Posted on 07/23/2004 6:27:46 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
It's time again for another posting refresher course. Please take a moment to read. Thanks for your cooperation.
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For all of you who have blogs or personal web sites or personal news or opinion or forum sites that you would like to discuss or promote on Free Republic, here's the place to do it.
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Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints
FYI: The New York Times is not on the excerpt list.
Thanks for the guide lines.
Either that or it's just plain ole fashioned ENVY.
Oh don't be so sure of that.I've seen some things from LR get past the Mods,which were horrendous.
Thank you.
Oh, and thanks for letting me have a little fun with TheCole-meister before he went bye-bye. Now, do you know what a "very strict Reagan Republican" is? He never answered me. I hate it when that happens. :-)
Shouldn't that be "FRewbies?"
Don't know. TheCole was an obscure troll (not a popular returnee), he was banned before. Can't answer your question about a 'strict Reagan Republican'. My best guess is, I will never vote for Mondale...
Good luck. Liberals suck.
Review time
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Y'all ought to give credit to Steve Jackson Games for that blatant rip-off of Illuminati in the AM profile.
It bothers me b/c Free Republic is a campus where we talk, discuss, argue, pontificate, make observations, and hopefully learn from each other. By being quiet the first few months after joining, I got a feel for what works and what's awkward, as well as for which FReepers are credible and which are laughable. Those who start new threads are presenting items to be considered by the rest of us.
It's strange that on one's first day here one presumes to know the lay of the land well enough to post a topic that is suitable, has not been posted already, and won't be an annoyance to seasoned FReepers.
AM, thank you sooo much for posting this. I cannot believe how many people are posting duplicate threads lately. And it is even worse when the thread already is right there in Breaking News and has been there for hours or even a full day. How much effort does it take to do a search before posting a new thread?
And another thing for the posters. There is no reason to type the thread title in all caps. You do not have to yell.
Here is a tip for HTML challenged FReepers.
When posting articles you must format to HTML. A simple way to do this is to cut and paste your article into a standard reply window from any thread. Then choose "spell" option, "apply corrections" and then "Preview."
The Preview will be HTML formatted. Cut and paste the preview into the body of article section of your posting, add your comments and your done.
Thank you for helping.
Now, what is a "bump"? This would make sense if you were set up so that when you come to FR, you immediately go to the "Latest Posts" page. This page, every time it is refreshed, shows the articles that have most recently had posts made to it. So, the articles that are having the most discussion are always at or near the top. If you think an article is really good and should be read, but isn't in Breaking News (or even if it is), you might reply and type in "Bump" so that the people who go to the "Latest Posts" page are likely to see it when they go there.
I hope that some of this was helpful (and correct!) LOL
One, for your first post, I don’t think you can do any better than to post a vanity. In that spirit, I’d like to ask everybody for sunburn remedies.
Number two, be sure to fill out your Freeper profile and include pertinent information. Things like, your real name, phone number, address, map to your house, social security number, internet password, times you’re home and when you’re not, where you work, just the basics so others can get to know you.
Hope that’s helpful.
Owl_Eagle
”Guns Before Butter.”
Whats the rule (is there a rule) on folks who don't post anything except SPAM to promote their own site ? I can understand making comments and maybe a link embedded but just graphics advertising their site and a link to their site on a whole bunch of threads.........??
Stay safe !
We don't allow it.
How do we search by date?
I want to find threads that were posted, August 31, 2001.
Thanks.
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