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I'm only getting about 8 postings at a time this morning. Anybody else having trouble viewing FR's normal number of postings? jagusafr

Who is blocking comments on the Free Republic I used to love. (Used to being the KEY WORD here). Has Jim been warned not to let anything controversial (anti Obama - anti government) pass? Have we lost our right of free speech? Yes. It definitely has been or is being enforced on FR this past month or so.

With Free Republic surely getting slammed tomorrow, what is an on-line alternative to TV with the ability to post comment?

Some good news perhaps. John says he has found a problem with one of the servers and he's going to try to configure around it. But it'll take him a couple hours or more before he's ready to test it. Hang in there. Prayers up that it works!

This site has been a frustrating disaster for the last week. What the he'll is going on? I can't get the page to load but 1 of 4 attempts. I'm about to give up, and I've been a member since 1998. Please tell me this will be fixed before Tuesday!!

Happy Birthday Jim. November 3 is mine as well so I never forget.

I wonder what's up with this? Could it have anythng to do with The Donald?

I saw quite a few threads commenting on how slow the website has been. I have seen a big improvement in the last 4 or 5 days. Something has changed for the better and I think deserves a thread for people to comment. Thanks to Jim Robinson for all you do to help us connect.

Very sorry about the problems with our servers causing FR to get bogged down under peak traffic loads. Praying that John finds a solution or workaround soon. In the meantime, here are some suggestion you can use to possibly make your FR pages load faster: Configure your sidebars to display fewer items. I've temporarily disabled all sidebars but breaking news on mine. Select "Disabled" in the "Region" pulldown for each sidebar block you wish to temporarily disable then click "Modify": http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/manage-blocks Reduce the number of threads and replies downloaded on each click. Go to personal preferences and reduce the "Thread...

Has there been some change to Free Republic that I am not aware? Is everyone subject to these new rules? All of my post are now "subject to review." Is this a new feature for all posts or just mine? I notice I am not allowed to send mail. The message is my account is too "new" for this feature. I have been a member since August 29, 2010. I have posted 514 articles. I have made 390 comments. I have used the private mail since the day I started here. So. The question is: Is this new to everyone...

Yes, we do have a Free Republic page on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/26012226159/ And also on Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/ You may wish to visit and bookmark both.

It's odd that I can't find a setting for this under my account. I've searched forums for how to do this but I get nothing. Again; odd. I can't be the only one who has wondered how to do this...

It is a credit to the success of FR that we run into traffic issues and slow downs on debates. I will continue to come here for updates. However a back up plan may be to use twitter and end with #FR so tha twe can search by Free Republic tweeters. Just a thought. Jim thanks for all your work on this site!

Just Wondering?

It started early this morning. Every thread I clicked on had a banter of double entendres, puns, jokes, and general silliness and cleverness. Many were laugh out loud funny. Is it the hurricane? Is everyone half looped? Are people juiced up for the RNC Convention? Have your kids finally driven you crazy while they were home for the summer? Whatever it is, keep it up. It's hilarious.

I just clicked on a link a FR article and was directed to a "Freerepublic survey" It had an audio component asking questions too. I closed it immediately. Anyone else get this? I am logged in, beebers are stuned, weasels are sporked, etc

I,like some but unlike many,make many eoors when posting.Spelling (yes,I use spell check...usually),punctuation and other errors are often made by me.Is there a way that FR can set up something like what I've seen on other forums (car forums,for example) that allow the poster to delete of edit a post after "post" has been hit? I know nothing about computers and,therefore,don't know how difficult and/or expensive it be,if it's possible at all.Thanks!

Rush Limbaugh: Jim....What's His name, Free Republic Got Banned at CompuServe And... Rush LimbaughJuly 24, 2012Rush is talking about the early internet and mentions Jim Robinson and Free Republic. Free Republic Rules!

It is within the bounds of “open” Religion Forum town square style debate for a Freeper to express his hatred of a belief. But such posts are never allowed on RF threads labeled “prayer” “devotional” “caucus” or “ecumenical.” It is never within the bounds on the Religion Forum for a Freeper to express his hatred of people who hold a particular belief when any Freeper is part of the belief group. For example: It is ok to express hatred towards MormonISM on “open” Religion Forum threads. It is never ok to express hatred towards Mormons because some Freepers are Mormon....

Need FR help. How to I post a JPEG on FR? (Please, keep it simple, I am not a computer wizard.) Thanks