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Vanity Post on Vanity Posts, Duplicate Posts, Trash Posts, Commie Propaganda, etc., Vol V, No. 1
Free Republic | Jan 25, 2002 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 01/25/2002 9:38:23 PM PST by Jim Robinson

Way too many vanity threads lately. And way too much trash being posted. Please try to stay on topic (politics). Also, please do a search on a significant word from the title of your article before posting. This will reduce the number of duplicates. And, along these same lines, please use the original titles on your article posts. Do NOT edit the titles. Do NOT use "My Title" titles. This will also help to reduce the number of duplicates.

And, whatever else you do, please DO NOT post from DEMOCRATS UNDERGROUND (or any other such trashy un-American socialist hangout). Free Republic was intended to be a socialist free zone. We've gone to a heck of a lot of trouble to make it that way. Why in the world would you think we would be interested in having their trash posted here?

And QUIT trashing each other. You know who you are. Knock it off! Way too many flamewars and feuds going on. And, while I'm thinking about it, QUIT trashing our conservative candidates. If you want to criticize someone's position on some policy, have at it. But do not trash or smear the man. That would include Browne, Buchanan, Bush, Keyes, et al, or whomever else may be your favorite trashee (examples listed in alphabetical sequence). The idea is to get more conservatives elected, not to trash the ones you don't like. If you want to trash someone, make it a Democrat. Thank you.

And QUIT dredging up old communist propaganda to smear our conservatives. Sheesh! Whatever else you may think about our guys, they did not hijack airliners full of people and crash them into buildings. No, my friends, not even the dreaded CIA. Anyone who would believe (or even suspect) that crap is no FReeper. I've been pulling this crap whenever I see it and several people have been banned for continuing to post it. I do not want it on Free Republic. Any current FR poster who believes this leftist propaganda, please logoff immediately, send me your resignation via email, and I will delete your account.

Thanks,

Jim


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To: Ohioan
So you are the defining authority now?

No, I'm just pointing out that the classical definition of Conservative doesn't fit Buchana (Fascist) or "that Liberarian guy" (Nihilist).

Conservatives are defined by what they are FOR, not what they are AGAINST, which is the only thing these two have to spout off about.

IOW, don't tell me that certain people are "sacrosanct" and immune from criticism, especially when it is clear from their own stances, that they are far, far out on the fringe.

Buchanan and that other guy are part of what's WRONG, not the solution.

461 posted on 01/26/2002 2:04:07 PM PST by Illbay
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To: John SBM
"I can't recall seeing it spelled any other way, so I'm not sure how else to spell it!"

Has it occurred to you that perhaps the first FReeper to post that spelling just found it easier to spell? Hehehe....and then perhaps others followed suit for the same reason and the name stuck just because it worked with his "anal" personality? All attempts at humor aside I believe the correct spelling would be Daschle.

462 posted on 01/26/2002 2:10:23 PM PST by sweetliberty
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To: Jim Robinson
BTTT. Should be freepmailed to all users.
464 posted on 01/26/2002 2:12:52 PM PST by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: WRhine
Did you read what Jim wrote ? Have you not seen the tinfoil hat threads, that make referrences to things taken out of context and / or talked about how the CIA, FBI, and yes, President Bush is responsible for 9/11/01 ? That is what Jim and I are talking about, in regards to the tinfoil hat brigade , and NOT your inappropriate rant.It is also, I suspect, what Jim was talking about, when he said to stay on topic, on threads. You haven't done that here, and neither have some others.

Learn to play by the rules, stop seeing things which are not written in other's replies, and you'll be okay.Your agenda, is NOT the most important thing here.:-)

465 posted on 01/26/2002 2:13:07 PM PST by nopardons
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To: upcountry miss
You are welcome and I am glad you liked it. Like I said vanities are not all bad.

TLBSHOW

466 posted on 01/26/2002 2:19:26 PM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: Illbay
No, I'm just pointing out that the classical definition of Conservative doesn't fit Buchana (Fascist) or "that Liberarian guy" (Nihilist).

You just cannot give it up, can you? The need to purify by insult and slander overrides the common sense of this post.

Try to see how silly you sound calling Buchanan a fascist. He was on TV for years. A very large percentage of the frequenters of this venue have heard him defend conservative principles on numerous occasions. They have never heard him endorse Mussolini, nor the Corporate State. You do not hurt Buchanan by this, you actually hurt yourself. But you start a firestorm, which dissipates Conservative energy in a silly playground level argument.

As for Harry Browne, he is not a nihilist. He is simply a shade more strident in his Libertarianism than some of the Founding Fathers. Why do you need to pillory him? Why can't you simply state--in an appropriate thread--where you and he differ, and give your reasons? We all gain from the legitimate debate. We all lose from the carping argument by insult. It stultifies. It angers. It leads to that playground level argument that makes us all look trivial, foolish and intellectually absurd.

William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site

467 posted on 01/26/2002 2:24:06 PM PST by Ohioan
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
" But how many people will take the time to search for a thread about how to, or reminding to, search? See the irony here?"

That's kind of unfair. It took me quite awhile to ferret out a lot of this information for myself. I have had several new FReepers and potential FReepers express concern and/or intimidation over the forum and not having a clear idea of how to navigate it. As a result of these experiences I have made it kinda my own personal mission to send new FReepers and potential FReepers a brief list of informative links to help them to avoid the pitfalls and inevitable flames that come to so many newbies who inadvertently commit some posting sin. I'm sure there are others who do likewise, and if not it is something active FReepers would do well to do as a means to enhance the experience on Free Republic for all of us, old, new and in between.

468 posted on 01/26/2002 2:25:34 PM PST by sweetliberty
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To: nopardons
nopardons, evidently I read your comments the wrong way. Sorry.
469 posted on 01/26/2002 2:25:54 PM PST by WRhine
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I'll add my two cents to the several above who are tired of the "What's Your Favorite..." or "Worst..." whatever.

Each time I see one I view the poster as an obsequious, double digit IQ, goody-goody Miss American contenstant.

My favorite color is triangle.

470 posted on 01/26/2002 2:29:06 PM PST by ofMagog
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To: BluesDuke
"Top Ten Signs Your Spouse May Be Having An Online Affair"

OMG! ROTFL!! Do consider re-posting that here:

FReeper Funnies

471 posted on 01/26/2002 2:33:59 PM PST by sweetliberty
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To: GalFromTheBay
Jim isn't a hall monitor. He has asked you not to post garbage on the forum. That isn't good enough for you?

It's extrememly RUDE to dismiss his request. Shame on you. You might want to leave if you find his requests "burdensome."

473 posted on 01/26/2002 3:04:37 PM PST by diotima
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To: sweetliberty
Everyone starts somewhere. But even the veterans (or folks that have been here longer than I) still do not check (or maybe they do and just don't care, in which case a duplicate post is nothing more than a vanity post) and post the same things that have already been posted. I guess when I read a posted thread, I like to see all the comments pertaining to it in one place, not on 4 threads on the same subject with same titles, etc.
474 posted on 01/26/2002 3:06:34 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
I think the Admin Moderator has that situation well in hand...try to post here.
475 posted on 01/26/2002 3:08:46 PM PST by Pistias
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To: Pistias
Good. But there is still more than one thread alive on the same thing.
476 posted on 01/26/2002 3:10:47 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
"when I read a posted thread, I like to see all the comments pertaining to it in one place, not on 4 threads on the same subject with same titles, etc."

I agree with you, I was just pointing out that people don't automatically "know" how to use the search feature or how to avoid other kinds of errors. . And I know I have had a problem on a couple of occasions when I have done a search using the exact article title and gotten a return message "No Posts Found" only to get flamed for a duplicate post. It can happen. I'm sure there are those who don't bother and maybe even some who are dense enough not to realize it's a problem. Maybe some don't care. I think that is unlikely regarding most posters here though. I would hope so anyway.

477 posted on 01/26/2002 3:15:59 PM PST by sweetliberty
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Maybe we should all just make it part of SOP to find in forum kattracks and JohnHuang2 before we post anything...:)
478 posted on 01/26/2002 3:18:52 PM PST by Pistias
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To: sweetliberty
I agree. It took me a long time to figure it out, but it wasn't the website design (not saying you or I said it was) but it was I was a new user to navigating when I began reading FR. Nice of you to assist others. They have this site layed out pretty nicely with the important info for survival on the front page.
479 posted on 01/26/2002 3:19:18 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: Pistias
HA!! Good idea!
480 posted on 01/26/2002 3:19:52 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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