[HighWheeler]

Things to do to help FR get a higher ranking:

1) Make more hits on FR.

2) Respond to a good post.

3) Make FR your home page, so you get a hit when you open your web browser.

4) Send an FR discussions link to a friend who might be interested. Encourage them to sign up to FR.

[Teacher317]

We gotta stop giving DU so many hits

[zeaal]

FreeRepublic.com IS the place where I get news. It is NOT a single source, but instead multiple, credible sources.

Thanks to the network of FREEPERS who are the eyes and ears when it comes to the NEWS.

[m18436572]

ditto

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ping list.

[dfwgator]

We're bad, we're nationwide!!!

[staytrue]

The sharpness, clarity, logic, and humor at freerepublic.com really becomes evident when compared to bartcop or DU

I think this is the most relevant statement about FR. Let's keep it that way. I think the words "knowledgeable" and "intelligent" usually apply to most posts. Plus, every freeper can do math with only an occasional error while the leftist can barely add 2 plus 2 and get the right answer.

[TLBSHOW]

BUMP to truth

[Henk]

5) Go to alexa and download the alexa toolbar, which collects the statistics upon which the ranking is based.

[twntaipan]

You forgot to compare with lucianne.com!

[sauropod]

Anything i can help to do to bury Bartcop, du, or Saloon is good by me!

[RightOnline]

Hey, DU.......Salon.............eat dust.

[brownie]

I have a question regarding the charts. The left side begins with 1,000 at the top going down to 20,000, which indicates that the chart is upside-down and that DU or Bartcop actually have more hits. Is this correct or am I reading the chart incorrectly? (I hope it is the latter).

[antonz]

BUMP!!!

[snopercod]

Boy, that last chart really confirms how dead FR is on the weekends. I guess most Freepers freep at work but not at home.

[The South Park Republican]

4) Send an FR discussions link to a friend who might be interested. Encourage them to sign up to FR.

I've tried that (And I've also tried lodging this "Complaint" too)...

Free Republic is next to impossible to navigate for a newbie. (I've been here for 3 years and I still can't get it right). People I send links to don't like it. (LOVE the content but not the format).

Every person I've sent to Free Republic has told me that they can't figure the place out. Granted, these people don't tend to be Political Junkies like most Freepers BUT these people have spent a long time on message boards and have a very good understanding of them.

Personally, I lurked here for over a year before signing-up simply because I couldn't figure the place out. And once I got registered, I couldn't figure-out all this HTML stuff for months (I've never been to a message board where you had to use those <'s to make a new paragraph.) And I still can't post pictures and color type and all that cool stuff.

Anyway...I'm a cumputer idiot but I'm an experienced computer idiot. I've never seen a message board I couldn't navigate easily other than Free Republic. But maybe this is on purpose...You REALLY have to WANT to be here.

Bottom line...I guarentee you that we miss out on a number of contributors because of this. What percentage? I don't know but I would GUESS it's well over half.

Just my take...

[MrB]

DU shows a very open forum, allowing (and perhaps encouraging) incredibly vulgar language

This is the definition of "open"? Being able to use vulgar language at will?

DU is considered open when they will not tolerate dissenting opinions but will allow and encourage base language that offends mixed company.

[Deadeye Division]

bttt

[Liberty Valance]

Bump!
Ditto!
Bang!
Ping!

Liberty

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

anyone know where to find the data that shows current active FReepers? There's a chart or graph around here somewhere...

[jriemer]

With the Rushlimbaugh.com vs. Freerepublic.com data posted, my Saturday post wasn't that far out of line...

jriemer