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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Montana’s REALLY pretty......so is Idaho. It’s closer than Alaska!
Well....I don’t know where you are, so maybe it’s not closer and I think I’ll just sorta back away now since I’m not sure how this all started and I really shouldn’t have butted into the conversation and you have a good night now, here?
:)
Understood. Get there as soon as you can.
I will be back there as soon as I can.
Sorry to hear it. You had something to say, and something to contribute.
Good riddance, you jerkoff.
Sorry.
That is one UGLY pic there! :)
EEEEEEEEEwwwwwwwwwww................
That’s PAYback for what I did to poor Fiddlstix all night.
hehehe!
Guess Ah missed that action, huh?? :)
Anywhoo ...
Gettin’ late for this guy.
I’ll check back in the mornin’ for the update, otay?
Y’all have a SUPER evening and a GREAT Sunday, too!
Ricardo
I was merely posting pictures of loverly ladies on the Freepathon thread.
I am innocent of all else that is the truth and you may take it to the bank. Uh huh. ;)
Sleep well, Meek!
LOL!
Sure wish I knew how to Photoshop that thing and change a few things in it....
But alas.
LOL! < G > :)
The attacks cost me a job. I worked as a contractor for the company that owned WTC7. I was also on the team that brought the NYSE back up so quickly. They terminated contractors' contracts after the attack. FYI.
I do not believe that that has ever been proved. You people have bought the Usama Bin Laden line hook, line and sinker. Look at the FBI Most Wanted web site: Most Wanted.
USAMA BIN LADEN IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUGUST 7, 1998, BOMBINGS OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, AND NAIROBI, KENYA. THESE ATTACKS KILLED OVER 200 PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, BIN LADEN IS A SUSPECT IN OTHER TERRORIST ATTACKS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Nowhere does it list him as being wanted in conjunction for the 9/11 attacks. Is vengeance against any random person you do not like so important to you that you want to let the real guilty party slide?
Or do you want to join Nancy Pelosi and call the FBI liars too?
I’m not the biggest Hannity fan out there by any stretch, but is Rudy really the closest thing the state of NY has to a conservative?
Say Idaho and be prepared for folks like me to say "sorry, we're full"? :)
It took you long to get back from the mother ship.
You must have been against WWII also by using the
the same reasoning.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and we went to war against Germany.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and we fought in North Africa and Italy.
AS in that war, this one also is a combination of enemies,
mostly the same ones and allied in different areas.
If it makes you feel safe believing your 9/11 Truther
crap, you can get help for your denial.
Face the real world and get a life.
Now THAT is nice of you!!! THANK you!!!
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