Why I'm Leaving Free Republic

PcTech

[pctech]

I am leaving Free Republic. After I post this message I will not come back and most likely ask the moderator to remove my account.

You may ask why. Today I posted a copy of a letter I received from an anti-terrorism officer in the United States Air Force. It was received through official channels but was not classified or top secret and I was granted permission to share it. It was an article concerning the possibility of a terrorist attack on American soil and it was pulled because, and I quote "Proven incorrect on snopes."

This is one time I am disagreeing with the moderator and his/her decision to pull the thread. This information was verified through official military channels and was supposed to help warn us to the imminent danger our country is in.

Instead, the moderator exercised, I felt, a lapse in judgment when he (or she) pulled the article that is in need of being disseminated. And this isn't the first time this has been done by moderators on Free Republic. While Free Republic has stood for conservative and GOP values it has also neglected it's responsibility to see that the information of the type I tried to share gets out. Instead they say it can't be verified and could be wild speculation (though I told them it was verified through official military channels) and pulled it even though I asked them not to.

So, I am saying goodbye. It was fun and I will treasure the friends I have made here on FR. Good luck to you all.

[pctech]

Moderator, please remove my account. Thank you.

[Wings-n-Wind]

Dang pc.....

Thin skin not allowed...

Take care...

[BipolarBob]

Goodbye pctech. Good luck.

[Brilliant]

“You may ask why.”

Hadn’t really thought about it.

[Smokin' Joe]

Got a link?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Did you double-check against truthorfiction.com? It could be that you were handed disinformation in order to throw you off the scent of something they wanted to keep secret. Just my speculation.

[jusduat]

That’s a very scary post. Goodbye, and I hope you’ll come back when it’s safe.

[driftdiver]

buh bye

[brownsfan]

Taking your ball and going home eh?

Buh bye!

[Natural Law]

I understand the frustration. I've had posts pulled with no explanation other than “under review”. I would hang in there, though. Free republic is bigger and better than one dumb or misguided moderator.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Barely even reaches a 1 out of 10 on the Opus scale.

[wac3rd]

I posted a link that was removed...I love FR, but feel your pain.

[thecabal]

I don’t know why the mods would rely on Snopes with its demonstrated liberal bias.

[TomServo]

"Well - bye"

[al baby]

See ya

[ovrtaxt]

Since when is snopes a trusted source?

[kellynla]

snopes?

snopes.com is owned by a flaming Liberal, is in the tank for Hussein & has about as much credibility as a screen door on a submarine! LMAO

[al baby]

Your account is still active

[stevio]

Doesn’t seem like much of a reason, but take care and keep fighting the good fight.

[kewlhandluke2]

Your Opus sucks dude, you need to wail and gnash your teeth more.

[Ronin]

Shortest Opus I can remember.

[djf]

Mods have done a few things I didn’t care for, but it’s better to work with them than against them.

Everybody has a bad hair day once in a while!

[al baby]

Im still composing mine im up to 47 pages

[count-your-change]

You may ask why.

But then again I may not.

[antidemoncrat]

Demoncrat!

[Carpe Cerevisi]

[Loud Mime]

Too thin skinned for today’s politics, that’s for sure.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

****You may ask why.****

Why?

[Krankor]

Your account is still active
Maybe he has to wait until the moderator who deleted his initial post comes back on duty.

[callisto]

Dang. Over three hours and I beat the self-ZOT. Hang in there dude, all is not lost. Remember, we are Americans and we can and will survive anything that may come our way. We have a strong sense of self-preservation. And thanks for your good intentions.

[stockpirate]

Grow up. I’ve had posts deleted that were true because there was no news out yet. Only to have it appear later.

I was banned for three days for abusing news posts.

Get over it.

How old are you 12?

[Roscoe Karns]

Forget the 47 pages. All you need to do is change your tag to “bye Mom”.

[bigbob]

Not sure “GOP Values” is something we want to stand for, but good luck.

[combat_boots]

Good luck.

[paulycy]

This is my first Opus.

It wasn’t very good.

[nufsed]

He just needs to have snopes.com say he doesn’t exist.

[OLDCU]

I didn’t know you were Jay Cutler.

[ErnBatavia]

This information was verified through official military channels and was supposed to help warn us to the imminent danger our country is in

OK...but debunked as an internet wacko "forward". If you have a problem with that, good riddance. <<We know you're watching.......!

[Cindy]

I posted a copy of a death threats blog entry (quoted it) and provided the link to it. My post/thread was almost immediately removed. (The threat did have bad words in it).

I’m still here and posting pctech.

We don’t own FR; we are all part of FR.

Something to think about.

[Palladin]

Hey kid—repost it on Monday.

Weekend moderators are the cruelest.

;)

[machogirl]

frustration aside, IMHO wouldn’t it be better to stay and continue to inform rather than leave?

many conservative media get their news and material from FR.

[1035rep]

snopes is run by liberals and that's a fact.

Goodbye and good luck.

[Palladin]

Good point.

Maybe we have some mod moles?

[nickcarraway]

What if George Washington did this when Snopes dissed him?

[prismsinc]

Moderator, aside from the possibility that we could be accused of exagerating or posting a false threat, may I suggest you find a way to mark critically sensitive posts that can’t be verified? At least this way we get to read it and judge for ourselves.

It’s possible he’s just a tin foil hat wearer. Either way, we at least get to read it.

[Always Right]

Barely even reaches a 1 out of 10 on the Opus scale.

Oh come on, it is easily a 2 or 3. You are tough. I haven't seen really good Opus in a while though.

[MHGinTN]

For a n00b, you sure are a smartaleck, ‘sycophant’.

[gorush]

I wouldn’t want to be a member of any group that would have me.