And as it relates to nominations, my understanding was and is that when nominating someone--and this was in the early stages--try to nominate people who you think will add to the forum....there was never anything said to my knowledge about eliminating or not nominating certain people. Using a little brain power, it doesn't take rocket scientist intellectual levels to realize that an eschoir type doesn't add to the debate level.
That said, there are a number of people here at FR that I wouldn't nominate....not because they aren't personally nice or good people.....rather, when I see comments from people who are 'tired of having the Constitution used in debating laws or policy', I KNOW these people would add nothing to the level of debate....they might would learn something if they lurked, but I seriously doubt it.
About being in beta mode....hello! Even John Robinson is using beta testing before tossing new goodies out on the forum! That's a smart and wise course of action on his part--make sure its workable and doable before turning it loose to the masses while he and Tammy play a game of frantically trying to put out fires.......cripes, look at what happened when they pulled the plug on the old software and stuck this up!
So yes, your attempt to make LibertyForum appear to be something different was wrong....because you attempted to implant a false impression on a forum that does not attempt to downgrade or degrade FR. There, just like here, there are opinions put out that are not necessarily the opinion of the owner.
And trying to downplay beta testing.....let the posters decide...
Regards....
You may have missed the subsequent posts where it was explained that "invitation only" was only during the beta testing. It will be a "free speach" site open to all in the future.
Might be a good idea to explain. Sending E Mails to registrants simply stating Please keep in mind that LibertyForum is currently an invitation only site. If you have not been specifically invited to LF, you will not be able to access the site. If you registered as the result of an invitation, you may have limited access until we verify and activate your account. doesn't explain LF's status very well.