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Vanity | October 10, 2003 | RightFighter

Posted on 10/10/2003 7:35:55 AM PDT by RightFighter

I was just wondering if any of you have any suggestions for how to make Free Republic easier to use and a better place in general. This is NOT a criticism of Jim Robinson and I am most appreciative of all his hard work. This site is great and I enjoy coming here to learn about and discuss the conservative issues of the day. This is just my desire to see this site become more "viewer-friendly" than it is in its present iteration. I've had thoughts over the years about this and these are the ones that I keep coming back to:

1. Different background colors for alternating posts within a thread, for readability

2. Ability to set up chat rooms for certain events, rather than using the "Live Thread" concept. The entire idea of a "Live Thread" is somewhat of an oxymoron and EXTREMELY difficult to follow.

3. Smilies and other icons available when posting messages

4. Keeping track of numbers of posts by each user. Many forum sites do this, and some even give titles to users who reach certain posting milestones.

5. The ability to mark a thread for later reading, rather than having to "bump" the thread


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To: Saundra Duffy
Yesterday when it was learned that WILLIE BROWN has been appointed by Schwarzenegger to the transition team - and there was not a collective OUTCRY OF DISGUST by FReepers

Not only that, but Der Gropenfuhrer expressed admiration for Vincente Fox!!

Republicans wanted a Pubbie to win so badly that they took even a RINO. I'm sure they were enthralled with the fact that he is also a big movie star. Really pathetic. My only hope is that he manages to remain scandal-free while in office.

301 posted on 10/10/2003 11:51:25 AM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
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To: Publius6961
I hope you saw my follow-up where I said I don't REALLY think you're an idiot! (was gonna insert a smilie here but thought better of it)
302 posted on 10/10/2003 11:54:11 AM PDT by RightFighter
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To: RightFighter
I hope you saw my follow-up where I said I don't REALLY think you're an idiot!

Yes I did, not that it matters. I've been lurking for 6 years and posting for 5, so my skin is about 5 inches (12.7mm) thick.

303 posted on 10/10/2003 11:57:39 AM PDT by Publius6961 (40% of Californians are as dumb as a sack of rocks.)
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To: Publius6961
...so my skin is about 5 inches (12.7mm) thick.

Wow. You must have big fingers and feet.

304 posted on 10/10/2003 11:59:36 AM PDT by RightFighter
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To: Publius6961
Again... what?
305 posted on 10/10/2003 12:04:37 PM PDT by new cruelty
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To: All; John Robinson; Admin Moderator
You know what I'd really like to see? Clear and consistent guidelines for posting. More than once (lots of times, in fact), I've seen articles posted by various people, myself included, then moved to chat. Then the same article posted later by someone else, and left on front page. Several times pictures are posted on one thread and immediately pulled, then posted to another thread and left up. For no clear reason that I can see. Do the Mods just have carte blanche during their times to pull at will? Really, I'm curious about this. Thanks for any response.
306 posted on 10/10/2003 12:15:43 PM PDT by TheBigB ("If my country calls, I will answer. Unless I'm screening."--Homer J. Simpson)
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To: TheBigB
This might be of some help:

Posting Guidelines

307 posted on 10/10/2003 12:20:16 PM PDT by new cruelty
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To: Saundra Duffy
I guess you can't ban someone because they're a liberal spy but seems to me my beloved FreeRepublic.com has been taken over by a bunch of traitors or something.

Can anyone relate?


Yes coming from you I can relate...... only you can take a thread about suggestions to improve FreeRepublic and slam or bash the members by calling them 'traitors or something'....
308 posted on 10/10/2003 12:37:52 PM PDT by deport (The Many, The Proud, The Winners)
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To: RightFighter
If it works superbly don't fixit.
309 posted on 10/10/2003 12:39:20 PM PDT by bert (Don't Panic!)
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1)maybe add a feature that allows posters to automatically insert a quote of the post they are replying to. As it is now, we have to scroll down to the message, copy, paste, then type in html tags around the text manually.

2)posters can edit/deleate their messages feature.

310 posted on 10/10/2003 1:29:05 PM PDT by snowstorm12
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To: RightFighter
Have the search default to "order by post time" rather than "order by relevance".
311 posted on 10/10/2003 1:34:23 PM PDT by Fresh Wind
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To: Calpernia
And no good tips and tricks came out of this thread? No freepers on this thread picked up function information they weren't aware of from other freepers?

You know, I don't think I made either one of those statements. And, I don't claim to know the answers either.

312 posted on 10/10/2003 1:58:28 PM PDT by FourPeas
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To: RightFighter
It appears we disagree.
313 posted on 10/10/2003 2:00:04 PM PDT by FourPeas
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To: RightFighter
3. Smilies and other icons available when posting messages

Please no.

314 posted on 10/10/2003 2:01:30 PM PDT by PRND21
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To: FourPeas
I didn't say you made those statements. I asked you those questions. I asked you those questions is response to your remark of:

"periodically get a controlling twit type who also thinks he or she is the center of the universe and they have a much better idea."

So I will ask again:

And no good tips and tricks came out of this thread? No freepers on this thread picked up function information they weren't aware of from other freepers?

And if you repond again with, "And, I don't claim to know the answers either." Then why don't you refrain from calling the poster a "controlling twit type who also thinks he or she is the center of the universe" unless you READ the thread and see how many freepers benefitted from this thread.
315 posted on 10/10/2003 2:14:14 PM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Calpernia; Publius6961; FourPeas
Calpernia, see post 215

I think you mean to direct your comments to Publius6961 and not FourPeas

316 posted on 10/10/2003 2:17:42 PM PDT by new cruelty
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To: FourPeas; new cruelty
Thank you new cruelty...wrong commentary.

Allow me to edit:

I didn't say you made those statements. I asked you those questions. I asked you those questions is response to your remark of:

"but one thing I would like is fewer people suggesting something be changed because THEY don't like it -- especially when it means someone else will have to do the work."

So I will ask again:

And no good tips and tricks came out of this thread? No freepers on this thread picked up function information they weren't aware of from other freepers?

And if you repond again with, "And, I don't claim to know the answers either." Then why don't you refrain from telling the poster a "Just rubs me the wrong way" unless you READ the thread and see how many freepers benefitted from this thread.
317 posted on 10/10/2003 2:25:42 PM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: OESY
Welcome to FR. Good suggestions!
318 posted on 10/10/2003 2:30:39 PM PDT by null and void
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To: Joe Hadenuf
How about little tinkerbells too. Oh, oh and those hugs and kisses little do hickys. And little rainbow icons for the kinky community.....

No dancing penguins???


319 posted on 10/10/2003 2:33:57 PM PDT by null and void
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To: new cruelty
wow - thanks for the IN FORUM head up
320 posted on 10/10/2003 2:34:43 PM PDT by GretchenEE (Liberals CANNOT be trusted with national security (excepting maybe Congr. Norm Dicks.)
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