How Did You Find FC?

[UnkHiram]

In another thread recently someone special (not saying any names Homesygirl) shared how she found the FC board. That got me to wondering how everyone else found it. Let me be first.

I was a moderator on the Allied Conservatives board a few years back, (actually it is starting to become quite a few years back), when the board went belly up one of the other Mods suggested I try this board. Of course that Mod Was the ever cuddley Doc Doom. So if you cant stand my posts or my sense of humor blame Doc.:hahaha:

So How did Yall find FC?

[Teenager]

I was googling for forum to promote my own. But, once I found ya'll, I got hooked and my own forum got killed. I'm about to terminate it.

[Warlady]

Lemme see. How did I find FC? Ummmmm.... When Townhall.com went belly up a few of us decided to start our own so that the members of Townhall board could stay in touch. AtomicLibSmasher and myself started on Ezboard and then he told me about UBB and getting our own website. To make a long story short he and I didn't see eye to eye on the management and we split the sheets so to speak. We finally ended up friends and he now has Conservababes with TheKellyCrew and I wish them all the best.

[JonECat]

I was an original on AOL From the Right and Warlady Central, WAYYYY back in the day. One day I did a search for 'Warlady' and lo and behold found this place. And the rest is history.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:moo: In February 2000, right after I first went online, I used the AOHell search page to look for politically conservative websites. It took me to Town Hall, & I joined their forum. Town Hall eventually deep-6ed their BB, because of too many liberal disruptors (most notably Nuckie), & Warlady started FC. For reasons I won't go into, I didn't jump on the FC bandwagon immediately, although I registered just one week after she moved from EZBoard to InfoPop®. I, too, was a moderator at Allied Conservatives (then called United Conservatives), as well as Crack's Joint. I left UC, after I was told I couldn't post smilies linked to other websites. It was then that I realized that UC was no longer fun, & forsook them to come here. After the Warchic tapped me to be a moderator, I spent less time at Crack's Joint, & a lot more time here.

:moo: I also recall seeing Warlady at the AOL® chatroom, "Hillary for Senate", back in 2000.

[Warlady]

The Chatroom "Warlady Central" was a ton of fun wasn't it? I haven't been back there in years. I'm totally devoted to FC now. All I want is for everyone to have a fun place to express their opinions. I recall Moo that you were a difficult convert. You didn't want to get involved in my problems with UC. That guy was a total dictator. Anyway, what was your screen name back then? Wasn't it Longhorn?

[Longhorn_Platinum]

Warlady:
I recall Moo that you were a difficult convert.

:smirky: No, not really, but I was unable to join y'all right away, for a couple of reasons, neither of which I'd want to state in an open forum.

:moo: Suffice to say, that it had nothing to do with you.

[Suzie]

I was looking for a place to talk about 9/11 with sane people. There were a lot of scary people other places.

[Eagle1]

i was on a small board called reject liberalism, when that went belly up i took to conservababes, now that site is blocked due to my networks overbearing restrictions. So i am here until this site also becomes blocked.

[Warlady]

Eagle can't you still access whoever you want on your own time?

[Eagle1]

hahahhahahhaa, my own time, thats a good one.

i only have that when i go back to iowa

[aaron11]

2 years ago from a link on Rush Limbaughs favorite Conservatives site links...

[Geoffrey20005]

I got tired of talking to brain-dead liberals around where I live, and no-one else who I could really converse with... so I googled for a 'conservative forum' for a while, and then I liked the looks of this one, so I joined.

-Geoffrey

[BarryC]

Well I don't know what got me started, but one day several months ago I started looking for politically conservative, patriotic, and 9/11 related websites, and found FC. (I found a ton of sites and put them in a special folder in my favorites called "America".
I have one Christian co-worker who has a computer, but barely uses it outside of work and doesn't know much about websites, but he and I can talk about Conservative stuff. But I'm glad I found this place. Now I can be among a lot of Conservatives! It's great.
When I first found FC I joined right away but never received the confirmation emails I needed to actually be able to post messages here. I eventually gave up. But then about a month ago, or so, I tried again, and with a little extra effort emailing people (Warlady I think) I got in.

[UnkHiram]

i was on a small board called reject liberalism, when that went belly up i took to conservababes, now that site is blocked due to my networks overbearing restrictions. So i am here until this site also becomes blocked.

Eagle

You were at Reject Liberalism? I was over there too (as a moderator, no one loves me for me that all insist I work), did you use the eagle screen name?

[DoctorDoom]

So if you cant stand my posts or my sense of humor blame Doc.ACC/UC never dispensed cherished toaster ovens, so FC is definitely preferable. :D

[Eagle1]

Eagle

You were at Reject Liberalism? I was over there too (as a moderator, no one loves me for me that all insist I work), did you use the eagle screen name?


yeah, same name

i liked the community there, shame it couldn't stay running

[Beowulf]

A couple of years ago, Rink found me, hog tied me and dragged me here. While she was doing that, I was being lectured. Even my screaming (not at being tied up:smirky: but at being lectured!) Anyway..

She kept telling me stuff like, "Its your duty to be there! It's your job to fight Liberals and all there ism's."

Little did she know, all she had to do was invite me in and none of it would have been necessary. (Although being tied up is rather exciting!):grin:

[Longhorn_Platinum]

Beowulf:
(Although being tied up is rather exciting!):grin:

:whip:

:moo: Was it good for you?

[Wyatt_Junker]

I typed in 'conservative forum' into Google what.... 3 and a half, four years ago? Sumpin like that.

[Beowulf]

:whip:

:moo: Was it good for you?

Oh absolutely!!!:grin:

[JonECat]

The Chatroom "Warlady Central" was a ton of fun wasn't it? I haven't been back there in years. I'm totally devoted to FC now. All I want is for everyone to have a fun place to express their opinions. I recall Moo that you were a difficult convert. You didn't want to get involved in my problems with UC. That guy was a total dictator. Anyway, what was your screen name back then? Wasn't it Longhorn?

Yes, those were the days. This is nice too, plus AOL got old after a while.

Even though I'm not in total lock-step agreement with everyone here, it's nice to read all the views. And places like this (and blogs) are replacing regular news sites for me personally, I don't even watch cable news anymore.

[DoctorDoom]

(Although being tied up is rather exciting!)Being tied up is just part of the fun. The peacock feathers, caterpillars and grape jelly make it absolutely MAH-velous. <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/evilgrin.gif" />

[UnkHiram]

Jon

Aint noticed alot of "Lock Step Marchers" around here, seems like us conservatives argue amoung ourselves almost as much as we argue with Liberals.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Being tied up is just part of the fun. The peacock feathers, caterpillars and grape jelly make it absolutely MAH-velous. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/evilgrin.gif

Hmmmm, confused again ... are y'all talking in code again? LOL

[UnkHiram]

Homesygirl

Trust me you really dont wanna know. Doc is one very strange guy.

[Eagle1]

and the kids learn all about it on tv and school sex ed programs

*the more you know*
do do do di

[Uncle Fester]

I originally found FC back in 1978. Created by Ben and Jerry (of ice cream fame), FC, back then named "Freakish Conservatives," was a hotbed of political discussion for new, upstart conservatives. DoctorDoom was just MedicalStudentDoom, Timberwolf was Timbercub, and Maximum Sam was Minimum Sammy.

Ah, yes, the arguments, the death threats, the computer viruses... It was truly the days of wine and roses. Then IT happened. Senior was elected. Conservatism was redefined for the benefit of a "kinder and gentler nation"--and I faced the first of numerous bannings (under another pseudonym, of course).

Yet through it all, FC endures.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

I originally found FC back in 1978. Created by Ben and Jerry (of ice cream fame), FC, back then named "Freakish Conservatives," was a hotbed of political discussion for new, upstart conservatives. DoctorDoom was just MedicalStudentDoom, Timberwolf was Timbercub, and Maximum Sam was Minimum Sammy.

Ah, yes, the arguments, the death threats, the computer viruses... It was truly the days of wine and roses. Then IT happened. Senior was elected. Conservatism was redefined for the benefit of a "kinder and gentler nation"--and I faced the first of numerous bannings (under another pseudonym, of course).

Yet through it all, FC endures.

:frow34:

[Uncle Fester]

LOL.

[Riverboat]

When Townhall.com went belly up a few of us decided to start our own so that the members of Townhall board could stay in touch. Where the Warlady goeth, so goeth I.

I discovered Townhall's board, moved to this one and stayed throughout all its reincarnations. Meanwhile, I slipped a mickey in WolfCounsel's beer and persuaded him to drop some broken-down forum and join me here and have some REAL fun.

[CzechPrince]

I was researching my paper on Anti Catholicism, and looking for examples in google, I found some in here lol.....that was a long while ago, and with people who do not even post here anymore. At any rate, I got to know everyone, kept posting, loved the layout, style, and dialouge---I just got hooked.

[MSGT]

Google............not a very good story but

[CzechPrince]

Google............not a very good story but

Whatever works man.:thumb:

[grannygirl]

Blame it all on my son. It's his fault your all graced with my presence.

[Wolfcounsel]

Some years back I was perusing some forum with Riverboat over a few beers when suddenly --

WHAM! I woke up here.

[PaulRevere]

A friend told me about Townhall.com, so I joined there and migrated after Warlady found my email, and I've been migrating to all the boards since.

Remember those looserals Nukie and Yukon? That's going waayyy back.

[TechnoPrincess]

I was on another board with Keb and UhUh. Very unhappy there as it was becoming very liberal and anti-Christian. Keb found her way here nad invited me. I love it here, so I decided to stay!

[The_RANDy_Corporation]

FC found me. I was a Townhall refugee, wandering aimless. If memory serves AtomicLibSmasher e-mailed me to check this place out. I was one of the original members back in the day and was an Administrator long, long ago. Now I'm just a trouble-maker. ;)

[Longhorn_Platinum]

PaulRevere:
Remember those looserals Nukie and Yukon? That's going waayyy back.

:moo: Remember lenfein? I tried googling his name, to see if he's posting somewhere else. The first hit I got is to one of my posts, where I previously referenced him.

:smirky: I can't find him, anywhere else.

[Beowulf]

Blame it all on my son. It's his fault your all graced with my presence.

Who, me? :whistle:

[Pendragon_6]

Got kicked out of Free Republic because I posted an article regarding Jane Fonda's treason. Whats-his-name at FR said it was an ' urban legend'. We went back and forth and he terminated my posting privileges.

Went to GOPUSA and got kicked out for making a crack about Bill Clinton's treason regarding China.

Then I googled for conservative forums and found FC.

I don't count getting kicked out of DU.

[TempestTossed]

This board was advertised on IIDB, where I occasionally go.

[UnkHiram]

Hey DOc

Do you remember the name of the guy that ran Allied Consevatives? I wonder what ever happened to him.

[Uncle Fester]

Hey DOc

Do you remember the name of the guy that ran Allied Consevatives? I wonder what ever happened to him.

Nick Bauer. I got banned from his site.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:moo: NBAustin. His side kick was Towanda (or, as I called her, Tow&a). She's runnin' a board called The Annoyed Army.

[Uncle Fester]

AA and Towie...got banned from there too...and DU, et al.

Some administrators just don't have a sense of humor.

[UnkHiram]

Longhorn

NBAustin was the one I was thinking of. I wonder what every happened to him.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:moo: Maybe Tow&a knows. I have her email address. Do you want me to ask her?

[UnkHiram]

Longhorn

Yea please do, last time I talked to him (At least two years ago) he was going through some hard times.

[DoctorDoom]

He was having major financial and personal problems. UC was grinding him down, so he closed it. It was for the best. What he's up to now, I have no idea, but he's probably glad of his decision.

Re Annoyed Army, if you don't mind referring to BJ Billy as President Clinton and Shamu Mooron as Michael Moore, and behaving as though the admin had a hand in your shorts and a tight grip on the family jewels, AA is the place to be. I posted there for a while, but felt as out of place as a street fighter at a cricket match. Being cloyingly nice is NOT my style.

[UnkHiram]

Well Doc

I am a "Bit" more diplomatic than you are most of the time, but this is my home now and I dont think I will ever wander off.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Well Doc

I am a "Bit" more diplomatic than you are most of the time, but this is my home now and I dont think I will ever wander off.

:claps: Some of us are quite pleased about that, too! http://www.freeconservatives.com/vb/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Longhorn_Platinum]

DoctorDoom:
Re Annoyed Army, if you don't mind referring to BJ Billy as President Clinton and Shamu Mooron as Michael Moore,...

:smirky: I do mind, & I've already been warned that if I posted there, any reference to foaming-at-the-mouth liberals that is less than polite will be edited by the admin. No thanx.

[Rink]

How I found the FC, I had my itty bitty 'Politically Incorrect' Board on the Ezboards and AtomicLibSmasher came by and dropped me an invite to FC.

I was on the FC when it was still on the ezboards and migrated from the ezboards to here.

Cant complain no.

PS: its so nice I started a fine upstanding tradition of hogtying and draggin my friends to this fine Conservative Forums, starting with Beowulf, then Beowulf his mom hehe.

Gotta love that :D

[Federal Farmer]

Late one night, wired and bored, I typed "conservative forums" in Google. I lurked for awhile, maybe a month, reading and getting to know some of the characters here; then I saw a thread concerned with the Electoral College (exciting stuff ain't it?) and thought it needed more perspective, so I registered.

[The_Fireman]

I used to lurk a lot at Town Hall and when it shut down I followed a lot of these folks over here.I finally got around to registering several years ago.

[Suzie]

Any new stories out there?

[cerebraldebris]

I had been working on my blog/conservative site/"digital purging project" and was looking at other conservative sites to try and do a little networking. Kind of looking for guest bloggers when I came across http://www.radical-conservative.org/ (good site, BTW).
There's a link in there that led me here. I read through a few posts and was drawn in by the level of discussion and interaction between members. It was also refreshing to see such a vibrant conservative community out here.
I'll admit it was a little intimidating at first- never done much in the way of actually participating in a forum. Have always been more of a lurker.
Anyhow, I'm glad I joined. I'm addicted. On my browser I always have 3 tabs open:
My site, FC and google reader with all my RSS subscriptions.
Great bunch of people here. I don't agree with everyone on everything... but then, what fun would that be? :biggrin:

[TheKellyCrew]

I had been working on my blog/conservative site/"digital purging project" and was looking at other conservative sites to try and do a little networking. Kind of looking for guest bloggers when I came across http://www.radical-conservative.org/ (good site, BTW).
There's a link in there that led me here. I read through a few posts and was drawn in by the level of discussion and interaction between members. It was also refreshing to see such a vibrant conservative community out here.
I'll admit it was a little intimidating at first- never done much in the way of actually participating in a forum. Have always been more of a lurker.
Anyhow, I'm glad I joined. I'm addicted. On my browser I always have 3 tabs open:
My site, FC and google reader with all my RSS subscriptions.
Great bunch of people here. I don't agree with everyone on everything... but then, what fun would that be? :biggrin:

Radical-conservative is still around? He had been a regular here and at Cbabes for awhile. I haven't seen his name in ages.

Moo-
Where's MaximumSam?- My all time favorite liberal.
Sadly, Lenfien seemingly got lost in the TH migration :confused: . Do you recall jj-somebodyoranother? I forget her name but she was a rabid lib..and a great target.

http://www.perkel.com/ <----bwahahaha NOOKIE lives!

[TheKellyCrew]

fun old thread..... THE HISTORY OF FC (http://freeconservatives.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30038)

[Rhino]

That's a blast from the past.

[PrezLeefun]

Google.

I was at a libbie board for teens. I was getting frustrated and constantly getting banned for hurting the babies poor wittle feelings by saying gay marriage is wrong and abortion was murder.

After about 5 mintues of looking around and checking things out here I decided to join; even though I am considerably more moderate than most who post here. I just knew it was home.

[oldcoastie]

I'm a refugee from another conservative board, where all opinions are welcome except for those that don't agree with the opinions of one of the admins/mods. :shame: I got fed up with the multiple standards there and bailed out. I won't mention specifics, but DoctorDoom has it nailed...

I'm also a member of a few conservative boards on Delphi, and I have my own non-political board on Delphi (Coast Guard Discussions [I'm a CG vet and served from 1964 to 1968]).

I was referred by a good friend named Nancy (who should be joining the site soon), and we both know pRimrose, who is a member here. There may be others, too, but I just started looking around the place!

[libertyman]

I have the Stumble Upon toolbar added to my Mozilla-Firefox browser, & just happened to Stumble across FC one day. I thought it was pretty cool, & I was looking for a better place to go than FreeRepublicans anyway (I have been zotted several times over there for not towing the line that President Bush = Jesus Christ).

FC has been a much better experience for me than FR has ever been, & I appreciate that a great deal. I find it refreshing that not everyone who claims to be on the Right side of the political aisle has their head up their a$$ like FR's JimRob & the Lefties do, & wish to thank Doctor Doom for setting a friendlier tone over here. :claps:

[Rhino]

Doc, that has got to be the first time I've heard you accused of setting a friendlier tone! :rotflmbo:

[DoctorDoom]

... wish to thank Doctor Doom for setting a friendlier tone over here.What am I doing WRONG???? AAUUGGHH!! My reputation is at stake here. :evilgrin:

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

& wish to thank Doctor Doom for setting a friendlier tone over here. :claps:


< gasp, choke, choke, cough, cough, stiffling a laugh > ..........

http://www.freeconservatives.com/vb/images/icons/biglaugh.gif BWHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!


:evilgrin: I'm sorry, I just couldn't contain myself, :smirky:

You know I wubya, Doc!


..... I know, I know, I'm back to feeding the ocelots again, right? :sad:

:smirky: