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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
Even though, when compared to you, I'm just a newbie.
IMHO, yawn. :)
To: Lazamataz
OK. I'll say it: Your a looser.
22
posted on
05/08/2003 12:08:57 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(© 2003, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
To: William Wallace
Hey, where's the link??
23
posted on
05/08/2003 12:09:01 PM PDT
by
Carolina
To: William Wallace
ah, the good old days...........
24
posted on
05/08/2003 12:09:15 PM PDT
by
cd jones
To: michigander
You're both newbies. So there.
25
posted on
05/08/2003 12:09:24 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(© 2003, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
To: Grampa Dave; Mo1; glock rocks; RottiBiz; justshe; Brad's Gramma; Gabz
Ping
26
posted on
05/08/2003 12:09:44 PM PDT
by
EdReform
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To: Lazamataz
You would be the first NOT to leave.
To: Cyber Liberty
Someone needs to ping a certain Mr. McGowan.
To: EdReform
Noted and marked under continuing education!
29
posted on
05/08/2003 12:10:25 PM PDT
by
MEG33
To: William Wallace
I hate this (total lack of) whinning. You should have just (kept on posting while the cry babies) left.
30
posted on
05/08/2003 12:10:25 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Semper Gumby - Always flexible)
To: Cyber Liberty
We've missed you terribly over at the Cyber household. I hope things are going well for you.Things are going so well, I could simply s**t. :^)
New GREAT job, really wonderful friends (wink wink nudge nudge say no more), now all I need are a few dogs and my life will be complete! ;^)
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posted on
05/08/2003 12:10:34 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(WMD-40: Lube your nukes)
To: Constitution Day
Someone needs to ping a certain Mr. McGowan.How 'bout if we all ping Arthur?
32
posted on
05/08/2003 12:10:53 PM PDT
by
Carolina
To: William Wallace; Senator Pardek
I plead guilty to not being mad as hell at anyone or anything today; we'll have to see what tomorrow and the next days bring forth.
To: William Wallace
Nicely written.
Were you logged in when you wrote this?
34
posted on
05/08/2003 12:11:03 PM PDT
by
Johnny Gage
(We will not tire, We will not falter, We will not fail. - George W. Bush)
To: Cyber Liberty
Yeah but I'm newbier. :P
To: William Wallace
If you were logged in, you'd have complaints :o)
36
posted on
05/08/2003 12:12:44 PM PDT
by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
To: Lazamataz
Facist.
To: Just another Joe
"The anti-opus!" Or maybe, "The Bizzaro Opus"
38
posted on
05/08/2003 12:13:27 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(French: old Europe word meaning surrender)
To: William Wallace
I am also completely content, and I like contented people.
To: William Wallace
Pardon me, I just want to move a little further back. Is that an aluminum pole you are carrying in this terrible storm?
40
posted on
05/08/2003 12:13:49 PM PDT
by
Tacis
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