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To: ransomnote
Thank you for all you do. I would like to make a suggestion to the many FREEPERS who post in response to the thread you provide. My intention is to provide a code to facilitate absorption of what is posted/ replied. If FREEPERS would begin their post with the following classification, it may help people to keep up.

F - First/ info concerning Q
R - Reply to previous post
E - Education
e - reply to educational
r - recurring topic response
e... -IMHO
P - Past information/ may be relevant
U - Update
B - Breaking news
L - Lurking
I - Inquiry
C -Chit chat
TNT - Troll ID

Just a thought/ rough draft on categorizing posts to facilitate absorption. Feedback requested.

50 posted on 04/12/2018 8:41:25 PM PDT by goodtomato (I'm really, really blessed!)
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To: goodtomato

Cool. That’s a lot to remember, but maybe it will become habit.

Something I recently learned is that when I see a post I might reply to with some insight, click on “View Replies” under the user’s name at the bottom. Then you can see if someone has already answered it, or is maybe asking a different question you provide insight to.

If there are no replies that provide something you can, you can hit the ‘back’ button on the browser and reply to the post normally. Pretty cool.

Often, when someone asks a question, I have the same question in mind. Go to ‘view replies’ and I can see what the answers were, go back, and not lose my place. Or miss the answer in all the other replies.

Can you BELIEVE every one of these threads is hitting 2-3k responses!!??

I got here in June ‘98 (under another Nom dePlume), and I’ve NEVER seen a topic that routinely gets this kind of response.

Go FReaQs! (courtesy SERKIT. Use it, love it, live FReaQy)


74 posted on 04/12/2018 9:09:29 PM PDT by KitJ (Shall not be infringed...)
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To: goodtomato

ARF!! Good one!


328 posted on 04/13/2018 6:13:32 AM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: goodtomato

Thanks. Being a classically trained scientist and engineer, I think systematically (its also why I’m a good Lutheran theologian).

But, the Socratic method used is collaborative and spontaneous; there are no stupid responses to Q-drops. The free association seen in these threads contributes to overall knowledge of the gathered. I say, let’s not get too rigid.


487 posted on 04/13/2018 10:29:33 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Enigo54

Just got word, 2nd hand, that the marines are headed for Syria. Can anyone provide any further info? Its a concern for a friend


1,464 posted on 04/14/2018 8:01:29 AM PDT by Enigo54 (Hank Reardon was right)
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