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Way Too Many Vanities (Updated)
March 29, 2003 | Admin Moderator

Posted on 03/29/2003 4:52:10 PM PST by Admin Moderator

Edited on 03/31/2003 3:26:01 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

There have been way too many vanities lately. The news forum is being overrun with them. We have been spending a lot of time moving them to the General Interest ("Chat") forum. With the increased volume we have seen with the war starting, we have been missing mail and other moderator duties, such as zots. So, here's some guidelines for vanities. Of course, there are exceptions to these guidelines. We have seen some great vanities.

Vanities are never posted in breaking news. Exceptions will be from valid news sources where breaking news is happening immediately. Such as 'CNN just reported Baghdad has been overrun by coalition forces'. Or, 'Fox reports that WMD have been discovered in Saddam's palace by embedded reporter'.

Your one line vanites, for the most part can be posted as a comment on an existing thread. If you want to post a one line vanity, post it in the chat forum. One line vanities consist of but are not limited to, 'Did you just hear that guy on KASD?'. Or, 'Does anyone know where that thread is about that women who said something about chemical weapons'. They will be deleted unless they are posted in the chat forum.

Most emails are not valid sources of news. Who knows where they originated from. They will be deleted unless they are posted in the chat forum.

Most humor threads should go to the chat forum, unless they are relevent to current events and news. Jokes and 'caption this' are also included. They will be deleted unless they are posted in the chat forum.

Freep this polls will be moved to chat depending on their revelance to current events.

Thanks for helping. Free Republic is growing faster than ever right now!


WHERE IS CHAT?

At the upper right hand side of the latest posts or latest thread, you will see a menu which looks something like this:

Campaign Central
General Interest (also known as 'chat')
News/Activism
Religion
RLC Liberty Caucus
The Smokey Backroom
VetsCoR

To post an article in any of these forums, just click on that forum, and post your article. They all work the same way.


Reference threads:

On War Images
Announcement Regarding the Breaking News Posting Category
New Numbers for the Curious (or FR Traffic Stats)
Loose Lips Sinks Ships
Welcome, and Thanks [Newbies Especially, Please Read]
Help us out, please search before posting an article.
Regarding Graphics During Heavy Free Republic Traffic
Topic Abuse, Particularly Activism
Traffic Rank for freerepublic.com (alexa)
a colorful comparison of daily site statistics
The Ultimate Sidebar Management Thread


TOPICS: Announcements; Free Republic; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adminlectureseries; faq; vanities; zot
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To: brityank; Admin Moderator
While I agree that for clarity's sake that stuff should be referred to by either one name or the other, I don't think the word "chat" is the way to go. In the online world, "chat" has a very specific definition and uses a specific type of technology. A "chat room," which involves real-time discussion, is quite different from a "forum."

In other words, nobody should ever have started using "chat" to describe the General Interest forum in the first place. THAT'S the main reason people are so confused when they hear references to "chat" at Free Republic -- they assume it means what it means everywhere else, but then they can't find any such thing here.
241 posted on 03/31/2003 9:57:22 PM PST by wizzler
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To: Admin Moderator
Well maybe it's about time we had a "Bonfire of the Vanities."
242 posted on 03/31/2003 10:28:56 PM PST by Contra
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To: Admin Moderator
Please rename the "General Interest" forum to the "Cheese" forum. Thankyou.


243 posted on 03/31/2003 10:48:10 PM PST by WSGilcrest (R)
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To: Admin Moderator
Too many people are getting zotted lately due to having a "wrong" opinion. People are also reading things into posts that simply aren't there because they are all wound up due to this war.

It's seems as if any debate is out of the question. I miss the old days of FR.

244 posted on 04/01/2003 2:25:25 AM PST by DBtoo
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To: Admin Moderator; Dog Gone
You guys REALLY need to rename the General Interest forum the Chat forum.

Either that, or quit referring to it as chat. Many people, especially new members, have NO idea where to find the illusory Chat forum.

I'm not a newbie... and this is the first time I've been able to ascertain what "chat" was... I second DogG's motion.

245 posted on 04/01/2003 3:13:32 AM PST by AFPhys (((PRAYING for: President Bush & advisors, troops & families, Americans)))
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To: Admin Moderator; wardaddy; Rebelbase; Xenalyte
Guilty. Can I ban me? ZOT!
246 posted on 04/01/2003 4:01:42 AM PST by weikel (Walter Cronkite the most distrusted reporter in America)
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To: WSGilcrest; weikel; Texaggie79; realpatriot71; Tennessee_Bob
We like the moon . . . 'cause it is close to us . . .
247 posted on 04/01/2003 6:35:48 AM PST by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: Xenalyte
Whats this we stuff? I hate the moon and will destroy it muhahahahahahaha, the tides will rage uncontrolled the coasts of the world will be covered in Tsunamis hahahahahahahahaha.
248 posted on 04/01/2003 6:38:39 AM PST by weikel (Ever notice how the Paleos and the Dem/Commies have the same talking points on the Iraq war)
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To: weikel
You are a damn weirdo, Beavis.
249 posted on 04/01/2003 6:48:31 AM PST by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: Xenalyte
Do you have tp for me bunghulio? The streets will flow with the blood of the unbelievers.
250 posted on 04/01/2003 7:04:26 AM PST by weikel (Ever notice how the Paleos and the Dem/Commies have the same talking points on the Iraq war)
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To: weikel
Are you threatening me?


251 posted on 04/01/2003 7:18:43 AM PST by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: Xenalyte
Speak for yourself. The moon people are planning to invade.
252 posted on 04/01/2003 8:13:06 AM PST by Tennessee_Bob (Dieses sieht wie ein Job nach Nothosen aus!)
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To: nevergore
Since Admin Moderator is completely, totally anonymous, and covers any number of volunteers, how can it be a "vanity"?
253 posted on 04/01/2003 9:44:03 PM PST by Illbay (Don't believe every tagline you read - including this one)
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To: Admin Moderator
I am so goad to finally know where "chat" is. It would be a good idea to rename chat or start referring to it as General Interest.
254 posted on 04/01/2003 9:55:19 PM PST by DeepInEnemyTerritory
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To: Illbay
"Since Admin Moderator is completely, totally anonymous, and covers any number of volunteers, how can it be a "vanity"?"

Aren't we a little cranky?....It was a quip...not meant to be taken very seriously.....The base complaint of the posting was regarding other people placing posts of their own making in Breaking News and other forums....this fit that mould in a general sense...

NeverGore :^)

255 posted on 04/02/2003 4:30:38 AM PST by nevergore (If stupidity hurt, Frenchmen would be writhing in pain....)
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To: nevergore
I was kidding.
256 posted on 04/02/2003 6:04:46 AM PST by Illbay (Don't believe every tagline you read - including this one)
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To: Illbay
:^)
NeverGore
258 posted on 04/02/2003 7:09:55 AM PST by nevergore (If stupidity hurt, Frenchmen would be writhing in pain....)
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To: Nita Nupress
I agree with you. I had to resort to Latin for the same effect. sine_nomine means "without a name." It is also a famous tune - "For all the saints."
259 posted on 04/02/2003 1:56:57 PM PST by sine_nomine (Protect the weakest of the weak - the unborn.)
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To: Yehuda
That's called, "The Smokey Backroom".
260 posted on 04/03/2003 10:21:53 AM PST by Bella_Bru (For all your tagline needs. Don't delay! Orders shipped overnight.)
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