Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:05:08 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: ADMINISTRIVIA [VANAGON] Friday mod discussion - language
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Jim, though those seem to be the only published rules, it is clear that the moderators mention from time to time other rules/policies, and that most adhere to those unpublished dicta. The two most prominent examples are "no cussin'," and "off topic allowed on Fridays." So, are those rules, or not? I thought they were.
mcneely
---- Jim Arnott <jr.arnott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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