Posted on 05/26/2014 5:44:46 PM PDT by xzins
Free Republic gets about 40,000 unique hits a day. Going to the state donor numbers, we get about 2300 donors. That is about a 5.5% rate of readers to donors.
My testimony is that Free Republic is the best website on the internet. Notice that I didn't say, "the best conservative, small government, pro-God, pro-Life, pro-Gun, etc." website. That is true, but Free Republic is more.
I just had a near real time discussion with a FRiend on freepmail.
I've had zero pop-ups, ads, thefts, etc. since 1998. It was all discussion all the time. Where else do you get that? I’ve used my credit card in our secure system also since 1998 and I’ve never had a problem. Target, Michaels, and Neiman Marcus should be so good.
This is the best discussion software ever created. Bar none. I can track every comment I've made, every response to it, and I can reply and reply again and again and again. All of that without the dreaded outline gradually indenting until all that remains is the right side of the screen page.
There are links back to previous comments, there are links that bring up all responses to a comment.
It amazes me how much like a conversation Free Republic is.
AND, we have a moderator staff dedicated both to free expression AND to maintaining the conservative identity of Free Republic and to banging heads when necessary. They get their marching orders from our main man, Big Jim Thompson, who, with his brother Matt Dillon, keeps the riffraff liberal troll deadbeats away from our town.
So, if you're part of the 94%, then Mitt Romney was talking about you. It got him in trouble.
It'll probably get me in trouble.
Brother, can you spare even a dime?
And a dog named boo...
Traveling and a living on the land...
$5 a month is possible for just about anyone with very, very few exceptions. They probably think, “$5 isn’t worth the trouble.”
Well, (1) It is worth it to Free Republic, and (2) You can always make it $10.
Tell it!!!
I heard wagglebee was busy with work. If I remember I’ll look for wagglebee’s number and perhaps call tomorrow.
We miss Wagglebee!
That’s the problem with being in chat.
Maybe some powerful being could move it to news/activism.
The other problem might be that it’s Memorial Day and there are more people swilling their last beer than surfing the web.
Honestly, I feared he passed on and was never given honors because no one was sure what happened. If you can look him up, then please do. It would be a relief to know he’s still among the living.
If people use this for one of their news sources then they ought to apply a certain amount of worth to it.
If every name seen on here contributed a little every month we might not have a need for these quarterly events.
I feel sorry for Jim to have to push this so far into each quarter.
Cmon, lets put this over the top.
I agree.
I’d hate having this website gone. 2nd place doesn’t even exist after you’ve been on Free Republic.
“...is there ANYBODY here that can NOT afford $5.00 a month???”
I double that. Automatic PayPal transfer. Pay for what you enjoy.
> You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.
Ain’t that the truth. Next year I will hit 10 years here (actually I’m already over 10 if lurking counted) and have been a monthly donor via Paypal for a couple years. I can’t imagine daily life without FreeRepublic.
Your vanity was exactly on the mark!!
BUMP
Lurking counts in my book. That takes me back to the beginning of 1998....only a few extra months...but free republic was the best from the beginning.
This software Big Jim has developed is inspired. Truly.
Wish I had $5 in my pocket.
Laid off 2009. Only sparse part-time work since.
Can’t even fix my broken window. It’s all taped up for a year now.
Then you have my prayer that you find a job. When God answers that prayer, THEN send that $5.
Just tossed in another donation. You’re covered...
Meaningful Memorial Day, Jane.
I pray this nation (and this website) knows the true source of blessing.
I don’t have wagglebee’s number so I sent him an email but it bounced back saying the mailbox was temporarily disabled. I’ll see what if anything else I can find.
I hope you can break through, scripter. I’ve wondered about the suddenness of his disappearance for a long time now.
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