve really liked the vanities lately, the attitudes are refreshing compared to the garbage i’m reading in the typical press and media, even the non-mainstream media.

I just saw some clown named cameron on fox news citing at length “ANONYMOUS SOURCES” smearing palin. Even fox news integrity is down the tubes. Yeah send me more vanities, they’ve been good lately and keeping me sane.


64 posted on 11/05/2008 8:24:43 PM PST by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: kristinn

There’s a lot of despair around here, looking for an outlet.

I’ve rehearsed a couple of vanities that I never quite pulled the trigger on, so I certainly understand the urge.


65 posted on 11/05/2008 8:25:03 PM PST by SmithL (Drill Dammit!)
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To: kristinn

I think I’ll start a thread patting myself on the back for resisting the urge to post a vanity.

And then do it again for each topic on which I didn’t post.

HERE’S AN IDEA!

Just institute a requirement that all vanity posts be spelled correctly. That’ll cut ‘em in half instantly.


66 posted on 11/05/2008 8:25:11 PM PST by shibumi (...vampire outlaw of the milky way...)
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To: Babu
"Why not require vanities to be posted in a distinct section, called perhaps, for the sake of simplicity, “Vanities”. Then make anything posted under “Latest Articles” actually be news articles plus of course, folks’ comments."

You're right: we should have a section for blogger-like or personal-type posts--but right now it's just a dream...

67 posted on 11/05/2008 8:25:32 PM PST by fzx12345 (ZOTTO ERGO SUM)
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To: kristinn

What is a vanity? I’ve lost my ability to know the difference.

How are you? ;-)


68 posted on 11/05/2008 8:25:41 PM PST by abner (I have no tagline, therefore no identity.)
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To: kristinn

I agree. Most of what people say in vanities could be posted in existing threads pertaining to that subject. I have been finding FreeRepublic a rather boring place lately. Let’s get back to basics!


69 posted on 11/05/2008 8:25:52 PM PST by upsdriver (IMPEACH OBAMA!!)
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To: kristinn
What question I have:

What about the Military Vote?

I have not seen much on this, and this one issue that needs to be address after this election as soon as possible.

We had the same problem in 2004...

(Vanities would be a way to promote that... but... there must be a better way...)

70 posted on 11/05/2008 8:25:58 PM PST by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: Babu
Because Vanities are fun... and they relieve tension...

you know a moose bit my sister... and all that Monty Python Jazz...

71 posted on 11/05/2008 8:25:58 PM PST by Porterville (Senate Wackyland: 100 nuts and a squirrel)
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To: kristinn

Amen, Brother.

I miss the old thread police.


72 posted on 11/05/2008 8:26:46 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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To: kristinn

And while we’re at it, let’s cut back on the youtube link posts. Totally useless in dial-up flyover country.


73 posted on 11/05/2008 8:26:56 PM PST by lightman (Dies Irae, dies illa)
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To: kristinn

We have almost as many idiots on our side than they do on theirs.


74 posted on 11/05/2008 8:27:07 PM PST by ETL (Smoking gun evidence on ALL the ObamaRat-commie connections at my newly revised FR Home/About page)
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To: kristinn

Management should consider simply nuking any vanity thread that is posted, at least for the time being.

Provide one big daily or weekly “coffee klatch” thread where all vanity comments can go and nuke the rest.

Nip them in the bud and the futility of posting them will cut deeply into the problem.


75 posted on 11/05/2008 8:27:33 PM PST by Petronski (Please pray for the success of McCain and Palin. Every day, whenever you pray.)
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To: kristinn
Free Republic is Drowning in Vanity Postings--Please Stop

Kristinn, here's a double in mahogany...


76 posted on 11/05/2008 8:28:13 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: ETL

*as* they do on theirs.


77 posted on 11/05/2008 8:28:25 PM PST by ETL (Smoking gun evidence on ALL the ObamaRat-commie connections at my newly revised FR Home/About page)
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To: kristinn
It is my belief that Military Vote was cut short for this election and 2004.

Is there a way to "escalate this issue" -- without vanities.

Obviously, the keyword militaryvote

But I don't think this issue is getting much visibility...

78 posted on 11/05/2008 8:28:37 PM PST by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: All; kristinn
you're rant (Nothing like setting a poor example, Kristinn.)

Besides being poorly thought out, the grammar, spelling and intellectual content of most vanity posts just plain sucks. It seems we have a bunch of egocentric asses here lately who think that whatever their little brains generate is worthy of public display. The video postings fall into this category as well. Some doofus sees some thing he likes of he posts it---with no explanation, e.g., "Hey guys, this is great!" or, "I just saw something on TV and it was really funny!"

Frankly, I think many of the FReepers here cannot write, so they don't, they just show videos with no accompanying prose.

After almost 10 years here, I'm just about ready to bail, it's that bad..

79 posted on 11/05/2008 8:30:19 PM PST by Rudder (The Main Stream Media is Our Enemy---get used to it.)
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To: kristinn

One can choose not to read them. Right now we need to vent. What has happened cannot be contained within one’s soul.


80 posted on 11/05/2008 8:30:30 PM PST by Bellflower (A Brand New Day Is Coming!)
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