Way Too Many Vanities (Updated)

March 29, 2003 | Admin Moderator

[Admin Moderator]

There have been way too many vanities lately. The news forum is being overrun with them. We have been spending a lot of time moving them to the General Interest ("Chat") forum. With the increased volume we have seen with the war starting, we have been missing mail and other moderator duties, such as zots. So, here's some guidelines for vanities. Of course, there are exceptions to these guidelines. We have seen some great vanities.

Vanities are never posted in breaking news. Exceptions will be from valid news sources where breaking news is happening immediately. Such as 'CNN just reported Baghdad has been overrun by coalition forces'. Or, 'Fox reports that WMD have been discovered in Saddam's palace by embedded reporter'.

Your one line vanites, for the most part can be posted as a comment on an existing thread. If you want to post a one line vanity, post it in the chat forum. One line vanities consist of but are not limited to, 'Did you just hear that guy on KASD?'. Or, 'Does anyone know where that thread is about that women who said something about chemical weapons'. They will be deleted unless they are posted in the chat forum.

Most emails are not valid sources of news. Who knows where they originated from. They will be deleted unless they are posted in the chat forum.

Most humor threads should go to the chat forum, unless they are relevent to current events and news. Jokes and 'caption this' are also included. They will be deleted unless they are posted in the chat forum.

Freep this polls will be moved to chat depending on their revelance to current events.

Thanks for helping. Free Republic is growing faster than ever right now!

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WHERE IS CHAT?

At the upper right hand side of the latest posts or latest thread, you will see a menu which looks something like this:

Campaign Central
General Interest (also known as 'chat')
News/Activism
Religion
RLC Liberty Caucus
The Smokey Backroom
VetsCoR

To post an article in any of these forums, just click on that forum, and post your article. They all work the same way.

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Reference threads:

On War Images
Announcement Regarding the Breaking News Posting Category
New Numbers for the Curious (or FR Traffic Stats)
Loose Lips Sinks Ships
Welcome, and Thanks [Newbies Especially, Please Read]
Help us out, please search before posting an article.
Regarding Graphics During Heavy Free Republic Traffic
Topic Abuse, Particularly Activism
Traffic Rank for freerepublic.com (alexa)
a colorful comparison of daily site statistics
The Ultimate Sidebar Management Thread

[Admin Moderator]

Yes.

[Admin Moderator]

No.

[Willie Green]

Thanks, we appreciate everyone's kind words and especially your patience. (not that we ever get crabby)

Job 7:3 -
So am I allotted months of vanity,
And nights of trouble are appointed me.

[Nita Nupress]

Would you please make up your mind already?

I have, honest. This is the last time, Mr. Kehoe, I promise But I sure wish I could get that original sign-up date of 4-10-1998 attached to this name. Do you know any computer whiz studmuffins around here who could do me an itsy-bitsy favor?

[ChemistCat]

she kicked the bucket and is using Nupress again, okay?

I tried using Nupress. It caused sleeplessness and water retention, though it did really seem to help my headaches.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Be on guard for RPG threads.(Rocket Propelled Granola)

[Hoverbug]

OK, but PLEAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ don't zot the belly girl thread!

[Congressman Billybob]

Thank you for not treating my articles on UPI as vanities. I do not post them here until they are on the wire and the final text is official. Occasionally, such as last week, they have a dollop of humor.

Cordially,

Congressman Billybob

Latest column, now up on UPI, and FR, "The A-MAA-zing War Wizard"

Latest book(let), "to Restore Trust in America."

[M Kehoe]

Do you know any computer whiz studmuffins around here who could do me an itsy-bitsy favor?

The only one that I can think of better than me is John.

Good to see you around.

5.56mm

[Neenah]

He's series and about to shower!

That is Hugh !!

[Nita Nupress]

Have you considered a revival of your freeper addict thread? It's a FR classic, and with the number of new posters, it might be worth a revisit.

This is about the best I can do. I'm much too lazy to reformat it or anything. ;-)

You Know You're A FReepin' Addict When...
I Can Stop FReeping ANYTIME I WANT
I Can Stop FReeping ANYTIME I WANT (thread 2)

[Neenah]

Are We There Yet?

NO!

DO I HAVE TO STOP THIS CAR ??????!!!!!!!!

[Admin Moderator]

Here you are.

Man Arrested For Hitting Girlfriend With Fish

[visualops]

Thank you for saving me from asking where the dang-blamed chat forum is...

:o)

[Neenah]

"We are having way too much movement during the sermon

....ahhh, nevermind.

[razorback-bert]

Is this problem of yours a blond thing?

[Nita Nupress]

I tried using Nupress. It caused sleeplessness and water retention, though it did really seem to help my headaches.

Cut down on the salt, take two Aqua-Ban, and call me in the morning.

[Dog Gone]

Is this problem of yours a blond thing?

I don't think she's a natural blond, RB.

[knak]

thanks, I read it, good one! I still like "AM I logged on"? And one where some girl one day said something was wrong with the sun and yet another where someone said white stuff was falling from the sky (after the anthrax attacks)! There have been a great many funny ones here! Love this place!

[GOPJ]

What a ZOT? What's zotting? I don't know how I missed this new Freeperism, but I did...

"What is the sound of one admin zotting?"