I have been here since long before anyone needed to register to post, to give you some idea of how long I’ve hung around. I lost a nickname somewhere early and chose this one I’ve had ever since.
FR, during that period, has been through many things. I recall the legal threats from media types, and the “invasions” of people whose motives I never knew, but tried in concert to adjust the discussions.
I know that over the years, internal political games have gone on, ones that I know nothing about. I just know that people who were long time posters were suddenly gone, banned.
I also know, since I’ve run forums myself, that you can’t please everyone, and that some people believe themselves to be in charge of everything, and act like everyone else should immediately recognize it.
I have also disagreed with you, and I no longer post my own writing here, because apparently, you don’t like people publishing their own writing here for some reason. However, I find no reason to attempt to recruit anyone here for somewhere else, and recruitment attempts should not be considered a threat.
There exists a free market for ideas, for sites, for users. If you feel threatened by others recruiting, or angered by it, then improve your site until you think that nobody will effectively take your userbase. It’s a free world. Despite the fact that trolls are annoying, it’s generally true that they’re very poor competitors, often being immature in how they run their own site. Or, that the recruiter is simply following ‘whatever is new and hot’.
If I were to offer any advice, I would suggest that you post your rules on what and who is not allowed, rather than just zotting various things to the confused wonderment of the users. However, it’s your site, run it as you see fit, and unless you find your userbase falling, then consider it sufficiently competitive in the world of ideas, and there’s no need to be defensive about what what you do or don’t do.
The troll sent FReepmails to select Freepers. Jim Robinson posted it in the open for everyone to see. Does that sound like he's the one who is worried?
If I were to offer any advice, I would suggest that you post your rules on what and who is not allowed, rather than just zotting various things to the confused wonderment of the users.
The rules have been posted. The mission statement is on the main page. Click 'Free Republic' at the bottom of the page to go there.
Well, you know, I just don’t worry about any of that. I take it day by day and try to do the best I can. But the older I get, I find I worry less and less about offending anyone. If they don’t want to follow the straight and narrow God, family, country conservative path, well, who am I to try to stop them? I wish them well as they go their own ways.
But I hate cowardly, underhanded, underground mole campaigns, so bring them to the light of day whenever they pop up. It’s like whack-a-mole.
So...you like to “watch”, eh?? Better get back on yer meds and leave the action to others! HAW
JC
So...you like to “watch”, eh?? Better get back on yer meds and leave the action to others! HAW
JC