“It’s self-selecting.”
agreed.
“Free Republic has no need to kiss up to anyone.”
agreed.
“You cannot expect a very successful forum to conform itself to your wishes”
agreed, and I don’t.
“which it has done very well without ...”
Yes... very well... but why not do even better?
If you have something to say in reply to what I wrote, why not say it in open forum - or is there something in that PM you do not wish posted?