Mark Landsbaum
Since Aug 8, 2001
First thread or comment posted was on Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:44:35 PM
TEN YEARS between sign up date and first posting?!?!?!
I think this comment explains it all.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2710514/posts?page=9#9
“Thanks so much. We link to our columns and blogs because page views on our newspaper website pay our salaries. Advertisers pay for the people who visit our site, alas, not other sites.
Please click through and keep another newspaper in business.”
Mark Landsbaum
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You know what, Mark? We don’t appreciate being used to line someone’s pocket. If you couldn’t have been bothered to participate in the FR community for those TEN YEARS, but finally start in to only get a profit, don’t expect people to be flocking to your website.
Damned straight.
Those of us who support this site financially do NOT
do so in order to provide advertising for bloggers.
Couldn’t have said it better myself, metmom. But you know what? It gets even better.
Check out the posting history of his alter-ego:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:landsbaum/index?brevity=full;tab=comments
He’s alternately using ~TWO~ FReeper accounts to pimp the same blog.
(How do you feel about them there apples?)