Vanity Post on Vanity Posts, Duplicate Posts, Trash Posts, Commie Propaganda, etc., Vol V, No. 1

Free Republic | Jan 25, 2002 | Jim Robinson

[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

[Helix]

I wanna be 500!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Hi. It sounded like you posted a challlenge to Jim Rob in your first comment. It seemed you were saying "Yea? Well whaddya gonna do about it?". Thats just how it seemed. I thought that when I first read it, but didn't comment. Bigger fish to flame, no offense :) hehe

[Helix]

LOL.

Like Mom always said, "WHAT you want and what you get are two different things!"

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I was thinking about trying that, too. But looks like the Mayor rules.

[FreeReign]

I see all the Help me with my legal problem/Worst movie ever/Am I Logged In/Am I Logged Out/cheese/moose ... threads.

"Am I Logged IN" had more posts then any I could remember. I think it served a purpose.

[MadelineZapeezda]

Thank you, Jim. Not only does FR bring out the best in everyone, it also brings out the worst in some.

[Focault's Pendulum]

"Am I Logged IN" had more posts then any I could remember. I think it served a purpose.

Thank you. It was supposed to.

[HighWheeler]

Here you go.

[onyx]

BTTT

My sympathies are with you in this necessary endeavor. Couldn't help but to notice a few vanities --- "Pray for My Cat" (serious post) --- "Legal Advice Needed" ---

:^ )

[diotima]

Actually, I wanted to post an article but I was concerned about the source so I asked Jim if it was ok. Most people have some idea what is a no-no and what isn't and I am not going to say there are grey areas. But the vanity crap is obviously out of line, and I know it is possible to miss an article when its searched for and post a duplicate, but some of the stuff is SO obviously trash. Calls for violence against an entire group of people is clearly unacceptable, calls for death against an entire group of people are unnacceptable, personal attacks and nastiness is not needed...etc.

[diotima]

say there are grey areas.

Should read "are NOT grey areas."

[Tennessee_Bob]

Pong

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping Tonkin.

JimRob's message is loud and clear.

[Cyber Liberty]

You still owe us shirts over here....

[marylina]

"Duly noted," as my lawyer son-in-law always says to me!

[Beep]

Ditto, Amen, and Bravo!! Thank you for clarifying the reason for FR! If I have posted something (i.e. prayer request) that should not have been posted as a title, I do apologize. I am now aware of the prayer list and daily prayer threads, and I will utilize those from now on!

God bless you, Jim!

[Beep]

Not prayers for a cat, though! That was, most assuredly, not mine! ;-}

[Spunky]

"Am I Logged IN" had more posts then any I could remember.

Shucks! I missed that one. I
MUST NOT HAVE BEEN LOGGED IN
Pssssst! can you send me the link? I always seem to miss the fun
and now JimRob has put a stop to it.;-)