Posted on 09/11/2004 12:24:17 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
Edited on 09/11/2004 8:05:54 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
We've had a lot of new folks join up recently. Welcome aboard, this thread is a gentle reminder of some basic posting guidelines. (And for some of you old timers as well) Please read the follow, and ask any questions. We will all try to help you out.
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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.
Our new Bloggers & Personal forum is for:
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- Promoting your blog.
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- Posting from your favorite lefty forums or sites (DUh and the like).
Click on the "Bloggers & Personal" forum link on the Forums sidebar of the latest posts pages.
Hopefully, this will become a very popular forum for promoting and or discussing blogs and personal opinion/news/forum pages.
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Thanks, been very reluctant to post a thread for fear of making a mistake and inciting the wrath of the oldtimers. May give it a shot one of these days.
I have flunked HTML boot camp twice. I am a lost cause.
Thanks Tonk!
And remember, not every newbie is a troll. BTW, how come we don't get to play with 'em as much before we eat 'em?
bump and thanks.
I want my mommy. Right now though, I'll be sitting here sucking my thumb from the posting lecture. :) HA!
bump
It's been an amazing couple of days on FR and I thought you all did an awesome job keeping it all running so smoothly. You were quick on the draw with pushing trolls out of the way, too!
Thanks for everything you all do so we can go forth and make a difference for our beautiful America :-)
I don't blog I FReep...
bookmark
OMG
Jealous?
Heck, you've been here long enough, just don't post a thread about trading spaces and you'll be fine.
They haven't been reponding to their food. I think we need a new brand. Maybe Science-Diet?
And we are seeing more of those this year. (almost 100 percent have no profile page - a good indication to search for posts by the screenname)
Bump.
Allow new members "reply" status, but restrict "Thread" starting status for thirty days or so.
Welcome aboard.
There is an old saying here that a person is not a REAL freeper until you've been flamed. Soooo...
You snail-skulled little rabbit. Would that a hawk pick you up, drive its beak into your brain, and upon finding it rancid set you loose to fly briefly before spattering the ocean rocks with the frothy pink shame of your ignoble blood.
There That's done. :-)
Thanks for posting!
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