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Back in early 1999-ish there was what might have been the first mass banning of FR disruptors. As a result,they formed some group on Yahoo that billed itself as the "Free Republic Lifeboat", I think it's actual name was Constitutional Restoration or somesuch. Some of us would go there and check it out - it was like the proverbial train wreck. We'd supply them with a little counterpoint:) Those of us loyal to Free Republic that visited there attached a "_fr" after our screen names so that it would be obvious which side we were on. My Yahoo name carries it to this day.

Anyway, what was most amusing to me about their site was that those people seemed to have little to focus on but their hatred of FR. You'd think they would just continue the discussions of the issues that they used to enjoy here - only at a new location. But NO. Almost every post was about the evil Free Republic and what they read there that day.

If memory serves, most of the people from that purge were kicked out for engaging in relentless flame wars here. Jim warned them and gave them many chances before he finally canned them.

They were just angry, vicious people who were always lookin' for a scrap and eventually settled on chewing each other up. Some of them ended up at Lucianne.com in a leadership role and their bitterness went along with them and they crapped all over that board, too. Sad, sad people.

Anyway, what was most amusing to me about their site was that those people seemed to have little to focus on but their hatred of FR. You'd think they would just continue the discussions of the issues that they used to enjoy here - only at a new location. But NO. Almost every post was about the evil Free Republic and what they read there that day.

Most of your screed is patently false.

What was your handle back then and why don't you carry the same handle here now? - demidog_fr

If memory serves, most of the people from that purge were kicked out for engaging in relentless flame wars here. Jim warned them and gave them many chances before he finally canned them. Lucianne would not allow any mention of FR.

Pipebombnews made the ex-L.commers stop bashing L.com.

But when they came to FR they really had a party. I enjoyed reading what they had to say.

I can name names, but I ain't going to.

I loved L.com. But then she started banning people that had any thing to say. Unless they were for Bush.

Looks like that is happening here.

I don't want to get zapped or I would name the great posters that have been banned here. They were banned at Trixie's site, too.