Okay Freepers. Let's Clean Up Our Act and Have Fun Doing it.

06-11-2002 | Joe Phillips

[Romulus]

You are correct. But it is still a pitance for the time demand.

So what is the annual draw -- $10k or $70k. Could you clarify, please?

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, Mad Max! Playin' catch up, as usual of late. Distraction and 'puter problems keepin' me back! See ya later!

[BADJOE]

I have no disageemnet with what you say. I would hope that the discourse on FR makes us all more articulate spokesmen in the vinyard of liberty.

I also think if we directed our fired up emotions at old "Ninc" fewer Freepers would wind up being banned. I realy hate it when we lose even one Freeper. I do not knowe if we can make "Ninc" a habit, but if each Freeper engaged his brain before hitting the keyboard the disagreements would be based on the logical expression of ideas, rather than in frustration with the inability to articulte ones position, resorting to calling another Freeper a dumbkoph, dingbat, and worse.

[BADJOE]

Seventy

[Zviadist]

I know what you mean, a person can't even leave their tags open anymore.

My tags are open?? Oh my, I thought I zipped them up this morning. I hate when that happens... Oh, you meant something else. Never mind.

[Mudboy Slim]

"I recommened we post all attacks to an imaginary Freeper, "Nincompoop"

When did MurryMom change her screen name?! OOOOPS...just joshin', MM!!

FReegards...MUD

[Zviadist]

If you want the personal attacks to dissipate, start having the moderators discipline and suspend in an unbiased fashion.

I like much of what you said, but I would argue -- as I have argued for months and months -- that moderators are not needed. At least not in the degree that they are employed. Are we a self-governing people or do we need a nanny state to make sure we are not being naughty? I have always viewed Free Republic as a virtual state, where we conservatives, right-wingers, liberty-lovers or what-have-you have the unique cyber opportunity to practice what we preach: to act as adults and clean up our own messes without big daddy government coming in and giving us all a time-out.

If we cannot self-govern on a self-professed "free republic" website, then we should all just throw in the towel and submit to the state. It really is as simple as that.

There are people who will post objectionable things. Anyone who has ever stepped outside their front door will notice that there is no shortage of objectionable people out there.

The question is what do we who believe in limited government and self-control do about it. Do we cry for the big bad government to protect us, or do we learn to deal with the good, the bad, and the ugly. I have always argued here for this kind of structure, but as you can see my arguments have fallen on deaf ears.

[Zviadist]

BADJOE:
I realy hate it when we lose even one Freeper.

The Moderators ultimately banned this poster, but we all had a few good laughs in the process.

I see a great disconnect between these two statements of yours. Would you mind explaining?