[PatrioticAmerican]

Nicely put. My thought nearly exactly. (Of course, can we keep the Microsoft threads? They are entertaining!)

[Jhoffa_]

..And, whatever else you do, please DO NOT post from DEMOCRATS UNDERGROUND

Good, Good!

I always thought this amounted to little more than banner advertising for them anyway.

[ambrose]

Have you thought of having some separate "chat" section where all the garbage and ramblings can be freely posted? Sometimes the news is really slow and it is nice to "chat" with other Freepers.

[ambrose]

And, whatever else you do, please DO NOT post from DEMOCRATS UNDERGROUND

I'll bump to that... I mean, don't we blast Salon for having nothing better to do than "report" on what we're saying here?

[The Westerner]

"Way too many vanity threads lately. And way too much trash being posted. Please try to stay on topic (politics)."

The vanity to news ratio is way out of whack. Thanks for posting this, Jim.

[Polonius]

Will this warning apply equally to serial libertarian flamers like Dane and Cultural Jihad?

[Dan from Michigan]

DO NOT post from DEMOCRATS UNDERGROUND

THANK YOU!!!!

[Conservababe]

I have noticed multiple postings of the "greedy" victims of WTC lately...and they have not been pulled. Would you say that often observations sometimes are ahead of the actual news in print and tv media...here on FreeRepublic?

[CounterCounterCulture]

AMEN, AMEN, AND AMEN

[swheats]

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

Thank you

.

[sweetliberty]

Thanks for your vigilance Jim.

Hey y'all; I think some of us just got a spanking.

[kayak]

Thank you so much for this, Jim!!!

On far too many threads these days, there is no discussion and civil debate. After about 5 posts things have deteriorated to the level of an elementary school name-calling contest. And a lot of the language is on that level, too.

I have found myself complimenting people for simply having a rational discussion even if we were on opposite sides of an issue. That kind of discourse and exchange of ideas used to be the norm around here ..... now it seems to be the exception.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

LOVELY AND ON MY BIRTHDAY TOO

THANX JIM

[glock rocks]

God bless you, Mr. Robinson. Thank you for Free Republic.

I have a serious concern for the future of our republic, and the revival of
our constitution, especially the second amendment.

I have yet to post a vanity. When I do, please bury me head down, in the desert.

[nopardons]

GOD BLESS YOU !

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU !

[PFKEY]

Such a patient man....Thanks Jim!

[B4Ranch]

And QUIT trashing each other.
This the one that drives me crazy!
People will take up a page critcizing each others thoughts, rather than discussing the subject.

[fish hawk]

Thanks Jim for slapping me awake. An awake FReeper is what this is all about. Aloha from Maui.

[My Favorite Headache]

I love FreeRepublic.Com. But I am inclined to believe that banning vanity posts is wrong. Sometimes you learn more about the person or people's way of thinking through some of the (off politics) discussions. The prayer threads are always great. If someone is connected to someone and they post their own thoughts on an issue or whatever the case may be there should be room for vanity on here. This place would die a slow death if you took away that ability.People come in here to assosciate with people like themselves.

I for one voice my opinion against no vanities. Yeah they might get carried away a bit but have you ever seen the size of those threads? Like 400 posts! People obviously like discussing and relating things in those very threads.As useless as some might see a thread another might enjoy the hell out of.

As far as smearing goes on the conservatives? Jim do you think we should stop calling people what they really are?RINO's are out there and it is a false example of what TRUE Conservativism really is. People like Jeffords got away with it and this forum is exactly what we need to bring to light about those RINO's.

Hey, It is your show. Run it how you want to. I agree on the Democratic Underground stuff. That crap should never be linked here. We know the smack that they are talking about under there. Also the commie stuff I agree with as well. But the other 2 I disagree with.

I still will send people here on a daily basis to sign up or lurk or whatever and pound the pavement for this site. But let's not get into mass censorship here. I am a Republican and a Conservative as well. I want more of us in government. But we need to show and talk how we do already to let everyone who comes in here know that there are people like them out there as well.

Thanks and God Bless,

MFH

[Reagan Man]

And, whatever else you do, please DO NOT post from DEMOCRATS UNDERGROUND...

Amen to that JimRob!... and thanks.