JimRob has graciously allowed us to build communities here. In return, he expects us to basically agree with or assent to his mission. Or at least, not rub our disagreement in his face in a public way.
It’s still his place.
I’m sure you don’t have a problem with his being kind and generous towards us.
In return, we should respect his wishes and opinions, and behave ourselves in appropriate matters. If we have major disagreements with his mission statement, we shouldn’t really be talking politics here out of respect.
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Has anyone suggested that JimRob can't do whatever he wants? Of course he can!
But he recognizes, I think, that he doesn't want to be the 100% arbiter of content, otherwise, FR would be just another blog.
He can and does direct moderating as he chooses.
And FR as a whole is what it is.
I think the choices he makes about banning people help mold it, but if he wanted it to be 100% in lockstep with him, then he could turn it into a personal blog with specific posters.
I don't know how well that would do.
JimRob has graciously allowed us to build communities here. In return, he expects us to basically agree with or assent to his mission. Or at least, not rub our disagreement in his face in a public way.
It’s still his place.
I’m sure you don’t have a problem with his being kind and generous towards us.
In return, we should respect his wishes and opinions, and behave ourselves in appropriate matters. If we have major disagreements with his mission statement, we shouldn’t really be talking politics here out of respect.
BTW, at the risk of approaching the subject from Jim’s point of view, let us see how Jim felt about a certain candidate back in 2001:
Re: “So, it doesn’t matter if he snorted coke as a youth? It was a long time ago, a youthful indiscretion? Kinda like people who frequented sneakeasies during prohibition? Kind of a cute story, eh? Well, how about all the people whose lives have been destroyed by being arrested for the felony of drug possession? What about the millions of people who are rotting away in your filthy drug infested prisons at this very moment? Well, by God, if you people insist on electing another cokehead as President, you damned well better throw open all the prison cell doors and free every man, woman, and child you’re holding on drug charges. And if you’re gonna elect another drug felon as President, you’d better rescind each and every one of your unconstitutional drug laws now on the books, including all of your unconstitutional search and seizure laws, and your asset forfeiture laws, and your laws that enable your unconstitutional snooping into our bank accounts and cash transactions. Well, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. You people are sick! Conservatives my ass. You people are nothing but a bunch of non-thinking hypocrits! You’re a shame and a disgrace to the Republic! And, I, for one, am tired of taking orders from cokeheads and felons! Elect another one and I’ll tell you what. I’ll be ready for war! It’ll be time to take up arms and run the filthy lying bastards out!” - Jim Robinson 2001 concerning Texas Governor George W. Bush
So by your definition, supporting Dubya was anathema until Jim saw the wind blow differently. Afterward, a few that dare comment that Dubya was a liberal or post Jim’s quote were summarily banned. What will happen Knitting A Conundrum when Rudy is elected? Will you recall the rants and the bannings from this thread as you perform a zot fest on an anti-Rudy Freeper?
Truly, when will this insanity end???
Major hit list of the Free Republic that may cause you to be banned (walk lightly because they read your FReep-mail accounts)
IPW (Internet Porn Whores—for no reason whatsoever other than fun)
Evolution/Science
Libertarian
Anyone that supports Rudy
Agnostics/skeptics
Anyone French
South Park Republicans/Conservatives (better believe the theocons and O.C.-Old Cracker types are begging for a new ban-a-thon)
Mormons (holy crap Mormon threads make Crevo threads look tame)
Followers of ABBA (i personally want those Swedish-loving assclowns banned forever FOREVER ZOT THEM I SAY!)