[FormerLurker]

I think FR has improved dramatically over the past few months in several ways. One is that there is now more open discusions of controversial topics, and the moderators appear to be fair and even handed in their actions. Another improvement is all of the fine work that John has put in to updating FR. It IS better than the old format, as is plainly obvious.

Keep up the great work Jim, I salute you for all of your efforts.

[UpToHere]

Jim, thanks for all your work in maintaining the forum. I'm a reader not a writer, so haven't posted much. Kinda like the kid who finally spoke at breakfast one morning, after being silent for a number of years, "Up to now everything has been ok."

Why not set up a monthly(annual) subscription plan?

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

I thought we already said no whys this thread still here

Jim you and john and the others do a great job on here once again thanx and keep up the great work !!!

PUNK

[happygrl]

FREEREPUBLIC is my virtual home. Where else would I go ?

[Mygirlsmom]

A day without FR is like a day without sunsh....oh, wait, this is Wisconsin.....is like a day without COSMIC BROWNIES! I can give up the brownies any time, REALLY I can, but give up Freeping? Sorry, can't be done.

[Tom Jefferson]

Jim,

I am relatively new to the Free Republic, but find it stimulating, informative and a place for the conservative voice to be heard (even though we seem to be preaching to the choir - too bad we don't have some liberal/lefties here that we can engage in dialogue).

I think you should take the total budget for the year - say, $264,000, divide it into quarters, i.e., $66,000 per quarter. Then let us know what our share would be. Make it voluntary. For example, if $25 per quarter is the amount that would cover the costs, make that the voluntary contribution that each should contribute. Obviously some won't, so others will voluntarily contribute more.

We want to keep this forum alive, Jim, so let us know what we have to do to make that happen.

[RJayneJ]

Can we buy shares of FR?

[qwert]

Keep it or sell it to Me !!!/ I have the time and the Servers available....

[bradactor]

I just started to become a regular here and it is one of the best information sites available and I know that many people use it that may never post including well known conservatives.

I just recently made a donation and will make another one when I get caught up on some of my automobile costs, lol.

But I hope it can keep going. Jim and the gang have done a great job and continue to do so.

Brad

[tomkat]

there's so much to say about this place, but it's late,
so may it suffice to say that FR has truly become part of my life.

joe, check your inbox for a new cc contri ...

[fire_eye]

Like I said above, if it is time for Free Republic to go away so be it. Those who want to keep it going speak up. Those who want it to go away, tell us why. But if those who want it to be gone lose out in the debate, then I'd say they should just go away themselves, or, in the very least, shut up and quit whining about it.

Oh, for pete's sake! I can't believe I'm hearing you take these twits seriously.

If I were in your shoes, they'd have to prove to me that they weren't just jealous because they didn't think of it first, and can't write software, before I'd even bother to listen to them.

Frankly, I'm surprised you even bother to *ban* them. They probably LIKE that; it's the most attention they've gotten since their mommy threw her empty whisky bottle at them at age 4 (and they didn't deserve the attention on *that* occasion *either*).

I don't even **CARE** if you're getting FILTHY RICH off this site. Worse yet, now that there are a bunch of no-life LOSERs *whining* about it, I HOPE you're getting filthy rich off this site. WHO CARES.

Liberals HATE this site. It has a howlfulness rating of 349 megaReagans. That's all *I* care about.

In fact, if you're NOT getting rich off this site, I think you should start TRYING to get rich off it ***JUST*** so you can FLAUNT it at them, the way Limbaugh does.

Frigging weasels. I can't believe it.

[Jeff Chandler]

This place is too much fun to close down.

[Terridan]

To: Jim Robinson

"I am going to reinstate Mojo, Inspector Harry Callahan and Arator's accounts so they can join Chuck Allan, TKEman, K.U.S.S...."

Please don't! Keep the site, and keep them out!!! I have loved this site, and would be lost without it.
Terri

[longlurker]

I hope you can keep it going. I've loved this site for two years and have just now, finally, registered. This is the best place to check the news and to vent about the liberal cancer eating away at our precious republic.

[iconoclast]

I'm kinda scared .......... I can't imagine life without FR. :o)

[EggsAckley]

I was hoping this might be a joke. Don't know what I'd do without FR. I vote stay.

[bobsatwork]

Keep FR on-the-air. No one defrauded me out of my contributions.

[exmarine]

I think this forum is a positive force for the United States. Even though this forum does not on the whole reflect the views of the founders of our Republic, it does allow people like me to proclaim that TRUTH (as an absolute) exists; and that right and wrong also exist. In this sense, for people like me, this forum is a voice militating against the predominant ontological and moral relativism that infects not only the United States, but the entire world. LONG LIVE TRUTH!

[Constantine XIII]

Jim, FR is THE island of sanity in the internet. Don't let these Clymers get you down.

Prayers and best wishes,

C13

[Richard Axtell]

The Free Republic is without question has become one of the most influential and important conservative political web sites on the web, and among the most important sites of any kind! This site is more successful than any number of recently spawned political magazines and newsletters. FR is used by numerous pundits, writers, political junkies, concerned and informed citizens, and anyone else who needs information, as an informational nexus. It is a magnet for vast amounts of eclectic and pertinent information, links to news stories, columns, researched information, opinion, and debate... acting as both an engine and energy for the promotion of conservative thought and as a counter to the leftist dominated mainstream press on the web and across our country. Our country's political system is based on the free distribution of information and the exchange of ideas. If the Free Republic is a fraud, our Republic is a fraud. And I know of no one who has ever made or could honestly make that case.

Our Republic has enemies; those who promote the agenda of distorting or undermining the constitution and the sovereignty of the United States. These same people find it necessary to attempt to squelch the font of factual information and conservative opinion that the Free Republic represents. Jim Robinson has effectively prevented these unscrupulous people from achieving their goals. I continue to support Jim's decisions and discretion in protecting the existence of the Free Republic from dishonest people who are determined to disrupt and corrupt the nature of this forum. Would anyone here continue to read, post and support a forum site like this if it descended into the vicious chaos of profanity, spam, and obfuscation that so many formerly popular political newsgroups have succumb? I wouldn't and am confident that few others would. Therefore, I completely support Jim Robinson's decisions to ban those who threaten the FR's integrity and quality. I hope everyone reading this understands this reality and continues to appreciate and support this wonderful contribution to the freedom of speech, discussion, and assembly that a private individual, Jim Robinson, has provided for his country. Thank you, Jim!