Posted on 11/28/2001 7:31:29 PM PST by Jim Robinson
I hope this is not your "I'm leaving" OPUS. I've seen a lot of "I'm leaving" OPUSes but this one takes the cake ;-). We can't have the owner leave! You CAN'T leave, we won't let you! Long live Free Republic!
2.) membership fees
3.) Advertise for PAYING customers on other sites
4.) charge for vanity posts
5.) HUMP THE MERCHANDISE
6.) Freepathon in streaming video with ANNE COULTER
PLUS - let us know why our threads get pulled so we dont repeat the offense ;)
Thanks for everything
I've learned much (politics of FR, difficulties of running something like this) and must say I agree with your policies.
I'll continue my support.
Thanks for allowing into "your house" these past few years!
Off to bed
Less abuse of the bandwidth with double and triple posting. How hard is it to do a few keyword searches before posting.
Fewer vanities. I lurked for YEARS before I posted a news article. Am I wrong in that NEWS ARTICLES are what we used to be about? Not a dating service or soft porn snicker session?
There is still a lot of value here, but it used to be better. Quality people with inspired minds, discussing events and learning from each other. Now you find 200 post threads with nothing but one liner insults. Sure, that's a steam release vent but is that worth 20 grand a month?
I came here and got involved, responded to calls for action. Where are they? Where is the activism? Lost amongst the flood of light weight dribble and vanities...
This is not something that Jim or the monitors should address. This is a matter for we, the people. In times passed, an idiotic vanity would be shredded within minutes by other posters. Now they live, to eat bandwidth and inspire others to do likewise. To pick a recent thread, how about the "Who are the single FR men?" thread. Is this the caliber of discussion that Jim and John are devoting their lives to support?
The people did this to FR. The people can turn it around. Stop acting like fluff minded liberals with a laissez faire attitude. Demand and offer more intelligent discourse and less pop culture. If we raise the bar, we will find others who aspire to reach the level we set, rather than allow the good time charlie attitude to drag us down to the lowest common denominator.
No one is getting rich hereI believe you, but for a moment, I would love to entertain the idea that you are getting rich. If you were, I would have this response:
So? Good!
As one can probably glean from my screen name, I am a capitalist to the core. I use this site, every day, usually for more than an hour at a time. I get more than my money's worth. Frankly, I am disappointed that the proprietor is not getting rich.
As you said, anyone paying attention to the fundraising threads has a ballpark idea of the site's income. If ALL of that was going straight into your pocket, then I believe that you still would be underpaid compared to the CEOs of companies who provide inferior products and services than you provide here.
But of course, it is not all income.
I have long ago decided that the biggest complainers fall into three categories:
1) People who are upset for other reasons and just look for anything and everything to complain about,
2) People who are against conservatism and as such look for anything and everything to attack us about, and
3) People who have been suckered in by the two types above.
/rant
LOL! Nope!
Let me (us) know what we can do. Brytani
Answer: A 'Whine' cellar.
As long as I've been around - there are days when I shake my head. But not many. We need to stay here for the next Clinton run for the White House.
This growth in FR should demonstate what the Founding Fathers wanted to avoid in government.
When the topics shift from principals to personalities - all hell breaks loose.
Wow, you had a computer in 1966? And you knew that Clinton would be involved in scandals, even though he was still in college then? I'm impressed. Miss Cleo, move over!
Sorry, I know it was a typo, but I thought it was pretty funny! ;)
The law suits and detractors prove one thing for sure. Free Republic is a very powerful and influential entity. I have and will continue to donate to Free Republic, however I wouldn't mind paying a fee to keep the site going if necessary.
Once again, thanks for all the hard work you and John and many others do to keep this site going. I don't say that often enough.
I'm sitting here reading this thread, and you had to remind me of this. Oy! Some of us are still not over the World Series, you know. :(
IF THERE IS A FRAUD OUT THERE, IT IS THE REPENT TO TERRORISTS. IN OTHER WORDS YOU AND FREEREPUBLIC HAVE MY VOTE.
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