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Devil Skirrl
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm Posts: 8631 Images: 0
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 Forum Rules - Updated 4/10/2017
Welcome to Housepets!
- Be kind and respectful.
- When posting, consider the family-friendly and non-controversial nature of the comic. If you're not sure something is OK to include, feel free to PM a moderator.
- Please do your best to post legibly and coherently. If you post in a language other than English, please provide a translation. Some people have trouble seeing very bright or small text, so thanks in advance for avoiding those. Also, if you'd like to post on a topic and you're the author of its most recent reply, we ask you to use the edit button on your existing post instead of double-posting.
If you see a post or private message (PM) you think is inappropriate, or which doesn't meet these guidelines, please report it.
Occasionally, your posts may be edited or removed. Don't worry; we'll always explain why via the private message (PM) system. If you need more information about our actions, please reply to the PM you receive or post in the Rules and Moderator Discussion forum.
We're glad you're here and we'll always do our best to treat you right. In return, please don't use the public forum or private message (PM) system to do anything illegal, advertise for other Web sites or chat groups that exist solely to subvert our rules, or subject us to DDoS or other attacks.
- Diss
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Devil Skirrl
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm Posts: 8631 Images: 0
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
If you see a post that violates one of the forum rules, please submit a report rather than talking about the fact that the post is bad.
To do that, find and click on the Report button located in the lower-right corner of the first rule-breaking post. Please do not report more than one post in a single thread; anyone with moderator permissions in the appropriate forum will receive a link to the reported post in their moderator control panel and read through the entire thread from that post onward.
Once you have elected to file a report, you will be directed to a report form.

Select the most appropriate option from the drop-down box and (if necessary) enter a brief description of why you're reporting the post in the text box. If you select the radio button to be notified when your report is dealt with, you'll receive an automatically-generated e-mail which basically says "Your report is being handled by a moderator or administrator and has been closed. For more information, contact [whichever mod closed the report]."
By following this procedure, you'll help us deal with any issues that may arise while simultaneously not mini-modding. Thanks, guys!
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Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:12 pm |
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JeffCvt
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:33 pm Posts: 2844 Location: Somewhere between 8:30 and the color red
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
So what's really new about these rules? They seem pretty similar to me.
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Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:03 pm |
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RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm Posts: 20541 Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
yes, but they're much less daunting to read. He condensed to old rules into this shorter one so as not to scare of potential forumites
_________________ I'm a shape-shifter. I'm currently in whatever form I feel like Paradigm Shift by me I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying. RP character sheets
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Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:10 pm |
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Devil Skirrl
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm Posts: 8631 Images: 0
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
Indeed. The gist is the same, nothing's changed in a major way, the old rules were just kinda presented less concisely. As Res will attest, concision is key to improving understanding and enjoyment. In fact...
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Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:17 pm |
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Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16943 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
The only major change is it is now perfectly legal to call Dissension a stupid nut-breath.
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Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:13 am |
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valerio
Game Master
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 6:53 am Posts: 18897 Location: Italy
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
It was good to know you, Sleet...
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Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:08 pm |
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copper
Puppy Wrangler
Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:18 pm Posts: 6362 Location: Florida
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
I'm glad somebody finally said something. Every time I talk to him, I get a craving for cashews. 
_________________ My characters Everybody has a story to tell. What's yours?
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Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:17 pm |
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yehoshua
Joined: Wed May 25, 2011 7:32 pm Posts: 1984 Location: Canananada
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
I would never point out the nut-like breath of anyone who's name rhymes with diss-and-shun.
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Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:57 pm |
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GameCobra
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Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:27 am Posts: 6190 Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
Just noticed this topic changed recently.
As long as pregnancy fanart isn't creepy, i'm fine with it. It's meant to me to be heartwarming, and these days I would love to see some heartwarming variants.
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:31 pm |
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valerio
Game Master
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 6:53 am Posts: 18897 Location: Italy
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:11 pm |
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Foxstar
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:00 am Posts: 1689
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
Said fanart is on very thin ice given people's bad habit to fetishize stuff, but if it's clean and proper, then it's fine.
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Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:30 pm |
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JakJak
Joined: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:24 am Posts: 160
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
I remember the days of Jim-Jim and his habit of not reading the rules beforehand. Hopefully after all this time he went out of his way to read them.  Also bump for no reason.
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Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:17 pm |
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Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16943 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:20 pm |
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JakJak
Joined: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:24 am Posts: 160
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
How's he been? He used to be a real jerk.
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Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:51 pm |
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Tiggy
Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 2:38 am Posts: 3916 Location: Sweeeden :3
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
Well isn't that rather mean, Sleet.
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Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:52 pm |
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Karl
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:27 pm Posts: 1664 Location: Singing Fortepiano
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 Re: NEW Forum Rules
But Sleet is telling the truth. If Stripe said that nobody likes him, then nobody likes him.
... he's also a dork.
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Wed Dec 19, 2012 6:24 pm |
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Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16943 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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You beat me to the punch.
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Wed Dec 19, 2012 6:24 pm |
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Jimmy Jazz
Joined: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:16 pm Posts: 846 Location: My tower of hay
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Whoa-ho-ho hey what. Jim-Jim? me?
This is uncalled for, when did i ever troll? Hmm? I just stuck to myself. all i did. i mean sure i asked a few too many questions sometimes but it's just because I got to stubbornly curious. and occasionally someone would yell at me then i would refresh the page and everything would just... disappear. and get a private message.
WELL FINE, I'M GOING. AND I'M NEVER COMING BACK.
jokingjokingjokingjokingjokingjokingjokingjokingjokingjoking
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Devil Skirrl
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm Posts: 8631 Images: 0
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Hey, guys, this is just a tiny, tiny revision, pertaining only to the third bullet point. The change is indicated below, in addition to being updated in this thread's first post.
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Fri May 17, 2013 5:16 am |
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Gren
Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:47 pm Posts: 1177 Location: Argentina
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Aww, you ruin all the fun! 
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lasthunter
Joined: Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:12 pm Posts: 280 Location: somewhere...i honestly dont care right now....
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
if they didn't then they wouldn't be mods! 
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Fri May 17, 2013 10:02 am |
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Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16943 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Our job is to make sure the forum is as unfun as possible, you see.
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Fri May 17, 2013 12:51 pm |
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lasthunter
Joined: Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:12 pm Posts: 280 Location: somewhere...i honestly dont care right now....
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
and it is our job as the members to make your job as hard as possible by finding loop holes in your silly silly rules REBEL!!!! jkjkjkjkjkjk
_________________ i am the one who shall fight the mods, i am the one who shall find the loop holes and hidden ways, i am the one who shall lead with the flag, i am part of the rebellion, and i am its weapon.
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Fri May 17, 2013 1:00 pm |
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Karl
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:27 pm Posts: 1664 Location: Singing Fortepiano
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Okay  I understand. Sorry for the mess.
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Devil Skirrl
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm Posts: 8631 Images: 0
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
There aren't really a ton of loopholes. The current rules are a more condensed form of an older version I authored.We now allow far more of those than we used to - you'll note that, in the old version, all single-image and one-word responses that were not part of a forum game were excluded.
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Fri May 17, 2013 11:21 pm |
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Silly Zealot
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:48 am Posts: 1497 Location: The land of the dulce de leche!
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I calld him something worse. No, not only worse. I called him the worst! The worst thing someone could anyone else, ever. I.... .... .... I called him a m-moderator.... I'm sorry.- It's a boy! - It's a girl! - No, it's Superman! I KNEW they were conspiring against me!
_________________ 20th century fox? Given that this is the year 2015, that fox must be dead by now. Sadface! : (
I'm telling you, hyenas ARE canines too! Many biologists died to bring us this information! Why won't you honor their deaths?! What I did to their families?!
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lasthunter
Joined: Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:12 pm Posts: 280 Location: somewhere...i honestly dont care right now....
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
no i just like keeping you mod's on your toes 
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Foxstar
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:00 am Posts: 1689
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
We don't need any help for that.
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Mon May 20, 2013 2:13 pm |
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Mickey the Luxray
Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 1:01 am Posts: 970 Location: Why-Cant-We-Be-Given-Some-Consarned-Snow-Ville, USA
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Funny, I just came back to this thread to ask the exact question that was answered here
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Rico
Joined: Fri May 31, 2013 5:54 am Posts: 134 Location: UK
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Does this include the use of lol, rofl, brb, atm, etc. Or is this rule referring to the overuse of this in silly statements or practices such as replacing letters for numbers within words, e.g. N00b!!1!. Although I'm guessing this is even allowed (within reason) in a certain familiar forum game? 
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:19 am |
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Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16943 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Yes those are discouraged. Just spell out your words, por favor.
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:34 am |
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RandomGeekNamedBrent
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Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm Posts: 20541 Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
well, lol and rofl can be effectively replaced by emoticons, and brb really doesn't have a use in a forum where immediate replies aren't expected.
atm, it is preferred you spell out the phrase
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:29 pm |
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Silly Zealot
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:48 am Posts: 1497 Location: The land of the dulce de leche!
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ATMs can't talk, let alone conect to the internet. Why do you demand this things from them?
_________________ 20th century fox? Given that this is the year 2015, that fox must be dead by now. Sadface! : (
I'm telling you, hyenas ARE canines too! Many biologists died to bring us this information! Why won't you honor their deaths?! What I did to their families?!
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:18 pm |
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Rico
Joined: Fri May 31, 2013 5:54 am Posts: 134 Location: UK
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
The rules are fair enough. This forum did have the reputation of having the sharpest and most well-written members. At least it did before I joined 
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:44 pm |
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Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16943 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Did it now? I'm flattered!
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Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:53 am |
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Rico
Joined: Fri May 31, 2013 5:54 am Posts: 134 Location: UK
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Sorry, I thought you already knew I originally found Housepets! through recommendations from other web comics and discussions. These recommendations included favourable comments about the HP community and one of many reasons why I joined the forum.
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Arbitrary
Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2013 6:33 pm Posts: 129 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Just dropping by to make sure everything is all square. Thank you for keeping the forums fun to poke around!
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Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:58 pm |
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hyperfox
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:12 am Posts: 41 Location: Pennsylvania
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated Friday, May 17th
Just dropped by to read the new rules. They are pretty good to my point of view. Now I know for sure what I can and cannot do. 
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Devil Skirrl
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm Posts: 8631 Images: 0
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 Re: Forum Rules - Updated 11/5/2013
The following rule was updated; additions are indicated with bold, italicized text.
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