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ConservativeXpress Proudly Banned From Free Republic! Thank You For Your ZOT!
ConservativeXpress ^ | 5/16/09

Posted on 05/16/2009 7:03:22 PM PDT by trying17 (AKA DrGop0821)

Even Sean Hannity has written off Free Republic, saying "Everyone I knew basically left because of so much childish immature personal attacks, the propensity there to eat their own." [Listen to Sean Hannity’s Statement about Free Republic. ]

I was suspended from "conservative" site Free Republic for having an opinion. It's amazing that a so called site dedicated to "Free" would ban someone for having an opinion.

I encourage anyone to feel free to post my material on Free Republic or elsewhere as I will no longer be posting on that site. (If anyone knows of other open forums similar to Free Republic please let me know.)

There are many amazing people over there who support true conservatism and value the opinion of others in the name of advancing our cause.

However the site is too often dominated by a select few radical Right Wing nutjob bullies who are completely intolerant and hypocritical. They are no better than the Liberals they speak out against. Many simply nitpick and chastise others just to make themselves feel better.

The hypocrisy is astounding and intolerable at times.

My account was "Zotted" according to their lingo for being a "troll".

Many "FReepers" complained that I was "pimping my blog".

However, from their own "rules":

For all of you who have blogs or personal web sites that you would like to discuss or promote on Free Republic, here's the place to do it.

Our Bloggers & Personal forum is for:

Posting from your blog.

Posting from other peoples blogs.

Posting from your personal web site.

Posting from other peoples personal web sites.

Promoting your blog.

Promoting other peoples blogs.

Promoting your personal web site.

Promoting your favorite web sites.

Posting from your favorite outside forums.

Free Republic is the premier online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America. And we always have fun doing it. Hoo-yah!

Zot - verb, to get kicked off FR in an undignified manner That's what most people think "Zot" means, but it's not correct.

The history of "Zot".

There are one or two individuals who, for whatever reason, enjoy signing up new accounts here every single day to post leftist drivel. Sometimes they are vanities from DemocraticUnderground. Sometimes they are articles from other far-left sources. Sometimes they are nothing but vile doctored images or profanity laced tirades. Sometimes they are from legitimate sources but happen to strike the eye of the poster as being something that would infuriate conservatives.

The posters in question always post the articles, and then don't reply. They then post other articles, again not replying. This was going on for months. Jim would confirm by looking at the IP addresses and other aspects of the user's 'footprint' that it was the returning troll, and we would nuke the accounts. This went on for months.

Then some of the opportunists who wanted to harm the forum started a whispering campaign, complaining about articles being deleted. They would play off of the fact that the trolls' articles were being pulled to complain that there was some sort of agenda of squelching legitimate conservative postings going on by the moderators.

One day I decided to try something new. I decided, instead of letting the trolls get what they want and have their posts up as flame bait, and instead of pulling the threads outright, I would move their post aside and replace it with something that hopefully others would find humorous. I would do this out in the forum for all to see. The original piece would be available through the history link for the curious, who could see if there was some sort of censorship campaign going on. And the freepers could have fun mocking the troll if they so liked.

It so happens that the way I did it the first time was using a screen shot from Caddyshack, where the pastor gets hit by a lightning bolt. Being a bit of a fan of the comic strip "B.C." I captioned the photo with the lightning bolt sound that Johnny Hart used in his strip- ZOT! That is where the term Zot originated.

Now, sometimes we "zot", and sometimes we simply pull it. It depends on a number of factors, including how busy we are at the time. But whenever you see a Zot, you can be sure that the user was a 'newbie' who was doing their hit-and-run posting, and that if you as a well-established freeper thought the article would have made an interesting discussion, then you could probably post the same piece yourself without incident (although the most vile of the stuff probably would get pulled, and Jim reserves the right to remove anyone who he feels is constantly trying to push leftist propaganda on the forum). Anyway, that is the history and background behind zotting.

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I will continue to do my part to advance Conservative ideas and bring down the radical Left.

Free Republic sucks!

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KEYWORDS: blogpimper; confusedpaultard; idiot; jimmyclyde; retread; rinopurge; secondopusisacharm; sionnsar; spammer; theneverendingopus; troll; zot
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

“Ron Paul is also for wholesale withdrawal from Iran and Afghanistan, and for leaving this country wide open to future attack.”

Ah... do you really believe this country is in imminent danger of being attacked by either Iran or Afghanistan?

How, exactly, do you think they will carry out that attack?

Hank


101 posted on 05/16/2009 8:26:14 PM PDT by Hank Kerchief
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To: trying17 (AKA DrGop0821)

cue the waaa waaaa’s


102 posted on 05/16/2009 8:26:29 PM PDT by Danae (Amerikan Unity My Ass)
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To: gitmo

I decided there was more than meets the eye

You are more correct than you know.


103 posted on 05/16/2009 8:26:45 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: org.whodat

100 what’s my prize?


104 posted on 05/16/2009 8:27:40 PM PDT by usmcobra (Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
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To: Admin Moderator

Wow! The moderators have a lot of responsibilities. How on earth do they get trained to do all this stuff. Is there a FR six week moderator course?


105 posted on 05/16/2009 8:29:36 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (I don't trust Obama with my country. Do you?)
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To: Brad's Gramma
BWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I guess we agree.

106 posted on 05/16/2009 8:29:36 PM PDT by TChad
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To: All
I'm glad DrGOPwhatever was banned.

Now if several other posters were banned (who just love to post only negative articles) FR would be a much more fun place to visit.

107 posted on 05/16/2009 8:33:08 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: 4rcane; All

Ron Paul is guy who wants to cut and run..


108 posted on 05/16/2009 8:38:14 PM PDT by KevinDavis (http://governorpalin4president.blogspot.com/)
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To: trying17 (AKA DrGop0821); 230FMJ; 50mm; A.Hun; abigailsmybaby; AFPhys; Aircop_2006; AliVeritas; ...
Some trolls just can't figure out they are not wanted!!!!

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Viking Kitty/ZOT ping list!. . . don't be shy.

109 posted on 05/16/2009 8:39:45 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: Fichori; All

Well he goes on Alex Jones radio show who is a 9/11 truther..


110 posted on 05/16/2009 8:40:57 PM PDT by KevinDavis (http://governorpalin4president.blogspot.com/)
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To: trying17 (AKA DrGop0821)
dude, i live in ny and i'm here to tell ya, i don't want Rudy anywhere near Albany let alone the Oval Office...
111 posted on 05/16/2009 8:41:16 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
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To: Hank Kerchief

“Ah... do you really believe this country is in imminent danger of being attacked by either Iran or Afghanistan?”

Ah...did anyone really believe this country was in imminent danger of being attacked from cave in afghanistan?


112 posted on 05/16/2009 8:45:05 PM PDT by Crim
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To: Jet Jaguar

JUWISH MODZ ROOL!


113 posted on 05/16/2009 8:45:38 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Israel is built on rock. Arabia is built on sand.)
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To: KevinDavis

Truthers LOVE Ron Paul.


114 posted on 05/16/2009 8:46:24 PM PDT by Crim
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To: Hank Kerchief
Since you didn't get the memo on 9/11...

Ron Paul might be spot on with most domestic issues, but he's a flaming moonbat and an utter moron when it comes to foreign policy and national defense, especially concern those countries that harbor and support Islamic terrorism.

He's also a 9/11 "truther" which kills all of his credibility on just about everything.

115 posted on 05/16/2009 8:47:43 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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To: 4rcane

Shrimp boats is a comin.
Their sails are in sight.
Shrimp Boats is a comin.
There will be dancing tonight.

** Ron Paul or libeltarian version.

Shrimp boats is a comin.
Their pork is in sight.
Shrimp Boats is a comin.
They will be doped up tonight.


116 posted on 05/16/2009 8:48:27 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunham?) Change America Will Die From.)
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To: LdSentinal
Now if several other posters were banned (who just love to post only negative articles) FR would be a much more fun place to visit.

I don't agree. Quality debate is fun. Uniformity of opinion is boring.

Ban the gross abusers, but otherwise let it all in.

117 posted on 05/16/2009 8:54:09 PM PDT by TChad
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To: Admin Moderator
That's all well and good, but you left out the most despicable thing about the moderators:
51. They are behind the car warranty robo calls. They aren't really trying to sell you anything. They just want to know if you're home so they can remotely turn on your computer's web cam and spy on you.

118 posted on 05/16/2009 8:54:51 PM PDT by jellybean (Who is John Galt? ~ Bookmark http://altfreerepublic.freeforums.org for when FR is down)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

When you read RINO Ron’s views on Homeland Security, he
is right out of the Code Pinko play book.

I don’t take it lightly since the two terrorists who flew
into the Pentagon lived around 6 miles from me here in San Diego


119 posted on 05/16/2009 8:57:38 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: KevinDavis

Oh, he’s way out there.

Thats for sure!

I know someone was a delegate in Republican caucuses and attended the state caucus as an alternate.

The Ron Paul supporters were nothing but trouble.

A little logic and reason regarding things like abortion and BAM! they would come unglued.

FWIW, sound logic and reason trumps unglued RP supporters any day of the week.


120 posted on 05/16/2009 8:57:41 PM PDT by Fichori (The only bailout I'm interested in is the one where the entire Democrat party leaves the county)
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