Origins of Free Republic

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[festus]

So how far back does the Free Republic archive articles and how can I go back and find some of the first threads that started the whole thing off ?

It struck me I've hung out for a while and it was well established when I joined.

Be fun to see what we were focused on day one. For me anyway.

[faq]

Check out this thread. Particularly posts #34 and especially post #40:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1011545/posts

[untenured]

I hope you never find some of the dumb posts I made last century.

LOL!

I've got a few you-know-what threads bookmarked, and some of them still exist. Don't make me link to them. :)

[Remole]

That's the guy. I knew it started with a "Q." For a while there, about 8 months, he really had this board humming with supposed inside information.

[Nachoman]

Oh no, is this a crevo thread?

[onyx]

PLease don't feel stupid. We all had to learn. Go to your FR page and click forum -- you will see your id number.

[Fzob]

http://users.wolfcrews.com/toys/vikings/

[spectre]

Vast Right Wing Conspirator and Hillarys Lovely Legs and Sneaky Pete

[Jet Jaguar]

You are not the first to ask.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1218607/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1011545/posts

[RushCrush]

Wonder what happened to him/her/it.

[onyx]

You'll see that you're member number 45252


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=45252

[txroadkill]

I think you originally had to log-in through a DOS prompt.

Here's a screen capture of the first thread:

 

It says : "Already Posted"

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

You know, it's been so long since i posted anything. But I have to say you guys & gals always make my day. Thank you all, thank you Jim. (had to post to find out how long it's been)

[basil]

OMG! You don't think Ash is back, due you? LOL!

[mylife]

Chesty puller is still around

[SC Swamp Fox]

The easiest way I know is:
Click on you name at the bottom of a post you have made.
Click on "In Forum" to see posts you have made.
Your Freeper number will show up in the URL.

You are FReeper #45252

[onyx]

Of course you mean you like all my toasters, right? :0)

[mdittmar]

Be fun to see what we were focused on day one. For me anyway.

It ain't brain surgery,click here

[festus]

After the corrupt sob was reelected, I became determined that I was gonna do all I could to see him impeached, so I wrote the forum software and launched the Free Republic forum in February 1997. I was the only poster for a few months, but I kept sending my URL to search engines and trolled the news groups by reposting articles from the forum and eventually I picked up a few readers... and eventually some of the readers got the courage to try posting.

LOL. Jim Robinson says he was "trolling" newsgroups. Thats funny.

Glad he did this and kept at it till it caught on.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

This young couple describe themselves as political moderates. He believes in commitment to marriage and family values. She wants to be a stay-at-home mom and has an abiding belief in honesty, which she espouses in soft, beautifully-pitched language.

[colorado tanker]

LOL!

That fits me too.