Web site bans parody posts

Me | 4/1/13 | Me

[DManA]

In an unusual move conservative chat site Free Republic announced today that it has banned all parody postings.

According to a representative of Free Republic, "We had to do something. An informal survey showed us fully 75% of all postings were amateur attempts at parody."

He went on "And it is a stretch to call these things parody. Parody isn't just making up crazy stuff and putting it into the mouths of people you don't like."

A frequent poster on the web site, DManA approves of the move. "Everyone loves to be tricked, fooled, and made a fool of. That's just human nature. But, I mean, come on. I'm just barely clinging to my sense of reality as it is."

[TexasCajun]

Series & Hugh!

[FatherofFive]

"We had to do something. An informal survey showed us fully 75% of all postings were amateur attempts at parody."

Well, that's OK. 100% of the actions of 0bama and his minions are amature attempts at leadership.

But happy 4/1

[Mr. K]

Zig! With great Justice!

[JimRed]

April 1st; trust nothing today!

[presently no screen name]

AMATEUR!! ;) amateur attempts at parody

[Old Sarge]

I’ll check this thread again, after I get out of the shower...

[green pastures]

"We had to do something. An informal survey showed us fully 75% of all postings were amateur attempts at parody."

Well, when 75% of life is parody, what do you expect?

[gunsequalfreedom]

Obama Admits Born In Kenya. Announce Resignation Effective Noon Wednesday

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=3003005%2C1

[higgmeister]

take off every zig!

BTTT

[Nifster]

“and it’s a stretch to call these things parody...”

your post....QED

[smoothsailing]

[Politicalmom]

Now that’s just cruel.

[Billthedrill]

Well, I’m 100% behind it. I think this whole April Fool’s thing is completely out of control. What kind of a country would we have if we started considering everything put out by our media to be phony, partisan, self-serving, and mendacious?

[South40]

Read the fine print; it says “ALL” future posts must be of the variety known as “Vanity”. Nothing else will be accepted.

[Lazamataz]

Not even a passing belief in this one. You must work like a MASTER to win the April First contest around HERE.

Even hours after I posted the April First-y Nature of the Post, I still am reelin' them in.

[svcw]

bazinga

[WildHighlander57]

APRIL FOOL!!!

[Colorado Doug]

I had to hit the abuse button as your post seems to be in violation of the new rule.

[Olog-hai]

Somebody set up us the zot bomb!