Vanity Post on Vanity Posts, Duplicate Posts, Trash Posts, Commie Propaganda, etc., Vol V, No. 1

Free Republic | Jan 25, 2002 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

Way too many vanity threads lately. And way too much trash being posted. Please try to stay on topic (politics). Also, please do a search on a significant word from the title of your article before posting. This will reduce the number of duplicates. And, along these same lines, please use the original titles on your article posts. Do NOT edit the titles. Do NOT use "My Title" titles. This will also help to reduce the number of duplicates.

And, whatever else you do, please DO NOT post from DEMOCRATS UNDERGROUND (or any other such trashy un-American socialist hangout). Free Republic was intended to be a socialist free zone. We've gone to a heck of a lot of trouble to make it that way. Why in the world would you think we would be interested in having their trash posted here?

And QUIT trashing each other. You know who you are. Knock it off! Way too many flamewars and feuds going on. And, while I'm thinking about it, QUIT trashing our conservative candidates. If you want to criticize someone's position on some policy, have at it. But do not trash or smear the man. That would include Browne, Buchanan, Bush, Keyes, et al, or whomever else may be your favorite trashee (examples listed in alphabetical sequence). The idea is to get more conservatives elected, not to trash the ones you don't like. If you want to trash someone, make it a Democrat. Thank you.

And QUIT dredging up old communist propaganda to smear our conservatives. Sheesh! Whatever else you may think about our guys, they did not hijack airliners full of people and crash them into buildings. No, my friends, not even the dreaded CIA. Anyone who would believe (or even suspect) that crap is no FReeper. I've been pulling this crap whenever I see it and several people have been banned for continuing to post it. I do not want it on Free Republic. Any current FR poster who believes this leftist propaganda, please logoff immediately, send me your resignation via email, and I will delete your account.

Thanks,

Jim

[concerned about politics]

If you want to trash someone, make it a Democrat.

Oh man. That's my favorite hobby! There's soooooo much to choose from.
The dumocraps my be real Marxists attempting to rule the world, but they certainly aren't boring. Corruption here, corruption there. There's new corruption daily.
Everything for a novel. Murder, robbery, sex, innocent death, perversion, bribes, treason, lies......The list just goes on and on!

[kezekiel]

You are?

Don't get me started, please. For the record, I believe that Israel has a legal and moral right to ALL the territory encompassing Israel proper, West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights, and even the Sinai. I believe that the prevailing Palestinian and Arab political beliefs and practices are morally wrong. I believe that they have detestable cultural practices and are a general menace. Their anti-Semitism is deplorable. The world doesn't get it about how WRONG they really are.

And I shouldn't have had to say ANY of this to justify myself. You're starting to take on some of that monolithic "exterminate our enemies" mindset that's become so prevalent in the Arab world, or so it seems. Over there, if you object to somebody saying "death to the Jews", you'll probably get your loyalty questioned too.

[anniegetyourgun]

I am certainly no expert on this site, but it seems there have been an inordinate number of people who have just joined. Their m.o. is usually to post an article and in their best "civil" tone begin bashing the President. (Usually it isn't even the administration, they go directly for the President.) If I were a lib/dem, it would appear to me that this is the best way to participate with FR and not be banned or reprimanded. After all, it simply appears to be simple dissenting discourse. However, I'm not convinced that it isn't a concerted attempt to divide and conquer. Sadly, there is probably nothing one can do with these types.

Notwithstanding the above, you and your aides have been quite successful in eliminating many of the more juvenile and harrassing one-day disruptors. Whatever you are doing on that count, it is working and is much appreciated. I'm just saying that I think some of those "disruptors" have learned how to manipulate the system as per above.

[upcountry miss]

O.K.,while we are expressing our peeves - I particularlly dislike it when a thread about some contemptible Democrat results in a contest of words discribing said Dem, Dashle becomes Da**hole and then someone else thinks of a worse epitaph and on and on. Hillary's garb becomes a crusty pantsuit and on and on. I start to think I am on DU with the principle subject changed. Waxman's nose seems to be a target currently. Aren't we more mature than this?

As a reformed Democrat surrounded by Dem relatives, I love to send relatives to this site, but cringe at the articles that result in this kind of one-upsmanship of name calling.

I do love vanities concerning computers and the operation of them. As an elderly, retired computer illiterate I find them most informative because of the wealth of information available from our kind Freepers, but I understand Jim's concern about the direction of this site

[RedBloodedAmerican]

You're starting to take on some of that monolithic "exterminate our enemies" mindset that's become so prevalent in the Arab world, or so it seems.

I live in a black and white world. No grey. Good versus evil. And because evil exists and thrives does not mean I should remain silent in hopes it ends on it's own. And speaking out against it does not make me like (or "same as") them. That would be like saying George Bush is no better than Osama; he wants GW dead, GW wants him dead. So that makes them alike? I think not.
I think we agree on much, maybe different angles on some areas.

Cheers.

[archy]

Jim, is there any chance that the search engine could be arranged to include the authors of articles as well as their titles? That might prevent some duplication when stories are slugged with different headlines at different sources, particularly when they're derived from the same wire-service source.

There are, of course, some stories compliled *from local and wire service accounts* that offer a line or two of additional information worth comparing, though those most generally wouldn't show up with a byline.

I'd think a sidebar for local or regional news stories might help eliminate some of the chaff as well, though the FReep localities homesites help shoulder some of that load. Just my observations.

-archy-/-

[callisto]

Thank you!!

[GeronL]

OK, but the moderators will be busy.

Just keep squirting until we pups get the picture

[Uncle George]

I would like to see ANY ARTICLES ABOUT THE CLINTONS put into a side link so we dont have our day ruined continually by referance to the evil ones. Does anyone feel deeply about this subject?.

[anniegetyourgun]

See #183 - I think it is you who I should credit for pointing out this possibility. If so, I still think you were right about the tactic.

[usconservative]

And, whatever else you do, please DO NOT post from DEMOCRATS UNDERGROUND (or any other such trashy un-American socialist hangout).

THANK YOU!!!! As you know JR, I've been sick and damn' tired of the "children" here on FR dragging their fights from DU over to here.

Thank You! for finally putting an end to their childish behavior.

[kezekiel]

I think we agree on much, maybe different angles on some areas.

Maybe the only difference being how much vitriole we're comfortable with having on Freepville, and thus the original point of my post. There's more of it than I'm comfortable with, that's all. More heat than light.

Cheers to thee as well.

[MeekOneGOP]

Caption: For Jim, its another day at the office (FreeRepublic.com)

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ROFL!

[usconservative]

Given your posting history, and responses like THIS ONE where you declare Republican's nothing short of "Socialism-Lite" I don't think you're going to last long here.

You see Boucheau, you fit a specific profile. Yes, I've been "profiling" people on FR. Seems that a whole bunch of people registered about the same time you did. They "laid in wait" for their opportunity to pop their heads up, hurl some insults at Conservatives & Republicans, then lowered their heads into their little holes from whence they originally popped up, and waited for another opportunity. Some have been caught and appropriate action taken, others like you have managed to "slip through the cracks" and lived to fight another day.

So anyone who clicks on your name, does a "find in forum" can see all your little insults, one of which I linked above.

Nope, somehow I don't think you're going to last long here. JimRob, click on the link, you'll see what I mean.

buh-bye Boucheau.

[harpo11]

"Free Republic was intended to be a socialist free zone.
We've gone to a heck of a lot of trouble to make it that way.
Why in the world would you think we would be interested in having their trash posted here?"

Thank you 68-69 for the head's up! And Jim Robinson no matter where we travel in cyberspace entering Free Republic's "socialist free zone" is home, sweetest home "in the land of the free and the home of the brave" and no commie socialist snivelling drooling propagandist fools welcome. Thanks for doing all you can in keeping your home open for visitors

[abner]

I love it when you speak your mind!

[Teacher317]

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