Zotted Troll's Free Fall: Media made him, and they will Zot him

The Shinbone: The Frontier of the Free Press ^ | August 16, 2016 | Daniel Clark

[Sal]

Well said!

[WashingtonSource]

The media is delusionary as usual. Donald Trump manipulated the media and has exposed them to millions for the partisan hacks they are. It will be Trump who destroys the media. Not the other way around.

[CodeToad]

[peeps36]

I usually respect people with different opinions but not when it come to Hillary. I have nothing but contempt for any person stupid enough to vote for a criminal phony who would kill millions of people just to gain more money and power. She has no morals or decency. I wouldn’t piss on her or her supporters if they were on fire.

[cardinal4]

Exactly. She sold access to foreign policy via her money laundering foundation, threatened her husband's rape victims and employs a known muslim brotherhood mole as a chief of staff, per se.

She is a criminal whose complete lack of morals would offend adolf hitler. It shocks the conscience that she has made it this far..

[KC_Conspirator]

I’m so old I remember the days of viking kitties.

[bateau]

And apologies, what is a zot?

[Nuc 1.1]

I agree that Ted screwed up his bid. It was his fault. Trump consistently beat Ted to the punch.

[Albion Wilde]

A "zot" is when an FR Moderator kicks a person off this web site. A good ol' ZOT! is often a cause for joking. FReepers sometimes post pictures of lightning bolts, cat fights or similar celebratory images; or they may refer to the various scientific properties of lightning strikes and other natural calamities; or they may simply post "IATZ" which means, "In After the Zot."

If it's not a single post (or a series of bad-attitude posts) but rather the entire topic of the thread itself, the moderator may not only zot the person who posted it, but might also change the headline to indicate that the thread merited The ZOT. These enjoyable pastimes are customary but not obligatory.

People get kicked off for violating the shared aims of the community, which are discussed on the FR Home Page under the heading "Statement by FR's Founder." Be sure to click the "continued here" link under the paragraph to read the whole thing.

One other thread that may help you familiarize yourself with some of the jargon and in-jokes here is:

The 2007 FreeRepublic Lexicon
AKA "The Freepism, Freepology, Lingo, Dictionary, Terminology, Lore Handbook"

[bateau]

Thank you! I had read the statement by the founder prior to creating an account, but I hadn’t seen the other things. I appreciate all the info. Sheds some light on things for me.