Long-time Freeper Has No Complaints About FreeRepublic or its Management

Self | May 8, 2003 | William Wallace

[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.

“I’m 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 won’t even have time to respond to posts on this thread,” Wallace admits. “But I’ll 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. “I’ve 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. Don’t 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. “It’s 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, I’ve 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.”

[maxwell]

You aren't Maxwell's demon, are you?

No such-- 2nd law, dude... 2nd law...

'Sides I got better things to do with myself than sit around and play molecular triage...

[Luis Gonzalez]

Gratuitous Anna Kournikova picture.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Gosh Luis... I hate to tell you this, but we BOTH (wife and husband) use this sign in name and post here.

We both read things here too. I know you probably find that a fascinating concept. But two people can participate with the same sign in name. Read our profile page someday. For instance, one of us served overseas.. the other one never did.

I could also explain it by saying when "some" people marry,.. they become "as one". But that would probably confuse you too. I know my wife, and she knows me. We share mutual opinions on a multitude of things. The wife can speak for me, and vice versa without either of us feeling we mis-spoke or misrepresented the other.

I know.. I keep throwing out these hard to imagine concepts. If it is too much for you to grasp.. I don't know how to help ya buddy.

I'll give you a clue though.. it's the secret to a long happy marraige.

[spodefly]

It was hot. The sun was in my eyes. You shoulda seen the other guy. This is the 2000's! You don't want to mess with the budget, do you? Everybody else does it. The dog ate it. I lost it in the aftermath. Someone stole my idea. When Indians are swarming the compound, you don't have time. Maybe I was on hold for 40 minutes, I couldn't tell. It was folded, spindled, and mutilated. Who knew? Why do you care. It was due to the equatorial humidity. Ken Starr is an out-of-control prosecuter. Someone else did it. There is no credible evidence of any wrongdoing by any responsible party. We're going to WHO-AH, Larry, WHO-AH. Haven't you lost your keys sometime? I was sick. There was a breeze. No one saw me do it.

Bears repeating.

[Pharmboy]

I see your Kournikova and raise you one Hayek.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"I know.. I keep throwing out these hard to imagine concepts."

Here's one more obviously hard to imagine concept.

HUMOR.

[Dad was my hero]

U no, in awl serieslessness, eye sea hugh's name mentioned sew meny times that i wander ho he waz, a famous former FReeper?

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

You're correct. Humor "is" important. If I didn't recognize it in this post or any of the reponses when that was what was intended, my apologies.

FRegards, Vets

[skinkinthegrass]

Hmmm...With your vast memmory intact, post #94, row 2, collum 3..is that Dolly Parton?...Shane, Shane, Shane... etc. :)