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

Free Republic ^ | 1/26/02 | Jim Robinson

[Admin Moderator]

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

[Texaggie79]

Hey, libertarians hate him too. Anyway JR was talking about Jackson Browne, the musician.

[ofMagog]

May there could be a forum strictly for the pro and cons of the CSA
where the posters could duel it out.

Same for those with "My God is better'n your god."

[WIMom]

AFTR, I use the new 'search' next to the 'self-search' option, it works great. Test it, use Enron or Anthrax and see what the results are.

[Admin Moderator]

"My question is, would you rather it not be mentioned to a person if the thread already exists? Does it annoy you guys when it is pointed out as much as it annoys the person making the duplicate post?"

I doesn't matter to the moderators one way or the other if duplicates are pointed out on a thread. If that is the practice you choose, it would be helpful if you pinged us. We would like to be notified if there is a duplicate. We don't always see all the posts, there are just too many to go through.

[Admin Moderator]

If the photos aren't trashy and meet the intent of FR.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I dont want it to be my practice, per se. I just see it often on threads that interest me, which is how I notice dulicates. Which is also how I wind up doing the same thing. Hey, why not make everyone a Moderator? ;)

[texasbluebell]

Thanks for clearing that up for me!

[Amerigomag]

Jim, thanks but!

Please try to stay on topic (politics)

I depend on this forum for all my breaking, national, domestic news. We're probably faster and a lot more accurate on domestic issues than any of the major networks.

If you limit this forum to only political news we'll lose one of our better member services.

[Travis McGee]

*You*bet*

[archy]

Suggestion, do not use the entire title in your search. Choose a single significant word from the title to search on. It will usually get a hit if the article has already been posted.

Any possibility that the search engine could be tweaked to provide a hit when the author of a piece is listed? That won't help with wireservice copy with no byline, of course, but it might cut down some duplication of the same article slugged with different or alternate heads in different sources.

-archy-/-

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks for the flag, Tonkin. A point well taken. Mr. Robinson has a bit of the Rummy touch, IMHO...God bless 'em. I'm hoping it will spread throughtout the land 'til the Trial Lawyers shrivel in shame and head for the border under the piercing, yet knowing looks from their fellow Americans. (^:

Please don't change the Canteen. For our troops far from home (and other patriots suffering from idiot leftist press, "anti-American" overload, you guys are an oasis of decency. With the exception of FR investigative or "Freep" articles, we only have "vanities" to counter the mass of leftist headlines that must fill FR daily.

God bless you, Jim. You are, as always, a gentleman and fine host to your guests.

[Michael2001]

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.

I understand your point. At the same time, the real title doesn't always describe what the article is about. Can we post the real title and then in parentheses give our title?

[al_again]

I'm so sorry - I didn't realize Buchanan was a conservative!

[dighton]

... regarding the Simpsons and flame wars ...

[headsonpikes]

"Itchy and Scratchy" Bump. lol

[Dutchy]

BTTTT.......And bravo......

[Bahbah]

What's wrong with owls? There are some nice ones here.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

"And, while I'm thinking about it, QUIT trashing our conservative candidates"

Hi guys. Hey Admin Moderator, you don't mean we "can't" disagree with a candidate right? I mean, if I like Bill Simmons for Gov more than Riordan, I can say so right?

For instance, I just saw where Haley Barbour is considering running for office. I don't happen to think he would serve conservatives well (Some extremely fishy dealings with China during his tenure as RNC Leader). And I also think if we just support someone cart blanche' because of political affiliation, then we are as bad as all those democraps who supported Clinton for the same reasons.

I'm just quantifying, because the above statement.. "could" be misconboobulated.. :o)

Big freepin hug and regards.. Mary Ann

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

it would be helpful if you pinged us. We would like to be notified if there is a duplicate. We don't always see all the posts, there are just too many to go through.

Not only that.. but many times, duplicates are because the newspapers TITLE with their OWN TITLES. I've found (later and to my dismay, which is why I don't post articles any longer) That I will post from say my local newspaper.. to find that another paper titled it differently.

The moderators here do an excellent job. But there are so many posts.. that I've often wondered how the heck they keep up with it all.

They have saved my bacon from severe embarrassement in the past..and I'm eternally in love with them..and greatful :o)

Until I read this thread.. I never realized "pinging" them regarding a duplicate would be helpful.

[Jim Robinson]

The kind of trashing that I'm talking about is smearing a candidate with libel, slander, leftist propaganda, etc. Sure you can disagree or criticize or debate a candidate's positions/issues, etc., just don't slime the man with garbage. I don't think that's too much to ask.

Thanks, Jim