WOW, today is my FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY at Free Republic !

[1Old Pro]

1Old Pro signed up 1998-07-30.

I registered on Free Republic 4 years ago today, and that was after lurking for 6 months or so.

Free Republic remains the top internet site for news and opinion. I haven't become bored with it, I haven't found anything better, and I am still addicted.

The Free Republic forum is an incredible and valuable source of news, information, links, and the posters (by and large) are knowledgable and entertaining. Here's to another 4 years ( of George Bush and Free Republic)

[Neets]

You mean after 4 years you haven't gotten tired of threads being yanked for no reason; people being banned for no reason; drinking the Bush flavored kool-aid; wearing your tin foil cap too tightly; and the other numerous reasons FRILLIONS of old timers like you and me are leaving here in mass exodus style???< /sarcasm >

Me either 1OP!!!

Congrats!!!

[Concentrate]

You are #83. Happy Anniversary!

[berned]

I am 2 months behind you. I think Drudge brought a bunch of us here.

[Concentrate]

Oh, excuse me, you are # 7621. cksharks is # 83.

[RightOnline]

As a fellow member of the class of '98 (October, in my case), congrats. And they said you wouldn't make it, eh??????

[LarryLied]

I registered 4 months before you. Freeper number #3218. You are #7621. That is explosive growth for a political forum.Shows how needed FR was and is. What are we up to now? 85,000+?

[1Old Pro]

people being banned for no reason;

That happened to me in early 1998, but I reformed quickly and created a new/current screen name.

[1Old Pro]

but I don't remember posting a vanity thread such as this...

It brings out the class of 1998 and other more recent Freepeople

[1Old Pro]

I remember when you had to post in "1"s and "0"s.

That was back on the Prodigy Political BB back in the early 90's.

[Concentrate]

LOL, I remember someone once showing us how you could actually get a "number" on a poster based on registration date. In other words, you could have been the 100th person to sign up, or something like that.

If you put the cursor over the poster's name without clicking, the # will show near the bottom left of the IE browser screen, but not in "full screen" mode, which is F11. I don't know about other browsers, though. Try it!

[LisaFab]

A fellow alum of '98 (March). I remember when this site was the premier place to come and exchange news and opinions among Conservatives. Sigh!

[1Old Pro]

And they said you wouldn't make it, eh??????

We outlasted Slate.com

[Dales]

Happy born-on day to you, 1 o p! Mine is coming up in a month.

[Concentrate]

What are we up to now? 85,000+?

Somewhere around there, but probably half of the names are abandoned, or inactive.

[1Old Pro]

And the fact that so many of us are still around indicates that this forum could be timeless. Thanks to the Robinsons.

[habs4ever]

FRillions come, and FRillions go, but there will forever be a Mini-Toots ;-)When your anniversary arrives, will you serenade us with puns??

[1Old Pro]

Mine is coming up in a month.

Sure, I remember when Dales was Dales :)

[Stand Watch Listen]

Congrats newbie...;-)

...how you could actually get a "number" on a poster based on registration date...

…http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/profile?u=7,621(1Old Pro)

[1Old Pro]

Yep, you're twice as old as me......or something like that.

[Teacup]

Congrats OldPro. I signed up in 1998 too. We've seen and read alot of stuff, haven't we? Good to have you around. Always a pleasure.