[My Favorite Headache]

I love FreeRepublic.Com. But I am inclined to believe that banning vanity posts is wrong. Sometimes you learn more about the person or people's way of thinking through some of the (off politics) discussions. The prayer threads are always great. If someone is connected to someone and they post their own thoughts on an issue or whatever the case may be there should be room for vanity on here. This place would die a slow death if you took away that ability.People come in here to assosciate with people like themselves.

I for one voice my opinion against no vanities. Yeah they might get carried away a bit but have you ever seen the size of those threads? Like 400 posts! People obviously like discussing and relating things in those very threads.As useless as some might see a thread another might enjoy the hell out of.

As far as smearing goes on the conservatives? Jim do you think we should stop calling people what they really are?RINO's are out there and it is a false example of what TRUE Conservativism really is. People like Jeffords got away with it and this forum is exactly what we need to bring to light about those RINO's.

Hey, It is your show. Run it how you want to. I agree on the Democratic Underground stuff. That crap should never be linked here. We know the smack that they are talking about under there. Also the commie stuff I agree with as well. But the other 2 I disagree with.

I still will send people here on a daily basis to sign up or lurk or whatever and pound the pavement for this site. But let's not get into mass censorship here. I am a Republican and a Conservative as well. I want more of us in government. But we need to show and talk how we do already to let everyone who comes in here know that there are people like them out there as well.

Thanks and God Bless,

MFH

[trussell]

Thank you, I was hoping to find a post that put that into words for me, so I didnt have to do it myself. I agree, vanity posts are very popular and without them, I am afraid people would not visit as much as they do.

[sweetliberty]

I don't think Jim was banning vanity posts, just asking us to check ourselves a little better. Some of the vanity posts are good, relevant and fun. Others are just plain silly. And there ARE too many of them.

I can understand that some things have gotten posted because so many relevant topics were being overposted and sometimes it's just a slow news day and I think some folks just want to liven things up a bit.

Personally, I have found some of the DU posts to be hilarious and they are generally posted under humor. I agreee that those people over there are a bunch of pathetic squealing RATS with nothing of substance to say, but they take themselves so seriously that they are entertaining. But, I understand the other side of it too.

I've brought quite a lot of FReepers onboard too because I think it is the best site going for conservatives. I don't know what I'd do without it. It is place where we can stay in touch with each other as Americans and I think that makes us stronger. We may not always agree with Jim, but we all owe him respect and a debt of gratitude.