Posted on 06/16/2002 5:32:24 AM PDT by magnum opus dejure
Well, it's been 4 years since I first found Free Republic. I have always felt like I belonged here and have really enjoyed the banter back and forth between us members. I am afraid all this is now over. I am really suprised and shocked at it's suddenness. Before I leave I want to thank a freeper from Michigan who sent me a DVD player last year to give to my kids for Christmas. You reaffirmed my faith in humanity.
I know this thread will be deleted before many people get to read it, but I just can't go without saying a final word. Every since 911 the 'vibe' here at FR has been decidedly hostile. I guess it was a matter of time before the newbie moderator got around to weeding me out for my sometimes unpopular views. So I join the ranks of A+Bert and so many others who gave FR a interesting flavor. I will miss coming here 20 times a day and keeping up on things. But without posting priviledges there is just no point. I must go find another conservative group to try to be a part of.
In the future, when a freeper who has been a loyal member since August 1998 crosses the line, how about a note instead of banning? Would that have been too much? I may have gotten out of line, how is beyond me, but if such a tresspass would have been pointed out I would gladly have refrained from doing so again. It is just not right to just ban an account with no explaination. Especially when the freeper has been here 4 years. I have no idea what I am going to do with my days now that I no longer have FR. Well, I guess I have said my part. It is a sad day when one has to leave family and friends. I feel like some of you were just that. But apparently I am no longer wanted around here. I bid my good day to you all and hope that karma pays it's respects to those who do injustice.
I posted above why he was banned.
Like the very first U.S. Marine said to the second Marine:
"You should have been in the old Corps!"
And like every Surfer that caught it when it was great says to those who came too late: "Should'a been 'here yesterday, mate. It was double overhead and offshore all day, and no one out but me."
That's right,pile on. You must be one of the "amen chorus" around FR who never questions "authority". I've been banned myself for HorseHillary "reasons" that had more to do with pissing-off one or more of the "in-crowd" than the subject matter of my posts. The thing that makes you (or me,anyhow) is that all your posts are deleted when this happens,and you can't even make posts to defend yourself against attack from the weasel that had you banned.
I want to be able to truthfully say " I FEEL YOUR PAIN" : )
Maybe I can con the Mods into banning me while I be sleepin'
You might want to read post 59 - you might have a change of mind in this instance.
Ah, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
And why can't YOU whiners understand that once you are banned,you can't answer posts to you,or even FR-mails? There are other FR posters directing posts and e-mails to you who don't know you are banned.They are expected a response,and they think you are just ignoring them. This might not apply so much to somebody who has been here for 4 months,but people who have been here for 4 years have FR "friends",many of whom you don't have any e-mail address for other than the FR mail feature here.
But not until we reach our goal!!!!
We are discouraged from doing what I have done on this thread. However, when it is clear to me that someone is playing the "let's try to destroy FR from the inside" game, I don't hesitate to change tactics.
It's Monty Python. It's not supposed to make sense.
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