Posted on 11/29/2001 11:32:06 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Very sorry if the thread I posted yesterday entitled "Is Free Republic a Fraud? Is it time for Free Republic to go away?" startled some of you. The thread was posted simply to allow the people who are criticizing Free Republic and accusing us of fraud to have a place to post their charges, and also to allow those who support FR a place to voice their opinions on whether we should continue or fold up. The anti-FReepers have long held that if only the FReepers knew the truth about me and the fraud of FR, then they would all go away. Well, time will tell if many people have been swayed by their tales of horror, but no one can say that I did not give them a chance to get it all out into the open.
Now I'm happy to say that I have absolutely no intent of ever shutting down Free Republic. The only reason that was in my title was because of the AFers claim. I have stated on many occasions that Free Republic will be on the air as long as the FReepers feel it is needed and viable. If the WP/LAT is successful in bankrupting me or the corporation, then we will find another way to keep our discussion site running. There is absolutely no way that they can shutdown our right to assemble on the internet and voice our opinions and criticisms of the government and or of the so-called free press. In that, we will persevere, I guarantee you!
I want to thank all of you who have suggested various ways to change our operating model to one profiting by selling subscriptions, or advertising, or merchandise or other commercial ventures, but have to say that we cannot do any of those things at this time. We are restricted from engaging in any commercial business because of the fair use laws. Now, some of this might change in the future depending on clarification from the court if we win on appeal or at the Supreme Court level, but I wouldn't bet on it. As long as we are posting full text articles we will probably have to remain non commercial.
I also want to thank all of you who have posted your supporting comments. I'd like to reply to all of them, but looks like the count is now running to 2,000 and beyond and there is no way that I can respond to each one individually. I thank each and every one of you and I thank God that you are on our team. Same goes for all of you who are donating to keep FR on the air. We would not be here without your support and we all appreciate it very much.
Thanks again and God Bless America!
Regards,
Jim Robinson
FR will persevere! Long live FR! And thank you, Jim.
What if the libertarians volunteered to defend this country would they stop being libertarians or would they be misguided patriots?
Just wondering. Those pesky definitions and all.
You said you have been here since last May. If you wouldn't give the site one dime, then why are you still here? Just to mooch? You don't have to donate to be respected here or to ensure your posting privileges, and in that respect alone the site owner- and others who do donate- have been very generous, don't you think? Indeed, who would want to accept a donation from someone who despised the place? Keep your money if you think the site doesn't deserve to exist the way it is. But if you genuinely think it isn't worth your money, don't come here and use other people's donations to pay for your complaint time. That's like having a panhandler take a ten dollar bill from a generous lady, only to $@3% on her doorstep because she won't let you have the run of her house.
You may be the owner of this forum but you cannot make it without the people who participate here. YOU need them. I say them because you don't need me...because I wouldn't give you one red cent. You also need the articles they post. The people on this forum are providing you with a pretty good living so maybe you ought to cut them some slack.
OK, Miss know-it-all. How good is his standard of living? Provide a source for your assumption.
You may work hard here but it's not like you are not getting anything out of it....even if you would like some to believe that.
Provide the source where you have derived evidence that Jim Rob is getting anything but trouble for his efforts here. (Not that it matters to your case.)
This may be your baby...but those who give and want to... do have right to know what's going on with the money.
Why? Why does a gift-giver have a right to know anything? Are you the type who insists on going to your relative's houses every year to check up on the gifts you have given them? Do you make sure the ugly sweater you bought Uncle Hersch hasn't been given to the Salvation army or been resold in a garage sale?
You don't have a 'right' to know- but you DO have a right to not give, as you said, one dime. You haven't- so YOU have no business complaining even by your logic. Let the donors complain.
If the people who surround you are pissing it away in divers ways it might have an impact on some little old ladies or men who are giving donations out of their pension...people who are sending you their Christmas money, etc...you know things like that.
And since we all respect responsibility here, don't you think that that is the responsibility of the donor, and not YOU? What are you, Big Government?
Well now, if the great brillohead says it then we should call the 9th and tell them not to waste any more time criticizing the incompetence of the lower court. How's Mojo?
If the 9th court over turns the ruling of the other court that would be good news for FR. I doubt it will happen. Clarity leaving the cause gives some indication ( in my mind anyhow) of how things are going.
How's Mojo?
I don't know. I assume he posts on one of the AF sites as nnlb. I am surprised at his tenacity ( all of them really) in seeing this site undermined. The tenacity does seem to border on obsession for many of these folks, but it makes for interesting reading. It is a soap opera that very very few people would be expected to be interested in. For some reason I am, but do not participate in myself. However, I think they are mostly just uncovering deeds that have been done from within FR that undermine the site. In other words, the AFers are not doing the underming, per se, but rather uncovering deeds from within the site itself, that have undermined the site. There is a lot of gratuitous ridicule thrown in to boot, for sure , with you being a target from time to time.
Hell hath no fury like a woman spurned. Most of them over there are woman - haha.
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