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FREEREPUBLIC RECORDS HIGHEST EVER NEW SIGNUPS ON SEP 16, 2004 - WELCOME NEWBIES!
Freerepublic.com ^ | September 18, 2004 | nwrep

Posted on 09/18/2004 2:42:30 PM PDT by nwrep

The ongoing controversy over the fake CBS documents and the prominent role played in shedding the light on this by Freerepublic.com has caused an unprecendented surge in new memberships on the website.

Thursday, September 16, 2004 should be remembered as a landmark day for this website. On that day, more new users signed up on Freerepublic.com than on any single day before.

Click here for a running tally of daily new signups that the website keeps.

The 390 users signed up on the website eclipsed sign-up spikes caused during other newsworthy events, such as the Florida recount during the 2000 election, and the events of September 11, 2001.

The name of the website has been publicized widely in many media outlets as the source of the first revelation that the CBS memos were forgeries.

According to web traffic tracking site Alexa, Freerepublic.com has shown a remarkable increase in traffic over the last few weeks, as shown below:

Note from founders of the website: Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. In our continuing fight for freedom, for America and our constitution and against totalitarianism, socialism, tyranny, terrorism, etc., Free Republic stands firmly on the side of right, i.e., the conservative side.


TOPICS: Announcements; Free Republic; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congrats; faq; keepingitreal; newbie
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1 posted on 09/18/2004 2:42:30 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: nwrep

May God bless Jim Robinson and all the FReepers, pajama clad or not.


2 posted on 09/18/2004 2:44:36 PM PDT by Bahbah
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To: nwrep

And without the trolls, I wonder how many? I could just about believe we're getting several hundred new trolls a day!


3 posted on 09/18/2004 2:44:42 PM PDT by MizSterious (First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
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To: nwrep
Explain the left axis of that chart. It appears that we are losing traffic, rather than gaining.

Numbers are inverted.

4 posted on 09/18/2004 2:44:43 PM PDT by sinkspur ("I heard that the traditionalists have taken over the FR religion forum"--Cardinal Fanfani)
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To: nwrep

about how many people are signed up for FREEREPUBLIC total?


5 posted on 09/18/2004 2:46:06 PM PDT by albie
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To: MizSterious
Considering how many ZOTs I've seen lately, a good number of recent sign ups have been trolls.
6 posted on 09/18/2004 2:46:27 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Hannity Was Right, FReepers Tend To Eat Their Own)
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To: nwrep

We should weed out those that have become enhanced lurkers (those who rarely post, if ever) and our beloved trolls... it should be like 100 new bona-fide freepers.


7 posted on 09/18/2004 2:46:28 PM PDT by El Conservador ("No blood for oil!"... Then don't drive, you moron!!!)
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To: nwrep
The left will use this as prove of the "vast right wing conspiracy", but they will have to also look at the fact that CBS's nightly news viewership has taken an even more extreme change in the downward direction.
8 posted on 09/18/2004 2:46:33 PM PDT by wagglebee (Benedict Arnold was for American independence before he was against it.)
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To: sinkspur

it's the rank among all webpages.


9 posted on 09/18/2004 2:46:36 PM PDT by Libertarian4Bush (DECISION 2004: IT'S THE SPITBALLS, STUPID)
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To: COEXERJ145

I saw at least 6 new trolls in an hour yesterday afternoon.


10 posted on 09/18/2004 2:47:15 PM PDT by wagglebee (Benedict Arnold was for American independence before he was against it.)
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To: nwrep

Could you move over just a bit? Thanks, it's getting a bit crowded in here.


11 posted on 09/18/2004 2:47:15 PM PDT by billhilly (If you're lurking here from DU (Democrats unglued), I trust this post will make you sick)
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To: sinkspur

Because it's a rank, rather than an absolute number...


12 posted on 09/18/2004 2:47:17 PM PDT by El Conservador ("No blood for oil!"... Then don't drive, you moron!!!)
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To: nwrep

FreeRepubwhat?


13 posted on 09/18/2004 2:47:17 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: nwrep

All your traffic are belong to us.


14 posted on 09/18/2004 2:47:19 PM PDT by perfect stranger ("The Hummer is a regular Pat Buchanan on wheels." PJ O'Rourke from C&D magazine)
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To: Libertarian4Bush

Ok. Thanks.


15 posted on 09/18/2004 2:47:24 PM PDT by sinkspur ("I heard that the traditionalists have taken over the FR religion forum"--Cardinal Fanfani)
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To: sinkspur

Yes. What is the left axis there? Please do explain.


16 posted on 09/18/2004 2:47:48 PM PDT by formercalifornian (Democrat platform: Hate, hate, hate, hate, tolerance, hate, hate, hate, hate)
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To: formercalifornian

See post #9.


17 posted on 09/18/2004 2:48:25 PM PDT by demlosers (The FreeRepublic Pajama Press!)
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To: El Conservador

Are you saying FR is rank?


18 posted on 09/18/2004 2:48:48 PM PDT by Drango (PJs? Never. FReep in the "Buff")
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To: sinkspur

That's right. Absolutely sinkspurian.


19 posted on 09/18/2004 2:49:17 PM PDT by bvw
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To: nwrep

The timing is suspicious.....


20 posted on 09/18/2004 2:49:21 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Vietnam veteran against Jean-France Kerry.)
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