1. Treat others as you would like to be treated and respect other people’s opinions. Discussions can get passionate but users should moderate their language and refrain from personal attacks and profanity. We encourage lively debate but name-calling, harassment or abuse will not be tolerated.
2. Any instances of members referring to other members as anything but their preferred names, preferred prefixes, or preferred pronouns will be removed. Repeated offences will result in suspensions.
3. Please refrain from adding emphasis in CAPITAL LETTERS as this indicates shouting and is considered rude.
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Site Rules because these email addresses are often abused and not used by legitimate members as they provide no way to reset your password or otherwise verify your account.
9. Users attempting to spam or "troll" the website will have their account terminated.
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11. Any posts asking or discussing why a post or thread was removed or closed, or why a member was banned or suspended, will be removed.
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