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Long-time Freeper Has No Complaints About FreeRepublic or its Management
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| May 8, 2003
| William Wallace
Posted on 05/08/2003 12:01:31 PM PDT by William Wallace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
May 8, 2003
For Immediate Release:
Long-time Freeper William Wallace announced today that he has no complaints whatsoever about FreeRepublic. Wallace claims he harbors no animosity, deep-seated grudges or pathological hatred toward forum management and moderators.
Im not as active on FR as I was during the Clinton years and the election controversy, Wallace admitted. I lurk a bit, but rarely post these days. Wallace went through a period where he spent most of his free time here, but now mainly uses the forum as another news source and antidote to the mainstream media spin. For the most part, the forum meets my expectations and I am generally satisfied with it in this regard, he said.
Wallace joined FreeRepublic in October 1998 and attended the impeachment rally in Washington, D.C. later that month. His participation on the forum has waned considerably since the halcyon days of the Elian Gonzalez saga and the 2000 Presidential election crisis. I probably wont even have time to respond to posts on this thread, Wallace admits. But Ill enjoy reading the comments later, especially the insults.
Wallace states he is basically indifferent toward issues regarding administration and operation of the forum that galvanize other long-time and former Freepers. Ive visited some of the Anti-Freeper sites, he said. The vitriolic fulminations directed at an Internet political forum and its management are surreal, entertaining and pathetic at the same time. Dont these people have lives? he wondered.
Wallace admits to occasional run-ins with forum moderators, including a couple of warnings from Jim Rob to knock it off. I thought they were perfectly justified, Wallace insists. Once I received flack over a flame war somebody else instigated, but I never had the impression I was being singled out for punishment or treated unfairly, he said. Its unreasonable to expect Jim Rob or the moderators to review every single post of every thread. I think they do a good job under difficult circumstances.
Wallace understands that his views represent a radical departure from the norm for vanity and opus threads, if only for his total lack of resentment toward forum management and implied assumption that their purpose in life need not revolve around accommodating his every demand and expectation. Believe it or not, Ive never even contemplated posting a farewell opus or starting a web site exclusively dedicated to bashing FreeRepublic, Wallace said, or a web site dedicated to bashing sites that bash FreeRepublic, for that matter, he added.
Despite his uncharacteristic lack of fixation with FR and its management, Wallace tries to resist the urge to stereotype all Anti-Freepers as disgruntled malcontents who should seek professional help. Some clearly fall under this classification: Eschoir and his myriad incarnations for example, but others are misguided or troubled souls whose passion and sincerity I respect, however misdirected.
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To: William Wallace
You got some splainin to do!!! Oh never mind! ;-)
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posted on
05/08/2003 4:06:00 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
To: Luis Gonzalez
Thanks for the Ping
Great Post
BTTT
To: William Wallace
This is kind of funny. Thanks!
To: William Wallace
Right O!
Been here since 98 myself, never banned, never Zotted
Cited by language police on minor occasions.
Eagles UP!
264
posted on
05/08/2003 4:14:33 PM PDT
by
tet68
(Jeremiah 51:24 ..."..Before your eyes I will repay Babylon for all the wrong they have done in Zion")
To: William Wallace
"There are no satisfied American infidels in FreeRepublic. Never!
Our initial assessment is that they will all disagree. I blame Sean Hannity,
they are marketing for the Freepers! God will roast their stomachs in hell
at the hands of the Democratic Underground. FreeRepublic is not worth
an old shoe. These cowards have no morals. They have no shame about
lying. They do not even have control over themselves!
Do not believe them!"
To: William Wallace
Well, I'm not as long-time a Freeper as you, but I have no complaints, grudges or anger about the running of the place either.
And I couldn't care less what the mods allow or don't allow in breaking news.
To: Redcloak
Okay, I'll grant your point on the fish flakes, but what the HELL was that crap floating in the water cooler!!????!!!
267
posted on
05/08/2003 4:53:45 PM PDT
by
Pablo64
("But still I fear and still dare not laugh at the the Madman.")
To: BraveMan
lol!
To: AnnaZ
Well put...
To: Redcloak
Ha! Your codfish story reminds me of one also. In a company of 300+ folks where I used to work, there was a small group of 6 or so of us die-hard lutefisk lovers (all Norske descendents). Once a year, we smelled up the whole place, lol. Most others complained of the smell and wouldn't even try it. But, we had one fellow-employee who turned into a lutefisk/lefse convert, a young native Korean guy, believe it or not... ;-)
270
posted on
05/08/2003 5:14:23 PM PDT
by
JLO
To: evilC
Just thought I'd let you know I'm ignoring this thread.
;-)
271
posted on
05/08/2003 5:26:08 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
(USA: Land of the Free - Thanks to the Brave)
To: Lazamataz
Already posted here... Thanks, Laz- I was looking for a good midi of the 'Moonlight Sonata'.
272
posted on
05/08/2003 5:29:01 PM PDT
by
Riley
To: Lazamataz
,"
redundant moments, redundant moments, redundant moments, redundant moments.."
That still cracks me up.........
To: William Wallace
Interesting perspective by using a reporter. Nice angle. I like it!
274
posted on
05/08/2003 6:09:06 PM PDT
by
Cold Heat
(Negotiate!! .............(((Blam!.)))........... "Now who else wants to negotiate?")
To: nutmeg
but are you logged on?
275
posted on
05/08/2003 6:19:38 PM PDT
by
evilC
To: William Wallace
heh heh heh heh
To: Cyber Liberty
I wondered what happened to Laz - what happened? He was very funny and entertaining.
277
posted on
05/08/2003 6:43:45 PM PDT
by
M. Peach
(eschew obsfucation)
To: martin_fierro
you are a SNOT, marteen. ; )
278
posted on
05/08/2003 6:45:15 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Cyber Liberty
Oops - I should have read one more post before responding...Ya got me Laz
279
posted on
05/08/2003 6:46:13 PM PDT
by
M. Peach
(eschew obsfucation)
To: Willie Green; martin_fierro; William Wallace
you and the other Pgh jagoff, marteen, have corrupted me such that i cannot even wring a tear out for WW! smokey backroom, indeed!
280
posted on
05/08/2003 6:46:54 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
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