[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Okay. So what?

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

You could have searched on any word in the title and found this identical post, posted 15 minutes before yours.

I agree. So what? You're part of the posting gestapo?? Appointed by who??

[upchuck]

Okay. So what?

It is considered bad form on Free Republic to post articles that are duplicates of articles posted in the last several hours. Duplicates:

1. Clog up the forum.

2. Make it more difficult to find articles later.

3. Duplicates in the same day or same "shift" are generally frowned upon and if spotted quickly are usually pulled.

4. Duplicates of earlier threads that are posted in the late afternoon or night are many times left up. The later shift FReepers probably didn't get a chance to see or participate on the early shift threads.

5. Duplicate threads break up the conversation and make it harder for participants to follow, especially if they're receiving lots of replies.

I'm not on the grammar and spelling police squad or the member of a P's & Q's committee. But I try to use common sense and exercise good value judgement on Free Republic.

This place belongs to Jim Rob, not us. It deserves to be treated with respect.