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One problem we've had in the past regarding trolls: Other trolls jump on a thread like this and ask why so and so was banned. Turns out it was a troll asking about a troll. But the doubt seed was planted, and those disgrunted with FR jump on the troll bandwagon. Here's the facts and Jim overrides all "rules". Mods will ban newbie trolls without Jim's approval. Anyone here with a posting history will be banned from Jim if he believes it's warrarented. Anyone here a long time with few posts might be banned from a mod. Jim reviews everything we do, every day. The reason we were brought on was to give Jim an opportunity to have a life once in a while, like eat dinner, go on Freeps, have family time without having to moniter Free Republic 24/7. This is not 1997 any more with a couple hundred posters. FR generates a couple million hits per month.

I understand very well and think you all do a great job. JR needs the help no doubt because of the size of this forum in post, etc. It just seems the trolls get their cake and jerk the chains too. A simple statement of explaination on the page where the 'account banned or supsended' note is place would help, imo. That way anyone clicking on the account would see it was banned because of whatever reason..... disruptor, returning troll, ignoring rules, etc. Anyway, keep on keeping on... I'm not trying to stir your pot, just speculating about how to handle them in some other fashion.