Top ten: Things that have gotten old at FR [Vanity]

January 18, 2010 | delacoert

[delacoert]

 10. Blog hawking (I know, I know, we're supposed to be nice.)

 9. Run-on, single-paragraph posts

 8. Pings to Jim Robinson with kiss ass complements

 7. Posting "hugh and series", "stuned beeber" or "Bush's fault"

 6. A post asking a noOb if they are sure they're logged in

 5. Passive-aggressive keyword epithet war

 4. Satire posts that fool you (the rest are hilarious)

 3. Viking Kitties (just kidding... love ya'... really...  who'd poke fun at you...  rah roh.)

 2. Vanities

 1. ...

[MrB]

Just don’t drop it in the grass...

[Fresh Wind]

Or the pink one in the shower!

[kaylar]

I am beyond sick to death of people worrying about “marshal(l) law” being imposed. I really am curious: When these people see “martial law” do they think the M word is misspelled? Do they think marshall law and martial law are two separate things? Are they confused because of the Marshall plan, or is the existence of U. S. marshals that has them confused? I really want to know!

[humblegunner]

Sawmill!

[humblegunner]

And oh, could the site move from a layout of oh ... circa 1999 to quite possibly, 2010? I mean, there are a ton of forums devoted to a lot of diverse subjects on the Internet today that have a much slicker and user friendly layout, customization tools, and posting abilities (learning HTML to enhance your posts is WAAAAAAY over the heads of most people ... including myself) by which Free Republic could model an updated appearance. Even the addition of personal avatars would be most welcome.

#1 thing that gets old real quick:

Upstart n00bs with complaints about the forum.

[pa_dweller]

First I’ve seen that. Funny stuff!

[humblegunner]

Poor grammar; spelling which embarrasses the site and hence conservatives

Thank you.

Birthers who assert that anyone who questions them is pro-Obama

Thank you twice.

[DJ Frisat]

LOL!

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

I think you need a vacation.

“Bush’s fault” Tell that to Obama. That point MUST be hammered.

“6. A post asking a noOb if they are sure they’re logged in ...”

Sounds like fun to me. If it’s so commmon, why didn’t I see one? Maybe it’s where you keep looking.

“4. Satire posts that fool you”
— I agree. Fun but irritating as heck, especially when I ping FRiends. Maybe there should be a ten minute time delay “satire” option that later flags it as satire. For the first ten minutes, be wary.

“3. Viking Kitties (just kidding... love ya’... really... who’d poke fun at you... rah roh.)”
— You can always be like me and opt not to load any pics. I love Viking Kitties. If I had a strong connection, I’d be collecting images.

“2. Vanities”. I agree that 90% of vanities are truly vanity. But that small 10% makes up for it. Same with blogs. Heck, even Rush appreciates blogs. Here’s a vanity [or is it one of thos blogs you hate?] which is very important:

Coakley’s Support of “Transgender Rights” Would Force Taxpayers to Fund Murderer’s Trans Procedures
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2430006/posts?page=6

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Like this?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Like this?

[paulycy]

1. Sidebar Moderator

[Slings and Arrows]

I only steal the best.

[1rudeboy]

Folks that claim that the search function doesn’t work just because they don’t have a clue how to use it.

AND the previous thread is still on the first page of the Latest Threads page, and actively receiving comments.

My addition to the list is people who think FR is Twitter:

Breaking News: Candidate A said B!!!1!111!
comment #30: "Well, no he didn't, he said something completely different."

[Titan Magroyne]

Re: Butthurt Report

The awesome. That haz it.

[DungeonMaster]

The phrase “And so it begins”.

[Quix]

INDEED.

Maybe we need to have a tag team deliberately seeding things to be offended at?

[joking—mostly]

I did think that ‘cat fights’ was one of the most favored recreational pursuits and means of exercise round these parts! LOL.

Oh, and folks who are allergic to ALL CAPS and color. Gads they must be puckered extremely tightly. Do they squeak when they walk?

Have a blessed week.

[Josh Painter]

1. Posts that whine like this one.

- JP

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

+1

[Hegewisch Dupa]

man - people defending McCain are few and verrrrry far between - that’s kind of an obscure peeve