Here's a list of rules off a different forum. Somthing like this might be worth a try Any thoughts.DO NOT post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, hateful, harassing, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise a violation of any law.
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VULGAR LANGUAGE and CUSSING. Don?t.
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