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FreeRepublic | 1/17/2021 | tarpit

Posted on 01/17/2021 8:42:08 PM PST by tarpit

With all due respect to the Robinsons, can we please get a clear and final answer regarding twitter linked videos and stories? I have tried to post same earlier and my post was deleted while others post and their stories remain up on the site.

In particular I was trying to link to a video that Jack Posobiec psoted on twitter. Jack is a Christian, Veteran Navy intel officer, and China analyst.

Post seem to be up to the whim of the moderator as compared to a stated policy that is equally applied.

I really do not care what the answer is, but I would appreciate clarity so that everybody knows exactly what the rules are. This is your site and you set the rules but clarifying the rules would be useful


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Comment #61 Removed by Moderator

To: dayglored

I agree Twitter BE GONE!


62 posted on 01/17/2021 10:57:17 PM PST by caww (Our God Reigns.....)
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To: caww

Agreed. Twitter posts here are usually garbage, but what news source isn’t these days? Even the current favs around here can go dark side at anytime.

My idea, FWIW is to have “Free Republic verifed” Twitter sources. A short list of news sources that have proved their worth. Everything else gets dumped to bloggers or chat. Lot of work though.


63 posted on 01/17/2021 10:57:27 PM PST by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: proust
That's possible but unlikely.....news sources on twitter generally refer to an actual written article or newsroom site...which is good because we can snatch the article then and bring it hear...and what people should do rater than reference just the tweet..,...but then that takes time and people using twitter want instant gratification.
64 posted on 01/17/2021 11:01:24 PM PST by caww (Our God Reigns.....)
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To: tarpit

This is more directed at the arbitrariness of the admin moderators.

That is very true!!


65 posted on 01/17/2021 11:03:22 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: proust
> ... have “Free Republic verifed” Twitter sources...

Such things change daily, sometimes hourly. I doubt very much that JimRob, JohnRob, or the AdminMods are in need of another 24x7 hobby, one is enough.

66 posted on 01/17/2021 11:05:10 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: proust
You're right, after I thought about it, too much work for the admins to run thru as well.

Not sure what the answer is but I personally hate twitter for reasons besides what they did to Trump.....it is a cesspool of creatures, bots, and foreign entities playing their game..

67 posted on 01/17/2021 11:05:48 PM PST by caww (Our God Reigns.....)
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To: MercyFlush

When things get slow on FR I’ll go pull up a few days of humblegunner’s posts. Good stuff.


68 posted on 01/17/2021 11:07:03 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: gundog; humblegunner
> When things get slow on FR I’ll go pull up a few days of humblegunner’s posts. Good stuff.

HG's never dull. Sometimes cranky, sometimes rude. But never dull.

After all, he's the only Ordained Blogger Overlord.

69 posted on 01/17/2021 11:24:15 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: dayglored

Oh, there are others. I found a ten year old item online that named four of the blog-bashing “cretins.”


70 posted on 01/17/2021 11:34:07 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: conservative98

Then they need to post it clearly where everyone can read it.

And then they should all follow the rules equally when removing something.

And I know what a difficult, thankless job it is to be a forum moderator; I’ve been one (elsewhere). You’d think they would realize it would make their job easier if the rules were laid out in writing. Maybe they’re afraid of drawing attention if announced publicly?


71 posted on 01/17/2021 11:40:37 PM PST by Spirit of Liberty (It's morning in America again!)
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To: Spirit of Liberty
"You’d think they would realize it would make their job easier if the rules were laid out in writing. "

Maybe. Maybe not.

I was President of a very small HOA years ago. If I spotted a rules violation I would typically just ignore it. I only acted upon explicit complaints from members.

In the case of a complaint, I had perhaps a hundred or a hundred and fifty pages of founding documents and bylaws to guide me in taking action. Following those documents carefully protected me from personal attacks and disgruntled members had to face the burden of changing the bylaws; not an easy process.

The difference with FreeRepublic would be that the "bylaws" would all be authored by the founders of FR and subject to immediate modification if it suited them. Instead of arguing about whether some moderator's decision was justified or not, people would be arguing over whether the rules were justified or not. They would be different arguments but still there would be arguments.

Another way to look at the situation is that the "bylaws of FreeRepublic" are in the heads of the founders. It is not necessary or useful for us to have them written down because they would still be subject to change at any time. Instead, we must try to predict what the founders will decide in any given case. Any particular decision is subject to change at any time. The difference is that we don't have a membership that must agree on changes. We have founders who have to simply decide that a change is needed.

Not a democracy. Not a republic. More like private property and participation by invitation.

72 posted on 01/18/2021 12:27:37 AM PST by William Tell
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To: gundog

LOL!

And he smokes “Lucky Strikes”


73 posted on 01/18/2021 1:09:36 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: P-Marlowe

I have friends who are just as up in arms about all this and decry Big Tech’s reach, but...they always send me links to Twitter and YouTube!


74 posted on 01/18/2021 1:36:32 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: tarpit; All

Per Jim, Twitter content, unless violative of FR forum rules or copyright restrictions, is allowed. Hope this helps.


76 posted on 01/18/2021 1:58:12 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator
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To: Deaf Smith; tarpit

For reference.


77 posted on 01/18/2021 2:06:33 AM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: gundog

So was Trump.


78 posted on 01/18/2021 2:52:21 AM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
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To: gundog

No, he left the dem party around the time W Bush got elected

No LS/MFT involved.


79 posted on 01/18/2021 3:03:38 AM PST by Syncro (Facts is Facts )
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To: tarpit

I posted a a thread around a week ago about the vote steal coming out of Italy. Signed affidavits from a whistle blower in Serbia. Affidavits came from Sidney Powell’s site. I posted in “Breaking News” got pulled and then I was trashed by “Mariner” for posting. He stated that I was in a fetal position for posting the article in “Breaking News”. This is what Free Republic has become. Same crap comes from others as they are the designated brown shirts of the site.

I joined in ‘06 and this place has become worst than Twitter. Everyone complains about the fake news but every article posted here comes from News streams across the world. One posts anything that may require further “digging” and that post is trashed. Take for example “Humblegunner”. Guys a joke. Runs around policing people that posts from blogs. Again, someone’s point of view gets whacked but posting from CNN is ok.

The hierarchy here is no different than a union shop. Your “join” date for some reason makes one smarter and more relevant than others. I have seen through the years the postings have substantially declined. Debate here has lost some brilliant posters through the infamous Zot. Any long time Freep’s know what I’m saying is true. This place has lost a lot and I mean a lot of great Patriots over the years due to heavy handed moderation.

I originally came here because there were a lot of Patriots in the fight. Now we have a majority throwing in the towel stating it’s over blah, blah, blah.

This place has become a safe zone for conservatives. A place that one can come in, scream into the garbage can, get it off your chest and say I’m doing something. Obviously there are folks here that don’t fit that category but there are a hell of a lot that do.

Everyone is up in arms about Parlor and other platforms that have been delisted. Why? What’s the difference? Parlor is privately owned and someone Zotted his platform because they didn’t like his postings. Kinda like a conservative poster that gets a zot. And I’m not talking trolls.

I was zotted in the 2012 Romney war and asked to come back for this election. Obviously I’m here (probably not long) and restarted my monthly contributions. That was a mistake.


80 posted on 01/18/2021 3:22:32 AM PST by mmanager (Lets Finish This!)
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